"I've got no place in my heart for a criminal like you to dwell, in this endeavor, make this last forever...I'm just delirious,You can't be serious" - The Girl's A Straight Up Hustler, All Time Low
This song talks all about a girl's unfaithfulness. Desdemona may have been faithful to Othello even on her deathbed, but there was no convincing Othello of that. In his mind, this is what I imagine him thinking about her. I doubt "straight up hustler" would be his exact words (although you never know, Shakespeare could've been a total hipster), but his references to her being a prostitute and cheater basically imply the same thing. Othello thinks the last thing Desdemona would do would be cheat on him, which ironically is the complete truth. However, the lies that surround him make him believe that she's been lying to him for quite some time. Othello thought that he was getting played by Desdemona, which is what this song addresses. He wants Desdemona to stop lying to herself and to him, and to finally admit to her affair. The conflict explored here isn't one that is on the surface such as Iago's deceit and hate for Othello, but rather the conflict Othello creates inside his mind. If what he believed to be true were actually taking place, it would be exactly what the song talks about.
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