She’d come again, and with a greedy ear
Devour up my discourse.
– William Shakespeare
Othello, Act 1, Scene 3. Othello tells how Desdemona fell in love with him through listening to his dramatic tales of derring-do and distant adventures as a fearless soldier. The description of Desdemona’s ear as "greedy" is an example of personification. The use of animalistic words like "greedy" and "devour" paint a picture of Desdemona as a passionate woman of sexual desires, in contrast to the demure and chase image her father has portrayed of her.