Tragedy In Othello, The Moor Of Venice

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Interduction:
I. Thesis statement
A) When you read the “Othello, the Moor of Venice” by: William Shakespeare do you think of it as a tragedy?
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II. Why I think of “Othello, the Moor of Venice” as a tragedy.
A) Who wrote the play and when was it published?
B) Where did it take place (American, England, France etc.)?
C) Who are the characters (main characters and the other characters)?
D) What is the setting and the theme is in the story?
E) According to Aristotle, is Othello a “tragic hero”, therefore can we classify Othello as an Aristotelian tragedy?
F) How does the character of Othello change throughout the play?
G) How many deaths were there in the play?
H) What cause Lago to want to get reveng?
I) Is there racism in the story
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As well as Othello has his wife (Desdemona) die in his arms. Othello says “in your letters {you should} speak of me as I am” (5:2:238). So with everything going on, it is too hard for Othello, so he takes matters into his own hands and kills himself. Unfortunately, Lago achieved his revenge on Othello and got what he wanted. Although there were so many deaths, he had to watch Cassio receive the offer of Othello’s place; before he too was tortured and killed for having a part in the other deaths and activities that he was involved in. Which is crazy because he was jealous of Cassio and not Othello. Othello was always standing tall in every situation that he acted in, as though he was the war general. It was Othello, who was tricked by Lago due to his position that he was in. Desdemona had given her heart to Othello by the adventures and wars that he was involved in. Although when the war was over in the Cyprus he felt as he had nothing left to prove to anyone, so he thought. It seems that Lago feels that Othello is slacking in his duties as a soldier and is starting to get a soft spot. “Whilst you were here, over whelmed with your grief- A passion most un-suiting such a man” (177:

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