Thursday, January 27, 2011

Othello #3

When reading Othello, I felt extremely bad for Desdemona. She was obviously faithful to Othello, and yet she was blamed for and killed for something she did not do. She loved Othello deeply and the last thing she experienced in her life was Othello, her lover, murdering her. Even when she was close to death, she still defended and loved him as she did not turn him in for murdering her. I also felt bad for her because she was forced to leave her father behind in order to be with her lover. It seems to me that it would be extremely difficult to leave behind family for your husband. Also, not only did she leave behind her father, but he died and then she was killed by her lover. Could anyone ask for a worse life?

1 comment:

  1. Any sympathy for Othello, who was manipulated into killing the woman he loved?

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