... he was baptized on April 26, 1564 under the name of Gulielmus filius Johannes Shakespeare. His father, John Shakespeare was a usually successful tradesman as well as a dedicated civil servant. His mother, Mary Arden, came from a family of landowners. Because of his father's wealth and official position it is assumed that William must have begun his education at the Stratford Grammar School ... is his tragic flaws however that cause him to needlessly drag down everyone else with him. As far as the infamous theory that Hamlet has an unnatural love for his mother I will say only this: even...

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... her father when justifying her actions. In the jury scene (Act 1 Scene 3) she says "I am hither to your daughter: but here's my husband, And so much duty as my mother show'd to you, preferring you before her father, so much I challenge that I may profess due to the Moor my lord,". Thus, Desdemona differentiates from the remainder of Venetian society ... ...

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... is under a spell and is deceiving her father. When her fiancé is accused of bewitching her, she immediately defends her love for him. "And so much Duty as my mother showed to you, preferring you before her father, so much that I may profess due to the Moor my lord". Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody ... ...

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... is under a spell and is deceiving her father. When her fiancé is accused of bewitching her, she immediately defends her love for him. "And so much Duty as my mother showed to you, preferring you before her father, so much that I may profess due to the Moor my lord". Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody ... ...

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... the lady-, Desdemona in her first appearance on stage challenges her father, explaining to him that: I am hitherto you daughter. But here's my husband/ And so much duty as my mother showed/ to you, preferring you before her father/ So much I challenge that I may profess/ Due to the Moor my lord (I,iii) Interestingly, when Othello is told that he is to ... ...

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... in a appropriate and well rehearsed manor presenting a logical and precise account "I do perceive here a divided duty I am hitherto your daughter but here's my husband, and so much duty as my mother showed to you, preferring you before her farther". In this speech Desdemona shows initiative using her fathers own experience against him. Desdemona also shows independence as she does not try ... ...

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