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During Act 4, Scene 2, Othello confront Desdemona over what he believes are her adulteress ways. In this scene, Othello calls Desdemona several harsh names including "a cunning whore," "a public commoner," and "an impudent strumpet." In response to these insults, Desdemona is confused and heartbroken.
Similarly one may ask, what does Othello say to Desdemona and how does Desdemona respond?
Othello asks if she saw Desdemona and Cassio together and Emilia says no. 2) What does Othello say to Desdemona and how does Desdemona respond? Iago says Othello called Desdemona a whore; Iago says that Othello must be upset due to political business; Emilia thinks Othello has been tricked.
Simply so, what does Othello do in Desdemona?
After the supper, Othello orders Desdemona to go to bed and to dismiss her attendant. Desdemona sings the "Willow Song," remembering the maid Barbary whose lover went mad and abandoned her, and she died singing this song.
When Desdemona hears the news that she will be leaving Cyprus, she expresses her happiness, whereupon Othello strikes her. Lodovico is horrified by Othello's loss of self-control, and asks Othello to call back Desdemona, who has left the stage. Othello does so, only to accuse her of being a false and promiscuous woman.