Othello

ACT IV Scene III

Why do Emilia and Desdemona know something dangerous or bad is about to happen?

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Othello has become unhinged and his speech is now filled with foeshadowing of death. Othello tells Desdemona to go to bed, and dismiss Emilia; Emilia regrets Desdemona's marriage, although Desdemona cannot say that she does not love Othello. Desdemona knows that she will die soon; she sings a song of sadness and resignation, and decides to give herself to her fate.