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A tragic hero is a character of high build who is destroyed by his surroundings, his own action, and his fate. In William Shakespeare’s great tragic play Othello is the tragic hero. His fall is caused by his own actions, as well as by the action of the characters surrounding him, who was mainly Shakespeare’s most villainous character Iago. However, the fall of Othello is not because of single character but many people who made judgments and misjudgments. As the play advances we see that Othello is not the bright in his mind. He is not observant and the evil schemes of Iago work well on him. The power in which Othello entrusted into Iago was so great that Iago was aware of how he could corrupt Othello. As the plays continues in Act III, the scene shifts to the garden of the castle. Othello returns to the castle with Iago and the catch quick look of Cassio leaving out the back entrance to see Desdemona. Under his breath, Iago quick add “Ha? I like not that.” (III.iii.37). Othello asks what Iago means by such remarks. Furthermore, he asks if that really Cassio that just left from his wife.
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