Act V

Today we finished Othello. Here's what we learned from our Act V role play:

--Roderigo and Cassio fight and both are wounded. Iago comes up and eventually kills Roderigo. Cassio is saved.
--Othello finds Desdemona sleeping in her bed and asks her to pray before he kills her. She denies being with Cassio. This only angers Othello more and he strangles and kills her.
--Emilia comes in and finds Desdemona murdered. She calls for help.
--Everyone comes in and sees Desdemona murdered. Othello admits doing it, but explains that Iago told him about Cassio cheating.
--Emilia realizes that she's the one who stole the handkerchief and confesses the truth. Iago stabs her and kills her.
--Othello wounds Iago and asks him to explain why he manipulated him. Iago says he will never speak again.
--Othello gives his final monologue about all that he's done for Venice. He explains that he loved Desdemona perhaps too much, which eventually killed her in the end. He stabs himself and dies upon Desdemona's kiss.

Tomorrow, we'll be looking at a monologue from Emilia that we didn't get to see. Then, we'll be watching the two movie versions of Othello and how they interpreted the ending of the play.

DEETS
In-class:
--Act V Role Play
--Othello's Final Monologue

HW:
--None