"Full of crusadoes. And but my noble Moor/ Is true of mind, and made of no such baseness/ As jealous creatures are, it were enough/ To put him to ill thinking" (3.4. 26-29).
"I was, unhandsome warrior as I am,/ Arraigning his unkindness with my soul;/ But now I find I had suborned the witness,/ And he's indicted falsely" (3.4. 151-154).
Desdemona is too nice of a person. She thinks so highly of the Moor that she would never dare to think that he could ever be jealous. Desdemona even blames herself for getting him angry without even knowing the reason he is mad! Othello was really upset to begin with and Desdemona made it worse by mentioning Cassio again. She shouldn't have done that, but she didn't know any better. Iago is taking advantage of that and adding his two cents in during the scene being the spectator. Desdemona is wasting her time trying to help Cassio because all he wants is to gain his reputation back. Bianca, the prostitute, appears at the end of the scene, which will most likely make matters worse.
Catechize (3.4. 16): v. to instruct orally by means of questions and answers.
Veritable (3.4. 76): adj. being truly or very much so.
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