... loyal to Desdemona. Emilia puts her loyalty to her mistress and knowledge of her innocence before her duty to her husband. She subscribes to the male Elizabethan ideal of honour rather than doing what is expected of her as a woman. The refusal to submit to the male ideal of female honour can also be found in the character of Beatrice. She seeks revenge on Claudio, but recognises that as a woman ... in his view of marriage and, like Claudio, seeks the approval of his friends. His speech in the gulling scene (act 2, scene 3) reveals his reluctance to admit even to himself that he loves Beat...

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• Grade Level: High School

... unpinning Desdemona's hair and preparing her for bed (like a mother helping her young daughter). This showing of affection is strictly among the women of this play. The men are the ones who are committing all the violence and most of the distrust. This conversation continues intimately throughout the rest of the scene, but heightens when Desdemona says, "O these men, these men (line 67)!" She can't believe ... age. Despite the Chivalric Code during the Middle Ages and the ideal of the Courtier during the Renaissance, there was no real societal consequence for husbands that mistreated the...

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... owl hops' and hobbled in blood' reflect the cruel act that transforms the child. The use of alliteration such as struck and swayed and the repetition of the letter H' attracts the responder's compassion for the owl. In the second part of the poem nightfall' we witness the role reversal of father and child Hardwood's choice of words play enormous role in reflecting change. The use of the oxymoron ancient innocence' and quote near breaking point' indicates how ... also become more complex and the language softly toned thus the use of alliteration such as shine' and simplicities. Her dialogu...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate