... If that the Earth could teem with woman's tears, Each drop she falls would prove a crocodile.   Desdemona is the most honest person in the story although she could have stood up for her rights, though. I understand that women were regarded as inferiors back in the time that Othello was written, but ... hopes the Duke will breaks the marriage. 1) Act I, Scene 1: Iago informs Brabantio that Othello and Desdemona have eloped "I am one, sir, who comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are making the beast with two backs."" (Lines 128-131) Instead, the Duke is impressed with Othello an...

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