Monday, February 6, 2012

Stay

In Othello, Iago continually feeds information to Othello informing him of Desdemona's "unfaithfulness". However, because Iago is lying about Desdemona's affair with Cassio, Desdemona has no idea what is going on with her husband. Othello is visibly angry with Desdemona and he is acting completely different, for a reason unknown to her. The lack of communication and rage associated with Othello's jealousy feeds all of these emotions. In the song "Stay", by Safetysuit, the singer says,
"Cause something must have made you say that. What did I do to make you say that to me. Something must have made you so mad, what can I do to make you come back to me?" 
These lyrics perfectly describe how Desdemona feels about this entire situation. Desdemona is completely left out of the loop regarding what her husband is feeling and thinking. She has no idea what happened, but she wants Othello to talk to her. Eventually, due to the severe lack of communication, Desdemona is murdered for something she didn't even do.


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