In Reply to: opinions Wanted posted by Ross on July 02, 1998 at 23:41:35:
The handkerchief is the ocular proof that Desdemona still loves Othello. It foreshadows what will happen between Othello and Desdemona. It is only part of a bigger plot that is made by iago. It is only chance that Desdemona looses the handkerchief but Iago rises to the occion and uses the hanky against Othello to lead to his breakdown.