Othello by William
Shakespeare
Desdemona
Desdemona is a truly faithful wife. She not only proves this
with her conversation with Emilia, but also during her own murder. During the
time Othello was angry with her, she still forgave and loved him. “My love doth
so approve him that even his stubbornness, his checks, his frowns… have grace
and favor in them,” (IV, iii, 18-20). When Othello tells Desdemona that he will
murder her, she does not get up from her bed. She tries to persuade him not to
kill her because she has faith that he will act reasonably. Moreover, when
Emilia interrupts the murder, she hears Desdemona’s voice and asks Desdemona
who murdered her. Desdemona’s response is, “Nobody, I myself. Farewell,” (V,
ii, 122). Even when Othello murdered Desdemona despite her pleas for mercy, Desdemona
does not rat him out.
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