Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Act 3 Scene 3 Desdemona

"i'll watch him tame and talk him out of patience; his bed shall seem a school, his board a shrift; i'll intermingle everything he does with Cassio's suit. Therefore be merry, Cassio, for thy solicitor shall rather die than give thy cause away." (3.3.page 118-119)

This shows us that Desdemona is either a really loyal friend, or she has a thing for Cassio. If she didn like Cassio she probably wouldnt try to get him to stay around so badly, she was talking anout bugging Othello whenever she could just so he could get his job back. Going to that extent makes her seem like she really is having an affair with him. The theme for this is loyalty because through the whole story so far it has tested the limits of loyalty between friends ( and foes) like Iago and Othello and Cassio and Othello. Iago being on Othellos good side makes him seem disgustingly loyal to him but knowing Iago it is clear that he has some type of corruption that makes him TOO loyal.

Watch him tame means to keep him awake at night until he is agreeable ( a method of taming falcons)

why would Desdemona care so much if Cassio got fired and banished?


is it possible she is having an affair with Cassio?