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Close Reading Questions: scene 3
5. Study Emilia's speech starting from Yes a dozen ... until their ills instruct us.
A. What complaints about husbands does Emilia list here?
B. What reasons does she give for husbands being unfaithful?
C. In what ways are wives lilze husbands, in her view?
6. If Emilia believes that wives should have as much freedom as erring husbands, while Desdemona takes a very different view, what does that tell us about the differences between the two women and the state of their marriages?
7. What is the dramatic purpose of this scene?
