Jealousy and Gullibility: The Devastating Flaws of Othello By: Ryan Mongon "The tragic flaw is the most important part of the hero and the events that occur in the work is a reflection of that flaw." Aristotle The plot of William Shakespeare’s Othello is a tale of love‚ jealousy‚ and betrayal; however‚ the characters‚ themes‚ and attitudes of the works are different‚ with Shakespeare’s play being a more involved study of human nature and psychology. Othello is considered to be a prime example
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How and why does Othello transform from the start of the play to the end? At the start of the play in Act 1 scene ii‚ Othello is portrayed as a powerful person with poetic eloquence. This is shown when he addresses the court when defending himself against accusations from Brabantio after Iago and Rodrigo tell him that Othello and Desdemona are married: “my parts‚ my title‚ and my perfect soul”. Here‚ he refers to his power or “title” and his good morals or “soul”. His heroism is exaggerated through
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Out of revenge‚ Iago successfully planted a seed of jealousy into Othello’s mind when in the garden he insinuated that Cassio and Desdemona were having an affair. Iago implied to Othello to check on his wife‚ Desdemona‚ one morning and see what she was up to. Othello decided to go‚ when he and Iago got to the garden of Othello’s house‚ they saw Cassio‚ who ran away from Desdemona after seeing Othello. Cassio was asking Desdemona if she can ask Othello to forgive him for the incident of the night
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him to his height of power‚ it is also what leads him to his downfall. Vaulting Ambition is one of Macbeth’s flaws; it disables him to achieve his utmost goals and forces him to face his fate. Without this ambition‚ though‚ Macbeth never would have been able to achieve his power as King of Scotland or have been able to carry out his evil deeds. In these instances‚ ambition helped Macbeth do what he wanted to do. But‚ consequently‚ Macbeth’s ambition has another face and is what leads him to his tragic
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he thought the tragic plots of his time were lacking artistic purpose and form. His work was extraordinary in that it was not of the norm for the time. His tragedies focused on the fall of a notable person‚ with suspense and climax thrown in to capture the attention of the audience. In the plays of Shakespeare‚ the tragic hero is always a noble man who enjoys some status and prosperity in society but possesses some moral weakness or flaw which leads to his downfall. External circumstances such as
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Although he was a brilliant and accomplished military strategist‚ Alcibiades’ lack of moral fortitude‚ and his provocation of the Athenians into reckless action led to his downfall‚ and that of Athens. Although Alcibiades was a man of prodigious gifts who could have led Athens to military dominance‚ he gave in to base self-interest and lack of self-control that caused him to alienate his friends‚ waste his military genius‚ and die alone in exile. Alcibiades was a very gifted human being in several ways:
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heartbreaking journey to find out who he really is and how his hubris and many other fatal flaws contribute to his downfall. The Greeks loved a good tragedy and Oedipus Rex did not disappoint. In this play Oedipus was put on a mountaintop as a baby because his birth parents‚ King Laïos and Queen Iocastê‚ were told that one day Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother. To prevent this from happening King Laïos and Queen Iocastê put holes through his ankles and tied them with leather so Oedipus would
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Oedipus All of Oedipus’ obstacles were an effect of his own actions. It all began when the Oracle at Delphi announced to Oedipus that he was destined to murder his father and marry his mother. He made the decision to escape the life he knew to stop this event from occuring. He was not aware that by doing so he was allowing the prophecy to happen and that he was entering his destiny of tragedy. When all is said and done‚ Oedipus was blind and found guilty for the death of the king of Thebes. Although
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In the play‚ “Othello”‚ Shakespeare writes not only about the love between men and women‚ but exposes the character traits and flaws that are particularly vulnerable to the smooth talking of the archetypal devil or villain‚ Iago. Throughout the play we see and hear how the manipulation of character traits that we all possess can play out in all sorts of relationships. With each character‚ Shakespeare explores the possible outcomes for any person if he or she were to ‘feed’ that part of themselves
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were‚ unsustainable and foolhardy. The Articles of Confederation stated that congress cannot‚” coin money‚ nor regulate the value thereof‚” This is among the greatest flaws of the Articles. Without regulated money‚ states suffered from inflation of money and trade suffered due to different tariffs instilled upon it. Yet‚ the worst flaw was the last clause which defined what was needed in order for congress to complete an
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