... not need fun and enjoyment that men experience. This is double standards. Women are not allowed to do all things that men can. Women are complaisant on how they are treated in society. They are benevolent to what men do to them. Women do anything to satisfy their husbands. Desdemona has given herself, both body and soul, to Othello. She bears Othello's abuse with acquiescence and patience. When Othello ... her composure. Desdemona never fights her husband. She only shows a brief expression of anguish and never deflecting her love for Othello. Desdemona's tolerance is further shown when ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... her own and stand up for her beliefs. She appears quite outspoken and wilful and she defies convention by taking a stand like she does. Shakespeare contrasts these two images deliberately to highlight that she is breaking the social code and not behaving how women at this time were expected. She oversteps ... a pedestal and views her as a perfect being. Human being are not perfect and it would be impossible for her to live up to this expectation so inevitably Othello ends up disappointed by her. This idea is emphasised when Desdemona and Othello are re-united after their journey. They ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the action for a moment, before Iago really goes to work. Act II, Scene 3 Iago comes to Cassio early in the night and suggests in a friendly way that they drink to Othello's health. He plans to get Cassio sufficiently drunk, so that Roderigo can easily pick a quarrel with him. At first, Cassio declines, saying ... totally enraged. When he emerges from behind the curtain, Othello's mind is completely made up. He immediately asks Iago, "How shall I murder him?" He is equally determined to murder Desdemona, to "chop her into messes" or to poison her. Cassio suggests that he strangle her in...

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• Approx Pages: 26
• Grade Level: High School