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The tragedy "Othello" by William Shakespeare is a story based upon the revenge of two characters, Othello and Iago. It is a tragedy that challenges the racial stereotypes of villains and heroes and shows how easily a noble man can be broken. I do not believe that race, except the references made by certain characters, makes much difference to the events in this play. The only way race effects this story is the inbuilt insecurity Othello carries around about his colour.

If you read Shakespeare's Othello, they can come to the conclusion that it might be one of his most tragic plays ever written by Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet, is probably the most famous of his tragic plays, but Othello, has characteristics that, I think make it even more tragic then his other plays, and therefore for that reason, you can say that Othello is the most tragic hero.

Othello is a noble man, one who has grace with the ladies but also has all the virtues of a military leader that he is. He is a......

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