
Othello and Charles Foster Kane overcame various obstacles just as children. Kane was constantly chased by the media and his life was always in the headlines.Yet Kane and Othello had to do a lot to become the important people they were. He owned several businesses such as grocery stores, apartments and coal mines, but he was most well known for the Enquirer, a newspaper that was often questioned for its credibility. Kane was also infamous because of his vast wealth and his reputation as a newspaper tycoon. He was also well known for his forbidden marriage to his beautiful wife. Othello was a commander in the Venetian Army, an important role for a Moor.Othello was famous due to his military standing, and because he was able to obtain such a high ranking considering his ethnicity, he must be an outstanding official. Othello and Charles Foster Kane were both important and famous men in their day. Welles’ Othello and Kane are no exception. Orson Welles defines the tragic hero as a man who has always had a difficult life yet, is a well-known, important figure in their setting who, although is tall and handsome, is two-sided, desperate for love and loses everything by his death. Orson Welles created a tragic hero in several of his films, including Othello and Citizen Kane.Although his description varies from others, it is evident that his remains the same throughout his films. The only set definition of a tragic hero is in the eyes of creator.

The Greeks insisted upon a rich, tragic hero with noble birth, while more recent playwrights argue that nobility and wealth does not matter. Although obvious, the definition of the tragic hero has no fit stereotype.


Welles’s Definition of the Tragic Hero As the audience stares at a film screen, it is almost always evident who is the tragic hero.
