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Othello · Act V

The Ambush, the Murder and the Revelation

LoveHonor and ReputationJealousyEnvyPrejudiceTruth and Lies

Scenes in this act

  1. Scene I The Ambush in the Dark Street

    On a dark street in Cyprus, Iago posts Roderigo behind a stall to kill Cassio and, in an aside, admits that the death of either of them suits him: if Roderigo lives, he will demand the gold and jewels Iago took from him; if Cassio lives, his good looks make Iago seem uglier, and Othello can expose Iago.

  2. Scene II The Bedroom, the Crime and the End

    Othello enters the bedchamber with a light, says that Desdemona must die or she will betray other men, and kisses her as she sleeps, saying he will love her after killing her.

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