Journal 10

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Othello’s Insight

Write a one paragraph response to the following question:

Often at the end of a play, Shakespeare’s tragic heroes often have a moment of insight.  What is Othello’s insight?  Look closely at Othello’s last speech before answering this question.

Othello's final speech features a few key insights by Othello about his life and how he wants people to remember him by. He first tells the delegation that he wants them to remember him as the great general that he was, instead of the murderer that he became after Iago was done with him. He also admits to them all that although he once was one of them, now he is nothing better than a Turkish outsider and stabs himself.