the role of Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ and Bianca portray how women were during the 15th century. Women were portrayed as being loyal to their husbands; doing what they are told‚ and not going against their husband’s judgment or actions. These women represent three different characteristics in which women are being recognized in Othello. The women in Othello represent various levels of class‚ virtue‚ and intelligence. Desdemona is aristocratic‚ virtuous‚ and makes her own decisions; Emilia is the middle
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his daughter. 1.3 In which Othello defends himself‚ Desdemona makes her entrance‚ and the newlyweds have to make haste to Cyprus. Iago tells Roderigo about his plans‚ and in his monologue‚ reveals why he hates Othello. 2.1 There is storm and the fleets are destroyed. Everyone survives but the Turks. Iago sees Cassio and Desdemona together and begins to plot. He continues with his façade by pretending he is incapable when Desdemona asks him to improvise praise about her. 2.2 Othello’s
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describing would be Desdemona and Emilia. Both women are strong characters‚ but one may be stronger. Whenever Shakespeare wrote‚ he always wanted the feeling of his female characters to be strong and passionate. In Othello‚ both Desdemona and Emilia are similar and different in many ways. They both are loyal to their husbands‚ but are different in the realization of their experiences and their viewpoints of reality. They both want to please their husbands and make them happy. Desdemona reassures this
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begins to ask about the loss of the handkerchief‚ as if to add fuel to the fire‚ saying that if Desdemona could in fact give away the handkerchief so freely what else could she give away just as easily. Othello had completely forgotten all about the matter with the handkerchief until Iago had so graciously reminded him. Then to make matters worse‚ Iago flat out lies to Othello claiming that Cassio and Desdemona have in fact slept together. That he heard this from Cassio himself. After listening to
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William Shakespeare. In the play‚ the two prominent women‚ Desdemona and Emilia‚ both recognize the expectations of women at the time. However‚ the two women disagree in their views on the topic. Desdemona tries to be the ideal wife whereas Emilia takes a more feminist approach. In Othello‚ Desdemona and Emilia’s views on the role of women explains the traits of each character and are involved in major themes of the story. Both Desdemona and Emilia have different views on the concept of chastity. In
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Summary Act 1‚ Scene 1: Venice‚ A Street at night. Iago complains to Roderigo about Othello giving the promotion to Cassio. They go to Brabantio’s house and claim his daughter has run off to marry Othello. Roderigo and Brabantio go and search for Desdemona. Scene 2: Venice‚ outside the Sagittary. Cassio tells Othello the Senate needs him to go to Cyprus to fight the Turks. Brabantio finds Othello and accuses him of stealing his daughter. They decide to ask the Duke’s opinion. Scene 3: Venice‚ the
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“The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose” (Stevenson‚ Robert).In play Othello identity is a topic that appears throughout the play. In Shakespeare Othello all the women‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca have no separate identity all three are defined by who they are or not married to or the male characters they are connected with. “According to the Elizabethan times that the play was written in and the general hierarchies within Venetian society men hold all the power and
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late 16th century was his character development. Shakespeare’s seamless use of indirect characterization sets his works apart from the other playwrights and authors of his time. In Othello‚ the Shakespearian tragedy about the newlywed Othello and Desdemona‚ Shakespeare uses character foils to emphasize the strengths and weaknesses of the characters. By making inwardly similar characters seem like polar opposites‚ Shakespeare truly shows how dynamic each of the characters is. Othello‚ the play’s protagonist
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Scene 3 Character - Emilia Analysis of text in relation to character The piece is written in traditional Shakespearian language. We looked up words to work out what the characters were saying. Emilia is interested in learning about Desdemona’s relationship but is wary about saying exactly how she feels in case she hurts her. She gets irritated however when she is told Othello wanted Desdemona to dismiss her and tells Desdemona that she wishes she had never seen Othello. Emilia then realises she
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the manipulation of the protagonist‚ by the antagonist‚ Iago‚ to present a play controlled by men. In such a male dominated society‚ Shakespeare presents the women in the play as tragic victims at the hands of their husbands‚ in particular Desdemona and Emilia. Throughout this essay I will relate to the Aristotelian and Senecan descriptions of tragedy to come to a conclusion of how in ‘Othello’ Shakespeare presents women as tragic victims of men. Firstly‚ throughout ‘Othello’ Shakespeare presents
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