Othello’s Tragic Being. Fitting into a mold?
Shakespeare being one of the greatest writers of all time decided to take to tragedy to be his signature method of speaking his stories. Accordingly, his playwright Othello classifies itself as a tragedy and contains a tragic hero whom the story is named after. The aforementioned title character Othello contributes to the element of tragedy by being the tragic hero himself. Albeit there is no pretty ending for him, he is the protagonist who meets his gruesome demise. The “Moor” Othello who is at the highest of stature, lost it all only to fall straight to the bottom. This is where everything becomes meaningless to him. Moreover assuming nothing more can degrade him (aside from the societal racism), …show more content…
“Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial. My reputation, Iago, my reputation!” (2.3.281-284). Although not Othello that speaks this quote, there is still an urgency of reputation being at a pinnacle in the society. Where our society would have money and power at the peak, theirs focuses solely on ranking and reputation, conversely, these things are connected. These words Cassio speaks showcase how important these things are to him, the manner of his acting is hinting at the fact death is better than shame in front of superiors. Othello being the tragic hero is prone to this plummet in stature and accordingly cannot withstand it due to his fatal flaw being jealousy. He lets himself act due to the jealousy, therefore briefly losing sight of his ranking. All of this to prove his and Iago’s suspicions. Othello’s life can be described as the 1920s - 1940s. He begins up high and then issues begin to build up, flattening him down to a new low; leaving him there to fend for his own. Just like the name of the aforementioned period, losing his stature is a depressing time for Othello, even if it is at the end of the play and for a moment or two, it still affects him so much so that he takes his own …show more content…
His pride through his rank atop many men was abolished, therefore causing him deep despair and shame amongst other Venetians. Allowing blind rage to overtake him, Othello cannot see the clearer picture nor withstand the rage and instead acts through a blind view of everything within a shroud of emotions. His weakness of mind is the cause for the easy rupture of his thoughts and his inner self imploding after not realizing the deeds done. In conclusion, Othello fitting the mold for a tragic hero entirely through the things he’s experienced, prove he is a traditional tragic hero. Furthermore losing almost everything dear to him, his life is nothing but shambles and worthless to live in his eyes. Falling prey to the schemes of the evil and games of the mind, Othello is not able to defend against these figmental things. With bread being Othello’s gullibility throughout the story, and jealousy being his wine, Othello is enjoying a feast of
Shakespeare being one of the greatest writers of all time decided to take to tragedy to be his signature method of speaking his stories. Accordingly, his playwright Othello classifies itself as a tragedy and contains a tragic hero whom the story is named after. The aforementioned title character Othello contributes to the element of tragedy by being the tragic hero himself. Albeit there is no pretty ending for him, he is the protagonist who meets his gruesome demise. The “Moor” Othello who is at the highest of stature, lost it all only to fall straight to the bottom. This is where everything becomes meaningless to him. Moreover assuming nothing more can degrade him (aside from the societal racism), …show more content…
“Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial. My reputation, Iago, my reputation!” (2.3.281-284). Although not Othello that speaks this quote, there is still an urgency of reputation being at a pinnacle in the society. Where our society would have money and power at the peak, theirs focuses solely on ranking and reputation, conversely, these things are connected. These words Cassio speaks showcase how important these things are to him, the manner of his acting is hinting at the fact death is better than shame in front of superiors. Othello being the tragic hero is prone to this plummet in stature and accordingly cannot withstand it due to his fatal flaw being jealousy. He lets himself act due to the jealousy, therefore briefly losing sight of his ranking. All of this to prove his and Iago’s suspicions. Othello’s life can be described as the 1920s - 1940s. He begins up high and then issues begin to build up, flattening him down to a new low; leaving him there to fend for his own. Just like the name of the aforementioned period, losing his stature is a depressing time for Othello, even if it is at the end of the play and for a moment or two, it still affects him so much so that he takes his own …show more content…
His pride through his rank atop many men was abolished, therefore causing him deep despair and shame amongst other Venetians. Allowing blind rage to overtake him, Othello cannot see the clearer picture nor withstand the rage and instead acts through a blind view of everything within a shroud of emotions. His weakness of mind is the cause for the easy rupture of his thoughts and his inner self imploding after not realizing the deeds done. In conclusion, Othello fitting the mold for a tragic hero entirely through the things he’s experienced, prove he is a traditional tragic hero. Furthermore losing almost everything dear to him, his life is nothing but shambles and worthless to live in his eyes. Falling prey to the schemes of the evil and games of the mind, Othello is not able to defend against these figmental things. With bread being Othello’s gullibility throughout the story, and jealousy being his wine, Othello is enjoying a feast of