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"I saw a handkerchief like that today. I'm sure it belongs to your wife, and I saw Cassio use it to wipe his beard...If it's the same one, or any one that belongs to her, then together with the other evidence it's pretty strong." Iago is taking an extreme step to break Othello and Desdemona up and sets up a whole lie for it to look like Desdemona is cheating.

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To Iago, the handkerchief was a small opportunity to convince Othello even more that Desdemona is cheating on him. He knows that the more evidence he gets against her, the more that Othello is going to fall for his lies.

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"They're like stomachs and we're just the food. They eat us up hungrily, and when they're full, they vomit us up." Emilia is angry with Othello seeing the way he treats her friend Desdemona over a stupid handkerchief. She repeatedly says thing to try and assure Desdemona that he is just crazy and that she is a good, loyal wife.

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To Emilia, the handkerchief just seems like a made up excuse for Othello to be angry. She is disgusted by men and the way they act upon jealousy and treat their wives.

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"what can I do to win my husband back again? Please go to him, my friends. I swear I have no idea why he stopped loving me." The tension keeps building up between Desdemona and Othello, and he just keeps getting angrier and angrier. The loss of his handkerchief is like losing their relationship.

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To Desdemona, the handkerchief represents her relationship with Othello. She didn't think it was a big deal before but when he freaks out over her losing it, she realizes she is going to lose her husband too.

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"Losing it or giving it away would be an unspeakable loss, a loss like none other."
Desdemona losing his handkerchief is like him losing her, and his trust for her.

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To Othello, the handkerchief represents the trust in his relationship with Desdemona. The handkerchief is important to him because it is magic and was passed down to him from his mother.