"My lord, this would not be believed in venice,
Though I should swear I saw 't. 'Tis very much.
Make her amends. She weeps."(4.1.270-272.Lodovico)
Lodovico says this right after Othello strikes Desdemona for apparently no reason. He is saying that he would not have believed this could happen if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes. Lodovico then bades Othello to apologize to Desdemona because he still thinks he is that sort of person, but Othello has changed.
Comment:I agree with you that this is a major turning point in the play. I think that the fact Othello has completely changed as a person and is ready to kill his wife is also a sign that Iago's plan has basically succeeded.
Thinking for yourself that a character has changed in a play is inference. Hearing another character in the same play state that a character has changed is proof!
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