Othello 4.3

Question 1

“Beshrew

Answer 1

me, if I would do such a wrong for the whole world.”-Desdemona

• showing her innocence and her pureness
• contrasts with Othello’s current opinion of Desdemona even though this is how she really is

Question 2

“Let husbands

Answer 2

know their wives have sense like them”-Emilia

• theme-sexism
• Emilia telling Desdemona that just as Othello is treating her like this she should not be taking it as women are equals in the relationship too and the same should be expected both ways

Question 3

“Let them know

Answer 3

the ills we do, their ills instruct us so.”-Emilia
“God me such uses send, Not to pick bad from bad, but by bad mend!”-Desdemona
-shows the differences in opinion and Emilia’s more cynical view and Desdemona’s more optimistic view