Who would not make her husband a cuckold to make him a monarch? I should venture purgatory for ‘t.
– William Shakespeare
Othello, Act 4, Scene 3. Emilia and Desdemona are discussing marriage and adultery in this scene. Emilia says that she wouldn’t cheat on Iago for any cheap trinket or gown, but she would if she gained the world and it made her husband a king. If the reward was right, she would risk purgatory for it. This highlights the different moral code she has to the virtuous Desdemona, who is devoted to Othello.