PreambleDrama is an aspect of literature represented in performances and has been a part of the world for many decades. Theater originated in classical Greece around the fifth century BC. The first performances took place in amphitheaters, invented by the Greeks to incorporate plays into their religious and civic festivals. These Greek festivals were huge theatrical events packed with three days of theater. The structure of the amphitheater allowed thousands of spectators to observe the theatrical performances and watch the actors fight to win the theater competition. Additionally, ancient Greek theater used dramas to convey moral and political messages to their communities. There are two different categories of drama: comedy and tragedy. Greek theater used two masks known as Thalia (comedy mask) and Melpomene (tragedy mask) to symbolize these two types. Generally speaking, comedy and tragedy differ only in their endings. For example, comedies and tragedies can have moments of laughter and sadness, but comedies end happily while tragedies end very sadly. While both dramatic genres have greatly influenced theater as we know it today, Greek tragedy is better known for having played a more significant role in modern history. Indeed, tragic plays depict many problems that still plague society today. Although societies develop through the ages, the people who make up societies will always have the same faults, desires, consequences; and in the broad sense, this is what tragedies represent. Aristotle was a famous philosopher during the Greek era. Aristotle's Poetics is his collection of writings discussing different types of literary theory, including tragic theory. In these writings, Aristotle gives the following definition of tragedy: “Tra...... middle of paper...... with emotion. However, when Iago reminds Othello of how Desdemona was able to deceive his father, Othello's attitude began to change. Othello then begins to wonder if Desdemona could have truly loved a moor, which in turn destroyed his self-esteem. Eventually, Iago provided circumstantial evidence of Desdemona's deception to Othello by stealing her handkerchief and attacking her presumed lover. When Othello sees this, he becomes consumed with jealousy and ultimately kills Desdemona. As Desdemona lay lifeless on the bed, Othello began to realize Iago's deception. Othello states: "Speak of me as I am... Of one who loved not wisely, but too well / Of one who is not easily jealous, but is wrought, / perplexed at the extreme ". It is at this moment that the audience sees Othello recognize that his wife has been faithful to him and that her fatal flaw is the cause of his downward spiral..