... , who would not make her husband a cuckold to make him a monarch? I should venture purgatory for't." (5.1.70-75). This meaning that Emilia "would not deceive her husband for jewels or rich clothes, but that the whole world is a huge prize and would outweigh the offense." (Ross Douthat) She goes on to tell Desdemona that women like men also enjoy sex and infidelity ... ...

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