Othello #7

            In this final scene of Othello, the tragedy finally strikes. Othello kills Desdemona. Iago kills Emilia. Othello stabs Iago but does not kill him. Finally, Othello kills himself. However, just before killing himself, Othello perfectly sums up his transformation. He says how he is no longer deserving of praise for his duty to the state. He states that he “threw a pearl away/ Richer than all his tribe” (V.ii.407-8). In doing so he acknowledges that he wrongly dismissed Desdemona. He expresses that he has been swindled by Iago. Othello begins the novel as a pure hearted, noble man, and along the way that appearance is marred with Iago’s trickery. He loses sight of that honest man and becomes a dark, vengeful animal. However, only after letting these heinous emotions overcome him and killing Desdemona does he finally see the error in his ways. Emilia, revealing Iago for the demon that he is, opens Othello’s eyes, but it is too late, and Othello realizes this. Thus, he takes his own life, which he sees as the only just punishment, but before this act he takes responsibility for his actions and repents.