#2 Oh the Horror!

This play is a tragedy because the hero has a tragic flaw that leads him to dis demise. Othello's tragic flaw is his gullible nature and too-trusting nature. Othello was led astray by Iago's stories and manipulations which ultimately caused all the death in the play. He let himself believe that the love of his life, Desdemona, was cheating on him. I think the action of the play is extremely important to determine the classification of the play because there are so many aspects to Othello. The tragedy comes from the fact that Iago has been manipulating the majority of the characters throughout the entire play. Without this action, the play would not make sense and would not be a tragedy. Finally, the action mostly occurred in the last act and I think that was because it was the end result of the manipulation throughout the fist four acts.