Goodnight Desdemona (good morning Juliet) EXPOSITION: Goodnight Desdemona begins with a "dumb show‚" or a scene with no sound‚ in which three situations occur simultaneously. Othello murders Desdemona‚ Juliet kills herself‚ and Constance Ledbelly throws a pen and a manuscript into a wastebasket. In scene 1‚ Constance works on her doctoral dissertation‚ which claims that Romeo and Juliet and Othello were originally comedies written by an unknown author and that this can be proved by decoding a
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time many years ago‚ the 16th century in Shakespeare’s time where there was hardly any technology and the society was very different. Now If that’s hard to imagine that’s ok because I’m an actor in the 21st century hear to talk to you about Desdemona. Desdemona was a beautiful‚ young‚ white Venetian girl but also she disobeys her father’s expectations by marrying a black man‚ she also challenges the society that largely disapproves of intercultural marriages and also she gets abused by her husband
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Desdemona The daughter of the Venetian senator Brabantio. Desdemona and Othello are secretly married before the play begins. While in some ways stereotypically pure and meek‚ Desdemona is also determined and self-possessed. She is equally capable of defending her marriage‚ jesting bawdily with Iago‚ and responding with dignity to Othello’s incomprehensible jealousy. Desdemona is a more plausible‚ well-rounded figure than much criticism has given her credit for. Arguments that see Desdemona as
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Introducing Constance In Ann-Marie MacDonald’s Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)‚ the audience is swept into the playful subconscious of the protagonist‚ Constance Ledbelly. Before she speaks‚ her imaginative nature is introduced by way of Act I‚ The Prologue. The chorus enters giving an intriguing monologue in which the first stages of an exciting transformation begin to unfold. The Prologue is so useful in that it gives indications of plot‚ theme‚ conflict and so on. All of which carry
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AP American Literature Period: 7 10/18/12 A Good Night and Good Luck Movie Review “Good night and good luck‚” Murrow states. Murrow’s jaw tightens. The lights go out. “And we are out.” Mr. Friendly exclaims. There is an intense silence in the room. Everyone’s body quenches and are expecting a call from viewers‚ any call‚ at least one. The phones are silent. In everyone’s head everyone is questioning if they did something wrong‚ if they are going to lose their job‚ if this was a bad idea‚ if the
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The Tragedy of Desdemona Throughout the play of Othello‚ Shakespeare takes the audience through a series of events that allows good and evil to be distinguished amongst the characters introduced. This play also gives off a strong sense of heroism and how easily that can be diminished by the impact of evil. The life of Desdemona is most closely effected by evil through her husband being convinced that she has been adulterous‚ causing an overwhelming amount of corruption to they’re relationship
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can or can’t exist. Judging from the relationship between Desdemona and Othello‚ through Nicholson’s "Othello" And The Geography Of Persuasion." the play seems to say that marriage based on an innocent romantic love or profane love is bound to fail. Shakespeare is pessimistic about the existence and survival of a true type of love. There is a common thread of betrayal and deceit among his female characters‚ especially. Othello and Desdemona‚ as portrayed in the play‚ are the two greatest innocents
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Shakespeare presents Desdemona as an utterly pure character‚ one that is almost goddess-like. This captivating‚ ‘divine beauty’ (2.1.78) presents a lack of realism; throughout the play Desdemona is constantly viewed through the lens of male ideals. Not only is she constantly elevated by Cassio and Othello‚ she is also belittled and attacked by Iago who has a cynical perspective of femininity. This would have been common in a patriarchal society where men were seen as superior and often abused this
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How do you interpret the character and role of Desdemona in Othello? If any character in Othello embodies goodness‚ it is Desdemona. In simple terms‚ she appears to be the antithesis of all the evil and malice that is represented by Iago. Yet she is not a completely ‘flat’ character – Shakespeare gives to her certain characteristics and human qualities that result in her being a far deeper and more interesting character. Much of the interest in her is owing to the fact that each character in
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The psychoanalysis of the characters from Othello allowed me to understand the way Desdemona acted throughout the play and how come she took the abuse that Othello gave her. Like Othello‚ Desdemona is a controversial character that has a role in determining the outcome of the play. At the start of the play we see Desdemona as a strong‚ outspoken and behaves in a way that is outrageous in her society. She has fallen in love with a man of a different race‚ country‚ and color; and she is so determined
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