... nature, I know not where is that Promethean heat That can thy light relume. (Shakespeare 5.2.6-13) By killing Desdemona Othello puts the light out. In this play Desdemona's innocence and purity define her as the light in Othello's life. Othello takes this internal light and puts it out allowing for the shift from light to dark. Her tragic death soon follows, and ... destroy Othello. Iago knows that by making Desdemona the foe, everybody will be caught in the net. Through her he knows that he is in control. Desdemona is described as virtuous and good and through the many lies and deceitf...

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