"But here's my husband,
And so much duty as my mother showed
To you, preferring you before her father,
So much I challenge that I may profess
Due to the Moor my lord."
Othello, I.iii.184-187
Okay. At this point, there is nothing to prove that Desdemona has cheated on her husband. Or, in all honesty, that she ever would cheat on her husband. The above passage is just one example of Desdemona speaking her love and loyalty to her husband. However, I think Desdemona has a bit of an evil side to her. Her exchange about women with Iago is what makes me think this; the way they bantered back and forth, easily joking with one another makes me think that they are similiar. And, since Iago is obviously the antagonist of the story, Desdemona may not be all pure herself. As the Brabantio warns Othello, "Look to her, Morr, if though hast eyes to see. She has deceived her father, and may thee." I.iii.189-190.
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