Othello And Desdemona's Death Essay

It has ended, Othello and Desdemona has died. Iago is now to be torture and executed. Lodovico tells Iago to “Look on the tragic loading of this bed: this is thy work.” (Act 5 Scene 2:359-260) Before the execution Iago begs to be given a fair trial, and so it is done. The Duke of Venice as the “Judge”, Iago is given 20 minutes to give his defense speech. The Duke slams the gavel to hurry Iago up. Iago stands and starts off by saying “Thy honour, I am v'ry grateful yond thee has't given me this chance to proveth myself. What I am about to sayeth shall beest w'rth sparring mine own life f'r I am h're to proveth myself innocent” so far the Duke isn’t too pleased.
Iago continues… I know what I did was wrong your Nobleness, however I did it for the greater good. I did what I did to protect us. Othello wasn’t the type of guy we all thought he was. He killed his only love because he thought she was cheating on him. I know this, I saw it with my own eyes. Plus how dare a black marry a white that is just like saying a hog marrying a beautiful white dove. I didn’t mean to kill off the rest, most of their deaths were caused by themselves. Under his breath Iago says (With a little help of me). I my lord came up with this brilliant plan to get rid of Othello and to protect Venice from his wrath,
I knew this right when he said “I fetch my life and being from men of royal siege.”(Act 1, Scene 2: 21-22). Not only that I don’t even think he truly loves Desdemona, I think he just keeps her around just because she worships him. “She loved me for the dangers I had passed, and I loved her that she did pity them.” (Act 1, Scene 3: 66-67). My Lord you don’t you see without Othello here the problems have died down, it’s all thanks to me. I saved Venice from that evil “Barbary Horse” (Act 1, Scene 1:112) and plus I’m a long-serving loyal soldier, I fought for you and helped to protect Venice. A man with great integrity shouldn’t be punished like