Iago is obviously the villain, but if Othello had not been susceptible to Iago's lies because of jealousy, they would have had no effect.
NO! Othello is DEFINITELY a tragedy.
Othello
The full title of Othello is "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice." It's relevance is what it tells us about the play we are going to see, read, or study. First, it tells us that the play is a tragedy. Second, it tells us that it is about someone named Othello. Third, it tells us that Othello is a Moor from Venice.
Many scholars believe that the play Othello was based on the short story/play, A Moorish Captain.
Iago is the antagonist in the Shakespearean tragedy, Othello. He is very vengeful, but seems to have no motives for the things he does to Othello and the other characters. In other words, he is a very flat, two-dimensional character.
Like in real life. Othello is both responsible and victim of circumstances.
It depend on the way that you look at the play
NO! Othello is DEFINITELY a tragedy.
Largely. Iago is the instigator, the person who is at the root of all the trouble in the play. He is one of the most evil of villains in drama.
Shakespeare's Othello is essentially a tragedy
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Absolutely. Othello is possibly the most heart-rending of Shakespeare's tragedies, since a totally innocent woman ends up getting murdered by the man who loves her the most.
Certainly. It is a tragedy, as the characters we sympathize with end up dead. It is domestic, because the locus of the tragic events is the marriage between Othello and Desdemona.
The full title of Othello is "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice." It's relevance is what it tells us about the play we are going to see, read, or study. First, it tells us that the play is a tragedy. Second, it tells us that it is about someone named Othello. Third, it tells us that Othello is a Moor from Venice.
Many scholars believe that the play Othello was based on the short story/play, A Moorish Captain.
Iago is the antagonist in the Shakespearean tragedy, Othello. He is very vengeful, but seems to have no motives for the things he does to Othello and the other characters. In other words, he is a very flat, two-dimensional character.
The Tragedy of Othello The Moor of Venice - 1952 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G Finland:S (1967) Finland:K-12 (1967) Italy:T UK:U West Germany:16 (f)