Act V

Who are the characters?
The characters in Act v are Roderigo, Cassio, Othello, Desdemona, Lodovico, Gratiano, Emilia, lago, and Biana.

What is the setting? (Time and Place)
On the streets then the scene shifts to Desdemona's bedchamber in the castle.
It's night time.

List the many conflicts that exist in this Act.
1)Othello vs. Desdemona
Othello thinks that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio.
2)Iago vs. Everyone
Iago starts the rumor that Cassio and Desdemona have been together. He takes Desdemona's handkerchief that Othello gave her.

What do you think is an appropriate theme for this Act?
Theme is Jeolusy

What evil plan does Iago concoct?
Iago convices Rodrigo to kill Cassio in the streets at night. But when they left him for dead they didn't known that he was still alive. But he eventually dies either way.

Why does Othello stand at the foot of the bed where Desdemona is sleeping?
Othello is standing at the foot of the bed, because he is overcome with his feelings of love. He doesn't want to scar her face but still wants to kill her.

What do you think is going through his mind?
I think he's thinking about everything that happened and he finally loses it an smothers her.

How does Othello murder Desdemona?
Othello smothers Desdemona, because he doesn't want to scar her beautiful face, but rather he will kill her "bloodlessly".

Why does Desdemona remain loyal to her husband with her dying breadth?
Desdemona love Othello, and she even lied to Emilia to protect him. She loves him to death.

Othello calls Desdemona a whore rather than an adulterer. Why such a degrading name?
Othello calls Desdemona a whore rather than an adulterer because his insecure of the racial difference between them. He doesn't trust her anymore and he's very angry at her.

What are Othello’s last words?
He last words are to his innocent wife and victim: "I kiss'd thee ere I kill'd thee. No way but this/Killing myself, to die upon a kiss."

Why does he kill himself?
I think he couldn't leave with himself knowing that Desdemona was no longer alive.

Who also dies in the end and how?
Emilia dies, Iago stabbed her. Cassio as well from the stabbing earlier.

Who ironically does not die and why?
Iago ironically does not die because his the one who starter all of the rumors and cause all the trouble, yet he lived when evryone else died.