To Desdemona , the handkerchief is a symbol of Othello's love. Iago uses the handkerchief to manipulate Othello into thinking that Desdemona has betrayed him, so to Othello, the handkerchief goes from a symbol of Desdemona's fidelity to evidence of her infidelity. Cassio beats him off, but Iago secretly wounds him from behind. The first person Cassio turns to for help is Roderigo wants to go back to Venice and forget his pursuit of Desdemona.
Iago says this to make him stay Put money in thy purse. It means that jealousy can consume and devour your life. What is so special about the handkerchief Desdemona drops? It was a gift from Othello that he received from an Egyptian woman.
Since the handkerchief was the first gift Desdemona received from Othello, she keeps it about her constantly as a symbol of Othello's love. Iago manipulates the handkerchief so that Othello comes to see it as a symbol of Desdemona herself—her faith and chastity. One could see the dropping of the handkerchief to be ironic because the napkin represents her love for him and when he says it is too little and lets it hit the ground, it shows that he is not trying to hold on to what little love is left.
Iago kills his friend Roderigo and then he kills his wife Emilia for speaking out about what he has done. In the final scene, Othello murders his wife Desdemona by smothering her, and then he goes on to kill himself.
She loved him and thought that some other woman had given him the handkerchief as a gift. How did Bianca's return with the handkerchief help Iago? It made things appear to Othello as though all Iago had said was true; that Desdemona had given it to Cassio , and that Cassio had in turn given it to a prostitute.
Who had the handkerchief at the end of act 3? Bianca , because Cassio wants ti make a copy of it. Bianca is the mistress of Cassio, but is used by Shakespeare as more than just that. Her role is also important in the play and Iago used her in ruining the married of Othello.
It made things appear to Othello as though all Iago had said was true; that Desdemona had given it to Cassio, and that Cassio had in turn given it to a prostitute. Emilia is loyal to Desdemona, but she is loyal to Iago. Until the final scene, Emilia does not suspect her husband of plotting against Othello. She was shocked and amazed. All along she had thought the tale had been a lie contrived by some awful person; never dreaming that Iago was responsible. Holding a candle, Othello stands over the sleeping Desdemona and prepares to kill her.
He bends down to kiss her once before he does the deed, she wakes, and he tells her to prepare to die. Othello asks if Cassio has been killed as well, and Emilia informs him that Cassio is alive. What does he think he is doing, and why? Othello still loves Desdemona, and does not want to see her slaughtered so he decides to smother her. Othello slaps Desdemona because she is not admitting to being unfaithful to him and he is getting increasingly frustrated with her.
He feels as though…. When Desdemona hears the news that she will be leaving Cyprus, she expresses her happiness, whereupon Othello strikes her. Othello does so, only to accuse her of being a false and promiscuous woman. In a conversation with Othello, Iago says that Cassio has confessed to sex with Desdemona. This revelation is too much for Othello, who becomes incoherent and faints. When Cassio enters, Iago claims that Othello has epilepsy and has had seizures before.
We have already seen that his jealousy has made him "shape faults that are not" in Emilia; he suspects that she is sleeping with both Othello and Cassio. Answer and Explanation: No. It is unclear what her fate is after her final appearance in the play.
She is falsely accused by Iago as being one of the people who attacked Cassio, but the last time we see her in the play she is led off for questioning. Roderigo will get the blame for the attack on Cassio if Iago has his way. What justification does Othello try to give the murder of Desdemona in Scene 2? That the handkerchief was with Cassio.
Why did Cassio give Bianca the handkerchief? Category: movies special interest movies. Cassio gives Bianca Desdemona's handkerchief , which he found in his lodgings Iago had placed it there and asks her to make a copy of it for him, as he will have to return the original when he finds the owner. Bianca immediately recognizes it as belonging to a woman and berates Cassio for having another mistress. What does Desdemona's handkerchief symbolize? Is Cassio killed in Othello?
Who is the first person Cassio turns to for help? Who kills Cassio? What does the handkerchief represent? How is the dropping of the handkerchief ironic?
What does Emilia say about jealousy? Who killed Bianca in Othello? What does Bianca return to Cassio?
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