Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Othello 4

Act five of Shakespeare's Othello went by extremely fast.  This act was truly crazy due to the revelations, the action, and the heartbreak.  As was predicted, Desdemona perished at the hands of Othello.  Also, as expected, Othello later has a moment of clarity where he realized how truly toast he is and how much of a mistake he has made.  "O Desdemona! Desdemona! Dead!"(V, ii, 280, Shakespeare). This quote shows a moment of "Oh my gosh, what have I done?" Othello realizes how truly he has messed up and how much he has thrown away.  Iago, the sneaky, evil devil that he is, refuses to say anything after the results of his actions are shown to him.  Ironically, Othello dies while the villain lives to be tortured another day.  Though not exactly ironic, the situation is probably for the best.  Iago now is going to be tortured severely for the crimes he has committed.  Othello then committed suicide due to his rather crappy predicament.  With his reputation and wife gone, Othello really has nothing more to live for.  

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