Desdemona shows strength when she stands up to her father to fight for her love; “My noble father…How to respect you…But here’s my husband;/And so much duty as my mother showed/To you”. This is significant as Shakespeare portrays her clearly subverts the standard image of an Elizabethan woman to stand up for her love. Thus the audience can see her clearly showing strength and power. Emilia is also a very subversive character that displays strength
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influence of Desdemona’s beauty‚ smothers her because he thinks this is the only way to get justice. Before Desdemona dies‚ Emilia hears her say that no one is to blame for her death. Emilia discovers that it was Othello who killed her and convinces him that he was wrong with his suspicions and is shocked to find Iago was behind it all! All Iago’s plots are discovered and he kills Emilia! Othello overtaken by sadness and guilt kills himself. The scene begins with Othello entering Desdemona’s room
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RACE and GENDER MANIPULATION: Iago manipulates Brabantio into believing Desdemona ran off with Othello in a negative way Iago manipulates Cassio in drinking and starting a fight Iago manipulates Othello into thinking Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair GENDER ROLE: Iago’s depiction of female- his treatment and rude comments about Emilia and Bianca Iago’s telling Roderigo women only wanted sex Focus on Emilia When the name William Shakespeare is mentioned‚ what do you immediately think
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Othello has won fair Desdemona (1-1) Shakespeare’s primary source for Othello was Un Capitano moro‚ (A Moorish Captain)‚ one of the One hundred short stories in the collection. Gli Hecatommithi published by the Italian‚ Cinthio (web) (1566-Venice). Cinthio’s story provides the backbone for Shakespeare’s plot although he changed and introduced some minor characters e.g; Brabantio and Roderigo. In Cinthio’s episode Iago’s motive for revenge against Othello was that he loved Desdemona‚ who out rightly
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Amber Murray Shakespeare Film Questionnaire The title refers the main character Othello‚ therefore the movie is self titled. The main characters in the movie are Othello‚ Iago‚ Desdemona‚ Cassio‚ Emilia‚ Roderigo‚ and Brabanzio. Othello is the well-respected protagonist of the film. Othello is also the protagonist/hero. He is the general of the army of Venice and is well respected by his fellow citizens. He is easy victimized because of his age‚ position in society and his race. Iago is Othello’s
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Shakespeare’s Othello. Each of these women‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca‚ has a distinct symbolic role in the play. Desdemona is Othello’s loving and dutiful wife. She symbolizes purity and fidelity. Iago’s wife‚ Emilia‚ symbolizes frustration and assertiveness‚ and Bianca‚ a court prostitute‚ or courtesan symbolizes sin and ignorance. Shakespeare characterizes the three women through their words and actions and in turn develops what each woman symbolizes. Desdemona is a young Venetian woman of high birth
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if takes to the circumstance of relationship between Desdemona and Othello and even it is the matter of life and death‚ than also she is going to keep her words. This shows that an obedient and a loyal friend can even play with fire or face death to save one’s life. Shakespeare has shown the friendly relationship between Cassio and Desdemona in which the suspicion of Othello increases that leads to the great massacre (chaos) in which Desdemona have to lose her life due to the commitment to her friendship
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was accused of tricking Desdemona into marrying him because they sneaked away and eloped. Since Othello is black they assume that Desdemona was tricked since no one at this time would marry a black man. Brabantio takes Othello to the duke to settle the matter. Othello says to the Duke and to the others to send for Desdemona and she herself will tell that she married Othello willingly and by her own choice. When Desdemona arrives she tells all that she loves Othello. Desdemona was attracted to his war
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When his father-in-law accuses him of bewitching Desdemona‚ Othello does not argue but instead politely and courteously stands before the Duke and proves his marriage is one of love. However‚ he later allows the threat of Desdemona’s supposed infidelity to drive him to murder her to avenge his own pride
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husband Othello. Iago’s hatred of women is evident throughout the play and could be part of his motivation to lead Othello to such jealousy. Desdemona and Emilia‚ her waiting lady‚ provide the central conflict for feminist and gender ideas. Women in Othello are portrayed with complexity and an obvious tension between feminist and anti-feminist ideals. Desdemona‚ Othello’s wife and Brabantio’s daughter‚ is portrayed as the ideal woman. She is beautiful‚ chaste‚ and virtuous. Cassio describes her as
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