Othello 8

I the final Act of Othello, death prevails and reveals the tragic aspect of this play. It is pretty sad to have to see Othello go as he does, but it is not as surprising to see Roderigo die because he wasn't that cunning or wise. I found that seeing both Emilia and Desdemona die was a bit mor of a tragic aspect. I liked both of these women because of their honesty and faithfulness portrayed in words and actions. I blogged on how Emilia is both of these qualities, but they are both evident in Desdemona too. She displays these in her dialogue with Othello and her ability to do exactly as her husband asks of her. She goes to bed when she is supposed to, she tells the truth when she is supposed to, and all around does not do anything wrong that would qualify her as a candidate that is deserving of death. Yet she receives it. Upon aching her death, I founding tragic that she had to endure seeing her husband broken as a man. He loses himself in a string of lies and doesn't have the opportunity to make up for it before he kills himself. Even worse is the death that Othello himself must endure. He commits suicide and really, in my opinion, lets Iago win. Because Iago is pure evil, he will not care that he goes down as long as the Moor doesn't prevail. Othello must end his life in a manner that allows him to rest with his wife for the last time. Upon stabbing himself, Othello says, "Killing myself,to die upon a kiss,"(V,iii,357), letting himself fall onto the bed that Desdemona, Emilia, and now Othello lie.