Description : In Othello why did Othello hit desdemona?
Last Answer : This happens in Act IV Scene 1. Ludovico has been sent fromVenice with orders that Othello is to return to Venice leavingCassio in charge in Cyprus. Othello by this point is "horn-mad" ... Ludovico is aghast at this patently wrongbehaviour and implores Othello to apologise, which he refuses todo.