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The Role of Desdemona in Shakespeares Othello
Title: The Role of Desdemona in Shakespeares Othello
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 2286 | Pages: 9.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Role of Desdemona in Shakespeares Othello
The Role of Desdemona in Shakespeare’s Othello
The character of Desdemona represents a woman of the 17th century who surpassed the norms of sexual morality set for Venetian women of that time. When Desdemona left the house of her father, Brabantio, to wed the Moor, Othello, it was the first step in redefining her role as a woman. Desdemona, instead of asking her father’s permission, decided on her own to marry Othello. It …showed first 75 words of 2286 total…
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