What aspects or general themes from Cinthios’s Hecatomithi would make an interesting adaptation into Othello on stage? *Predict what ending do you think shake Shakespeare chose – Othello kills self or is killed by torture after banishment?

Cinthio’s Hecatomithi is different from Othello on stage because Hugo falls in love with Desi. That is the main reason that Hugo wishes to destroy Othello’s life. He believes that is he cannot have Desi then neither can Othello. This would make an interesting aspect in Othello on stage because it would make Hugos attack on O more dynamic and interesting in a plot basis. I believe that Skakespeare chose for Othello to kill himself because it would make for a more dramatic ending. This is more of Shakespeares style to have shock value at the end of his plays.