... reverent tone in 'my fair warrior' in addressing Desdemona highlights Othello's confusion between love and his social responsibilities. Meanwhile, Desdemona's rational tone in 'so much duty as my mother showed to youso much I challenge that I may profess due to the Moor my lord' in defence against Brabantio's anger demonstrates how the patriarchal expectations of the Elizabethan context strengthens her ... ...

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