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Tragedies of William Shakespeare and Sonnets: Othello: Act 5

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Grace, William J.
Affiliation: Professor Of English, Fordham University

Othello: Act 5

Act V: Scene 1

The scene shifts to a street in Cyprus near Bianca's house. Iago and
Roderigo are preparing to ambush Cassio. Roderigo has misgivings about
murdering Cassio, but he reasons that death is merely the departure of a man,
and this murder may bring him satisfying results. Iago is also uncertain about
the outcome, but he sees enormous gains no matter what happens. Roderigo is to
do the actual killing; if Roderigo survives, Iago will have to ...

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