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Emilia is a character in the tragedy Othello by William Shakespeare. She is married to Othello's ensign Iago, and is a maidservant to Othello's wife, Desdemona.
Emilia becomes a parallel to Desdemona, as another woman killed by her husband for insisting on a truth that he did not want to hear. However, while Desdemona’s death reflects the murder of an innocent victim, Emilia dies seeking atonement for her participation in Iago’s crimes.
Although Emilia is far less idealistic about marriage and the world in general than Desdemona is, she is loyal to her mistress. Though she steals Desdemona's handkerchief for Iago, she doesn't know else anything about Iago's plot.
Emilia is a respectable woman who normally obeys her husband. ‘I care not for thy sword, I’ll make thee known / Though I lost twenty lives’ (Emilia, 5:2)
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Emilia's husband last seen in LA Times Daily puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IAGO.
Emilia’s fate at the hands of her husband identifies her with the host of Shakespearen women who suffer from male aggression or neglect, such as Ophelia in Hamlet.
16 kwi 2019 · From her first introduction, Emilia in Shakespeare's Othello is ridiculed and chided by her husband Iago: “Sir, would she give you so much of her lips/As of her tongue she oft bestows on me,/You would have enough” (Iago, Act 2, Scene 1).
