Othello: resumen de Act 4, Scene 3
Act 4, Scene 3 de 15 · 4 min para leer el scene
In Act 4, Scene 3, Othello orders Desdemona to bed and tells her to dismiss Emilia, while Desdemona remains loving and sings a song associated with an abandoned woman. As they discuss wives’ unfaithfulness, Emilia argues that husbands teach wrongdoing through mistreatment, but Desdemona rejects answering harm with harm.
Qué sucede
- Othello leaves with Lodovico after ordering Desdemona to go to bed and send Emilia away.
- As Emilia helps her undress, Desdemona defends her love for Othello and asks for burial in the bed sheets.
- Desdemona recalls Barbary, her mother’s abandoned maid, and sings the willow song that Barbary sings at her death.
- Desdemona rejects unfaithfulness even for the whole world, while Emilia considers that reward sufficient.
- Emilia argues that husbands’ misconduct encourages wives’ betrayal, but Desdemona prays to respond to mistreatment by becoming better.
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En qué fijarte
Emilia connects wives’ wrongdoing to husbands’ example. Her argument contrasts with Desdemona’s refusal to repay mistreatment with wrongdoing.
Comprobación rápida
What does Desdemona ask Emilia to do if she dies before her?
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