... "put money in thy purse" (333) . Iago believes that Othello and Desdemona will not be together for a very long time since Othello is a Moor and Desdemona is an aristocrat. Iago urges Roderigo to earn money now so that he can be an eligible suitor when Desdemona is looking for another husband. ... prove to Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair. Iago hope that this information will make Othello forever jealous. For that I do suspect the lusty Moor/ Hath leapt into my seat, the thought whereof/ Doth, like a poisonous mineral, gnaw my inwards/ And nothing can or shall content...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... , Desdemona requests to talk with Iago about the situation. In her keen perception Emilia believes someone must have helped convince Othello that his wife was cheating on him. In the final act, chaos erupts leaving many characters disorientated and or dead. Emilia realizes that it was her own husband who had planted the suspicions of Desdemona's unfaithfulness in Othello's head. "You ... to her utter dismay that her husband was the culprit and evil villain in the play. In a final attempt to quiet his wife Iago draws his sword and stabs her, but before she dies she tells Othello, "Moor, s...

• Word Count: 912
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School