Did Desdemona Love Othello

At the beginning of the drama, Desdemona wants to marry Othello; even through her father doesn’t want her to. She makes the choice by herself in Act I, scene iii in an act of willfulness. However, in the final scene, when she is murdered, Emilia ask her, “O, who hath done this deed?” Desdemona says , “Nobody, I myself. Farewell. Commend me to my kind lord. O, farewell” (V.ii.133–134). Desdenona takes responsibility of her death because she wants to protect her husband.

Othello and Desdemona have peculiar relationship to say the least. While the story of Othello does not give us many insights on their relationship, throughout the story, we begin to question the concept of their relationship as a whole. The audience mostly blame the story of Othello ending in a tragedy on Iago, but as critical thinkers, they should consider the flaws of Othello and Desdemona’s relationship. Along with flaws, Othello and Desdemona had relationship issues already in areas of behavior and backgrounds. It seems more likely that their relationship was going to fail regardless of the actions of Iago.

Desdemona foreshadows her own death by telling Emilia about the willow song. Desdemona thinks that no woman would be unfaithful to their husbands. Emilia thinks that if no one is looking she would cheat on her husband, she says women have the same desire as men. She also explains that if the women cheats it is the mans fault. In the meantime Iago torments Othello until he faints by continually bringing up that Cassio slept with Desdemona. Pish! Noses, ears,and lips. --Is't possible?--Confess--handkerchief!--O devil!--". Othello is very nervous that his wife is potentially sleeping with Cassio. Iago then makes sure that Othello hears Bianca and Cassio talking about his relationship but Othello thinks he is talking about Desdemona, here we can see that the character of Othello has changed a great deal. Cassio is killed by Roderigo which puts Desdemona in harm of being murdered. Desdemona still loves Othello but he murders her because he was tricked into Iago’s evil

Desdemona is killed by her husband Othello. Desdemona is kind hearted and unaware of the lies that are being told about her or those close to her. Even though Othello killed Desdemona, Iago is still to blame. At the beginning of the play Iago and Rodrigo

Desdemona- Desdemona is Othello 's wife and her goal is to prove to Othello that she loves him. They make a sacrifice by eloping without her father knowing. She stays faithful to Othello the entire time despite his suspicion raised by Iago. She spends the entire time wondering why he 's being this way towards her and trying to steer his judgement in the other direction with the help of Emilia. This is to no prevail because she becomes the victim in the end due to the actions of Iago. She serves as a foil to Emilia because their ideals contrast each other. Desdemona has a naïveté to her that prevents her from even believing that wives cheat on their husbands while Emilia is sure of it and even believes the blame falls on the husband for the actions of the wife.

H. Transition + Claim #3: The last example of Othello’s doubt in Desdemona’s loyalty is when Othello says: “What, not a whore? / No, as I shall be saved. / Is‘t possible? / Oh heaven forgive us!” (IV.II.90-93). Othello challenges everything that Desdemona says. He automatically assumes she is lying. Othello’s impulse to always doubt Desdemona clouds his judgement. Causing an extreme case of miscommunication. Due to the fact that Othello is so impressionable his trust in Desdemona has faded and because of this he can no longer listen to anything she says even if it is the truth.

Desdemona’s naivety has also been made apparent in Act 5 Scene 2, where she was just suffocated by Othello and taking her last few breathes, explaining to Emilia that Othello is innocent and she has done this to herself, when she says “Nobody: I myself. Farewell” (Line 125). Shakespeare has used this line by Desdemona to show her loyalty to Othello, but this line also identifies her inobservance of a cruel scene that Othello has caused. She does not warn others of the murder that Othello has committed, but tries to make Emilia think that she committed suicide.

Othello believes that Desdemona is his possession, an object in his life which is supposed to show he honour and reputation as a man, therefore the belief that Desdemona has broken that honour and nobility forces Othello to destroy her.

