act 4 scene 2 and 3

scene 2 summary? (4 points)

• othello asks emilia about des

• othello and des speak, des denies cheating

• emilia tells iago that othello must be deceived by a villian, ironically

• iago starts to manipulate roderigo to get rid of cassio

scene 3 summary? (4 points)

• des thinks othello will kill her soon

• she sings a song called ‘willow’ about a woman whose love forsook her

• emilia says men should blame themselves if their wives cheat

• des says she responds to bad with goodness and prepares to sleep

othello’s character in these scenes?

accusatory - interrogates emilia and assumes her and des to be lying about everything

quote showing emilia swearing to honesty?

‘to wager she is honest lay down my soul at stake’

religious (genesis) imagery from emilia? signifiance? (2 points)

• ‘let heaven requite…the serpent’s curse’

• unknowingly relates iago to eden’s deceitful snake

quotes of othello being accusatory to emilia?

'she’s a simple bawd’ - female pimp

religious imagery from othello when interrogating des? (2 points)

‘the devils…fear to seize thee’

‘heaven knows [you] art false as hell’

othello being accusatory to des? (2 points) + add techniques

‘[cheating like] summer flies’ (metaphor)

‘i took you for the whore of venice who married othello’ (sarcasm)

quotes from des showing her honesty? (3 points)

• ‘your true and loyal wife’

• ‘i am a christian’

• i hope my noble lord esteems me honest’

quote from emilia foreshadowing iago being revealed as a villian?

‘isome eternal villian [must have] devised this slander’

quote showing emilia villianising othello for how he spoke about des?

‘a [drunk] beggar could not have laid such terms upon his [slut]’

othello largely exaggerates his accusations to des - why? (2 points)

• shows the importance of her staying ‘pure’ in his eyes

• he is losing grip on reality

quote showing des’s persistent love for othello?

‘even his frowns have grace in them’

significance of the willow song? (2 points)

• suggests both genders are unfaithful

• has a melancholy tone, foreshadows act 5’s tragedy

quotes from emilia’s speech about infedelity? (2 points)

• wives have sense like [their husbands]

• ‘[cheating is] sport’

meaning behind emilia’s speech?

she believes women are equal to men with their needs and desires