... bed at once, promising to join her soon. Desdemona obeys, departing immediately for her chamber. There she tells Emilia to dress her in her wedding dress and asks her to sing the willow song, which her mother's maid used to sing to her. In conversation with Emilia, Desdemona reveals her ... reluctant to leave her mistress alone, but Desdemona insists. Before Emilia goes, however, she spreads on the bed the sheets that were used on the wedding night, as her mistress has requested. As she helps her mistress to undress, she notices that Desdemona cannot think clearly; she seems bewildered a...

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... Brabantio to send for his daughter so she could prove their love. Prove it she did; she told her father that they were madly in love, and that they exchanged wedding vows. Right after this confession took place Othello had to be sent to war and he begged the Duke to have Desdemona be sent after him. After they returned they ... finally had their wedding night together. Iago's plan began with having Cassio, Othello's officer get drunk; after getting completely intoxicated he gets in a "planned" fight with Roderigo. Bells rang and Othello sees what Cassio ... realized that there wasn't a...

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... the conventional way. However, in the last scene, Benedick "stops her mouth" by kissing her, and Beatrice has no lines after that. This could signify that after their wedding, they will fall into the typical Elizabethan patriarchal marriage, with Beatrice as a subservient, "honourable" wife. Although they have parallels, Othello and Much Ado About Nothing are two very ... the conventional way. However, in the last scene, Benedick "stops her mouth" by kissing her, and Beatrice has no lines after that. This could signify that after their wedding, they will fall into the typical Elizabetha...

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... the door. Alone with Desdemona, Othello and Desdemona have a conversation about her being unfaithful. When Othello goes out, Emilia comes in to comfort Desdemona. Desdemona tells her to get the wedding sheets and put them on the bed. At Desdemona's request, Emilia brings in Iago, and Desdemona tries to find out from him why Othello has been treating her like a whore ... she should dismiss Emilia. Desdemona seems aware of her imminent fate as she prepares for bed. She says that if she dies before Emilia, Emilia should use one of the wedding sheets for her shroud. As Emilia helps her mist...

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... Othello acts as vehemently as he does when he becomes convinced of Desdemona's infidelity. Othello falls in love with and marries Desdemona, the daughter of a well-known Venetian senator. This wedding is extremely controversial due to the interracial bonding. Suddenly the couple is the talk of the town, being in the critical eye of all those who bother to involve themselves ... 's infidelity become more and more regular, Othello then demands "ocular proof- of such disloyalty. The ocular proof comes in the form of a falsely fabricated handkerchief Othello gave to Desdemona as a wedding gi...

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... ) In Othello, Desdemona is characterised as both faithful and independent but unfortunately aware of her impending death as she tells Emilia to prepare her wedding sheets. Though she articulates that it is to rekindle the emotions of her wedding night, reading between the lines, she is preparing to die happily. Emilia is Desdemona's handmaiden and Iago's wife. She is a bolder version of ... ...

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... this with her husband, Iago. She is very close to the truth but this just show how strong Iago's duplicity is. Act 4, Scene 3 Line 23-25 Emilia lay out the wedding sheets as Desdemona had asked for, and to this Desdemona says "if I do die before thee, prithee, shroud my in one of these same sheets," as if she were foreseeing ... ...

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Othello gave his wife a handkerchief, which belonged to his mother, as a wedding gift. Iago tells his wife Emilia to steal it from Desdemona to fulfill yet another one of his mischievous schemes. Emilia swindles it and gives it to her husband, Iago. ... ...

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... her mistress with more clarity, "Is not this man jealous?" (3.4.96) Emilia's character reveals another interesting portion of her personality in the scene before her death. As she puts Desdemona's wedding sheets on the bed and dresses her they have an interesting discussion about men and women. Answering Desdemona's question about cheating on her husband Emilia comments, "In truth, I think I should ... ...

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... is based on the extent of the persons potential for exploitation and the amount he stands to gain from its establishment. In the next significant scene, act two scene three, wedding celebrations ensue. Iago gets Cassio drunk. Iago manufactures a brawl, with Cassio at the center. Othello disturbed from the consummation of his marriage, angrily dismisses Cassio from his post. Iago persuades ... ...

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... is having an affair with Cassio then, in a soliloquy, announces his several reasons for seeking revenge. II.ii: In this very short scene, a herald announces Othello's orders for a combination victory-wedding celebration. II.iii: Iago gets Cassio drunk, then sends Roderigo to fight him. Montano comes to Roderigo's aid and is wounded by Cassio. Othello stops the fighting and, when Iago ... ...

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... killed by her husband. This knowledge shows how Desdemona has come to terms with her imminent death. Before hand, she even asked her maid to make her bed in her wedding sheets and to be wrapped in them in her death; these are the very sheets that Othello uses to killer her with. Desdemona's previous acceptance of her death is another ... ...

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... audience gets an extreme look into his demented psyche. Iago's views of love are not much better than his opinions about other people's "gardens". As Iago begins to slander the wedding of Othello and Desdemona he has, and uses, many opportunities to also slander against love and the Moorish race. One such demonstration of this is: "These Moors are changeable in ... ...

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... was right. In fact he was a very violent drunk. During his drunkenness, he gets into an altercation with Montano, whom he wounds very badly. Hearing the fight, Othello leaves his wedding bed to investigate. He is appalled by Cassio's foolish and rash behavior, and removes him from the position of lieutenant. Iago used Cassio's low tolerance for alcohol, a fact of which ... ...

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... women- (Introduction to Othello - The Complete Works of Shakespeare) Desdemona's failure and inability to flea from her husband even after she suspects Othello's murderous intent - asking Emilia to place her wedding sheets on the bed is a sign of that - balances her earlier resistance to patriarchal dominance. Even though she pleads to Othello for her life, "Kill me to-morrow; let me ... ...

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... . This sinister concealment indicates that something suspicious and secret is going on. They are both hiding their identity on their way to get married, which shows the secrecy of their wedding. The fact that the boats are going in different directions symbolises the fact that their paths in life are different, however, they meet up at the end in the same ... ...

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... is enough to push Othello over the edge and kill his wife. Being stained with the blood of dead virgins, the handkerchief can be eerily compared to the blood stained wedding sheets Desdemona has laid on her bed the night she dies. The handkerchief's pattern is foreshadowing Desdemona's fate. The handkerchief is also what brings the pieces of the puzzle together ... ...

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