Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Othello Act IV
In Act IV of Shakespeare's Othello, it seems as if Iago's plan is going to come to fruition. Iago is able to concretely convince Othello that Desdemona is cheating on him. Also, Othello's anger finally boils all the way over and he punches Desdemona. Othello is told that he will be leaving Cyprus for Venice, which makes him even more angry. This leads Othello to his decision to kill Desdemona. He says "Get me some poison, Iago, this night. I’ll not expostulate with her, lest her body and beauty unprovide my mind again—This night, Iago!" Iago then conveniently tells him that he should strangle her instead. This made me kind of angry. Iago isn't happy enough with seeing Othello kill his faithful wife. He must see Othello kill his wife with his own hands. Iago has become worse than a villain now, he has become a devil. In all his actions evil is seen. He has no purpose other than to hurt those around him.
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