The Guilty Conscience Is As Bad As A Guilty Act

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, Ive watch over here today to present you with a man who wants to justify the strike of his wife. I will show you how unjustified his twist and his thoughts were in this not so spontaneous crime. Othello is on trial for murder and I would care to remind you that he has admitted full and absolute blame for this and you should not management that lightly. Under the circumstances his mental state will come into account, except do not be bewildered by his claims of psychosis as whatever man could have had these thoughts befallen upon him and not taken forgeion.This act of murder was premeditated, thus making it first-degree murder. In a passing conversation earlier with Iago, Othello suggests that Desdemona shall not live. (Othello, 4. 1. 170) He goes on to describe how he should murder her as a passing thought. As Othello has stated here Hang her I will chop her into messes. Get me some poison, Iago, this night. (Othello, 4. 1. 174,184,188) Iago goes on to suggest that Othello shouldnt poison his wife but rather strangle her in bed.Othello continued to communicate with Iago about how he was going to strangle his wife because of her supposed adultery against him. Even though Iago is an accessory to this crime for his manipulation of Othellos thoughts and his suggestions on how to crop up Desdemona, Othello is still at fault for the proceeded crime. Mens rea suggests that Othello knew murdering his wife was wrong and yet he did so out of spite. His actus reus suggests that in killing his wife he was agitated and did act in the heat of passion, yet still mens rea proves him punishable of this act and his malice aforethought.His psychological state is that of every other man with a jealous, green monster on his back. He is not warranted to any prayer of insanity as he acted on a conscious and rise planned thought, which does not c erst periodde in insanity. Othello once more admits to his guilty consciousness of thi s crime in his words just sooner he murdered Desdemona Yet Ill not shed her blood. Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than pull the wool over someones eyes and smooth as monumental alabaster. Put out the light, and then flummox out the light. If I quench thee, thou flaming minister, I dejection again thy former light restore, should I repent me.But once I put out thy light, thou cunningst pattern of excelling nature, I whop not where is that Promethean heat that can thy light relume. When I have pull off the rose, I cannot give it vital growth again, it needs must wither. Ill impression it on the tree. Ah, balmy breath, that dost almost persuade justice to break her marque One more, one more. Be thus when thou art dead, and I will kill thee, and love thee after. One more, and this the last. So sweet was neer so fatal. (Othello, 5. 2. 3-20) He suggests that he will not mar her as to ruin her skin, and yet he wishes to put out her light metaphorically saying he wishes she wer e dead.He goes on to contemplate his actus reus by study her to a flame and a rose that can not be restored after its eradication. Othello planned the murder of his wife with his inferior soldier, he knew what he was doing was wrong, and he continued to smother her as she pleaded for her life. Desdemona begged for her life shortly before her death Oh banish me, my lord, but kill me not Kill me tomorrow, permit me live tonight But half an hour But while I say one prayer . She was unjustifiably murdered for an act she knew she had not committed.Othello acted on his jealousy and thoughts of malice rather than his love and belief in his wife, does this not make him a guilty man? Should Othello be acquitted of this crime or convicted of this horrendous act of murder as it is? That is for you to decide. Perrines Literature Structure, Sound, and Sense, Eleventh Edition. Thomas R. Arp, Greg Johnson. Senior Publisher Lyn Uhl. Publisher Michael Rosenberg. learning Ed Helen Triller. Ass istant Ed Erin Bosco. Boston, Ma. Years Published 2006, 2009, and 2012. Shakespeare, William. Othello. Pages 1276-1369.