"Othello"

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This paper compares Emilia and Desdemona?s views on men and marriage as portrayed in Act 4, scene 3 of William Shakespeare's play, "Othello". The paper shows thay while while Desdemona and her maid, Emilia, seem to be particularly close and affectionate towards each other in this part of the play, it is clear that the two women hold very different views towards life. Quotes from the play are included throughout the paper.

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"Desdemona remains loyal to her beloved husband; "twas that hand that gave away my heart", "your true and loyal wife" and other such phrases prove her devotion to Othello; it appears that he, in his jealousy, is the only one who cannot see this in her. As Emilia expects her to "wish you had never seen him", Desdemona remains faithful and goes on to speak of her love for the man who has treated her so poorly. "His scorn I approve" was not in the original "willow" song, but Desdemona is clearly thinking of her husband as she sings this, accepting his mistrust of her and his unfair attitude towards her."

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