I chose to song "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele to represent Emilia standing up to her husband Iago after discovering his manipulations. The lyrics illustrate Emilia's journey from a quiet, meek woman to a strong, loyal friend. A line in the song says "But there's a side to you that I never knew," and this describes how no one knew the evil, manipulative side of Iago. Eventually his wife discovers his web of lies and exposes him to the rest of the characters who previously thought he was honest. Two lines that aptly portray Iago's deception are "All the things you'd say they were never true" and "And the games you play you would always win." Iago lied to every character, making them pawns in his game of revenge. Emilia's moment of strength comes when she confronts Iago about his plans and deception, and the theme about the strength of love is represented as she stands up for her friend in defiance to Iago. In the song, Adele sings, "I set fire to the rain, And I threw us into the flames." This line represent how Emilia "sets fire to the rain" by exposing the truth about Iago and turning against him to defend her best friend. Both Emilia and Iago were thrown into the flames when Iago was finally caught and would be punished for his crimes while Emilia died at the hands of her husband because of her act of bravery.
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