论《奥赛罗》的悲剧根源：自卑

［Abstract］Othello is one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies. It tells of a tragic love story of Othello, the Moor and general in the service of Venice, and Desdemona, a prestigious Venetian senator Brabantio’s daughter. Under the schemes of Iago, Othello’s ancient , the happy couple end in tragic death. This thesis holds the view point that Othello’s self-contempt is the root cause of the tragedy. If it has not been for his self-contempt, he would not have married her in secrecy without an open and straight propose to the noble family. If it has not been for his self-contempt, the rumors and schemes would have never been taken as truth and proofs. Self-contempt distorts his justice of evil conspiracy and exceeding honesty.

［Key words］Othello,tragedy cause,self-contempt

I. Introduction

On the reasons of Othello’s tragedy, the opinions have been various. Some scholars believe that “it is Othello’s dual and inconsistent characteristics that contribute to the tragedy” (Luo, 2002); some deem that it is “the social factors that lead to the ruinous end” (Xiang, 2007); and some attribute to “the racial discrimination and cultural prejudice” (Liu, 2009); and some propose that “the instability of their Platonic love