Final answer:
Desdemona does not ask Emilia to leave her alone in Act IV, Scene III of Othello; instead, they discuss the fate of women. Emilia is asked to lay out the wedding sheets, which is misattributed in the question's options. Literary works like Othello and A Doll's House explore themes of desire, agency, and the roles expected of women in society.
Step-by-step explanation:
Desdemona, in William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, does ask Emilia to do a few things in Act IV, Scene III, as she prepares for bed, which include laying out her wedding sheets and discussing the fate of women, but she does not ask Emilia specifically to leave her alone. Instead, the two have a significant conversation about faithfulness and marriage. Regarding the other literature excerpts provided, Shakespeare’s writing in Othello is known for its ambiguity in certain lines, such as Desdemona’s, which is meant to convey her admiration for Othello, while simultaneously expressing her desire for a life less constrained than that of a Renaissance woman, aligning with themes of desire and agency found in his work and other literature, such as Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, where we see Nora expressing a need to educate herself and leave her husband, Torvald, to find her independence.