Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Othello Acts IV-V
In the final scene of Othello by William Shakespeare, Desdemona has perished at the hands of Othello. Interestingly enough, they still had love for each other till the very end. Othello loved Desdemona for her looks but had to kill her to justify her falseness. He does not want to kill her, but he has to so that she will not tempt other men. Desdemona accepts her death and continues to love Othello. She tries to persuade him to not kill her, but she has no luck. Although she has had many chances to escape and live, she chooses not too. She is overly loyal and obedient to her husband, to a fault. In her last act of life, she pardons Othello, "Nobody, I myself. Farewell" (V.ii.123). Desdemona truly loved Othello and Othello loved her, even among Iago's lies and corruption.
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