Othello Is Responsible For Desdemona's Death

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Desdemona was framed for cheating on her husband Othello, who suffocated her to death. But was it really his fault? Yes it was, because even though his mind was twisted by his “friend” Iago, who was the one to frame Desdemona.There are many reason why one would think that Othello is responsible for the death of Desdemona through jumping to conclusions based on what Iago told him, came up with the idea to kill Desdemona, and was the one who committed the crime.

At the beginning, Othello jumped to conclusions about Desdemona based on what Iago tells him. In a small conversation with an unconscious Desdemona, Othello talks about how he thinks that it is right to kill Desdemona because she has cheated, “Minion, your dear lies dead,/And your unblest

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