Most people will consider and agree that Othello is a dramatic tragedy. Shakespeare cleverly weaved many different layers into his playwright and it has therefore stood the test of time as a literary masterpiece. There are many different definitions of tragedy and Othello would fit most of their definitions. The Aristotelian tragedy consists of several parts to meet the definition described by Aristotle. Using these requirements across the definition, Othello would still qualify as a tragedy as it is discussed through thought, diction, tragic hero, and emotional action. Starting with the definition, “A tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious and also has magnitude. , complete in itself; in appropriate and pleasant language;... in a dramatic rather than narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear, enough to achieve a catharsis of these emotions. The definition and the game can come together and see the corresponding indicators that create the necessary tragedy. As the emotional action of the play unfolded, the entire cast began to embrace the unanticipated conflict. This embrace began to change their character and how the public would perceive them as a whole. This one emotional action affected not only the two directly involved, Othello and Iago, but also Cassio, Desdemona, Rodrigo, and even Emilia. This action would be justified in scale and would end at the end of the play. Iago's diction and thought in weaving this action from sowing to fruition is unmatched. Iago carefully and meticulously thought through Othello's mind. The thought process is not only expressed by Othello, but is also infused with action and emotion. To conclude the comparison by definition, the entire tragedy draws...... middle of paper...... 2014. http://vccslitonline.cc.va.us/tragedy/aristotle.htm.Crawford, Alexander W . Hamlet, an ideal prince and other essays on Shakespearean interpretation: Hamlet; Merchant of Venice; Othello; King Lear. Boston RG Badger, 1916. Shakespeare Online. August 20, 2009. < http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/othello/othelloessay2.html >.Jameson. Shakespeare's heroines: characteristics of women, moral, poetic and historical. Edited by Cheri L Larsen Hoeckley. Broadview Publishing. Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, ©2005. Kennedy, X J. and Dana Gioia. Literature: an introduction to fiction, poetry, drama, and writing. 7th ed. Boston, MA: Pearson, 2012.Zerba, Michelle L. “Modalities of Tragic Doubt in Homer’s “Iliad,” Sophocles’ “Philoctetes,” and Shakespeare’s “Othello.” -25.Academic research completed, EBSCOhost.