Rachel Igoe
English Honors
G-Period
17 November 2010
Quote Analysis Act 4 Scene 2
“ If any wretch have put this in your head, / Let heaven requite it with the serpent’s curse, / For if she be not honest, chaste, and true, / There’s no man happy” (IV.ii.16-18).
Emilia is conversing with Othello because he questions her if she ever witnessed anything happen between Cassio and Desdemona. Othello asks Emilia if she has ever heard Desdemona tell Cassio anything or if she has whispered to him. He specifically asks Emilia because she has been there every time that Cassio and Desdemona have talked. Emilia says that if anyone has tried to convince Othello that Desdemona has done wrong then that person should be cursed. It is ironic because Iago, Emilia’s husband, has been convincing Othello that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. Emilia is unaware of the fact that her own husband is creating problems between Othello and Desdemona. The reader might wonder what Emilia would do if she found out that Iago was the person that was influencing Othello. The reader also has sympathy for Desdemona because she is kind hearted and loyal, but she is mistreated for acts she did not take part of.
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