Iago is furious about being overlooked for promotion and plots to take revenge against his General; Othello, the Moor of Venice. Iago manipulates Othello into believing his wife Desdemona is unfaithful, stirring Othello's jealousy. Othello allows jealousy to consume him, murders Desdemona, and then kills himself.

Is Othello justified by killing himself?

On the contrary, Othello's love for Desdemona was too profound to be conjectured. But the fact is that Othello failed to retain his belief in Desdemona. ... As Othello loved Desdemona very much, he felt great remorse; thus, he had no other way than killing himself to justify his own evil act of murdering his beloved.

How does Othello describe himself before his death?

Othello describes himself as “one that loved not wisely, but too well,” which infers that his love is so intense, passionate and fulfilling that he has a dramatic weakness for making mistakes.