Othello and Desdemona vs. Romeo and Juliet Othello and Desdemona are similar and different from Romeo and Juliet in several ways‚ both as couples‚ and as individuals. The circumstances they face and the nature of their characters share similarities‚ and so do the choices they make‚ but the other characters in the respective plays‚ and the key differences in Othello and Romeo’s dispositions cause them to go down separate roads‚ even if the end stage is the same. Desdemona and Juliet are interesting
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Othello Dramatis Personae • • • • • • • Duke of Venice Othello: Moor‚ married to Desdoma Iago: Solider in Othello’s army Cassio: Lieutenant in Othello’s army Desdemona: Othello’s wife Emilia: Iago’s wife Rodreigo: Solider‚ love Desdemona Act I Scene 1 • Read I.1.113-114 • Othello begins in the city of Venice‚ at night • Roderigo is having a discussion with Iago‚ who is bitter at being passed up as Othello’s lieutenant. • Though Iago had greater practice in battle and in military matters‚ Cassio
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In Venice they do let God see the pranks they dare not show their husbands. Their best conscience is not to leave ’t undone‚ but keep’t unknown” (Shakespeare‚ A3/S3/ P9) With this quote‚ Iago is trying to convince Othello that Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio. In the story‚ Othello is going to have a lot of emotion in the way of his reasoning
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In the play "Othello‚" Shakespeare offers us with another male ruled society where ladies are second-rate. Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ and Bianca are denied by their companion‚ yet adore them totally and unselfishly. Every one of the three ladies is in uneven connections‚ feeling more for their proud men who seem not able to respond. In any case‚ these ladies show sincere emotions toward each other especially Desdemona and Emilia‚ expect the in male relationship they more different from each other. They after
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of the main character‚ Iago‚ toys with the mind of Othello‚ generally leading Othello into having the jealous thoughts towards his peers and an hateful heart towards his wife‚ Desdemona. At the beginning of the story‚ Othello makes it apparent to the other men in the story that he is okay with Desdemona’s independence‚ and is actually proud of that in her and makes it apparent that‚ her independance is a feature that attracted Othello to Desdemona. “ But to be free and bounteous to her mind; And heaven
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regard and affection. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ there are many questions that the reader would ask about the love that Othello has for Desdemona. During many aspects of the play‚ Othello’s love for his wife is contradictory and questionable. Throughout Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello displays that he does not truly love Desdemona through his relationship was based on pity and not true love‚ the lack of trust Othello had for Desdemona raised false suspicion and Shakespeare’s design to create
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The play reveals Desdemona to be weak because as Othello continues to accuse her of being unfaithful‚ she fails to strongly oppose his accusations. Near the end of the play‚ as Othello informs Desdemona he is going to murder her‚ she says‚ “Ay-but not yet to die!” (VI.i.59). It almost seems as if she is encouraging him to kill her‚ making her ultimately look weaker for wasting the last moments of her life taunting her husband of not being dead‚ instead of proving her innocence to justify the truth
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Desdemona The daughter of the Venetian senator Brabantio. Desdemona and Othello are secretly married before the play begins. While in some ways stereotypically pure and meek‚ Desdemona is also determined and self-possessed. She is equally capable of defending her marriage‚ jesting bawdily with Iago‚ and responding with dignity to Othello’s incomprehensible jealousy. Desdemona is a more plausible‚ well-rounded figure than much criticism has given her credit for. Arguments that see Desdemona as
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hard to imagine that’s ok because I’m an actor in the 21st century hear to talk to you about Desdemona. Desdemona was a beautiful‚ young‚ white Venetian girl but also she disobeys her father’s expectations by marrying a black man‚ she also challenges the society that largely disapproves of intercultural marriages and also she gets abused by her husband. In this way‚ Desdemona’s relationship with Othello speaks to the play’s concerns with the 16th century attitudes about Lust‚ Defying social standards
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into question Othello’s love for Desdemona. When confessing his love for her in front of the senate Othello says‚ “She loved me for the dangers I had passed‚/ And I loved her that she did pity them” (I.iii.193-194). At the beginning of the play Othello clearly states the reason why he and desdemona fell in love with each other. Neither of them fell in love with each other’s personality‚ but instead fell for the idea of the other.Desdemona fell in love with Othello for the stories he told from his
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