The play Othello deals with many themes that fall onto a skeletal system of social fame work, which can be represented by the role of the women of the play. ... Desdemona, Othello's wife, is a young woman of the upper class in Venice. ... It seems that in this time period she should be submissive to her husband and allow him to do the thinking and the deciding, however she is not and she does what is in her own conscience, as we see when she helps Cassio and early on when she defies her father and later after Othello's violent outburst. Her over willingness to do good is what Iago ...

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Othello presents this with Othello himself and the conflict deals with his own wife. ... In Othello, Shakespeare writes his male character's to view women in a demeaning way. ... Desdemona does love Othello though, as she states here, "I saw Othello's visage in his mind, and to his honours and his viliant parts did I my soul and fortunes consecrate"(Othello Act III. sc.iii li. 250-252). ... In Othello, the woman is the cause of the man's downfall. ... I should venture purgatory for't"(Othello Act 4 Sc. 3 Li.77-79). ...

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Both plays Othello and Much Ado About Nothing start with talk of war. ... Othello's services in war have earned him a reputation as an honourable soldier. ... When Othello kills Desdemona, he sees this as an act of honour and justice. ... Desdemona's loyalty and devotion to Othello may be what leads to her death. ... " (V.ii.125) She is so loyal to Othello that she even takes responsibility for him murdering her. ...

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Desdemona, of the Shakespearean play Othello, is a very complex character who takes on both roles. ... Iago is close to Desdemona's father Barbanzio and has great disdain towards Othello. ... Iago then attempts to get in Othello's good graces by speaking him about the "illicit affair- between Othello's wife and Cassio. ... The greatest difference amongst characters can be seen between Othello and Desdemona. ... With Othello killing these values (i.e. chastity, love, honor and commitment), Othello symbolically ends all that is true and just in the world. ...

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Throughout the play it becomes apparent that Desdemona is truly and faithfully, in love with Othello. ... This goes to show the profound feelings that she had for Othello. These feelings would have been tested when Othello came to her room to "sacrifice- her. ... She is evidently defending and looking after Othello -even though he has just murdered her. ... Othello. ...

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In Othello, reputation is one of the play's most under-riding themes. ... The only reason that Othello married her was because she showed him loyalty and love. ... //OTHELLO - Good, good! ... Othello never saw if Desdemona really did commit adultery or not. It was only the matter of a few words that changed Othello's view and perception of his wife. ...

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