"Twill out, 'twill out. I peace? / No, I will speak as liberal as the north. / Let heaven and men and devils, let them all, / All, all cry shame against me, yet I'll speak" (5.2.260-263).
Emilia is sarcastically amused by her husband's remarks. Iago tells her to keep her mouth shut. Emilia rants that anyone other than her husband can keep her bottled up about the truth. Emilia has had enough keeping secrets from the world. Continuing Iago's cynical plans has taken a toll to Emilia. A reoccurring theme of loyalty in a relationship has changed when Emilia goes against her husband's wishes. During this time century, women were defined to fulfill their traditional roles of obedience in their spheres of domesticity. Emilia decides to defy those exceptions, showing her true loyalty towards Desdemona, rather than her husband.
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