Tragic heroes tend to have very predetermined paths; generally making the most virtuous of characters destined to suffer. The hamartia or "tragic flaw" is the typical reason for the hero's downfall. Shakespeare was considered one of the best writers of tragedies, one of his most important being Othello. In Othello we find a number of tragic flaws, including pride and ambition. In William Shakespeare's play Othello, pride and ambition are used to identify the outcomes of the main characters in the play by seeing the resolution of the play, perceiving those who survive and those who do not, and considering the role of each character in the round. events. Pride and ambition are evident in Othello, the tragic hero, and Iago, the villain. Othello displays pride throughout the play. When Iago tells Brabantio, Desdemona's father, that Othello has taken Desdemona, Othello is proud. He is proud of his status, proud of taking Desdemona as his wife, and he is blinded by pride when he commits suicide. Othello, however, had false ambitions when he went to kill Desdemona. He killed her because he was blind...