"I am not what I am"

If tragic heroes are conductors of the divine lightning, then it is true that the bigger they are, the harder they fall. When a tree gets struck by lightning in the forest, the burning tree spreads fire to all the grasses, shrubs, and other trees in the forest. Therefore it is only natural that Othello's fall from grace ended up with four corpses; if not stopped, the fire will wipe out the entire forest. Othello is stuck hard by Fate's lightning, and the embers burn at those who surround him. It is in these characters that the biggest flaws lie; their innocent naivety and willingness to love.The tragic vision of this play is all the characters "...loved not wisely but too well."
The sweet, gentle, virtuous Desdemona is the first victim of loving "too well." Part of what makes Othello the tragic hero is his suspicion about Desdemona; he makes the right choice in suspecting Cassio and her were cheating, any logical person would. She, of course, becomes set ablaze by the burning tree. Emilia as well, whose only fancy is to please her lord, gets caught up, but only because she loves her husband. Coincidentally it is Emilia, the devil's wife, who brings his hellish plan to light. The poor fool Roderigo, head-over-heels for Desdemona, is blinded by love and only honest Iago, who loves only himself, can lead him. Incoincidentally it is the only character who does not love others is the villain of the play, Iago. Perhaps his lack of love led him to his immunity, as lightning cannot strike itself.
These characters are not the first to fall victim to Fate's cruel game. Our friends Harold Crick and Oedipus know first hand what it's like to be dealt a losing hand, or like being great trees in an empty field, so that a lightning strike is imminent.
The inevitable tragic end for those burnt by the burning tree adds to vision of tragedy. The tragic hero, like always, is a victim to fate. A major theme in the play and in the tragic vision, love is the downfall for those who fall victim to it: Desdemona, Roderigo, Othello, and others Hagar, Milkman, Guitar. Part of the tragedy is the fall of the hero, but equally important is intertwining fate of the other characters because if a tree falls in the middle of a forest (or in this case burns) and no body's around to hear (see) it, does it make a sound?