Othello commits suicide out of guilt, and Iago gets seized. However, then Iago takes Emilia’s life and flees. Othello finds out the truth and swears to kill him. Iago arrives with the others, and Emilia backs Desdemona’s guiltlessness and recognizes that Iago had been behind all of it. Emilia arrives, and Desdemona briefly revives and declares herself innocent and also declares Othello innocence in her demise. Othello finds Desdemona sleeping, wakes her up and accuses her despite her protests. He then kills Roderigo and goes on to send his wife Emilia to Desdemona to deliver the news of what happened. Iago accuses his wife Bianca of injuring Cassio. Othello hears Cassio’s cries and assumes Iago has killed him, so he goes home to kill his wife. Iago orchestrates Cassio’s death by the hands of Roderigo but this backfires, and Roderigo is wounded by Cassio. Seeing Bianca with Desdemona’s ascertains Othello’s suspicions of the affair, and he abuses Desdemona verbally in the presence of others. Cassio unknowingly gifts it to Bianca, his mistress.
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The Moor is of a free and open nature That thinks men honest that but seem to be so, 425 And will as tenderly be led by th' nose As asses are. He hath a person and a smooth dispose To be suspected, framed to make women false. Iago goes ahead to Cassio’s room and plants Othello’s wife’s handkerchief. After some time, to abuse Othello’s ear 420 That he is too familiar with his wife. He has Iago promoted and asks for his help in killing Desdemona and Cassio. Next, Iago makes a suggestion to Othello about Cassio and his Desdemona being lovers. He convinces Cassio to have Desdemona convince Othello to have him reinstated. Iago goes on to try and convince Othello of his wife’s unfaithfulness. Cassio’s rank is stripped for misbehavior, and therefore Iago gets his vengeance on him. Iago makes Cassio drunk and has Roderigo engage him in a street brawl. By the time the lovers get there the threat is already gone.
The Duke permits Desdemona to sail with Othello after being convinced of their love. He confronts Othello, and they forward their dispute to their Duke who had summoned Othello to send him to Cyprus to stop an invasion. Brabantio is opposed to this since Othello is Moor. First, Iago has Roderigo tell Brabantio, Desdemona’s father that his daughter left to be married to Othello.
The scene opens with Iago complaining to Roderigo about his commander, Othello passing him over to promote Cassio, a young, handsome man to become his lieutenant.
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