Does Othello Love Desdemona

How can Desdemona be so in love with a man that is getting fed lies about her and believes them? If Othello truly loved her would he react differently? Was the lack of trust and betrayal normal back them?

A question you can never really figure out the whole play is if Desdemona and Othello even love each other. The way Othello believes Iago so quickly tells that he truly does not value and trust Desdemona. When he gets alone and starts describing how much it breaks his heart because she has betrayed him. On the other hand Desdemona is not hard to tell, she's heartbroken and even shocked her beloved Othello would believe things about her. Although she starts questioning Othello’s love for her she never once questions her love for Othello. She dies trying to prove her love for him.

Even Though Othello does treat Desdemona better than Iago treats Emilia, even better than Casio treats Bianca does not mean Othello treated Desdemona correctly. Iago bullied Emilia, but she knew how to hold her own. Cassio didn't even claim Bianca because to him she was just a “street whore”. Othello did end up killing his sweet Desdemona, but before Iago got into his head he treated her like the angel she was. Women were not treated very fair in their relationships, they pretty much
They thought that if you did not respect and listen to your husband, you husband was no man. This is what seems to have led to such a harsh behavior in the husband role. The men were proud of their title, it initially gave them pride. It affected the women tremendously, they were to play in this vicious game. It seems as if the more verbally abused your significant other you were “cooler” which led to more pride. The horrible cycle just kept going on and the women were trapped because divorce was shamed upon and never discussed. You were just to do your role as a woman to your best ability and hope that your husband