Othello -final script

Othello

Act V

By:
William Shakespeare





Interpreted By:

Vicky Tzannetis
Arelis Lino
Dominick Heugas
Johnny Mosquera
Helen Astudillo


Act V Scene I


(Iago convinces Roderigo to kill Cassio).
(Iago calls Roderigo and Cassio to meet him in Central Park ; Roderigo at 9:30, Cassio at 10:00).
(Conversation between Iago and Roderigo).

Iago- Glad to see you can come on such short notice.

Roderigo- What’s all this about?

Iago- You know as much as I do; How Cassio is making Othello’s life miserable.
Roderigo- I could just imagine how Othello is feeling.
Iago- I would hate to see him be made into a fool.
Roderigo- We have to do something about it.
-Rustling behind the trees-
Iago- Did you hear that.
Roderigo- Yeah, it came from behind those trees.
(Enter Cassio from behind the trees).
Roderigo- What is he doing here?
Iago- I don’t know, he must have followed us.
Cassio- What the hell have you been smoking, you told me to be here at 10:00

Roderigo- I’m glad you’re here, now we can talk man to man.
(As Cassio and Roderigo are talking, Iago slips away discreetly handing Roderigo a dagger).
Roderigo- What sort of satisfaction do you get out of making Othello’s life miserable?
Cassio- What are you talking about?

Roderigo- You and Desdemona.
Cassio- Me and Desdemona?
Roderigo- Don’t try to act like you’re innocent, be a man! This is tearing Othello apart.
(Roderigo, fustrated, pulls out the knife that Iago gave him).
Cassio- What are you doing? Have you lost your mind?
(Roderigo and Cassio start to fight while Iago is looking from behind a bush. Roderigo stabs Cassio and he fall to the ground. Iago then comes from behind the bushes and stabs Cassio on the back of the leg).

Iago- He had it coming.
Roderigo- He deserved a brutal death for doing this to Othello.
Iago- Let’s got tell Othello it’s done.
(Iago and Roderigo leave to go find Othello).


Iago- Othello, I bring news about Cassio. Rodrigo and I have just made sure he doesn’t interfere with your marriage.
Othello- Really, but how??

Iago- Well, we set him up to come and join us at the park. Rodrigo confronted him and they got into a fight. Cassio is dead but Rodrigo was left badly wounded by Cassio. Come see for yourself.
(Othello and Iago go to the scene of the crime)
Othello (yells)- Good Lord, he is dead! Cassio is dead! Now I must go and deal with Desdemona. She will pay for her affair.

End of Scene 1

Act V Scene II


(Othello walks in Desdemona’s bedchamber watches her sleep at the foot of her bed overcome with his feelings of love. He kisses her one last time and she awakes.)


Desdemona- Baby, why don’t you come to bed it’s already late.

Othello- Say “one final prayer and prepare for your death.”

Desdemona- Baby, tell me what’s going on I don’t know what you’re talking about.

Othello- You know exactly what I’m talking about. You gave my handkerchief to your love Cassio. You know you’re having an affair with him.

Desdemona- You’re the only one I love, you can ask Cassio, and he’ll prove my innocence.

Othello- He’s Dead.

Desdemona- Oh no Othello, what did you do? He was innocent. Kill me tomorrow. Let me live tonight.

Othello- It’s too late

(Othello smoothers Desdemona with his dagger where she lay. Emilia bangs on the door,
reporting to Othello that Cassio
has been injured but he’s still alive. Othello lets Emilia in so
they could talk.)

Desdemona- (faint cry) I’m innocent

Emilia- Who did this to her?

Desdemona- Nobody, I’m fine.

(Desdemona dies)

Emilia- You did this to her, didn’t you?

Othello- No, I could never harm her

Emilia- I don’t believe you!

Othello- Alright, alright I did do it, but what did she expect when she was having an affair with Cassio. You better shut your mouth Emilia, you hear me?

Emilia- (shouts) MURDERER!

(Alerts the whole castle Montano and Iago run into Desdemona Chamber.)

Othello- Desdemona gave Cassio my handkerchief

Emilia- She never did. Iago made me steal it.

(Othello started to comprehend the terrible truth. He lunges at Iago but it’s promptly disarmed by Montano. Iago grabs Emilia and he stabs her, as she lay dying she remembers Desdemona song and confirms that she was chaste and in love with the “cruel Moor”. )

(Iago runs)

Montano(shouting): Hey, Iago where you going?

(Montano runs after Iago leaving Othello by himself, Othello awaits Montano to return with Iago. When they return Othello stabs Iago only to wound him.)

Othello: Oh Cassio forgive me for what I have done to you, and for doubting your innocence.

(Cassio listens)

(Othello pulls out a hidden dagger and stabs himself and falls dying next to Desdemona.)

Othello: “I kiss’d thee ere I kill’d thee. No way but this/ killing myself, to die upon a kiss.”

(Othello dies.)

End of Act V Scene II