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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Resentment through Writing Since the beginning of humanity‚ people established certain beliefs in their societies. In Renaissance Europe‚ individuals viewed black skin color as evil and white as pure. For many years‚ males considered themselves superior to females. Although most of the people shared these beliefs‚ some resented the established ideas. Authors showed resentment through literature. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(“Huck Finn”) by Mark Twain‚ Othello by William Shakespeare‚ and Ishmael
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wonders out loud to Emilia whether “there be women [that] do abuse their husbands in such gross kind‚” but nonetheless accepts the abuse (119). The vigor of her devotion is shown even in her most tragic hour‚ where after desperately pleading
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and friendship is seen between Emilia and Desdemona. Emilia stands up for Desdemona‚ her innocent mistress‚ to prove her innocence by bringing her husband’s bad deeds to the sight of Othello. Even though Emilia steals her mistress’s handkerchief because of her love towards her husband‚ she ends up standing up for her loving mistress. Iago uses love as a source of advantage to gain success in revenge. He fakes love as a friend to Cassio‚ Rodrigo‚ as a husband to Emilia for his own benefit. Iago’s idea
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to become jealous over the thought of his newly wedded wife cheating on him. Othello’s fall from grace leads him to eventually murder his own wife‚ and once Iago’s plan has been exposed by Emilia‚ Iago murders his own wife and Othello commits suicide. It is the deaths of the innocent‚ bold‚ daring women Emilia and Desdemona‚ along with our beloved tragic hero‚ Othello which causes a "catharsis of emotions" because of our first impressions of these characters as "pure and
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Study Questions on Othello: Act 1 1. There are three main reasons for why Iago hates Othello. The first being that Iago deeply believes that there used to be an affair between his wife Emilia and Othello. While there is no actual evidence to support the affair‚ the fact that Iago believes it happened supports the fact that he is very paranoid and might be searching for reasons to hate Othello. The second is that Othello denied Iago a promotion he believes he very much deserved. The fact that
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Consider the role of Iago within the tragedy of ‘Othello’. Is he a ‘motiveless malignity’ or driven by the ‘green eyed monster that doth mock the meat it feeds upon’? Shakespeare has crafted the character of Iago as one of the most captivating and instinctively evil villains of all time. Undoubtedly‚ Iago’s role in the play ‘Othello’ is to exact a punishment to the protagonist Othello which is far greater than the crime he committed‚ therefore fulfilling the crucial criteria of a Shakespearean
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also separates sex from love by demeaning sex – both men try to control sexuality. Women are only acceptable id they are utterly idealised. Cassio describes Desdemona as almost immortal‚ as does Othello. However Iago cannot do this‚ he criticises Emilia and uses her perceived faults to build a wider criticism of all women. To him they are not much better than beasts‚ they simply function as childbearers. Both these attitudes are extremely dangerous for the real‚ imperfect women in the paly‚ who
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Shakespeare has used pathos in vast ways to support character development and to build the readers or audiences’ relationship with the characters. Shakespeare makes his readers feel sympathy for certain characters by the way the antagonist treats them. In Othello‚ Iago used Roderigo‚ tricked Othello‚ and mistreated the female characters in the play. Iago helps develop the theme of jealousy throughout the play by exploiting some of the major characters. The truths about some characters are shown
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soliloquies when on-stage alone‚ and makes lasting changes on other characters. With these attributes‚ the clearer protagonist in Othello is the villainous Iago. Iago is clearly a sociopath‚ as he unscrupulously betrays his commander Othello‚ his wife Emilia‚ and his friend and patsy‚ Roderigo. This does not detract from his responsibilities of the plot’s progression‚ however. Without Iago’s diabolical persuasion‚ Roderigo would not have been present in Cyprus to help frame and wound Cassio. Likewise
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