William Shakespeare is a very interesting and double-minded play. I chose the passage of Emilia’s speech to Desdemona not because it was odd but because Emilia stood out to me as a very opinionated woman. I wanted to work with it more closely because Emilia captured my attention with her slightly exaggerated opinions on men. I got a strong sense of inequality with this whole scene (4.3). Emilia thinks that it is the husbands’ fault for their wives to be cheating: “But I do think it is their husbands‘
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Desdemona is responsible for her own death as a result of her innocence and her inability to ask the right questions. In William Shakespeare’s play Othello‚ Desdemona plays the role of Othello’s wife. The plot of the play results in her tragic and sudden death. However the true tragedy is that it all could have been avoided if she would have spoken up‚ asked questions‚ and used her better judgment than listen to those around her. Desdemona is very loyal to her husband Othello. She loves him‚ and
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then and now. At the beginning‚ Desdemona appears to be a strong‚ free willed‚ independent woman. Iago calls Desdemona out on her unusual female behavior‚ and Othello starts to notice it as well .Desdemona’s un-lady like behavior affects her‚ her relationship with Othello‚ and Cassio. At first Othello admired the way Desdemona behaved. Othello was reading the letter from the duke telling him to return home. Lodovico ask Desdemona how Cassio has been doing. Desdemona explains how Othello and Cassio
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society where women are inferior. Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ and Bianca are rejected by their partners‚ but love them completely and unselfishly. All three women are in unbalanced relationships‚ feeling more for their self-centered men who appear unable to reciprocate. Nevertheless‚ these women display genuine feelings toward each other unlike any of the male-male friendships. Desdemona and Emilia are both married to career military soldiers. Newly wedded Desdemona is inexperienced (innocent) in the
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disinclined to agree with the assertion. To a minor extent Emilia and Desdemona can be seen as innocent victims of circumstances beyond their control‚ as unwitting victims contribute to their own tragic ends. I will now endeavour to substantiate my pint of view Emilia is a loyal hand maiden to Desdemona. Her loyalty to Desdemona is beyond reproach. She also wants to gain the approval of hr husband; she strives in every possible way to achieve this. Emilia is later deceived by her husband Iago into stealing
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expectations of Elizabethan women in the time of "Othello"‚ will be compared to the actual behaviors of the female characters in the story. In the Elizabethan era there was clear expectations for women of all social status. Women of a higher class‚ like Desdemona were only sometimes given the chance to have an education. Girls from noble families were taught by tutors from ages five or younger. The curriculum they were taught
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Also‚ Emilia‚ Iago’s wife‚ and Desdemona’s lady-in-waiting is loyal and supports Desdemona. Viola in Twelfth Night disguises
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OTHELLO ACT VI (Othello and Desdemona return from the dead to the afterlife) Othello: Oh my dear Desdemona‚ how could I be so blind‚ hath that villainous serpent‚ Iago to plant the seed of doubt within. You and I could be together‚ alive and well! Desdemona: silence‚ my love. I trusted you‚ I had faith in you and I was true as my love with you. But love you‚ I can no longer. Otherllo: NO!! prithee please‚ I need you‚ I lust for you‚ you alone‚ are all I need. (THE DEVIL appears from hiding)
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heard. Desdemona‚ Bianca‚ and Emilia are all victims of this society throughout Shakespeare’s Othello. Desdemona is a young‚ rich‚ white girl raised Brabantio. Brabantio looks at Desdemona as a pure‚ innocent girl and feels that she is a victim to Othello’s black magic when he finds out that Desdemona is married to Othello. Desdemona admits her love to Othello to her father and defies everything that her father believes. At the time‚ interracial relationships weren’t accepted yet Desdemona was faithful
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truth to themselves when needing the truth can make a difference. In the play Othello by William Shakespeare‚ characters like Iago and Emilia seem to know the truth about something‚ but decide not to speak about it with anyone. In Othello‚ Emilia finds the handkerchief that Desdemona dropped on the floor which was given by the protagonist‚ Othello. When Emilia finds the handkerchief she says “I am glad I have found this napkin” This was her first remembrance from the Moor‚” My wayward husband hath
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