... ". Act III, Scene 4 In a light-hearted vein, Desdemona talks to the clown and asks him to find Cassio for her. She also talks about the loss of her handkerchief, for she treasured it as a gift from Othello. Emilia, who knows the truth, keeps silent about it. Othello enters and asks her to lend the handkerchief to him. She says that she does not have it ... being recalled to Venice. Then Othello's savage words of accusation sink in to her mind, and she realizes what she is being accused of. She is horrified, but there is nothing she can do except deny the charge. Her denials fall on deaf ...

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... been done to him by Cassio and Othello and is out to hurt both just for the sake of damaging their lives. In contrast, Claudius, who is also driven by a need for self-fulfillment, is not out to specifically harm anybody. As literary critic Morris White notes, His government works smoothly. He shows great tact to his courtiers, a genuine concern for his ... wife, and even kindness, at least at the beginning, to Hamlet and therefore can not be considered completely evil. He simply has a goal in mind, which is ... King, and will stop at nothing until he achieves it. In this way he is seen...

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