Othello is a Moorish military commander in Venice, who because of his dark skin color is an outcast. His longing for acceptance in Venetian society and
             desire for civility and domesticity after years of living the life of a marauding warrior have motivated him to marry Desdemona, the daughter of a Venetian senator. This genuine love match quickly sours when the manipulative Iago spitefully concocts a tale of marital infidelity between Desdemona and Cassio, a young military lieutenant. The proud and noble warrior cannot comprehend such an act of betrayal. Though he has much experience making dispassionate military decisions, he has no experience in matters of the heart. All of whatever insecurities Othello kept buried inside quickly surfaced, and he became filled with irrational jealousy. This outrage reaches its climax in Act V, Scene II. In a
             memorable speech, it becomes clear that Othello must kill Desdemona as an act of justice. He is transferring emotions he can neither understand nor cope with into cool military logic, with which he is more comfortable. He cannot bear the
             humiliation of an adulterous wife, and believes the punishment of death fits this crime of passion. In this way, she can never again be unfaithful, and Othello is thereby sparing other men his heartbreak. He will not deface her beauty or spatter her blood. Instead, he shall strangle her so she shall be as beautiful in death as she was in life.
             Othello's speech makes frequent references to darkness and light. Desdemona's alabaster skin is in sharp contrast to Othello's dark skin. The
             murder shall be committed at night, perhaps because the act is somehow less ugly than in the light of day. The light could also represent Othello's searching for the light in hopes that it will provide him with a solution to his problem. His anger is a fire burning inside of him. Othello longs for cool logic to overtake him
             so that justice can prevail. T...