Othello Tragic Hero

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Othello: A Tragic Hero

The Tragedy of Othello is a play created by William Shakespeare during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in London, England. As a young man, William Shakespeare became interested in theatre, possibly by watching other plays, and he then created his own. One of the four major tragedies of Shakespeare follows Othello, a noble Moor who was the General for the Venetian Army. ‘Honest’ Iago, a friend of Othello, lies to Othello, saying that his wife has been with another man and was unfaithful which gets into Othello’s mind, making him angry. This eventually ends with the deaths of Desdemona and Othello, both caused by the latter, the reason why he is known as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a character in a story or play who