Othello Acts IV-V

In Othello by William Shakespeare, foreshadowing appears once again. This time, all the evidence points to the death of Desdemona. Othello believes that Cassio was mocking Desdemona when in fact he was mocking Bianca. Bianca, then, appears with Othello's handkerchief, infuriating Othello even more. Othello swears to kill Desdemona and plots with Iago on how do it: "Do it not with poison, strangle her in her bed, even the bed she hath contaminated." (IV.i.191-192). Furthermore, in scene three, Desdemona sings a peculiar song. A maid of her mother's was singing it and died while singing the song. This happens after Othello commands her to go to their chambers. Desdemona asked Emilia to place the wedding sheets on the bed. Desdemona has accepted death and if she is going to die, she wants to die on the same sheets that were on the bed on her wedding night.