Show HOW DESDEMONA DIED the curiously contrived ending of shakespeare s heroine the tragic death of desdemona Desde moca ac cording to the paris Men estrel which has recently completed some interest ing researches among the archives ot the family of which shak speare s othello was a member really occurred in crete in the year 1523 desdemona whose name unifies damsel of the house of demons met her death according to this new ver sion in a singular manner othello had chaigen his valet with the carrying out of his revenge the valet accordingly took up a position close to desdemona s apartment where he started groaning and shut fling with his feet othello thereupon requested his wife to rise and discover the cause of the noise As she crossed the threshold a of grass was flung at her head she fell to the ground and was then assailed with a succession of similar grass filled sad s being anally smothered under the falling ceiling and masonry of the walls which had been specially loosened at othello s orders |