Speaker: I durst, my Lord, to wager she is honest
Lay down my soul at stake. If you think other,
Remove your thought. It doth abuse your bosom
If any wretch have put this your head,
Let heaven requite it with the serpents curse
For if she be not honest, chaste and true
There’s no man happy. The purest of their wives
Is foul as slander
(Acts IV, Scene Two, Lines 12-19)
The speech is in response to___________
- The allegation that the speaker has lied about Desdemona
- Iago's disdain for Othello
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Othello's suspicion that Cassio and Desdemona are lovers
- Brabantio's rejection of his daughter