Othello

Act 5, Scene 2

Why does Othello want Desdemona to pray?

a. Why does he refuse to kill her “unprepared spirit” (5.2.31)?

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Othello wants Desdemona to confess her sins... Othello is referring to the belief that to die with all one's sins repented of meant that the soul was saved for heaven.

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