To what extent does Othello offer a sense of redemption at the end?
redemption noun
1. improving of something: the act of saving something or somebody from a declined, dilapidated, or corrupted state and restoring it, him, or her to a better condition
2. redeemed state: the improved state of somebody or something saved from apparently irreversible decline
3. atonement for human sin: deliverance from the sins of humanity by the death of Jesus Christ on the Cross
These questions might help you to explore the ideas in the title
1. What kind of character is Othello?
2. What kind of relationship does he have with Desdemona?
3. Is anyone else to blame for his actions?
4. How does he try to pay for what he has done? Is it enough?
5. Is he a tragic hero? How is the play tragic?
6. How are the audience meant to react to him throughout, but especially at the end?
7. How does it compare to Shakespeare’s other tragedies and tragedies in general?
8. What elements are redemptive?
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