Loyalty

Question 1

‘His unkindness may defeat my life but never taint my love’
What act and what scene?

Answer 1

Act 4 scene 2

Question 2

‘His unkindness may defeat my life but never taint my love’
Analysis

Answer 2

Despite the mistreatment, Desdemona experiences from Othello she remains loyal to him insisting she will always love him.

Question 3

‘Beshrew me if I would do such wrong’
What act and what scene?

Answer 3

Act 4 scene 3

Question 4

‘Beshrew me if i would do such wrong’
Analysis

Answer 4

Desdemona is unable to even imagine how any female could be unfaithful to their husbands emphasising her loyalty to othello.

Question 5

‘I know nothing but to please his fantasy’
What act and what scene?

Answer 5

Act 3 scene 3

Question 6

‘I know nothing but to please his fantasy’
Analysis

Answer 6

Emilia implies from this quote her intention is to impress her husband and make him happy. Also, that she’s been neglected by her husband and has learnt to prioritise his needs above hers.

Question 7

‘Would not cuckold to make your husband a monarch’
What act and what scene?

Answer 7

Act 4 scene 3

Question 8

‘Would not cuckold to make your husband a monarch’
Analysis

Answer 8

implies that the only reason she would cheat is if her husband would benefit from it. Suggests her infatuation with her husband