They are labeled in the categories of prostitutes in many terms. The emphasis on women's virginity is something that haunts Othello throughout the book as he questions Desdemona's faithfulness. Iago uses Othello's weakness, namely his distrust and jealousy, as his downfall. In taking Desdemona's life he gives his reasoning as "Your bed, stained with lust, will be stained with the blood of lust" (V.1.36). Desdemona, Othello's last temptation, according to Cassio, "our great Captain" (II.1.75), is also depicted as a temptress. She is shown as a woman who is not afraid of her sexuality. She becomes a source of entertainment, a temptation for Othello until, towards the end of the story, when he tells Iago, "he will not remonstrate with her, lest her body and beauty supply my mind again" (5.1. 203-5). . Even on his way to the murder he was afraid of her grip on him. Towards the end the charm that she possessed and that he had loved becomes poisonous, evil as his own jealousy devours him