Journal #10

Othello is the tragic hero of Shakespeare’s play, Othello. The tragic hero has a character flaw that leads to his fall. The fall leaves the hero vulnerable but the hero then finds enlightenment bringing the reader a sense of closure. Othello’s character flaw was his jealousy. He let Iago use his flaw to commit a tragic act which resulted in the death of Desdemona. After learning of Iago’s treachery, Othello give a final speech that shows he has become enlightened after the tragedy. Othello asks Cassio, when describing the events that had happened, to tell what actually happened without any exaggerations. Othello asks to be remembered as a “Then must you speak Of one that loved not wisely, but too well” (5.2.360). As we can see from Othello’s insight is that Othello understood what he did and that he wants to be known as the man who committed the terrible acts but for the reason that he loved his wife too much but he was not wise and easily tricked. Othello acknowledges that he a beautiful and he just threw it away. In the end Othello sees his mistakes and he owns them as his own.