... solidifying her devotion to Othello. This small impurity of Desdemona may have planted the seed in Othello that germinated into the raging beast of jealousy that he became. Desdemona's first selfless act of lying to her father for Othello's love may have been the initial instigator of the jealousy that Iago supplemented. There was a shift in personality in Desdemona from the ... of the time, the role they believe their husbands want them to play is that of a pure, demure, virginal housewife. "Femininity has traditionally been constructed as nurturing, caring, and selfless. Women are s...

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