Othello had the option of having a rational discussion with Desdemona however he decides to blame her without evidence. While reflecting on the information Iago has given him, Othello begins plotting his revenge. Othellos temper made matters worst for Desdemona. Whenever he becomes angered he lashes out on Desdemona and would physically and mentally abuse her. Othello’s aggressive behavior has become suspicious to some, yet he is left alone. Othello commits the murder of Desdemona with no remorse and doesn't think twice about what will happen to him. Othello states, “Yet she must die, else she’ll betray more men. Put out the light, and then put out the light. If I quench thee, thou flaming minister,I can again thy former light restore”(5.2.235). He undoubtedly believes that Desdemona must be killed no questions asked. When Lodovico realizes what Othello has done he is stunned. Lodovico attempts to convince Othello of what he did is wrong, but he believes his actions were right, ”O thou Othello, thou wert once so good,Fall'n in the practice of a damnèd slave,What shall be said to thee?”, othello then states,” Why, anything. An honorable murderer, if you will,For naught I did in hate, but all in honor” (5.2.342-347). Instead of taking responsibility for killing Desdemona Othello is making excuses to protect

In her final moments, Desdemona chooses not to blame Othello for her death because she saw that the honor of their love was more important than honesty. After Othello was convinced that Desdemona was cheating on him, Othello had started to show his disappointment with her. He had even gone as far as hitting her (4.1 134). Despite this, Desdemona continued to stay true to Othello. Othello, though, decides to kill her. Desdemona senses a change in Othello and she has a feeling that she will die soon due to the hands of Othello. This does not stop her, though, from continuing to care for Othello. Even when Desdemona was found after Othello strangles her, she still believed that her death was not the fault of Othello. Emilia comes into the couple’s bedroom after Othello smothers Desdemona, but hears Desdemona cry out. Seeing her dying, Emilia asks who would do this. Desdemona replies that it was her fault: “Nobody – I myself. Farewell / Commend me to my kind lord. O, farewell!” (5. 2. 125-126). Not only does she try to protect Othello’s reputation by blaming herself, Desdemona tells Emilia to remind Othello about her showing that she stills respects Othello. By trying to hide the fact that Othello had murdered her, Desdemona has chosen to put the honor of their love above honesty.

Throughout the whole play, Iago is able to corrupt Othello’s faith in Desdemona, pretty easily. Iago really gives Othello no solid proof in regard to Desdemona’s infidelity. Yet Othello is so quick to believe him. This line continues with Othello having Iago’s wife, Emilia, attend to Desdemona. And while Emilia comes to the realization of her mistakes in the end, she plays a pretty major role in Desdemona death.

Throughout the play of Othello, many people turned out to be way different than what others thought. Whether it was Iago, Cassio, Desdemona, or even Othello. In this play, it showed how people aren’t really who they seem to be. People may think they know someone, but in reality they don’t.

In Shakespeare’s Othello, Desdemona is murdered by her husband, Othello, after he is convinced by Iago, without real evidence, that she is cheating on him. Iago manipulates Othello by triggering what he knows to be Othello’s values: reputation and honor. After this tragic murder, the question of who is truly responsible for her death is raised. Although Iago put the ideas that Desdemona cheated into Othello’s head, Othello is solely responsible for the murder of Desdemona as he is the one who physically killed her to protect his reputation despite being aware of her innocence.

Iago’s line after Cassio’s exit which is shown above presents Desdemona and Cassio as two characters that have something to hide from Othello. Desdemona is presented as a victim at this point. This is because Iago has embedded a sense of doubt in Othello’s mind about Desdemona. Having said this, Desdemona partly contributed towards her victimisation by promising to talk about Cassio to Othello and doing just that. Desdemona says the line “to suffer with him”. By “him” she is referring to her friend in need Cassio. For Desdemona to say the word “suffer” to Othello in relation to Cassio’s sadness indicates a strong sense of passion which holds them together. This could make the audience feel uneasy for Desdemona because her lines are building more tension. This is also dramatic irony because Desdemona is unaware of the trouble her constant mention of Iago is doing to Othello. One of the things that make up a tragic victim is loss. The character Desdemona losses her handkerchief.

The tragic play Othello by William Shakespeare, discusses the relationship between Othello and Desdemona that begins as loving, but abruptly alters to a hateful relationship due to a lack of truth. Dishonesty and misunderstandings between Desdemona and Othello drive the collapse of their marriage as well as Iago’s deceitful words which force Othello to discredit Desdemona’s love. William Shakespeare portrays the fall of the relationship of Desdemona and Othello due to his ability of believing false delusions he hears about his wife and the reason for this is from his distrust for women, his jealousy and the fact that he truly lacks confidence in himself, leads him to doubt the love Desdemona has for him.