Othello ConventionsShakespeare has been a part of American society for many years. Compared to other authors, he has a different writing style, but within his own writings, they are all very similar. He wrote numerous plays including Othello and Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare was a man who wrote plays that followed the same literary conventions. These conventions included the tragic hero, the error, the irony and also the suspense. A tragic hero is a male figure who occupies a high place in society and always has a tragic flaw. Most of them are rich and intelligent men. In the story of Othello, Othello is the tragic hero. He was a noble person. He was of great class and had high standards. He was also the focal point of society. People admired him. He was more of a good man than a bad man, until the end of the play. Tragic heroes have varying flaws. Some men may have a weakness for jealousy, for some it may be arrogance, and for others it may be due to their own appearance. Othello's main flaw was jealousy, which led to the death of his wife, Desdemona (cliffnotes). He also had another fault, that of gullibility. Gullibility leads him to believe Iago and his deceptions about Cassio, Desdemona, etc. Without a flaw, a character cannot be a hero. This defect leads to the hero's downfall. Othello's flaws are what make him a bad person. This is also what pushes him to kill Desdemona. In the story of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo was the tragic hero. His fault lay more in passion and love than in common sense. He didn't think before he acted. Just like Othello, a death occurred because of deception and a lack of understanding of what was really happening. In addition to the tragic...... middle of paper......?" In Romeo and Juliet, what are the different types of irony Used? Um, what is irony? Np, nd Web." Othello by William Shakespeare Critical Essays on Shakespeare's Tragedy." Shakespeare's Tragedy, nd Web. "Summary and Analysis of Othello.": Summary and Analysis of Act II, nd Web. . Shmoop Editorial Team. "Romeo and Juliet Summary." Shmoop University, Inc., November 11, 2008. Web. 2014. "Symbols in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet." Yahoo Contributor Network, nd Web. 2014. .