“Yet she must die, else she'll betray more men (V.II, V),” he says unsure of her loyalty to anyone anymore. He says “yet” because it is a way to rationalize and almost detach himself from his emotions. Essentially the “yet” implies that although he loves her this is the right thing to do. He uses this statement to allow himself a sense of peace and a sense of duty in the situation. This line reads as though he felt powerless in this situation, he takes it back with a sense of duty. Othello, a war general and a hero on the battlefield. That gives him a sense of duty equivalent to no other. War was clear cut; fight the bad guys, win for the good guys. This is not the same, it is a gray area and he doesn’t understand how to deal with this, it doesn’t make sense to him. Having a goal and having an enemy, whether real or not, an idea or a person helps him to grasp the situation and generate a decision that seems easier than it may be in
“Yet she must die, else she'll betray more men (V.II, V),” he says unsure of her loyalty to anyone anymore. He says “yet” because it is a way to rationalize and almost detach himself from his emotions. Essentially the “yet” implies that although he loves her this is the right thing to do. He uses this statement to allow himself a sense of peace and a sense of duty in the situation. This line reads as though he felt powerless in this situation, he takes it back with a sense of duty. Othello, a war general and a hero on the battlefield. That gives him a sense of duty equivalent to no other. War was clear cut; fight the bad guys, win for the good guys. This is not the same, it is a gray area and he doesn’t understand how to deal with this, it doesn’t make sense to him. Having a goal and having an enemy, whether real or not, an idea or a person helps him to grasp the situation and generate a decision that seems easier than it may be in