The character of Desdemona is contrasted with the song "It Wasn't Me" by artist Shaggy. In the (not quite school appropriate) song, Shaggy is cheating on his girlfriend with his neighbor. His girlfriend then catches him -multiple times - yet he denies he ever committed the act. Under guidance of his hard-to-understand friend, Shaggy is led down a path of lying and deceit. However, in "Othello", Desdemona is not anything like Shaggy. While both Shaggy and Desdemona shut down any ideas that they were cheating on their significant other, Desdemona is the only one who is true in her denying. Desdemona loved Othello above all others and said in the story how she would never treat her husband as husbands often treat their wives. She described to Emilia that she would not even dream of cheating on Othello, a thought that had crossed Emilia's mine once or twice when thinking of her own husband, Iago. Shaggy did not make this conviction. He had little regard for his significant other because, on top of cheating on her, he also lied about it. Shaggy lacked the honor and obedience that Desdemona clearly conveyed. In a way, Shaggy is more like Iago because he is lying in order to cover up a situation that results in hurting others but helps him and gives him some sort of gain.
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