Othello, blinded by his jealousy, has followed Iago's instructions to strangle Desdemona in the same bed she reputedly shared a dalliance in with Cassio. Before coming face to face with Desdemona, he justifies that her will be death as a service to the greater good, that if he does not follow through with this monstrous plan, she’ll go on to harm more men “yet she must die else she’ll betray more men” (5.2.06). Othello does not enable Desdemona the time she begs for to prove her innocence, which puts Othello back in his position of power. His pride will not allow her to change his mind for he does not wish to be proven wrong. Othello, in the throes of passion, “puts out the light of her heart” (5.2.08). Only after Desdemona’s death does Othello discover the truth behind Iago’s dastardly
Othello, blinded by his jealousy, has followed Iago's instructions to strangle Desdemona in the same bed she reputedly shared a dalliance in with Cassio. Before coming face to face with Desdemona, he justifies that her will be death as a service to the greater good, that if he does not follow through with this monstrous plan, she’ll go on to harm more men “yet she must die else she’ll betray more men” (5.2.06). Othello does not enable Desdemona the time she begs for to prove her innocence, which puts Othello back in his position of power. His pride will not allow her to change his mind for he does not wish to be proven wrong. Othello, in the throes of passion, “puts out the light of her heart” (5.2.08). Only after Desdemona’s death does Othello discover the truth behind Iago’s dastardly