"'Tis not a year or two shows us a man. / They are all but stomachs, and we all but food; / They eat us hungerly, and when they are full, / They belch us" (3.4.120-123).
Emilia enlightens Desdemona about the nature of men. Metaphorically, she articulates how all men are the same. It is just a matter of time to see their true colors. Emilia tries to explain Othello's jealousy towards Desdemona. Emilia suggests how men use females and then move on. Emilia's repetitious usage of the noun they infers the antecedent of men, more specifically Othello and Emilia's husband, Iago. Emilia suggests that not only men, but specifically Iago falls into this description. This foreshadows Iago's malevolence since his own wife can already detect it.
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