Othello - Tragic Hero

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Othello vs. Iago: The Fall Of A Great Hero

Othello is the story of a protagonist who is a tragic hero. He is an extremely celebrated Moorish general and heroic figure who is leading the
Venice army into battle against Cyprus. His personality, which is very strong and “down to business,” but at the same time very free and open, allows Iago to twist his love for his wife, Desdemona, into an enraged jealousy. Iago is Othello’s ancient, whose public face of bravery and honesty conceals an evil plot for the demise of the Moor. This is all because Othello passed over him and granted the rank of Lieutenant to Cassio, a man who was never in battle. It is this passing over him in rank that gives Iago the fire to sadistically carry out the demise of Othello.
Iago, who is very much an artist at playing the evil role, illustrates his plot by using this line in a crucial moment in the play, when he states,
“Ha,I like not that” (III.iii.35), which happens when they are approaching
Desdemona and Cassio, before Cassio scurries away, giving Othello the impression that he is ashamed of something. Iago is assigned the name of
"honest Iago," again, after the brawl in Act II, scene ii where he was the reluctant truth-teller who must have unpleasant news dragged from him by
Othello who was dead set on hearing the truth of what happened. Iago lectures Othello, warning him against jealousy, "the green-eyed monster", and insisting that he will not speak slander: "He that filches from me my good name / Robs of that which not enriches him / And makes me poor indeed" (III.iii.158-61). At the same time, he plays upon the insecurities of the honest, noble Moor by lecturing Othello on how Venetian women are deceitful by nature. The reasoning behind all of this is to poison
Othello’s mind, as if breaking down his strong willpower, over small
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