It is in the great tragedy, Othello by William Shakespeare, that Shakespeare managed to create a character so pitiful, yet so powerful. Throughout the play, the audience witnesses Othello's self-destruction and loss of power through his anger-filled speeches and false accusation situations. Witnessing his affairs with Iago and Desdemona is like watching someone go mad from his own self-hatred: any rational being would tell Othello to be realistic and trust his wife, but that same individual would realize that Othello is mentally ill and not much can be done to improve the situation. Therefore, the audience feels helpless in this situation and feels pity for the struggle the character is experiencing. At the beginning of the play, the audience is informed that Othello is a Moor who works in the service of Venice. During the time the play was written, racism was strong. Despite Othello's carefully constructed life in which he managed to rise from being very poor to a powerful general, he still suffered racism from characters such as Roderigo and Brabantio. In the first scene of the first act, Brabantio is shocked at the idea of ​​his delicate daughter Desdemona secretly marrying a black man without his consent. He openly insults Othello, unaware of Othello's power: "Which thou hast exercised upon her with foul spells, abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals." Brabantio accuses Othello of witchcraft and deceit and suggests that no one could ever love him without the influence of his evil witchcraft. The audience feels pity for Othello because they know that Othello loves Desdemona and that he is a kind man, and he receives these insults because of his race. The audience realizes that they are already ... halfway through the paper ...... s. He does this from the third act until the end of the fifth act. Othello chooses to isolate himself from everyone and his wife, except Iago who he believes to be a "friend". The audience feels pity because they see that Othello has become a weak and vulnerable person who has lost control of his life and decisions, triggered by Iago's evil plans. To conclude, the audience feels pity towards Othello because throughout the play he remains helpless. witnessing the downfall of this powerful and admirable general, triggered by his fatal flaw and communication problems between the characters. What makes this play tragic is that we realize that having a fatal flaw like Othello's and being naive can have serious consequences. The perfect balance between terror and pity, sympathy and judgment is what makes Othello a somewhat relatable, likable and very real character...