“I durst, my lord, to wager she is honest, Lay down my soul at stake: if you think other, Remove your thought; it doth abuse your bosom. If any wretch have put this in your head, Let heaven requite it with the serpent's curse! For, if she be not honest, chaste, and true, There's no man happy; the purest of their wives Is foul as slander.”
Act 4 ii. 13-20
Literary Devices:Analogy: "For, if she be not honest, chaste, and true, there's no man happy; the purest of their wives
is foul as slander.” This quote states that if Desdemona is not honest, faithful and true, then there's no such thing as a happy man or a faithful wife. It infers that happiness can only exist if one is honest, faithful and true.
Pathos (appeal to emotion): She uses emotion to try and convince Othello that Desdemona is innocent. Emilia and Desdemona have become close, so it is difficult for Emilia to hear these rumours about her friend, and tries her best to persuade him otherwise.
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