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... husband . She begins the play as a supremely indepen- dent person , but midway through she must struggle against all ... husband is driven insane with jealousy . Though she maintains to the end that she is " guiltless , " Desdemona also ...
... husband . She begins the play as a supremely indepen- dent person , but midway through she must struggle against all ... husband is driven insane with jealousy . Though she maintains to the end that she is " guiltless , " Desdemona also ...
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... husband in Act IV , scene ii , Desdemona must be completely exhausted by the beginning of Act IV , scene iii . She submits without complaint to Othello's order that she go to bed and dismiss Emilia . Despite Othello's repeated offenses ...
... husband in Act IV , scene ii , Desdemona must be completely exhausted by the beginning of Act IV , scene iii . She submits without complaint to Othello's order that she go to bed and dismiss Emilia . Despite Othello's repeated offenses ...
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... husband is not around and more assertiveness when he is . Desdemona's first speech , in which she defends her recent mar- riage , is confident and forthright . When she gives it , she is the only female character onstage , surrounded by ...
... husband is not around and more assertiveness when he is . Desdemona's first speech , in which she defends her recent mar- riage , is confident and forthright . When she gives it , she is the only female character onstage , surrounded by ...
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action Aleppo arrives Bianca Brabanzio Cassio and Desdemona characters claim clown convince Othello daughter demona Desdemona asks Desdemona seems ello Emilia enters end of Act ensign Farewell final scene Graziano handkerchief husband Iago assures Iago enters Iago explains Iago mentions Iago says Iago's infidelity insists jealous jealousy kerchief kill Cassio kill Desdemona King's Men lago lieutenant Lodovico marriage married Othello Mauritania Michael Cassio Midsummer Night's Dream mona mona's monster Montano Moor Once Othello onstage Othello and Desdemona Othello asks Othello begins Othello says Othello seems Othello stands Othello tells play's PLOT OVERVIEW PSAT QUESTIONS & ESSAYS QUOTATIONS REVIEW & RESOURCES SAT II scene iii SCENES I-II sexual Shakespeare ship soldier song SparkNotes Guide speak stabs story suggest that Othello suit to Desdemona SUMMARY & ANALYSIS symbol tells Othello Throughout the play Titus Andronicus Turks upset Venice villain virginity wedding sheets whore wife's William Shakespeare Willow woman