8/27/15 Othello Act 4 Scene 3 and Act 5 Scene 1
Summary: This scene starts with Othello telling his wife she would go to bed, and that he would be with her soon. Desdemona seems fairly aware of her fate, as she tells Emilia to wrap her in her wedding sheets if she is to perish. And Emilia continues on a speech about adultery actions to Desdemona. Then in the next scene, Iago convinces Roderigo to attacks Cassio, but fails to kill him, and instead Iago murders Roderigo
Quotation: “Tell me, Emilia— That there be women do abuse their husbands In such gross kind?
Emilia- There be some such, no question.” (Act 4 Scene 3)
Significance of Quotation: I fully understand Emilia being more of a side character, and is not the most …show more content…
In this scene, Iago shows absolutely no remorse for his actions whatsoever. Not only does he convince Roderigo to kill Cassio, but when he fails to do so, Iago murders him, then comes out and plays innocent. Honest Iago begins to slip up, failing to kill Cassio, he does not upkeep his end of the agreement with Othello. I feel that by this time in the scenes Iago is most likely stressing out over the entire elaborate plan, after all he has done to ensure things end up how they have, he must feel the need to complete his goal. And Othello is still very sure of his morals being in the right place, Of course he is upset, but he still feels as though he is doing the right thing. All the while Desdemona seems to know her eventual fate, as she asks Emilia to wrap her in her wedding sheets if she were to die. And speaking of Emilia, her character is very new, her ideas are similar to that of a modern person, the way she speaks in a realistic way, she does not blur any