He went hence but now,
And certainly in strange unquietness.
-Emilia
Othello Act III, Scene iv, Line 131
And we’re back at the darned handkerchief scene. Remember? It’s the one where we had the picture of Nina and her Uncle Dave acting it out? Anyway, this is the same scene, but at this point Othello has stormed out because Desdemona can’t come up with the stupid hanky. And Emilia, Iago’s wife is referring to his storming off as ‘in strange unquietness.’ Yes, unquietness. That’s an interesting way to put it. Othello is so unquiet that he’s going to end up smothering Desdemona in his unquietness. Perhaps just a little bit of understatement? Oyyy!
There's something about this pic that I find a little bit unquieting (though I prefer the word disquieting). It's Christophe on a video call, but he looks more like a disembodied spirit from a seance. Don't you agree?
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