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How Does Othello Put Out The Light

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1. A famous line is found in Act V, Scene 2, line 7. The famous line is: "Put out the light, and then put out the light."
What does line 7 mean?

Othello gathered all his anguish and animosity focused on Desdemona's "betrayal" and channeled those ardent emotions towards Desdemona, thus building up the proper incentive to murder her towards the end of the scene. Prior to the crime, Othello "reassured" himself that his intention to murder his "wayward" wife were somehow just. Nevertheless, he simply could not shake the guilt that coincided with the act of killing a loved one. Therefore, Othello decided to keep his revenge hidden and "put out the light" before "putting out" the "light". Othello "put out the light" by killing Desdemona at

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