Examples Of Murder In Othello

Sweet Murder We all have been there; staring at the mouthwatering desserts piled high on an end table too stuffed to even think about food, but the cookies just look too good to pass. After some hesitation we give ourselves about a thousand good reasons to eat them and indulge in the sugary goodness. Othello’s mind is no different. After assuming Desdemona had an affair with his lieutenant, Othello feels he must kill her. When Othello has the chance to his wife, he acts as we would with the desserts, reluctant but able to persuade himself to fulfil the deed. Othello uses Desdemona’s betrayal, his love for her, and justice to convince himself to murder Desdemona. Once Othello believes that Desdemona actually had an affair with Cassio, Othello wants her dead. He uses this will when he has the chance to kill her. He refers to her betrayal as “it” a sign that he cannot come to terms with the act and he has not fully thought through his plan. Othello says: “It is the cause; it is the cause, my soul. Let me not name it to you, you chaste stars. It is the
Since Othello works in the military and because of his morals, justice strongly persuades Othello. If nothing else Othello feels that Desdemona’s actions justify her death. Othello states: “Yet she must die, else she’ll betray more men” (6). When he says this he takes away personal revenge and puts forward man’s best interest. He will not kill her for cuckolding him, but for the chance she might do it again. Othello makes it easier for him to bear the burden of killing his lover by making it for the good of all. He compares Desdemona’s life and sin to a candle and rose. Unlike a candle once he distinguishes the light Desdemona cannot be ignited again. She like a plucked rose will wither and die with time and never come back to life. Othello convinces himself that it is the correct thing to do, and acts on his