The expression “do a desperate turn” in Othello means to take a drastic or extreme action out of distress or anger. In the play, the speaker (Brabantio) threatens to “do a desperate turn” because he is deeply upset that his daughter, Desdemona, has secretly married Othello. The “desperate turn” refers to his decision to: disown or reject his daughter
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