Essay about Othello, or the Fall of a General

Othello: the General and His Fall         The noble Othello in the Shakespearean play of that name has no one to blame but himself; his suicide results. Is his downfall resulting from his naivete and gullibility? Let us study and expose this famous character in this essay.   Francis Ferguson in “Two Worldviews Echo Each Other” describes how Othello carries out Iago’s plan of destruction:   Othello moves to kill Desdemona (Act V, scene 2) with that “icy current and compulsive

The play Othello written by William Shakespeare is well known as one of his tragic masterpieces written in the early seventeenth century. Othello a valiant courageous general of the Venetian forces known as “the moor of Venice” moor meaning sub-Saharan African (Norton 1:557), having a darker complexion than the rest of the people in Venice. Othello marries Desdemona the daughter of a Senator of Venice without him knowing but by the anger and malice of Iago and Roderigo her father finds out about

Bell Eng. 1 Pre-I.B. 05 April 2015 Self-Confidence In the book, Othello, by William Shakespeare, the author expresses that without self-confidence a person cannot truly grow emotionally. He shows this theme throughout the book by giving Othello, the main character, the trait of low self-confidence. After the main antagonist Iago pushes Othello to his limits this trait turns out to be fatal and leads to the downfall and death of Othello. A small contribution to his low self-confidence is race, because

The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor the Venice: The Fall of A Man for His Race by José Pineda. Professor Arzola English 2322 5 July 2015 Outline. Thesis: The tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice written by William Shakespeare, the author uses a characters to express the complex social circumstance of race at the time and how the white men’s ideas about black people leads to their hate and downfalls throughout the play. Sociological Approach. I. Summary plot. II. Description of the main

Othello Is a Tragedy of Fortune         In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello we find a tragedy of fortune, in which the Moor falls from a great height into dishonor and disgrace. Let us dwell upon this theme in this essay.   H. S. Wilson in his book of literary criticism, On the Design of Shakespearean Tragedy, discusses the misfortunes in the play and the hero’s attitude:   But if a man is betrayed into destroying what he loves most, if he ruins himself through his own

drama, Othello, the Moor of Venice. William Shakespeare is also recognized worldwide as a play writer and poet, who definitely followed some of Aristotle’s ideas, however not all of his ideas and not consistently. Aristotle had a tendency of exaggerating flaws and Shakespeare would make the flaws more real (Black, 2017). Shakespeare lived in a time and an era that the stage was at the height of producing a

Othello is exemplified and referred to as an exceptional character that falls as the result of a tragic flaw. Othello; a black moor downfalls from a highly respected general to a jealous man who murders his own wife and himself. Othello is portrayed as a man that shows greatness; as a general from Venice who received high respect from his townspeople. However, Othello suffers from a moral dilemma, “jealousy.” Therefore he becomes convinced by a once trusted, scheming friend;Iago, that his wife, Desdemona

Othello is a man who is respected as a General in the Army. Brabanzio even considered him a friend. Thanks to Iago planting a seed in Brabanzio ear about his daughter, Desdemona, Brabanzio accused Othello of taking his daughter away from him by means of drugs or poision. Othello has fought on the battle-field and now finds himself on a very different kind of battle-field. He finds himself in a position of being forced to defend his honor, friendship and his love. There has been accusations made against

what extent can Othello be considered a ‘tragic hero’? The extent of which Othello is a tragic hero has been open to much debate; the basis on which he is judged falls to Aristotle’s established view of the crucial elements that distinguish whether a person is truly tragic. According to Aristotle, a tragic protagonist is a nobleman or person from high status, who contributes to his own demise and illustrates a flaw or weakness in judgment. The tragic protagonist must make a fall from a high state

Shakespearian Tragedies, Othello starts as an honorable man who turns into a monster as the story progresses. Othello was a classic and well known example of a Shakespearian tragedy. Othello was a tragedy because, like Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and many other of his renowned tragedies, the protagonist suffers from a fatal flaw which leads to their ultimate and unfortunate downfall. The main character is also usually a person of great power, wealth, and influence who then falls into absolute chaos, such