Desdemona is the sickly sweet innocent in Shakespeare's play Othello.

Desdemona is a strong willed, faithful young women of noble breeding from Elizabethan times. She comes across as being an honorable women.

She could even be called chivalrous in a feminine way. Only daughter of Brabantio, a very important man in the Venetian high society of the day.

Brabantio tried to find a suitor for his daughter like any father of the time but she rejected them all. Falling for the Moor General with his death defying tales of bravado and woe ( and that sexy charisma most black men have).

Making her feelings clear, Othello proposes marriage to Desdemona. Sensing her fathers reaction. They elope and are married in secret.

The Turks are discovered to be heading for an attack Cypress and Othello being the good soldier he is gets sent to Cypress. Desdemona is given permission to go with him. Othello then promotes Cassio to lieutenant which causes Iago to become jealous. Knowing that Desdemona is so important to Othello Iago proceeds to spread malicious rumors about Desdemona's virtuosity. Othello begins to believe Iago after Iago has incrim

love him dearly, comfort forswear me ! Unkindness

If haply you my father do suspect an instrument

discourse of thought or actual deed, Or that mine eyes,

If I lived in Elizabethan times I probably wouldn't get the opportunity to witness Shakespeare or even care about his plays BUT I'm doing this assignment and I have to picture what I would feel. I would respect Desdemona more because of her faithfulness and determination towards her husband. What I earlier classed as stupidity would be an honorable approach to the situation she was in. She is a good solid women of noble breeding and a good mistress maybe the heroine of the play. I'm not really sure on how else I would feel because i wasn't a women in Elizabethan times. ( There's no past life flash backs ) So this is all speculation.

Some common words found in the essay are:
Othello Desdemona, Desdemona Desdemona, Elizabethan Reaction, Othello Shakespeare, Desdemona's Lady, Othello Cassio's, Text Analysis, Desdemona Brabantio's, Deeming Desdemona, Desdemona Elizabethan, desdemona desdemona, shakespeare structured, elizabethan times, shakespeare structured desdemona, women noble, desdemona strong, strong willed, loyalty othello, noble breeding, othello kills, women noble breeding, trying fix relationship, desdemona strong willed, structured desdemona,
Approximate Word count = 1595
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)