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Desdemona has been emotionally and even physically abused by her husband, Othello - who wrongly believes she has been unfaithful to him. Despite his treatment of her, Desdemona remains loyal and doesn’t want to upset him further - so she tells her maid Emilia to leave. Emilia, however, is not so easily intimidated by Othello’s bad temper, and argues that it is men’s fault if their wives “fall.” She states that she would be unfaithful to her husband Iago if it could possibly advance Iago’s
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EMILIA How goes it now? he looks gentler than he did.
DESDEMONA He says he will return incontinent:
He hath commanded me to go to bed,
And bade me to dismiss you.
EMILIA Dismiss me!
DESDEMONA It was his bidding: therefore, good Emilia,.
Give me my nightly wearing, and adieu:
We must not now displease him.
EMILIA I would
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