Act I. Scene I. - Venice. A Street. Roderigo to Iago: "Thou told'st me thou didst hold him in thy hate." Iago, a soldier under Othello's command is arguing with Roderigo, a wealthy Venetian. Roderigo has paid Iago a considerable sum of money to spy on Othello for him, since he wishes to take Othello's girlfriend, Desdemona as his own. Roderigo fears Iago has not been telling him enough and that this proves Iago's real …showed first 75 words of 11048 total…

…showed last 75 words of 11048 total…to remember his promise to her, to speak to Cassio (Line 49). Othello replies by asking for his handkerchief, saying "Lend [give] me thy [your] handkerchief" (Line 52). This Desdemona begins to do until Othello says "That which I gave you" (the one that I gave you), (Line 54). Desdemona comes clean; she does not have it. Othello now describes its importance to him; it was given to his mother by an Egyptian many years ago (Lines 56-6