KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS SETTING Othello is not confined to a single place. Act I of the play takes place in Venice. Act II moves on to Cyprus, where the rest of the action takes ... has been totally duped by the villainous Iago. He cannot stand to live with his guilt, so he stabs himself and dies on the body of his precious Desdemona. THEME ANALYSIS The Theme of Love Othello loves Desdemona as an extension of himself. His marriage is sustained by an idealized vision of Desdemona serving as the object of his exalted romantic ... cannot guarantee certainty. As he takes Desdemona's hand, he obse...

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