Othello

Act IV Scene 3

What is the significance of the "Willow Song?"

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Desdemona is preparing for bed, afraid that Othello is wrongly angry with her for being unfaithful. She sings "The Willow Song", a mournful folk ballad, in which a lady laments her lost love. In her case it is Othello.