Othello
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Othello
smothers wife, Desdemona, in paroxysm of rage over her suspected adultery. [Br. Lit.: Othello]
See: Anger
Othello
“thinks men honest that but seem to be so.” [Br. Lit.: Othello]
See: Gullibility
Othello
smothers Desdemona out of jealousy. [Br. Lit.: Othello]
See: Jealousy
Othello
believing false evidence of Desdemona’s infidelity, he strangles her. [Br. Lit.: Shakespeare Othello]
See: Murder
Othello
commits suicide from guilt for wife’s murder. [Br. Lit.: Othello]
See: Remorse