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Why does Otello tell Desdemona to pray before he kills her?
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Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi was known for operas such as Rigoletto (1851).
In the final act of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello, Otello commands Desdemona to pray because he wishes to ensure she asks for forgiveness for any unconfessed crimes before her death. He explicitly states that he does not want to kill her soul.1