Given some knowledge of Shakespeare, why would you classify Othello as a tragedy?

Othello is arguably one of William Shakespeare's saddest tragedies. Let's look at two of the primary reasons we can classify Othello as a tragedy.

First, there is the very painful fall of the hero, Othello. We care so deeply for him that his downfall seems that much worse. He is a noble and good man brought down by outside forces that play on his own inner demon, insecurity, which causes him to become blind with...

Othello is arguably one of William Shakespeare's saddest tragedies. Let's look at two of the primary reasons we can classify Othello as a tragedy.

First, there is the very painful fall of the hero, Othello. We care so deeply for him that his downfall seems that much worse. He is a noble and good man brought down by outside forces that play on his own inner demon, insecurity, which causes him to become blind with jealousy. His tragic flaws, then, are both insecurity and jealousy. These tragic flaws cause him to be what we call a "tragic hero," someone who is brought down by their own imperfection(s).

Second, Othello follows the format of a classic tragedy quite closely.  Aristotle believed a tragedy would unite "Place, Time, and Action" - meaning these would all coincide. While Othello deviates from this formula slightly, it is still pretty close. The majority of the play takes place in the fortress in Cyprus, we have scenes following certain hours of the day, and although there are subplots (not common in a traditional tragedy), these subplots all further the actual plot that affects Othello.

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