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1
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Summary

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Othello asks Emilia about desdemona being unfaithful and she defends her innocence.

He then is cruel to desdemona

Desdemona is upset/ already foregrounds her death and says she will always love her husband

2
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Emilia defends des innocence

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“She is honest”

“If any wretch have put this in your head, let heaven requite it with the serpents curse”

Ironic

3
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Othello is cruel about Emilia

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“Subtle whore”

Sexual disgust
Treatment of women
Also highlights othellos change

4
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Desdemona pleads her innocence

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“Your wife, my lord, your true and loyal wife”

5
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Othello as a cuckhokd

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“All kind of sores and Shames on my bare head”

6
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Othello public humiliation

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“A fixed figure for the time of scorn”

7
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What does othello call des ?

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“Whore”

“Public commoner”

“I took you for that cunning whore of Venice that married with othello”

8
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How is iago a skilled antagonist here?

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He adopts role of confused bystander

Asks questions

Short sentences

“Do not weep” however he is the cause

9
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Emilia reminds us of desdemonas loyalty to othello ?

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“She forsook so many noble matches, her father, and her country, and her friends to be called whore?”

10
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Emilia says othello has been tricked

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“The moors abysed by some most villainous knacks”

11
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How has he lost his identity

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“Cunning whore of Venice that married othello “

12
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Hell imagery othello

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“Grim as hell”

She is “false as hell”

13
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Emilia sushspexts

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Othello has been manipulated by some “eterna villain” but never suspects it’s her husband

14
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Iagos changed role

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He says strangle in her death bed about des in last scene
But acts sympathetic to her sayinf “weep not; all things shall be well”
3 faced

15
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Roderigo in this scene

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“Words and oersomdonaces are no Kim together”

Easily manipulated again “I see there’s nettles in theee”