Tragic heroes tend to have very predetermined paths; usually making the most virtuous of characters destined to suffer. The hamartia or "tragic flaw" is the typical reason why the hero falls. Shakespeare was known to be one of the best writers of tragedy, one of his most notable being Othello. In Othello we find a series of tragic flaws, two of which are pride and ambition. In William Shakespeare's play, Othello, pride and ambition are used to identify outcomes for the play's main characters as they see the resolution of the play, perceiving those who survive and those who do not survive, and considering the role of each character in the turn. of events. Pride and ambition are manifested in Othello, the tragic hero, and in Iago, the villain. Othello displays pride throughout the entire play. When Iago tells Brabantio, Desdemona's father, that Othello has taken Desdemona, Othello is proud. He is proud of his status, proud to take Desdemona as his bride, and is blinded by pride when he kills himself. However, Othello had a false ambition when he went to kill Desdemona. He killed her because he was blind...