Desdemona Of Being Unfaithful In Othello

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Othello revenge
Othello accused Desdemona of being unfaithful to him; she of course felt very sad, and she went to sleep. After that, Othello entered the room and kissed her, then he asked her if she had said her prayers because she was about to die.
When he told her that he accused her of being unfaithful, she denied everything. However, Othello did not believe her. Despite she begged Othello not to kill her, he drowned her with a pillow.

Falsely murdered
Emilia arrived to see Othello in order to tell him that Cassio had killed Roderigo, but she discovered that Desdemona was lying in her bed. When Emilia asked Desdemona who did it to her Desdemona did not accuse her husband for the murder. However, Othello confessed the truth and told Emilia

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