Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Othello Thoughts on Ending

I thought the ending of Othello was fitting. Shakespeare has both good and bad triumph in the story. He balances the two forces well. While many of the good characters are left dead, Iago's evil plan has been discovered. I especially liked how Emilia finally stood up to her dastardly husband. She says "I will not charm my tongue, I am bound to speak" to Iago, after revealing the truth. She suffers the consequences of these actions, however, in getting stabbed by her husband. One thing I didn't like was the convenient letters Roderigo had on his person. It seemed to me as if Shakespeare could have come up with a better unraveling than that. It seemed as if Shakespeare spent all his time writing this brilliant play, then at the end was just tired of writing and took the easy way out. All and all however, the ending was pleasing due primarily to the fact that Iago has been captured. His evilness has been shown to the world, and he will not have another victim.

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