betrayal

• Wilson - Iago incites Brabantio to believe that Desdemona has “betrayed” his “fatherly affections” to marry Othello
• Byles - “The self-centred intensity of Othello’s love has made it impossible for him to give it up without ruining his life…the idealistic nature of his love depends upon her purity and faithfulness”
• Byles - "the very imputation of guilt alters his love"
• Byles - Once Othello believes he has been betrayed “his narcissism plunges him into self-pity, but his idealism fills him with self-hatred”
• Wayne - the handkerchief is an emblem of Desdemona’s body that does not circulate because her body is not supposed to circulate