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