Othello 8

Othello 

William Shakespeare

Shakespeare hints at the fact that death will be occurring soon in Othello. However, these deaths are motivated. Othello plans on murdering Desdemona because he believes that she is unfaithful. Even when he hears from other people, like Emilia, that Desdemona would never betray Othello's trust, he still plans on murdering her. Even if Othello and Desdemona were to separate, in Othello's mind, that would not solve the problem of Desdemona's treatment toward men. He says that "she must die, else she'll betray more men"(V.ii.6-7). He believes that if she lives, she would still continue to 'betray men.' If Desdemona were to find another man, then Othello believes that the man that she marries next would end up in Othello's position. In Othello's mind, he believes that killing Desdemona would be benefitting more people than himself. He believes that Desdemona's habits cannot be changed. For this reason, he believes that the only solution would be killing her.