Following the tragic deaths of Roderigo, Desdemona, Emilia, and Othello, Cassio orders that Iago be sent back to Venice to be tried by the Duke of Venice himself. Cassio appreciated that Gratiano had entrusted him with deciding how best to punish Iago, but given the severity of the crimes that he committed and the tragic events that his scheming unleashed, he felt that none other than the Duke himself could dispense justice that was matching with his actions. Iago vowed never to speak again, and while Cassio felt uneasy about the prisoner’s relaxed, passive demeanor, something troubled him. Deciding to ignore his instincts, Cassio decided to stay in Cyprus and ordered two of his most trusted men to take Iago back to Venice. Cassio went on
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This was a wise decision, as one of his most trusted men was one of Iago’s dearest friends, and he too was envious of Cassio and of the favor that he had received, first from Othello and later from Gratiano and Lodovico. This soldier, whose name was Grigorio, informed Iago about Cassio’s every move, and given that Cassio was quite methodical about his routine, Iago had easily drawn up a schedule of Cassio’s activities. In fact, he had waited for so many days because he expected Cassio to be on the alert in the days immediately following his escape. But seeing that he went with his life normally, he convinced himself that it was time to …show more content…
He was sure that no attack on his life would come in public or in the light of day. This was a mild complication, but he set out to resolve it by making a slight change to his routine. He started to take a short walk in a nearby park every evening at around midnight. This decision proved most wise; it was too tempting for Iago to let pass. After observing for three days, Iago decided that the following night he would come to the park and kill Cassio plunging his sword into his enemy’s back. The next evening at around midnight Cassio returned to the park. Iago was waiting for him, but little did he know that Cassio was waiting for him too. Just at the moment that Iago came out of the darkness and drew his sword behind Cassio, he turned around and threw his dagger across the air; it went into Iago’s chest and he fell into the ground. Cassio did not approach his enemy's body, not even to check if he was dead. He knew his dagger had been true. He knew that his master had finally been
This was a wise decision, as one of his most trusted men was one of Iago’s dearest friends, and he too was envious of Cassio and of the favor that he had received, first from Othello and later from Gratiano and Lodovico. This soldier, whose name was Grigorio, informed Iago about Cassio’s every move, and given that Cassio was quite methodical about his routine, Iago had easily drawn up a schedule of Cassio’s activities. In fact, he had waited for so many days because he expected Cassio to be on the alert in the days immediately following his escape. But seeing that he went with his life normally, he convinced himself that it was time to …show more content…
He was sure that no attack on his life would come in public or in the light of day. This was a mild complication, but he set out to resolve it by making a slight change to his routine. He started to take a short walk in a nearby park every evening at around midnight. This decision proved most wise; it was too tempting for Iago to let pass. After observing for three days, Iago decided that the following night he would come to the park and kill Cassio plunging his sword into his enemy’s back. The next evening at around midnight Cassio returned to the park. Iago was waiting for him, but little did he know that Cassio was waiting for him too. Just at the moment that Iago came out of the darkness and drew his sword behind Cassio, he turned around and threw his dagger across the air; it went into Iago’s chest and he fell into the ground. Cassio did not approach his enemy's body, not even to check if he was dead. He knew his dagger had been true. He knew that his master had finally been