Act 4, scene 2

Act 4, scene 2

1. Emilia neglects Desdemona's infidelity

   • Othello assumes she's helping
     • Pays Emilia for guarding door
       • implies Desdemona is a whore whose time costs money
   • Emilia shows loyalty to her friend

2. Othello calls Desdemona a whore when she denies the affair

   • Her denial makes him believe she is lying

3. Desdemona question Iago regarding Othello's behaviour

   • Emilia believes there is an "eternal villain" who is looking "to get some office"
     • Iago scoffs at this, says Othello upset by state's affair

4. Iago's manipulating everyone

5. Roderigo enters, wishing to return all the jewels he has given Iago to pass onto her

   • He asserts a free will for the first time

6. Iago convinces Roderigo that the only way to have Desdemona is to kill Cassio to keep Othello in Cyprus

   • Once again uses Roderigo's jealousy to his own, weaving him into his plot