My lord, this would not be believed in Venice,
Though I should swear I saw ‘t: ’tis very much:
Make her amends; she weeps.
– William Shakespeare
Othello, Act 4, Scene 1. Lodovico is horrified when Othello loses self-control and strikes Desdemona. He calls on Othello to apologize to the weeping Desdemona. Othello’s public display of physical violence against his wife marks a turning point in the play.