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    jumping to any conclusions, each person should hear the others proposition. A great example of this is the relationship between Othello and Desdemona in “The tragedy of Othello”. Iago tell Othello that Desdemona is being unfaithful, and is having an affair with Cassio, his former lieutenant, and then Othello instead of discussing the matter openly with Desdemona assumes she does not love him for reasons such as his race, or that her parents disowned her because she married him.

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    In Shakespeare's play Othello is a tragic play. This play is about a moor named Othello, and a woman named desdemona falling in love. This love is tampered with by a jealous man named iago. A seemingly helpful, honest man tricks a loving couple against each other. Causing a tragic ending for all these charters. He seems like a good person by helping rodrigo getting desdemona's hand in marriage. He takes rodrigo to the house of desdemona's father and helping him tell the father that his daughter

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    Throughout the play, it is evident that Othello does truly love his wife, Desdemona. There are many instances where their relationship is openly proclaimed and celebrated, and it is during these occasions that authentic emotions are able to surface. During the onset, and compliant phase of their marriage, Othello always finds an opportunity to exclaim his love for his spouse. This demonstrates a fragment of his compassionate personality. When addressing the Duke of Venice, along with other senators

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    are fell in love, and the final outcome must be unfortunate. Just like Othello's love for Desdemona, he loves Desdemona with all his heart, he hopes that Desdemona can love him just as much as he loves her. Othello loves Desdemona so much with the hatred, and his self-esteem led him to be deceived by Iago, giving him suspicions and even the idea of killing Desdemona. Eventually, he loses his senses. When Othello personally confronted Desdemona's explanation, he did not hesitate to kill his beloved,

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    The story of Desdemona is interesting in that the play implies that her nature was one of honesty, goodness, and kindness. Moreover, even on her deathbed where most would tell the name of the individual who killed them, she says “Nobody; I myself” (Shakespeare, 2014, 5.2.128). Subsequently, the significance of this declaration derives from the previous statement by Emilia, “Oh, who hath done this deed?” (Shakespeare, 2014, 5.2.127), when she asks who had harmed Desdemona. So, the likely meaning of

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    someone else. We find out at the beginning of the play that Desdemona is a very desirable and treasured young woman. Even before she emerges in the play, it is known that she is a lively and independent woman and is referred to as “maid, so tender, fair and happy,” by her father Brabantio. Once Desdemona appears in person, it becomes clear that she is indeed an admirable, young woman. During the scene in the play when Brabantio accused Othello of wooing his daughter through ‘magic’ or ‘witchcraft,’ Desdemona’s

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    In William Shakespeare's ‘Othello,’ Othello himself is seen as the obvious outsider because of his race. However, his own wife Desdemona can be reasoned to be just as much of an outcast, even though she’s described as the perfect woman. She affected the actions and feelings of other characters by being young, innocent and easily manipulated, and by being so visually striking. Desdemona’s mindset is easily swayed and by the other characters, showing how young and inexperienced she is with living

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    In the play Othello, William Shakespeare captures the audience with a story about a soldier, Iago, who reveals his hatred of othello, an African general in Venice, for choosing Cassio as an officer instead of himself and possibly sleeping with his wife, Emelia. He is so blinded by hatred that he devises a plan to ruin Othello’s life by manipulating him and ruining his marriage with his wife Desdemona, the daughter of a senator. The power of particular feelings and mental abilities plays an immense

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    friendly relationship and concern, character then meets with fictitious character and tells him of Brabantio's reaction. Brabantio, Othello, and Desdemona seem before the Duke of metropolis. though Brabantio accuses fictitious character of seducing his female offspring by necromancy, fictitious character explains that he won Desdemona by telling her his adventures, and Desdemona, known as to testify, convinces the senators that she has freely gone with fictitious character and married him for love. The

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    and the commitment honored before God. In the play “Othello”, Desdemona and Othello married, they desired to share their life together, and even consummated the marriage through sex, but their views of love differ. Let me explain the opposition of how the audience may view the handkerchief as Symbols and also how the symbols have different meaning between the characters in the play. What did the handkerchief mean to both Othello and Desdemona. Was the handkerchief a symbol of Christianity or paganism

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