As we have discussed, every Shakespeare tragedy has a lot of death, typically at the end, with one survivor to "tell the tale." If this play holds true to form, who do you think will survive? Why?
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Typically at the end of a tragedy, there are only one or two characters that survive the tumultuous events the characters endure. Iago’s incredibly believable trustworthiness to those around him, both Othello and Roderigo, allows him to be the perfect backstabber. Iago has a strong determination to obtain exactly what he desires in life, which also means he has a strong will to do whatever he can to survive. Because Iago is extremely focused on getting what he wants, he will do anything he possibly can to get exactly what he desires. Iago is far too focused on himself and discovering ways to receive what he feels he deserves to be killed in this play; His intense motivation to reach his goals cause him to play on the passions of those around him. Somebody so set on reaching their goals would be extremely difficult to prey on and kill because his strength comes from deep in his heart and although he doesn’t have a kind heart, Iago’s heart beats with pure determination to reach his goals.
In Act 1, Iago is constantly plotting to destroy those around him. He always swears by the Roman god, Janus, who ironically had two faces. It is pure irony that Janus is the god of doors, gateways and openings because Iago is using his two faces to open doors, and cause gateways to reach success for himself. Iago begins to fuel Roderigo’s feelings for Desdemona in order to have a partner in crime, “It cannot be long that Desdemona should continue her love to the Moor (line 336); he needs somebody to help him complete his twisted schemes. Iago always knows the right thing to say in order to carry out his exact plan or to please somebody around him for his own benefits. Because of Iago’s great determination to succeed, he is too strong to fall victim to death in Othello.
The character that I believe is going to be alive at the end of the book is the Duke. Unlike the other characters the Duke is not in much danger. It seems more likely that Othello, Iago, Desdemona, Brabantio, and Roderigo will die because they are either rebelling, lying, or just doing the wrong thing. This puts them at more of a risk of death. Also, the Duke is also very unbiased in the dispute between Othello and Brabantio.
The Duke is very high in stature and so far it seems he really looks out for his country. For example, when he found out that the Turks were going to be invading Venice, he knew right away to send Othello to fight. The Duke seems to have good qualities and it does not seem like he would have characteristics that would make someone want to kill him, unless there is a freak accident.
In all of Shakespeare's tragedies, someone always survives in the end. In Othello, Iago will probably be the one to survive. Nobody in the play knows what he is really like. Othello thinks he is very trustworthy, with him at least, and we know that Iago hates Othello. Iago is a very difficult character to figure out. Cassio is another character that will probably survive because, it seems very likely that Othello will die, and Cassio is Othello's "second-in-command," so he is next in line to take Othello's place if something happens.
In the end of Othello I feel that Igao will be the last one left standing. I feel he will be the one who will be able to keep himself in a position to not have has must suspicion placed on himself, even though he is the source of most of the conflicts. I feel he will be able to be sneaky enough to place blame on others for the deeds he will do. I feel throughout the story he will be able to turn every against each other, for them to kill each other and leave him standing. I feel that there is no one who really shows a dislike for Igao, and therefore the other characters are more willing to place trust with him, and not become angry with him. I feel Igao will use this to his advantage alot and slide past and create conflict and cause others to lose there lives.
Due to the amount of twists in this story and the fact that this is a tragedy, i believe that the sole survivor of this whole ordeal will be Iago. There are a few major reasons why i believe this, one of them being that most of the characters that actually survive were either not central to the plot, or who's actions had caused this great tragedy in the first place. The reason for this is so that there is always someone there to bear witness to either the tragedy or the fruits of their own actions which resulted in bad things happening. Another reason why i believe that Iago will survive is because he is controlling all the pieces, like a puppetmaster would. He will not be the one to die because of this. Furthermkre, he is far more sneaky and will thus make sure that his name does not enter into the conflict, people will be too worried about who did what and who killed who to take a step back and wonder where these problems first originated, therefore he will not be dragged in to the ordeal and killed. The only question that remains to me is whether or not he will feel any remorse for his actions, but, we'll have to wait till the story is over for that information.
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