A Outline of the role of Desdemona in the text :.
Desdemona is the sickly sweet innocent in Shakespeare's play Othello.
Desdemona is a strong willed, faithful young women of noble breeding from Elizabethan times. She comes across as being an honorable women.
She could even be called chivalrous in a feminine way. Only daughter of Brabantio, a very important man in the Venetian high society of the day.
Brabantio tried to find a suitor for his daughter like any father of the time but she rejected them all. Falling for the Moor General with his death defying tales of bravado and woe ( and that sexy charisma most black men have).
Making her feelings clear, Othello proposes marriage to Desdemona. Sensing her fathers reaction. They elope and are married in secret. .
The Turks are discovered to be heading for an attack Cypress and Othello being the good soldier he is gets sent to Cypress. Desdemona is given permission to go with him. Othello then promotes Cassio to lieutenant which causes Iago to become jealous. Knowing that Desdemona is so important to Othello Iago proceeds to spread malicious rumors about Desdemona's virtuosity. Othello begins to believe Iago after Iago has incriminating evidence planted by Emillia. This is when the lovebirds begin to have problems. .
Desdemona ignorance towards Othello and Cassio's real reason for fighting .
( Othello's suspicions about her infidelity ) leaves her trying to fix up the relationship between the two men. Her constant interest and good comments cause Othello to be enraged. Desdemona then has to defend her name and loyalty to Othello but it falls on deaf ears and Othello kills her. Even when she is dead Desdemona causes Othello to kill himself from grief.
B ) Other Characters reactions to Desdemona :.
Desdemona is the love of Othello's life. He loves Desdemona with his whole heart. He would do anything for her until Iago plants a seed of doubt about Desdemona's loyalty to Othello.
This speech illustrates Desdemona's inner conflict and also enforces Desdemona's deep- seeded emotions. ... Desdemona is the opposite of this as well. ... Desdemona is also contrasted with the other women in this play. ... Desdemona's death is also a tribute to all that is good. ... Desdemona is the only one who is as she appears. ...
DESDEMONA'S CHARACTER Desdemona is the embodient of sweetness and innocence.She is whole hearted in her love and even Iago says that when she once promises to do some thing she thinks it dishonourable not to do more than what is expected of her. Desdemona betrays considerable tactlessness and some thing of childish obstinacy and persistence in her pleading for cassio.The clever Iago seems to have foreseen this and cautioned Othello that over-insistent pleading for Cassio,on his wife's behalf,would mean that she is really pleading the case of her lover....
Othello's race affects how the play develops, especially in regards to his relationship with Desdemona. ... In Othello, Iago and Roderigo go to Brabantio to explain that Othello has stolen his daughter, Desdemona. ... Brabantio is trying to convince them that Desdemona would not have married a black man without the spells. ... Even though it is known that Desdemona isn't a racist because she loves Othello, racism does is a factor. ... Iago used Othello's insecurity concerning his race to make him doubt the sincerity of Desdemona's love. ...
This might have been what caused Desdemona's rebelliousness. ... When Othello and Desdemona are first married, Othello spoke nothing but love for Desdemona. ... She was not able to take the steps toward liberation as easily as Desdemona did, so she was vicariously living the experience through Desdemona. ... Cassio recognized Desdemona's political concerns. ... Iago's foes were Cassio, Roderigo, Desdemona, and Othello. ...
Desdemona was a woman wanting to experience life and love. ... Garner also believes that Desdemona was not all that she seemed to be. Garner believes that many critics want to see Desdemona as perfect. ... Othello loved Desdemona with a vengeance, literally. ... Desdemona was innocent and obedient, but not without spirit. ...
Without Desdemona, Othello feels incomplete as he has no one to talk to about his daily adventures and Desdemona has no one as manly in her life. ... Adding on, Desdemona subsequently fights for herself throughout the play. ... This illustrates that Desdemona is liberated and not Othello's slave. ... Additionally, Desdemona and Othello prove that they do not need a token to love one another forever, more so Desdemona than Othello. ... Firstly, Othello expresses truthful love towards Desdemona in this play. ...
Iago easily convinces Roderigo to tell Desdemona's father, Brabantio, of Desdemona's elopement with a "moor". ... Later on Iago uses Desdemona's deceit towards her father as a way of changing Othello's perception of Desdemona. ... Iago's basic plot is to make Othello believe Desdemona is having an affair with Desdemona. ... "I do not think but Desdemona's honest. ... This treatment of Desdemona shows Othello's jealous nature, which Emilia points out to Desdemona. ...
Othello now believes that Desdemona is no longer in love with him. ... Othello also struggles with his inner evil when he killed Desdemona. Othello goes into the room to kill Desdemona and then kisses her" (5.2.10-20). ... Desdemona had a kind natured. ... This demonstrates how good of a person Desdemona really was. ...
Why Does Desdemona go so Gently into That Good Night? ... This is Desdemona, ever the dutiful wife. ... Desdemona does this to the outrage of her kin. ... Like Juliet in MacDonald's Goodnight Desdemona (Good morning Juliet), Desdemona takes on martyr like qualities on her deathbed. ... Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). ...
