... Othello gave Desdemona as her first gift. Othello is furious and plots for revenge. He promotes Iago to lieutenant in the process. Act III Scene IV Desdemona orders the servant to find Cassio and bring him the message that she has made her suit to Othello. Desdemona wonders to Emilia where her ... man he once knew. He wonders whether Othello is mad, but Iago refuses to answer Lodovico's questions, telling him that he must see for himself. Act IV Scene II Othello interrogates Emilia about Desdemona's behavior, but Emilia insists that Desdemona has done nothing suspicious. Emilia gets De...

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... into thinking Hero has been unfaithful He feels more betrayed by Leonato than by Hero, saying, "Give not this rotten orange to your friend" (IV.i.30). The metaphor of the "rotten orange" implies that a once sweet and pure Hero is now spoiled. Unlike Othello, whose actions are intended ... by Leonato. He sees her loss of virginity as a loss of honour for the entire family, saying, "Hence from her, let her die" (IV.i.153), which means he'd rather she die than live with the shame of being unchaste. She is talked about more than she talks herself, and becomes a victim ... into thinking Her...

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... , as the General would he angry if he saw her there. However, he promises to meet her soon, and if possible, he would dine with her that very night. Act IV, Scene 1 At the beginning of the scene, Othello is hovering uneasily between Iago's wicked version of events and his knowledge of Desdemona's pure nature. When Iago tells him that Cassio ... . The innocent Desdemona sobs uncontrollably and leaves. Except for the delighted Iago, the onlookers are horrified. Iago speaks in understatement when he tells Lodovico that Othello is "much chang"d". Act IV, Scene 2 Othello tries to force admissi...

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... , Othello's will be the last of the three ships to arrive at Cyprus in Act II, scene i; Othello will stand apart while Cassio and Iago supposedly discuss Desdemona in Act IV, scene i; and Othello will assume that Cassio is dead without being present when the fight takes place in Act V, scene i. Othello's status as an outsider may be the reason he ... her. "Marry, I would not do such a thing for any petty exhibition; but for the whole world, -- why, who would not make her husband a cuckold to make him a monarch?" (IV.iii.68-69).  In many ways, she has an advantage over Desdemona. Desde...

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... developed through the rising action found in Acts II and III, where Iago plants and grows the seeds of jealousy in Othello's mind. The climax is reached early in Act IV when Othello publicly strikes Desdemona, showing that he has lost self-control and succumbed to the wickedness and lies of Iago. After this, the plot rushes through the falling action ... ...

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... and the characters. Act II is a further development and continuation of the plot. Act III is the climax that serves to solidify and give direction towards the eventual outcome. Act IV is a sort of transition and prelude to Act V in which the final crisis occurs and the play is resolved. Two of Shakespeare's most widely recognized tragedies are Hamlet and Othello ... ...

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... moves into silence, where as Emilia begins as the submissive, pathetically acquiescent wife and eventually progresses to a brazen speech on dignity and equality between both genders, particularly in late Act IV "But I do think it is their husbands' faults/If wives do fall. Say that they slack their duties- [4.3.85-86] and "Let husbands know/Their wives have sense like them ... ...

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