This document analyzes Hamlet and Othello as tragic characters in Shakespearean plays. It discusses how Hamlet deals with his mother Gertrude's marriage to his uncle Claudius after his father's death. It also examines Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army who is manipulated into believing his wife Desdemona has been unfaithful by Iago, leading to tragic consequences. The document explores the tragic flaws of both characters that bring about their downfalls, such as Hamlet's inaction and Othello's jealousy and self-centered nature.

1. Analysis of Hamlet and Othello as
tragic characters.
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 William Shakespeare (26
April 1564)-(23 April 1616)
 Shakespeare was an English
poet, playwright and actor,
widely regarded as both the
greatest writer in the English
language and the world’s
pre-eminent dramatist. His
extant works, including
collaborations, consist of
approximately 39 plays, 154
sonnets, two long narrative
poems.

3. Analysis of hamlet as tragic
characters
 usual tragic hero that
shakespeare liked to use in
his works.
“the tragedy of hamlet:
price ofdenmark”and it is
complemented by horatio
and fortinbras.
There are many different
thoughts on what hamlet’s
tragic flaw is; jealousy,
inaction, and insanity are all
accepted as possibilities.

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Jealously and inaction are very
plausible, but hamlet was not insane.
he love with his mother Gertrude and
cannot stand the thought of a man other
than his father in bed with her.
The fact that her and claudius
‘relationship is considered incestuous
makes the marriage even worse in his
eyes. relationship between the two of
them, and constantly thinks of their bed.
 in beginning , hamlet focuses on the
relationships

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Claudius must be punished for taking
advantage of Gertrude in a
vulnerable situation.

6. Analysis of othello as tragic
characters.
The tragic hero has a
noble stature and a high
position in his culture.
Othello is a general and
commander of the
venician armed forces.
The lack of self esteem
because he is a moor is a
problem for othello.

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The hero’s downfall is the result of a
“fatal flaw” in his character. it is the
result of free will, not of an accident
or mere fate
He kills his wife and then himself.
The tragic hero before he dies he
says, “one that lov’d not wisely but
too well”.
Othello is the husband of desdemona
whom he murders because he has
been misled by the villainous lago.

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He rejects his loving and generous self
that aspect of humanity which makes
society possible in favor of the dark
passions of his self-centered ego.
In the end, the forces of love and trust
regain their strength as othello finally
recognizes the goodness of
desdemona.
Othello is a “tragic hero” due to his
self-centered nature and his gullibility
he allows himself to be manipulated