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his day and age. Othello, one of his better known plays, for example, embraces racism and the pitfalls of surrounding oneself with the wrong people. However, Othello, despite his egregious
error in judgment still remains one of literatures classic tragic heroes. The tragedy of Othello is compounded, one might say, by the fact that Othello is basically a decent
person at heart. The helpless audience watches as a mans life is destroyed by jealousy, pride and lies. And, in the end, though Othello is wiser than he was at
the beginning of the play, he is not happier. In fact, his final summation, including the famous lines, "Speak of one that loved not wisely, but too well" show that
while he has a clearer picture of the events that transpired around him, that he is in the depths of despair. The classic tragic hero has several characteristics which make
him so. The tragic hero is alone. Whether this tragic hero is Oedipus or Willy Loman, he generally finds himself separated from all visible forms of support. He has only
himself to lean on. This is the case with Othello. Iago manages only too well to sever any sort of real support that Othello has and supplants himself as a
confidant. Of course, the tragedy is, Iagos intent is to destroy Othello. Secondly, the tragic hero holds fast to his ideas and values and as a result dies honoring
them. This death may come from the tragic flaw that the character possesses, which in Othellos case is his pride and his anger. Almost all of the time, as in
the case of Othello, the hero is of an elevated status, therefore, the tragic fall is greater. As opposed to the Epic character, this type of hero is given a
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