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She found a handkerchief, and iago wanted her to copy it.
Iago's wife Emilia.
Iago offers the handkerchief as the supposed proof of Desdemona's infidelity.
Iago brings Othello his handkerchief that Othello has given Desdemona and tells him it was in Cassio's house.
She confirms without any prompting, that Cassio gave the handkerchief to her, thus corroborating Iago's accusation that Desdemona gave it to Cassio
She found a handkerchief, and iago wanted her to copy it.
Iago's wife Emilia.
Iago brings Othello his handkerchief that Othello has given Desdemona and tells him it was in Cassio's house.
Iago offers the handkerchief as the supposed proof of Desdemona's infidelity.
Iago brings Othello his handkerchief that Othello has given Desdemona and tells him it was in Cassio's house.
She confirms without any prompting, that Cassio gave the handkerchief to her, thus corroborating Iago's accusation that Desdemona gave it to Cassio
Iago doesn't like other people to be happy because he is so unhappy himself, notwithstanding the fake "honest Iago" persona he has developed. Since Desdemona is happy in her marriage to Othello, Iago wants to destroy her in the process of destroying Othello.
When he hears Emilia say that she stole the handkerchief and gave it to Iago.
They overhear a conversation between Cassio and Bianca in which Bianca produces the handkerchief and demands to know why Cassio is giving her another woman's handkerchief. This proves that Cassio had the handkerchief and gave it away.
Emilia tells Othello several things but the most notable are, in the order they appear in the play: That it can't be possible that Desdemona is cheating on him, and that someone must be telling him lies.It was Emilia who had found the handkerchief and given it to Iago. Emilia puts together the whole story, and attempts to tell it to Othello.Desdemona loved Othello and was faithful and loyal.
Dramatically, the handkerchief is a MacGuffin; it is an object which keeps the plot going because of the pursuit of it. Iago gets possession of it then implants the suggestion in Othello's mind that Desdemona has given it away. Othello's pursuit of it becomes his pursuit of evidence to prove adultery. In the end it also is the object which unmasks Iago and brings about the horrible realization of the truth in Othello. The handkerchief symbolizes Othello and Desdemona's love and wedded bliss. He gave it to Desdemona as he gave her his love and asked her to be his wife. Later Iago makes him believe that she has given the handkerchief to Cassio, symbolizing her giving her love and her body sexually to Cassio, which should have been between her and Othello. Finally it is revealed that the handkerchief was stolen, symbolizing that Iago has stolen Othello's love for Desdemona and replaced it with hate, and has stolen their marital happiness from them.
Bianca finds the handkerchief in Cassio's bedroom.When Desdemona drops her handkerchief, her lady in waiting, Emilia, finds it and gives it to her husband, the conniving Iago, who wants it for reasons Emilia does not know.Iago plants the handkerchief in Cassio's room so it appears that Cassio and Desdemona have been sleeping with one another. The purpose of this is to upset Othello so Iago can get his revenge on Othello for not promoting him.Bianca finds the handkerchief in Cassio's room and accuses Cassio of sleeping with someone other than herself. Cassio truly does not know where the handkerchief came from and merely wishes for Bianca to copy the embroidery from the handkerchief.When Othello finds out that Cassio has possession of the handkerchief, he is incensed.