Othello
The bed is on the stage for the first time; this is Desdemona and Othello's marriage bed.
Act 5 scene 2
In 3.3 he swear a vow that his feelings will never ebb back to humble love, but he uses a nautical metaphor to swear that his goal will be the killing of Desdemona. It is the cause means the cause of justice, heavenly justice. So he sees himself as an instrument of divine justice. "Put out the light, and then put out the light" talks about two different kinds of light, one physical, the other spiritual, Desdemona's life.
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Earlier Othello had a confidence that his life was part of some fate, and in fact, this fate led him to marry Desdemona. He uses the sailing imagery again. He acknowledges that he has committed the unforgiveable sin. [of course, to believe something is unforgiveable is to rob God/Christ of the choice of being lenient or forgiving.]
This is a reference to the devil having cloven hooves.
There is paradox or irony in this. In pursuing honor, he commits the most henious crime.
Shakespeare recovers Othello in the last speech that he gives Othello just before he kills himself. We see both Othellos as a paradox, where both views of Othello can be seen as truth. So Othello regains his former view and the only honorable thing he can do is to kill the Othello who killed his innocent wife. But here Othello wants to influence how his tale is told. He claims that his love was too great, that his emotions are extreme. His last line reminds us of his role for the Venetian state, to kill the turks.