Othello; Form and Structure

Othello; Form and Structure

1. Form

   • Tragedy
     • In Shakesperan tradgedies the inital conflict is caused by a mistaken decision based on fear or desire, made by his own free will and against advice or his own better judgement
     • Parrallels in Shakespearnen's top 4 tragedy's lies in their plots, which are based on children and parents losing eachother: siblings, friends or couplees being divorced, murders by relatives; spying and lying
     • Nature is also particulary important in the majoir tagedies, as a main source of imagery and the embodiment of paradox, being the origin of both health and disease, good and evil
     • Tragic hero
       • according to aristotle, the tragic hero must be someone of eminent ranl within his own society- 'better than we are'
     • Chaos part of tragedy
       • Usually leads to death
       • Othello atually uses word Chaos, although the tone offered is a loving one, Desdemona has just left the stage and he jokingly says:
         • "I do love thee, and When I love thee not Chaos is come again