In the tragedy Othello by William Shakespeare, how do the events in the play relate to the main points in the Hero's Journey?I've already completed...

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When many people
think of the term hero as it relates to literature, they think of classic Greek
mythology. The heroes in this type of literature all typically share certain character
traits. They were usually of royal birth, half gods, or otherwise usual. They performed
extraordinary feats and sometimes possessed supernatural powers. They almost always had
an ideal character that would have been perfect but for one fatal flaw. These characters
tended to suffer both physically and mentally as they wound their way through a great
journey. Many times, these characters fought for their own honor or the honor of their
communities only to die in a strange and unusual way.

Many of these
traits fit Othello. He is of a very different birth than his fellow men because he is a
Moor. He performs many extraordinary feats in battle and is honored for his personal
performance. His journey takes him from war, to meet a young woman and back to war
again. We see his internal struggles with jealousy (perhaps his fatal flaw) and his
physical struggles with seizures and epilepsy. Othello's journey is not plauged by the
supernatural gods but rather by a sadistic Iago manipulating his thoughts. Othello
attempts to defend his personal honor but ends up killing innocent victims. Thus, he
takes his own life in penance.

Yes, Othello is considered a
tragedy, but we can see many of the classic character traits of a hero and a hero's
journey woven though out the story. Othello leaves us with many interesting points to
consider about human nature just as the great works of ancient Greece did. Many of those
works also have elements of a tragedy. The heroes of classic literature rarely found
peace and happiness like so many of our modern heroes seem to.

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