Who Was To Blame For Iago's Death Essay

Iago is not to blame for the deaths of Othello, Desdemona, Roderigo, and Emilia because there is no hard evidence that pins him to the crimes. Iago himself did not kill anyone himself so his hands are clean and it would be unjustly to put the blame on him. Not only did Iago not kill anybody but he did not forcly make somebody kill someone else, all Iago did was give his opinion say what he thought. Iago himself even said to his wife,”I told him what I thought, and told no more. That what he found himself was apt and true.” In this instant Iago is referring to Othello and the the death of Desdemona. Othello is the guilty one for strangling his wife because he acted on his accord and was forced by nobody to do so. The only thing that Iago is guilty of is caring for his friend too much
O villain!” His actions where the actions of any noble man trying to protect a good friend. Many might say that he already knew it was his partner in crime because of the letters found in Roderigo’s pockets but these cannot be a trusted source or hard evidence against him. Roderigo was a delusional man who was in love with Desdemona making him do anything to get her. A few pieces of paper found in the pockets of a man who might have lost his mind when he heard the news that Desdemona had gotten married is not enough evidence to be used against Iago. In Emilia's case, it was not in his plans to kill her but it was just an accident. At the moment of her death there was a big commotion and Iago was only trying to defend himself against Othello’s attack but Emilia got in the way putting herself in danger. Lastly, Othello’s death could not have been Iago’s fault because he struck himself. Othello, realising that it was all his fault, took his own removing any possibility of it being Iago’s