The handkerchief…The handkerchief…The handkerchief!
– William Shakespeare
Othello, Act 3, Scene 4. Othello repetition of this three times to Desdemona in the course of a few moments shows his erratic behavior and obsession with her missing handkerchief. He angrily rushes off after this. Othello is descending into a jealous madness, which will lead to the destruction of his marriage.