We, the audience, know the extent of Othello's heroics by how he is treated by the Venetian council. ... You can see his distrust towards his wife, Emilia, when she steals Desdemona's handkerchief and she hands it to him. ... However no matter how much of a hero Emilia is she still dies for the truth that she told. And who should kill her? ... However in the play Othello it does not seem to matter who you trust or who you do not because either way there is a good chance of you dying....

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Rodrigo is a jealous suitor of Desdemona, he believes that such pure and faithful women should not marry Othello. "What a full fortune does the thicklips owe If he can carry't thus" (I.I. 63-37). ... – A likely piece of work that you should find in your chamber and not know who left it there! ... Othello does not promote him and blames Othello: "Despise me, if I do not. ... According to Othello Emilia stole the handkerchief, but she does not tell Desdemona. ...

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This is because Desdemona is risking losing her culture and reputation as a white Venetian of middle-to-upper class, and to marry a black Moorish general who is not a land-owner. ... Roderigo paid Iago to assist him to win Desdemona's heart "thou, Iago, who hast had my purse/As if the strings were thine- [1.1.2-3] in which case we as a contemporary audience must ask ourselves, can love be merely purchased with gold and silver? Does money guarantee the power to own anything of one's heart's desires? ... The Duke also has the privilege and the right to define and judge Othello...

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In the jury scene in Act 3 Scene 1 Othello says "She swore, in faith, twas strange, 'twas passing strange she wish'd ,
That heaven had made her such a man: she bade me, if I had a friend that loved her, 
I should but teach him how to tell my story. ... From the relationship they share we can see the respect that Othello has for women, very much unlike the misogynistic attitude of Iago, who maliciously belittles his wife in the presence of Desdemona and Cassio; "Sir would she give you so much of her lips as of her tongue she oft bestows on me, You'll have enough....

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For example, in Othello, after convincing Roderigo that everything will work out and promising to help him win over Desdemona, Iago delivers his first soliloquy saying Thus do I ever make my fool my purse; For I mine own gained knowledge should profane If I would time expend with such snipe But for my sport and profit. ... Therefore prepare you. ... Although he intends to hurt Cassio, he gives off the impression that he is merely doing the right thing by saying, I had rather have this tongue cut from my mouth Than it should do offense to Michael Cassio. ... It is unclear how much Clau...

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She knows the ways of Venice perhaps more than anyone else in the play who is Venetian. ... If he knows she is capable of manipulation, Othello will believe that he is the more deceived. ... Always make sure you choose the most suitable quotation - and include it in your sentence if it's short. ... What do you think? ... Rather than - say - an immature innocent girl, a victim - or even as she is sometimes played, a sparky girl who has chosen Othello to make a serious statement about her lifeview? ...

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Through this quote Iago tries to convince Othello that Desdemona has or could commit adultery seeing though she has already deceived her father in marrying Othello. ... "For whiles this honest fool Plies Desdemona to repair his fortunes, And she for him pleads strongly to the Moor, I"ll pour pestilence into his ear: That she repeals him for her body's lust; And by how much she strives to do him good, She shall undo her credit with the Moor. ... This may do something. ... Here Iago tells of how wife Emilia has picked up the lost handkerchief and given it to Iago who has continually asked h...

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Through this quote Iago tries to convince Othello that Desdemona has or could commit adultery seeing though she has already deceived her father in marrying Othello. ... "For whiles this honest fool Plies Desdemona to repair his fortunes, And she for him pleads strongly to the Moor, I"ll pour pestilence into his ear: That she repeals him for her body's lust; And by how much she strives to do him good, She shall undo her credit with the Moor. ... This may do something. ... Here Iago tells of how wife Emilia has picked up the lost handkerchief and given it to Iago who has continually asked h...

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He also demands to know where he can find Othello. ... Cassio, on official business from the Duke, does not know about the private life, the marriage, of Othello, his boss. ... Othello suggests that his wife should be called to address the Council. While he and the Senators are waiting for her to arrive, Othello describes how he wooed her. ... When she is asked who her sovereign lord is, she does not choose her father, to whom she has always been obedient and to whom she will always feel a sense of duty. ...

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