Counter Argument Of Emilia's Lie To Desdemona About Her Handkerchief

Emilia's Husband, Iago, Has Been Trying To Get Her To Steal The Handkerchief For A While Now, So.

Do you know, sirrah, where lieutenant cassio lies? We know that the handkerchief is evidence in iago's case. Web later, when desdemona accidentally drops her handkerchief, emilia seizes the opportunity to pick it up, noting that “my wayward husband hath a hundred times /.

Emilia’s Loyalty Is Tested Again When Desdemona Wonders.

Desdemona, still actively seeking to have cassio reinstated, is worried about the loss of her handkerchief. The handkerchief is what allows iago to accuse desdemona of infidelity, and it is offered to othello as. Web this is a lie.

Emilia Knows That Iago Has The Handkerchief, But She Probably Assumes That Iago Will Eventually Return It.

Web enter desdemona, emilia, and clown. Ironically, in trying to be loyal to her husband (iago), emilia, without meaning to, betrays her good friend. Web emilia, precisely because she is a good person who cannot imagine how deeply and wholly her husband wants to destroy othello, gives iago the handkerchief after desdemona.

Web Desdemona Dropped Her Handkerchief And Emilia Picked It Up.

Web emilia recognizes the powerful love and loyalty desdemona feels for othello, and she knows that the handkerchief symbolizes these emotions. Web will the audience blame emilia for putting her husband’s ‘fantasy’ (iii.3.303) before her mistress’s peace of mind? I dare not say he lies any where.

Web Yes, Emilia Was Right To Betray Her Husband For Desdemona.

In fact, what she did was hardly a betrayal. it was iago who betrayed emilia's trust in the grossest, most sadistic. When othello mentions that he saw the handkerchief in cassio's hand, emilia reveals that. When othello enters, he claims a.