Othello Act: 5 Scene: 1 & 2

Othello: "That's he that was Othello; Here I am" (5.2. 280).

Lodovico: "O thou Othello that was once so good,/ Fall'n in the practice of a crushed slave,/ What shall be said to thee?" (5.2. 287-289).

Othello: "When you shall these unlucky deeds relate,/ Speak of me as I am. Nothing extenuate,/ Nor set down aught in malice" (5.2. 337-339).

Othello changed, but only because of Iago. Iago manipulated him so well that he forgot all his own morals and trust in the people that truly cared about him. Not only did we see this change, but almost all the characters in the play did too. Once everything was cleared up, we learned that Iago was Othello's only cause for his change. Before he killed himself, Othello demanded everything to be truthfully told to the public about his actions and the events that took place. This tells us that Othello was that same noble man we met in the beginning of the book. Othello was ashamed for falling into Iago's evil plan. Othello didn't realize what was going on before, but he could have asked Desdemona or Cassio if any of the accusations Iago made were true. The problem would have been solved much quicker, without the death of anybody. The ending of "Othello" made the book even better than I thought it would be.

Traduced (5.2. 350)- v. to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame.

Pernicious (5.2. 152)- adj. deadly; fatal.