Othello's Pillow


 * "What noise is this? Not dead? not yet quite dead?
 * I that am cruel am yet merciful;
 * I would not have thee linger in thy pain: So, so."
 * -The Tagedy of Othello (Act V, Scene II)

Origins
The Tragedy of Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play tells of a Venetian general who happens to be a Moor. The general is tricked by one of his jealous soldier to think that his wife is unfaithful. And in the end the general kills his wife with a pillow and comits suicide after finding out the truth.