Othello thought of Desdemona as a very important person. He referred to her as a monumental alabaster (the finest marble) 5.2.5. He treated her as if she were at a higher rank than he. Desdemona became folly when she lost the handkerchief. She had dropped it when she was talking to Othello and Emily picked it up to steal it for Iago. That handkerchief was
Othello thought of Desdemona as a very important person. He referred to her as a monumental alabaster (the finest marble) 5.2.5. He treated her as if she were at a higher rank than he. Desdemona became folly when she lost the handkerchief. She had dropped it when she was talking to Othello and Emily picked it up to steal it for Iago. That handkerchief was