Now here comes Emilia saying Desdemona was definitely innocent and Iago is a liar. Good timing Emilia. When describing Iago Emilia says, "He lies to the heart." Finally a character besides wimpy Roderigo comes out right and says Iago is a liar. I'm not sure if Othello is surprised that his wife was innocent or that Iago is a serious liar. I have decided to retract what I said in one of my earlier blogs about Emilia being worthless. At the time, I thought Emilia was not contributing anything to the play, but she proves to have an important role in the resolution. After reading the play, I think Emilia is my favorite character. Emilia is the only one in the final scene that doesn't go crazy and wants to kill someone. Emilia proves to be a dynamic character because her character has developed throughout the play. When she first appeared, she had something like two worthless lines. By the end, Emilia develops into the character that is smart enough to figure everything out and help piece things together for the reader.
Things work out well when Roderigo conveniently kept notes about his plans with Iago. Now there is real incriminating evidence against Iago. Othello decides it's time to end his own life now and dies kissing Desdemona; it's a little late for that Othello. Then Iago panics and stabs his wife because Iago is a psycho. Poor Emilia died and I cried a little bit. Cassio is over here like it's just a flesh wound, and Lodovico is standing there thinking what the heck did I just see? Then the play ends. That's my kind of ending.
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