What is Emilia's reaction when Othello tells her that Iago has revealed Desdemona's affair with Cassio to him?
Emilia was shocked and amazed
. All along she had thought the tale had been a lie contrived by some awful person; never dreaming that Iago was responsible.
What does Emilia say to Othello?
When she realizes Othello has killed Desdemona, Emilia immediately lashes out at him, stating “
Thou dost belie her and thou art a devil
” (5.2.).
Why is Emilia upset with Othello What does she say?
When she realizes Othello has killed Desdemona, Emilia immediately lashes out at him, stating “
Thou dost belie her and thou art a devil
” (5.2.).
What does Emilia say to Desdemona about Othello?
Emilia questions Desdemona worriedly about Othello's behavior, wondering what's happened to her “lord.” She then declares that
she has no lord, nor does she have tears to cry
, and no answer is appropriate about what is going on with Othello except an answer that could be told in tears.
What does Emilia blame for Othello's bad mood?
Emilia thinks
someone made up the affair to gain a position of power
and Iago says O's in a bad mood from politics. Roderigo calls Iago out because D doesn't love him yet but Iago says he's smart for noticing Iago hasn't gotten him D yet.
What is Emilia jealous of in Othello?
Just as Iago warns Othello to beware of jealousy, Emilia tells Desdemona that jealously is
a monster that eats away at a person
.
Is Emilia a strong character?
Emilia is
Iago's wife
, and Desdemona's maid, a woman of practical intelligence and emotional resilience. She follows Iago in wifely duty, but during the play develops a strong loyalty to Desdemona and, at the end, denounces Iago's lies to defend Desdemona's reputation.
Is Desdemona a virgin?
Shakespeare scholar Harold Bloom thinks that Desdemona's virginity is the big driving question of the play. Bloom argues that Othello and Desdemona never had sex—that
Desdemona actually dies a virgin
. … If she's still a virgin, she's been faithful.
Who kills Cassio?
Cassio stabs and wounds Roderigo.
Iago
darts out in the commotion, stabs Cassio in the leg, and exits.
Who does Desdemona say killed her?
She says that
Cassio
has killed Roderigo. Then Desdemona's voice is heard from the bed, saying “falsely murdered” and Emilia calls for help. Desdemona says that she is innocent, denies that anyone has killed her, and dies.
Does Desdemona cheat on Othello?
Desdemona never cheats on Othello
. She loves him and is faithful to him. Iago manipulates Othello through lies and innuendo into thinking that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio.
What does Emilia say about cheating?
The song makes Desdemona think about adultery, and she asks Emilia whether she would cheat on her
husband “for all the world”
(IV. iii. 62 ). Emilia says that she would not deceive her husband for jewels or rich clothes, but that the whole world is a huge prize and would outweigh the offense.
Does Othello justify his killing of Desdemona?
What does he think he is doing, and why? Othello still loves Desdemona, and does not want to see her slaughtered so he decides to smother her.
Othello believes by killing her
in this manner and by letting her repent her “sins” he is saving her soul and sending her to heaven.
What does Othello say before death?
Othello's suicide serves as a kind of trial in which he decides on and enacts a punishment for his crime of killing Desdemona. In his final speech, he explains how he hopes to be remembered, saying “
When you shall these unlucky deed relate / Speak of me as I am
” (5.2.).
What does Othello say after he kills Desdemona?
But once I kill you,
you beautiful, fake woman, I do not know the magic that could bring you back
. When I've plucked this rose, I can't make it grow again; it will have no choice but to wither and die. Let me smell you while you're still on the tree.
What are Desdemona's last words?
Desdemona is at times a submissive character, most notably in her willingness to take credit for her own murder. In response to Emilia's question, “O, who hath done this deed?” Desdemona's final words are, “
Nobody, I myself. Farewell. / Commend me to my kind lord. O, farewell”
(V.
