Every Shakespeare tragedy follows the same conventions. Some of the conventions are tragic hero with a tragic flaw, anti-hero, tragic fall, fate, and supernatural. A convention is something in Shakespeare that has a certain effect.
The tragic hero always has a tragic flaw. A tragic hero cannot be a hero unless he has a tragic flaw. The tragic flaw brings the downfall of the hero.
Othello is the tragic hero, because Othello is a character of nobility. He is good at the beginning but at the end he starts to become evil. ‘‘Othello’s downfall is jealousy (Othello’s Tragic Flaw) Iago tells Othello not to be jealous when Othello thinks his wife is cheating on him. Iago says to Othello, “O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds (Othello Act 3 Scene 3).” The meaning of this quote is not to be jealous, but because Othello is jealous that brings his downfall. It destroyed him and caused him to become gullible.
In Romeo and Juliet the tragic hero was Romeo and his tragic flaw was being spontaneous and blinded by love. Romeo kills Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt which caused a huge conflict and after that they wanted Romeo dead (Romeo and Juliet’s Tragic Flaw). Some other flaws with Romeo besides spontaneity Romeo thought he had to always have her and if she was dead he would kill himself (Romeo and Juliet’s Tragic Flaw). Romeo was foolish he killed himself when he saw Juliet dead but in the end she was not really dead but when she saw Romeo was dead she killed herself.
The comparison between Othello and Romeo and Juliet is Othello and Romeo is both spontaneous. Othello was spontaneous because he killed his wife without thinking that she might have been telling the truth. In Romeo and Juliet...
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By definition, a tragic hero is a protagonist that due to some tragic flaw loses everything he has. Throughout history, literature has always been filled with main characters possessing some tragic flaw. In Macbeth, Macbeth’s tragic flaw is his enormous ambition to become king. In Hamlet, Hamlet’s tragic flaw is his need for revenge for the death of his father at the hands of his uncle. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh’s tragic flaw is his need to be remembered. In the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, Beowulf also has a tragic flaw, excessive pride and the search for fame, which ultimately leads to his demise.
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In society there are always people who are easily manipulated and possess poor judgment. This leads them to make wrong decisions and negatively affect their lives and the lives of the people around them. The reason for Othello’s tragic downfall was because of his poor judgement, his easily manipulated conscience and his jealousy and obsession with. These traits displayed why Othello was responsible for the play’s tragic outcome.
One factor contributing to the reason Othello falls as the result of a tragic flaw is that he is characterized by jealously. Othello’s jealousy throughout the play is very strong, and is also sensed by many of the other characters in the play. Othello says “Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul. But I do love thee! And when
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