![]() This shows her knowledge and intelligence as a women and her power of choice and decision. She explains to her father she still feels respect for him, but to grow to be like her mother she assumes the role she learnt from her, in loving her new husband as her mother loved Brabantio. In contrast to the description of her as ‘A maid never bold’ her direct and confident confrontation to her father has proved her to be bold, and aware of her position. As a father he doesn’t want to believe she has moved on.ĭesdemona’s first speech in the second scene shed a new light on her that moves away from the innocent and passive opinion others have of her.Ī new angle can be seen that Desdemona, as an individual character has proven to be a spirited and mature women in her unpopular choice of husband, and possessing an independence of mind. He doesn’t agree with her marrying someone who isn’t matched in age, country and position. Of spirit so still and quiet, that her motionīrabantio has perceived her as a passive and loyal daughter to him, and is finding it upsetting to believe this fair and innocent daughter has made such a choice. ![]() However, Brabantio later describes her as Othello displays a confident and reasonable to approach to Brabantio’s anger, and his good nature in dealing with this lead us to believe Desdemona’s choice in such a man can not be so ‘foul’ and unnatural as the other characters have portrayed. When entering to apprehend Othello, Brabantio accuses him of ‘foul charms’ and that he ‘abused her delicate youth’ He can not believe her capable of this act of independence, she is described frequently with words of passive, na�ve and innocent meaning such as ‘delicate’ and ‘a maid so tender, fair, and happy’ This opinion of Desdemona is carried on to the next scene where we meet Othello, and he expresses his love for her in conversation with Iago. The real reason for their marriage being unknown at this point in the play, the audience are aware of the importance of her character, and from this one act Iago sees opportunities of betrayal towards Othello who he hates. Throughout this scene before even meeting Desdemona as a character in the play, we gain an idea of the way she is perceived by others as a ‘fair daughter’ and ‘white ewe’ and her actions in marrying Othello are greeted with surprise and anger by her father who instructs for the two to be apprehended immediately. Read how does Othello change over time ‘trust not your daughters’ minds by what you see them act.’ ![]() Brabantio is taken aback by her behaviour and his surprise leads him to suspect she was drugged or charmed to have done such a thing. This illustrates that she was still under her father’s wing and asking permission to marry would have been the normal thing to do. ‘Your daughter, if you have not given her leave… hath made a gross revolt’ Others thought she was innocent and good, and couldn’t have foreseen her rebellious side.
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