Othello

             Othello is a romantic character. His origins are not from the high society like his wife or the previous governor, instead, he comes Morocco and usually he is called the Moor. He is a characteristic hard working man that has got his leadership by working in the most humble working places, such as being a slave, and working hard to let himself out of slavery to become a high politician. He seems to enjoy what he does by traveling to distant and strange lands and thorough the fight described against the Turks.
             Othello shows to be a fearless soldier and general. Since he has been in the army for years, he started from the most basic soldier in the battlefield, where he spent most of his days. From this experiences, he knows that it has to be done and puts in other peoples feet and is fair, as a result of his style of life in the army, he is used to the hard work of military life and to take decisions fast an precisely. Because of his leadership, he is appointed the leader of the Venetian troops, and most of the high politicians recognize his abilities including his closest worker, Iago.
             In the play Othello is a tragic hero. Since he is a black person and comes from Morocco, the first image you can get of a person from those origins and in those times, is of a messy, corrupt and without manners, but it is not. Ironically, that impression of a black man is not the one that characterizes Othello, because he has a noble nature, and Desdemona confirms that. In the beginning of the play, when he is still not in love of Desdemona,he is proud, intelligent and self-confident. Once he falls in love, all his abilities disappear and he transforms into a beastie manner.
             Since Othello has passed all his life in the fields of war, he has the innocence and simplicity of a child when it comes to social graces and worldly knowledge. In matters of life, he is simple, frank, and honest. He has no experience with the wickedness that exi
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