EMILIA QUOTES

Question 1

Emilia as resenting against Iago?

Answer 1

“you shall not write my praise” (act 2 scene 1)
“I am bound to speak”
“a lie, a wicked lie”

Question 2

Emilia conveyed as a ‘dutiful wife’? analyse

Answer 2

“I nothing but to please his fantasy” as it is “tis proper [she] obey him” She feels indebted to him for her social standing and financial security. Her dedication for her husbands reputation is conveyed.

Question 3

Emilia conveyed as a ‘dutiful wife’?

Answer 3

“I nothing but to please his fantasy” as it is “tis proper [she] obey him”

Question 4

Emilia’s last words? analyse

Answer 4

“so speaking as I think, I die, I die” she sacrifices her life for honesty and justice, Martyr persona- repentance from giving handkerchief to Iago (religious). Shakespeare presents speech and death as linked, implying loss of speech is a metaphorical death in the public sphere

Question 5

Emilia’s last words? analyse

Answer 5

“so speaking as I think, I die, I die” she sacrifices her life for honesty and justice, Martyr persona- repentance from giving handkerchief to Iago (religious)

Question 6

Emilia educating Desdemona on male jealousy? analyse

Answer 6

“They are all but stomachs and we are all but food” metaphor compares sexual desire to gluttony. Idea of consumption hints violence in male-female relationships. Emilia’s cynicism is to protect Desdemona from male violence. Shakespeare women can only liberate each other

Question 7

How does Desdemona respond when Emilia educates her on male jealousy?analyse

Answer 7

“my love doth so approve him” “have grace and favour in them” her unwavering love and naivety to the oppressor makes her vulnerable to male oppression.

Question 8

How does Emilia resent Iago? analyse

Answer 8

“Cry shame against me, yet I’ll speak” unfaithful to Iago through female solidarity, defending Desdemona. She is willing to risk her reputation.

Question 9

Emilia defending fallen women? analyse

Answer 9

“it is their husbands fault/ if wives do fall” “the ills we do, their ills instruct us so” highlights double standard and entrapment of women in marriage forcing them to leave through being unfaithful (natural- disease imagery)

Question 10

Emilia’s contradicting biblical references? analyse

Answer 10

refers to Desdemona as heavenly (pure) “honest, chaste, and true” but threatens Othello saying “Let heaven requite it with the serpents curse!”. “curse” alludes to snake in the garden of eden, misleading Eve (the first fallen women) which aligns with Desdemona

Question 11

Emilia’s racism against Othello?

Answer 11

“the blacker devil” “rash as fire” implies his crimes is due to his race. Portrays him as dangerous and satanic, common stereotype against black men

Question 12

Emilia’s racism against Othello?

Answer 12

“the blacker devil” “rash as fire” implies his crimes is due to his race. Potrays him as dangerous and satanic, common stereotype against black men

Question 13

Emilia advocating for female sexuality

Answer 13

“let their husbands know/ their wives have sense like them” “affections” “desires for sport” . Portrays mens lack of duty to their wives. She subverts the traditional standard. Explores double standards

Question 14

Complete the quote: “I should __ __ for ‘t.”
What act and scene is this said?
what is the significance of this quote?

Answer 14

“I should venture purgatory for ‘t.”
Act 4 Scene 3
Religious language is used her purgatory’ is a reminder that this play is set in a catholic world and Emilia is willing to risk her soul and life for her husbands satisfaction.

Question 15

Complete the quote: “I am __ I have __ this __:This was __ __ __ from the __”
What act and scene is this said?
what is the significance of this quote?

Answer 15

“I am glad I have found this napkin:This was her first remembrance from the Moor”
Act 3 Scene 3
Emilia has found the handkerchief that will confirm Othello’s suspicions about Desdemona’s infidelity even though she knows how much it means to Desdemona she is willing to it away to her evil husband.

Question 16

Complete the quote: “__ so __ the __
(For he __ her she __ ever __ it)
That she __ it __ about her To __ and __ to.”
What act and scene is this said?
what is the significance of this quote?

Answer 16

“she so loves the token
(For he conjured her she should ever keep it)
That she reserves it evermore about her
To kiss and talk to.”
Act 3 Scene 3
Emilia is weighing up here decision to steal the handkerchief for Iago and is providing the audience with insight as to how important the handkerchief is to Desdemona which is needed to prove her innocence in later scenes.

Question 17

Complete the quote: “I __ not, __.”
What act and scene is this said?
what is the significance of this quote?

Answer 17

“I know not, madam.”
Act 3 Scene 4
Emilia denies any knowledge of the handkerchief’s whereabouts which could imply she feels regret and guilt or she is merely following Iago’s order not to disclose information about the handkerchief.

Question 18

Complete the quote: “Hath she __ so many __ __,
Her __ and her __, and her __”
What act and scene is this said?
what is the significance of this quote?

Answer 18

“Hath she forsook so many noble matches,
Her father and her country, and her friends”
Act 4 Scene 2
Emilia feels a lot of sympathy for Desdemona and is recalling all the things that she has given up to be with Othello. She is criticising the idea that women have to lose themselves for a man’s happiness of peace f mind . this is something she has die when stealing the handkerchief.

Question 19

Complete the quote: “Let __ know
Their __ have __ __ them.”
What act and scene is this said?
what is the significance of this quote?

Answer 19

“Let husbands know
Their wives have sense like them.”
Act 4 Scene 3
Potentially crude language is “sense” can be a reference to sexual desires and a sexual appetite. Emilia can be saying this to highlight that men and women are not dissimilar in how they view sex and relationships. Women just have the intellect to supress these feelings as they have more honour.

Question 20

Complete the quote: “Oh, the __ __ she,
/And __ the __ __!”
What act and scene is this said?
what is the significance of this quote?

Answer 20

“Oh, the more angel she,/And you the blacker devil!”
Act 5 Scene 2
Emilia even bravely challenges Othello when she discovers he has murdered Desdemona. It would appear that Othello’s wickedness has made him “the blacker devil”. With this imagery, the reader automatically judges darkness to represent bad and light to represent good.

Question 21

Complete the quote: “may his __ __/__ __ a __ a day!”
What act and scene is this said?
what is the significance of this quote?

Answer 21

“may his pernicious soul/Rot half a grain a day!”
Act 5 Scene 2
Emilia is bounding Iago, someone who she is expected to have loved, to a slow death which was seen as worse during this time. She understands the absolute height of his villainy however it is too late to challenge it.