the redeeming actions and words of one character. In the end‚ a play seemingly riddled with negativity and degradation becomes a work of art that illustrates and considers the courage and truth inside of a woman’s heart. Othello’s marriage to Desdemona could be construed in a few ways; he married her for the sake of having a ’trophy wife’‚ or
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the story the audience learns that Iago had been persuading his wife Emilia‚ who is Desdemona’s attendant‚ to steal Desdemona’s handkerchief. After that‚ Desdemona accidently dropped the handkerchief and Emilia found it and gave it to her husband without knowing that he had a sinister plan in mind of what he was going to use it for. Iago plan was to take Desdemona’s handkerchief and put it in Cassio’s chamber to act as if Desdemona had been going behind Othello’s back. Iago’s plan was to slowly become
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either pure angelic beings and jewels‚ or as whores who are impure. They are objectified and shown as something to be used. The only women in this play are Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca compared to the main 6 male characters‚ not to mention the minor characters‚ who are also all male. Their depicted purpose is to belong to a man; Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca’s lives revolve around being wives to Othello‚ Iago and Cassio. This fits into the idea of a perfect Elizabethan woman‚ who’s lives are subject
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recognition is expressed when Emilia exposes Iago and his evil doings‚ leading to the loss of Othello’s trust as Othello says – “I look down towards his feet ...” A reversal of intention refers to the turning point where the protagonist’s intentions are reversed eventually leading to his or her death. This concept is evident in the final scenes where Othello’s mind has been corrupted by the manipulative Iago which influences Othello’s intent on murdering Desdemona stating – “Yet she must die‚ else
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Othello overhears a conversation about Iago and Cassio‚ and how Desdemona is a great lover. After hearing this‚ Othello is thrown into a fit of anger. Othello says to Desdemona “This hand is moist‚ my lady”(4.1.30). When a person’s hand is moist‚ it suggests infidelity in a marriage. Othello believes even more that Desdemona isn’t loyal‚ and believes that he is a cuckold. Speaking of Othello being a cuck‚ after hearing of Cassio and Desdemona “love”‚ he falls into a fit. One of the things Othello says
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In Shakespeare’s play "Othello"‚ the female characters‚ Desdemona‚ Bianca and Emilia‚ are presented to us in a variety of ways through dialogue‚ reactions‚ relationships‚ and their actions. Shakespeare conjures up sympathy for women‚ especially in the scenes where they are accompanied by men. Desdemona is presented by Shakespeare in a somewhat contradictory fashion. Although she is "half the wooer"‚ she is victimised by almost all of the male characters. Her own father Brabantio
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insinuated that Cassio and Desdemona were having an affair. Iago implied that he would use Cassio to make Othello jealous because Othello chose Cassio over him to be a second command man because Cassio was more experience than he was. Desdemona and Cassio knew each other before she knew Othello because he worked for Othello before. Iago implied that he was going to make Othello look like a fool by having Desdemona cheat on him with Cassio. Iago never directly said Desdemona and Cassio are having an
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The Power Of Language: Othello Othello is a 17th Century tragedy written by William Shakespeare. This text centres around four characters: Othello‚ his wife Desdemona‚ his lieutenant Cassio‚ and his trusted advisor Iago. This text is one of wiliam shakespeares most famous plays that uses aristotilean tragedy conventions and is still greatly valued. Language plays an important role in expressing ideas in Othello. The characters in this text reveal many values and beliefs of the context through
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provides an early example of placing minorities in central‚ even heroic‚ positions. Othello is the nominal protagonist of the story‚ and while he does follow certain conventions of tragedy‚ such as his grim realization at the end of the play that Desdemona was not having an affair‚ his heroism largely takes the form of his motivations‚ such as his loyalty to Venice‚ rather than his actions themselves.
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The Role of Desdemona In Othello The Role of Desdemona in Shakespeare’s Othello The character of Desdemona represents a woman of the 17th century who surpassed the norms of sexual morality set for Venetian women of that time. When Desdemona left the house of her father‚ Brabantio‚ to wed the Moor‚ Othello‚ it was the first step in redefining her role as a woman. Desdemona‚ instead of asking her father’s permission‚ decided on her own to marry Othello. It seems as though Desdemona was breaking
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