• Desdemona is asleep in her room, Othello's soliloquy outlines how he'll kill her and then kisses her, she wakes
• Desdemona implores Othello to go and ask Cassio if the two ever did such a thing, she weeps after she hears Cassio's dead, Othello believes this is out of love and smothers her
• Emilia is at the door when this happens, Othello lets her in after he's killed her but she's still alive for a period, Emilia hears her and is horrified
• Othello explains why he has done this, Emilia summons Montano, Gratiano, and Iago
• Iago denies Emilia's accusations and stabs her then flees - she is put to rest next to Desdemona upon her request
• Guards return with Iago; Othello wounds him but Iago refuses to speak/explain himself.
• Iago's plots are revealed, realising he was wrong othello kills himself

Othello's first death is that of his previous reputation of the "Valiant Moor" when he murders Desdemona. His suicide is then both retribution and rehabilitation, destroying the villain he has proved himself to be whilst attempting to heal his reputation.

In life both Emilia and Desdemona are victim to constant accusations of dishonesty and disloyalty; it is only through dying that they are able to proves themselves against the allegations.

Emilia dies as a martyr, speaking the truth of the evils of both her husband and Othello "O the more angel she, and you the blacker devil!" and "O thou dull moor, that handkerchief thou speak'st of I found by fortune and did give my husband!" she insults Othello using insults linked to his race, calling him "As ignorant as dirt" she refuses to be quiet "I will speak as liberal as the north:" even in death she remains loyal to Desdemona, "o lay me by my mistress' side, I shall play the swan"

Desdemona's last words "Nobody; I myself. Farewell Commend me to my kind lord: O, farewell!" remind us of her selfless devotion to her lord as she attempts to absolve him of guilt in her dying moments.

Othello's soliloquy begins the scene, full of language of justice and law in an attempt to justify his killing Desdemona. "It is the cause" and even personifies justice itself as he exclaims "Ah balmy breath that dost almost persuade Justice to break her sword" showing his emphasis on the importance of righting and punishing all perceived wrongs

Othello often takes justice into his own hands (Seen in act 2 scene 3, and Desdemona's death, and his suicide)

There's poetic justice to Othello's suicide, he uses a sword historically used to kill enemies of the Venetian state, which he proved himself to be in killing Desdemona. Othello's vice is appropriately punished.

Images of light and religion highlight her virtue and piety and heighten the tragedy of her death. Othello enters with a light ironically associating him with priestly officiation during a religious ritual (important to note Iago enters in act 1 scene 1 also holding a light) He speaks about the "Heavenly" sorrow he feels. He uses the metaphor of light to refer to Desdemona's life "Once put out thy light... I know not where is that Promethean heat that can thy light relume" Othello urges Desdemona to prey because he does not want to "Kill thy unprepared spirit... I would not kill thy soul" obsessed with reputation, he does this to be perceived as "an honourable murderer"

Othello confronting his crime still uses this religious imagery, inviting God's punishment rather than justifying his actions. He addresses Desdemona's body "When we shall meet at compt This look of thine will hurl my soul from heaven and fiends will snatch at it" recognising his guilt and the fact of his damnation. "Whip me ye devils from the possession of this heavenly sight!" accepting his evil doing and the punishment he will face from God for committing the sins that he did.

Othello and Iago can both be accuses of excessive pride. Iago's gloating and selfish last words "Demand me nothing. What you know, you know. From this time forth I never will speak a word" his egotism drives his desire to continue one-upping the virtuous

Othello still loves Desdemona, he weeps and kisses her before he kills her but his pride and ego do not allow him to let her live. He insists nought I did in hate, but all in honour" torn between his love for her and his desire to uphold his reputation and ego that exacerbated his jealousy and anger. Othello admits he was "One that loved not wisely, but too well" and atones for his excessive pride by killing himself. His last actions and words remain loving, "I kissed thee ere I killed thee: no way but this, killing myself, to die upon a kiss" Linking kissing and killing as one action as violence continues to permeate his perception of love.