(http://www.art-archive.com, Search; “othello” by Marchett Ludovico”
This illustration, which was also painted by the Italian artist, named Marchett Ludovico around 1853-1909. Showcases the scene where Cassio and Roderigo get into an altercation, a sword fight. The image shows two men dressed in classic attire, swords drawn and one of is lunging towards the other one with his sword striking him, a fatal blow to the chest area. Iago manipulates the foolish individual Roderigo into thinking that Desdemona is now after Cassio, that she is a whore that looks for new attractive men to satisfy her needs. Iago then manipulates and explains to Roderigo that he must eliminate Cassio, they find a perfect chance and Iago tells Roderigo to stab Cassio while he hides “Here, stand behind this bulk, straight will he come. Wear thy good rapier bare, and put it home. Quick, quick! Fear nothing. I’ll be at thy elbow. It makes us, or it mars us. Think on that, and fix most firm thy resolution” (Act 5 scene 1 Line 5). Roderigo actually does not want to commit this murder, but his obsession with possessing Desdemona leads him to go through with this horrendous act. “I have no great devotion to the deed and yet he hath given me satisfying reasons. ”Tis but a man gone. Forth, my sword: he dies” (Act 5 scene 10 Line 10). Iago doesn’t care who dies in this brawl, even if both of them die, that works in his favor (Act 5 scene 1line 15). Roderigo lunges towards with his sword and stabs Cassio but gets nothing but under armor, then Cassio lunges his sword towards Roderigo and stabs him, killing him. Iago comes in the very end and stabs Cassio in the leg (without letting him see that it was him), making him a cripple. The whole scene is probably the climax of the entire play, this when things get really intense leading to the tragic ending.
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