Othello

Act 5, Scene 2

Explain Othello’s speech in lines 258-281.

b. Why is he unable to kill Iago?

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Othello does not kill Iago because he allowed himself to be manipulated.... his honor is in question. Rather than kill Iago himself, he takes his own life, and leaves Iago's fate to others.

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