Denouement
is a literary device that can be defined as the resolution of the
issue of a complicated plot in fiction. The majority of examples
of denouement show the resolution in the final part or chapter, often in
an epilogue. It is
the final outcome of the main complication in a play or story. Usually the
climax of the work has already occurred by the time the denouement occurs. It
is sometimes referred to as the explanation or outcome of a drama that reveals
all the secrets and misunderstandings connected to the plot. Understanding the
denouement helps the reader to see how the final end of a story unfolds, and
how the structure of stories works to affect our emotions.
In
the drama Othello, there is a
plot to deceive Othello into believing that his wife, Desdemona, has been
unfaithful to him. As a result of this plot, Othello kills his wife out of
jealousy, the climax of the play. The denouement occurs soon after, when
Emilia, who was Desdemona's mistress, proves to Othello that his wife was in
fact honest, true, and faithful to him. As a result of being mad with grief,
Othello plunges a dagger into his own heart.
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