the first domino of the many to fall. When he and Iago talk about Desdemona’s faith, Othello demands proof of Iago’s accusations. “Set on thy wife to observe…” (III, iii). The more of what he heard about Desdemona’s supposed affair with Cassio, the more and more Othello started to lose control of himself and the situation. “My lord has fall’n into an epilepsy./ This is his second fit; he had one yesterday.” (IV, i). His mind was so manipulated that he was never in control of himself. When he learned the truth that Iago had used him, his last chance of sanity was practically shattered. The only thing he had left was his sense of responsibility when he told Cassio to tell what really happened in his report after everything is said and done. “I pray you, in your letters,/ When you shall these unlucky deeds relate,/ Speak of me as I am. Nothing extenuate…” (V, ii). He realized that what he did was wrong, and no one wants to be known for doing something wrong when it is not a good thing. But, he knew the truth and that what he did was wrong, so he took responsibility. This was his last affiliation with sanity, he soon died, but he knew it was too late to go on and that going on would be too painful. Othello’s flaw was that he took for everything for how it seemed from a distance. He never did research things for himself or ask others for their view on the subject until it was too late.Shakespeare was completely correct in titling the play The Tragedy of Othello, no matter which way one is analyzing the story, literary or by public sense. For every loss that most people would use to consider it, there is flaw that correlates with the literary definition of a tragedy. Whether it was a small loss or a huge loss, it was supported with a mistake or flaw of Othello. Othello created his own downfall. Yes, it was with the aid of Iago, but he still caus...
