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Iago convinces Othello that Desdemona has been unfaithful.

 

mike t #218281
Dec 06, 2011 3:04 PM

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Iago convinces Othello that Desdemona has been unfaithful.

What proof does he offer?

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Aslan
Dec 06, 2011 3:31 PM

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Iago had his wife "borrow" the handkerchief from Desdemona. Iago is able to manipulate the handkerchief so that Othello comes to see it as a symbol of Desdemona herself, her devotion and finally her infidelity. The handkerchief is used as proof that she is cheating with Casio and making a cuckold out of Othello
 

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