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A 4 page paper which examines the character balance and the moral complications they create. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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greatest literary works are no exception; they work most effectively when there is a harmonious balance between character and conflict. William Shakespeare was a master at this very complex
structural balancing act, which have made his tragedies the most profoundly moving and effective in the history of Western literature. In fact, in Othello, Shakespeare actually uses character balance
to achieve imbalance in the form of moral complications these characters create. They embody the balances of love/hate, greed/jealousy, loyalty/betrayal, and pride/revenge that generate a classic moral conflict that
would have tragic consequences for everyone. First, there was the title character, Othello, who at the time of meeting young Desdemona Brabantio was a middle-aged Moorish military commander who was
entrusted with the protection of Venetian citizens. His entire life up to that time had been lived on the battlefield, and he knew nothing about matters of the heart.
When he fell in love with Desdemona, he fell hard. She awakened all the desires that had lain dormant inside him for too long. After their elopement,
"Othellos faith and hope and love are focused on Desdemona," which eventually borders on obsession (Caro 332). Because Othello lacks both romantic experience and worldly sophistication, he easily falls
victim to his insecurities. He is a proud man and anything that threatens to tarnish his image as a man must be eliminated. When his trusted confidant and
fellow soldier Iago casually cautions Othello, "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! / It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock / The meat it feeds on" (III.iii.189-191), this sets
off a dramatic change of events that turns heated passion into fiery fury. In Shakespearean Tragedy, which remains one of the most important critiques of the Bards works ever
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