It was in William Shakespeare's great tragedy Othello that Shakespeare managed to create such a pitiful, yet powerful, character. Throughout the play, the audience witnesses Othello's self-destruction and loss of power through his rage-filled speeches and situations of false accusations. Witnessing his relationships with Iago and Desdemona is like watching someone go mad from their own self-hatred: any rational being would tell Othello to be realistic and trust his wife, but the same individual would realize that Othello is mentally ill and few things can do that. be done to improve the situation. The audience therefore feels helpless in the face of this situation and feels pity for the struggle the character is going through. At the beginning of the play, the audience is informed that Othello is a Moor working in the service of Venice. At 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 becoming a powerful general, he was still the victim of racism from characters such as Roderigo and Brabantio. In Act One, Scene One, Brabantio is appalled at the thought of his delicate daughter Desdemona secretly marrying a black man without her consent. He openly insults Othello, unaware of Othello's power: "That you practiced on her with filthy charms, Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals." » Brabantio accuses Othello of witchcraft and trickery, and suggests that no one could ever love him without the influence of his evil witchcraft. The audience pities Othello because they know that Othello loves Desdemona and is a kind man, and that he receives these insults because of his race. The audience realizes that they are already in the middle of a sheet of paper. He does this from act three to the end of act five. Othello chooses to cut himself off from everyone and his wife, with the exception of Iago who he believes to be a “friend”. The audience feels pity as they see that Othello has become a weak and vulnerable person who has lost control of his life and decisions, triggered by Iago's malicious plans. To conclude, the audience feels pity towards Othello because throughout the play he is helpless. witness the fall of this powerful and admirable general, triggered by his fatal flaw and poor communication 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 of terror and pity, sympathy and judgment is what makes Othello a somewhat relatable, sympathetic and very real character..