Tragic Hero

Tragic Hero

1. At the end of the play he tries to remain noble and practically writes his own eulogy.

2. Othello is a tragic hero

   • causes his own demise through his fatal flaw or harmartia rather than through purposeful wrongdoing.

3. Othello’s seen as jealous when he thinks Cassio and Desdemona are in love, however it could also be said that his susceptibility is his true flaw.

4. Othello says he ‘loved not wisely but too well,’ could mean he loved Iago too well, loved himself too well and maybe even loved Desdemona too well as it was his fear of losing her that drove him to murder.