Blog #4

Othello by William Shakespeare

The truth has come out, but of course it is now too late. Before Othello could be proven wrong about Desdemona sleeping with Cassio, he already killed his wife, leaving her dead on their bed. Shortly following, Iago is so angered by Emilia's outburst that he stabs her and kills her. Her last words, filled with honesty and truth, were "Moor, she was chaste, she loved thee, cruel Moor. So come my soul to bliss, as I speak true. So speaking as I think, alas, I die,"(V, ii, 265). Emilia vocalizes one last time that Desdemona was an honest and loving wife, and that evil Othello does not deserve. So distraught and filled with self hate, Othello then takes his own life. The three dead lay together, all representing the destruction of Iago. So what does happen to Iago then? Lodovico says that Iago must be tortured, but I highly doubt that will work out. Iago escaped trouble numerous times throughout this play. Who is to say that Iago doesn't sneak himself out of this mess like all the messes prior? I guess we will never know...