Othello--CRAZY!

I knew characters would die at the end of the play because it was a tragedy, but I did not expect the people to die like this. I was sure that Cassio would die after Iago told Roderigo to kill him (IV.ii.221). He was the one who ending up living! I liked that he would get his revenge on Iago by deciding how he would be tortured (V.ii.366-369). I found it like poetic justice because all along it was Iago. Everyone thought Cassio was a terrible person when in reality he wasn't. I was also surprised that Iago actually hurt Cassio because he had done nothing really. I mean he had told people things and put thoughts in their mind, but he had never taken action like that. Emilia was surprising in standing up for herself by telling Iago she would not "charm her tongue"(V.ii..183). Instead, she calls him out and pretty much tells him he is a worthless liar who should die. Lastly, it was sad that Othello killed himself and Desdemona. He knew that she had done nothing against him, and what they had (according to the story) was true love. If it weren't for Iago, they would have lived happily ever after.