Othello Act 3 Scene 4 Essay

This dejected scene focuses on Desdemona she has become an innocent victim of Iago and Othello. From the moment he enters, Othello takes on the role of a persecutor. His first words in suck up 30 O Hardness to dissemble non only comments on what he thinks is Desdemonas false seeming but also reveals how herculean it is to control his feelings when he is in Desdemonas presence. He proceeds to unwrap Desdemonas hand as angry and moist in retrace 32. This is an allusion to a stamp in the time, that when someones hand was hot and moist they were of a lustful nature. At this point Desdemona is perplexed by Othello and makes the grave mistake of trying to change the path of their conversation by pressing Othello about Cassio. Othello responds to the mention of Cassio by setting a hollow for Desdemona, stating in define 46 I require a common salt and sorry rheum offends me/lend me thy handkerchief.Upon Desdemonas failure to have him the strawberry printed handkerchief, Othello goes into a rage, telling Desdemona of the significance of the handkerchief and that she should not have lost it. The handkerchief is an extremely important symbol in the play. This handkerchief that an Egyptian charmer to my mother give represents Othellos mysterious and alien heritage. More importantly in this scene, Othello reveals that the handkerchief symbolises his love for Desdemona and Desdemonas chastity. His belief that she has given it outdoor(a) means the break in their love, the giving away of her body. The dramatic irony is that although the handkerchief is lost, Desdemona still loves Othello. The theme of appearance vs. humanity is clear in the scene, for although Desdemona appears to be covering up for her sins when in verity she is completely pure and blameless.Othellos claim that theres trick in the web of the handkerchief (line 65), reintroduces the theme of magic. This can be contrasted to title 1, when Othello claimed ignorance and disregard for magic whe n Brabantio accused him of witchcraft. In this scene he takes the mated position although the handkerchief does not embody magic, it has a magic, a attach on Othello. He believes fervently that the loss of the handkerchief represents Desdemonas betrayal and seems to be enchanted by the token. Later he is seen repeating the line The handkerchief three times in an uncontrolled fury.The innocent Desdemona is dreadful of its loss cries out Then would to God that I had never seen it in line 73. Frightened by his rash words, Desdemona lies about the handkerchief and states It is not lost, but what and if it were? in line 79. This is tragically consequential and makes the audience interrogate that if she had told the truth there may have been hope in forefend this tragedy. Othello leaves at the end of the scene enraged, exclaiming Zounds