Othello Act V

In act V of Shakespeare's Othello, Iago is finally discovered. This doesn't happen until significant blood has been shed. Through the course of the act, due to Iago's villainy Roderigo, Desdemona, Emilia, and Othello all die. Cassio gets a potentially crippling injury from Iago's blade, and Othello stabs Iago, but not fatally. Also, indirectly due to Iago Brabantio dies due to grief of his daughter's wedding which Iago revealed to him. I found Othello's reason for killing Desdemona dumb. He says "She must die, else she'll betray other men." He decides he has to kill Desdemona so she doesn't cheat on other men, even though she still hasn't admitted the affair, which never happened. Also, his wife is faithful to the end. I found it particularly interesting when Desdemona doesn't give up Othello for murdering her. With her last breath she clears Othello from her murder. While this was fairly close to the outcome I was expecting, I was hoping Iago could die in some sort of a particularly painful manner. He remains alive, but hopefully not for long.