In this short scene, Desdemona tells the audience that she is in love with the prince of the kingdom, and that she wants him to marry her. She tells him that she has come to him because she wants to get rid of the prince, who she believes is corrupt. She asks him to tell her the reason for his love for her, and he tells her that he wants her to marry him because he loves her and wants to protect her country. She says that she does not want to be a noble, but that she cares about her and her country, and she is afraid that she will lose to anyone who tries to harm her