The Tragic Vision and Poetic Patterns in Othello by William Shakespeare

César Andrés Martínez Pinzón

Year: 2015

Abstract

This work has been the outcome of a long and steady reflection on a poetics that is the manifestation of the highest form of verbal art: tragedy. This study identifies the tragic vision – the architectural form- as well as the compositional form – the metrical and phonal patterns that appear in the climax of “Othello” by William Shakespeare. The study establishes the relations between the tragic vision of the dramatic piece and the metrical and phonal features of late Shakesperian poetics. The comprehension of such relations greatly enriches the aesthetic experience.
The findings lead to the characterization of Shakespeare’s versification.

Keywords

Tragic vision, Metrical and phonal patterns, Climax, Architectural form, Compositional form