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''Othello'', a heartbreaking tragedy by William Shakespeare, loosely based upon the story depicted in [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Dante_Gabriel_Rossetti_-_Proserpine.JPG Dante's Proserpine.]
''Othello'', a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, loosely based upon the story depicted in Dante's Prosepine. It is about a Moore general who becomes fooled into taking the life of his wife and himself. The play contains examples of a tragic hero, irony, and famous Shakespearean innuendo among other things including '''A certain English Class reading this article in the computer lab.'''
 
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== <u>'''Othello's tragic demise'''</u> ==
 
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The tragedy of ''Othello'' is one of the most famous in literature. The undeserving Othello makes one ill-fated decision, becomes the instrument of the suffering of the envious Iago, and eventually takes his own life after ruining the lives of several peers.
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The tragedy of ''Othello ''by Shakespeare is one of the most famous in literature. The undeserving Othello makes one ill-fated decision, becomes the instrument of the suffering of the envious Iago, and eventually takes his own life after ruining the lives of several peers.
   
Othello is a general in the army, responsible for deciding whom to promote. He has recently promoted Cassio to lieutenant. This infuriates Iago, a subordinate of Othello vying for the same position. Iago to devises a sly strategy for revenge, with Othello as his instrument.
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Othello is a general in the military, responsible for deciding whom to promote. He recently promoted Cassio to lieutenant. This infuriates Iago, a subordinate of Othello vying for the same position. Iago devises a sly strategy for revenge, with Othello as his instrument.
   
Iago provokes a fight between Cassio and a peer, Roderigo. Othello then strips Cassio of his rank, destroying his reputation. This is exactly what Iago wants: his revenge against Cassio is complete. Iago then convinces Othello that his wife, Desdemona, has been unfaithful. The final phase of Iago's plan is in effect: Othello becomes an instrument against himself. The audience can only watch in horror as he takes his own life after smothering Desdemona.
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Iago provokes a fight between Cassio and a peer, Montano. Othello then strips Cassio of his rank, destroying his reputation. This is exactly what Iago wants: his revenge against Cassio is complete. Iago then convinces Othello that his wife, Desdemona, has been unfaithful. The final phase of Iago's plan is in effect: Othello becomes an instrument against himself. The audience can only watch in horror as he takes his own life after smothering Desdemona.
   
 
The true tragedy is that Othello is a noble character, undeserving of the fate that befalls him. He didn't mean to cause suffering: he was simply a general deciding whom to promote. The audience is shocked that Othello, an admirable person, can be fooled into bringing suffering to so many around him. The audience feels regret for the snowball he starts by passing up Iago. The lives of Othello, Desdemona and Cassio are all ruined.
 
The true tragedy is that Othello is a noble character, undeserving of the fate that befalls him. He didn't mean to cause suffering: he was simply a general deciding whom to promote. The audience is shocked that Othello, an admirable person, can be fooled into bringing suffering to so many around him. The audience feels regret for the snowball he starts by passing up Iago. The lives of Othello, Desdemona and Cassio are all ruined.
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As Iago's instrument, Othello destroys his own life as well as the lives of two peers. The tragedy is that Othello's only crime having made a professional decision, Desdemona and Cassio were completely innocent.
 
As Iago's instrument, Othello destroys his own life as well as the lives of two peers. The tragedy is that Othello's only crime having made a professional decision, Desdemona and Cassio were completely innocent.
   
This makes Shakespheare's "Othello" one of the best tragedies of it's time, because the tragedy isn't centered around a single character; it's centered around the loss of innocence, and the cruel, selfish nature of human kind.
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This makes Shakespeare's "Othello" one of the best tragedies of its time, because the tragedy isn't centered around a single character; it's centered around the loss of innocence, and the cruel, selfish nature of human kind.
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Latest revision as of 22:23, 11 November 2016

by Shilliam Wakespeare

Othello, a heartbreaking tragedy by William Shakespeare, loosely based upon the story depicted in Dante's Proserpine.


This article has been played with throughout and consequently ruined by the hand of an infantile ninny.

Othello's tragic demise[]

by User:LockeShocke

The tragedy of Othello by Shakespeare is one of the most famous in literature. The undeserving Othello makes one ill-fated decision, becomes the instrument of the suffering of the envious Iago, and eventually takes his own life after ruining the lives of several peers.

Othello is a general in the military, responsible for deciding whom to promote. He recently promoted Cassio to lieutenant. This infuriates Iago, a subordinate of Othello vying for the same position. Iago devises a sly strategy for revenge, with Othello as his instrument.

Iago provokes a fight between Cassio and a peer, Montano. Othello then strips Cassio of his rank, destroying his reputation. This is exactly what Iago wants: his revenge against Cassio is complete. Iago then convinces Othello that his wife, Desdemona, has been unfaithful. The final phase of Iago's plan is in effect: Othello becomes an instrument against himself. The audience can only watch in horror as he takes his own life after smothering Desdemona.

The true tragedy is that Othello is a noble character, undeserving of the fate that befalls him. He didn't mean to cause suffering: he was simply a general deciding whom to promote. The audience is shocked that Othello, an admirable person, can be fooled into bringing suffering to so many around him. The audience feels regret for the snowball he starts by passing up Iago. The lives of Othello, Desdemona and Cassio are all ruined.

As Iago's instrument, Othello destroys his own life as well as the lives of two peers. The tragedy is that Othello's only crime having made a professional decision, Desdemona and Cassio were completely innocent.

This makes Shakespeare's "Othello" one of the best tragedies of its time, because the tragedy isn't centered around a single character; it's centered around the loss of innocence, and the cruel, selfish nature of human kind.