Desdemona Do The Right Analysis
Does Desdemona do the right thing by marring Othello behind her father's back? Desdemona does what she feels is right, therefore it doesn't make her a terrible person. Everyone does things behind their parent's backs. Plus, Desdemona is often treated like an object, as if she wasn't capable of making her own choices. Instead of referring to Desdemona as a young adult which is what she is; people objectify her, and treat her like she isn't capable of making her own decisions. People often speak about her like if she has no agency. The moment she ran away with Othello she knew it would be a big responsibility. She acted mature enough to stand up to her father and prove her point on why she left with Othello. She didn't leave because she wanted to get away from her father, but because she was ready to be a wife and be with someone.
Desdemona's own father treats her like if she's a precious jewel or an ornament. If someone where to go to your house at the middle of the night, and tell you that someone has "stole" your daughter not "kidnapped" but that you've been stolen from, how would you react? Iago say "Zounds, sir, you're robbed! For shame, put on your gown. Your heart is burst; you have lost half your soul" (1.1.88). Robbed? Couldn't …show more content…
Unfortunately he wants Desdemona a little bit too much, he's more obsessed than anything else. Iago promises him that he will ruin Desdemona's marriage so that she can leave “The Moor” and fall in love with Roderigo, but in reality Iago doesn't do anything. When Roderigo doesn’t see nothing bad happening to Desdemona’s marriage he becomes devastated and thinks about drowning himself. Roderigo says “I will incontinently drown myself” (1.3.305), drown himself? Him and Desdemona never had anything to begin with and he wants to drown himself, this makes it clear that Roderigo is unhealthily obsessed with
Desdemona's own father treats her like if she's a precious jewel or an ornament. If someone where to go to your house at the middle of the night, and tell you that someone has "stole" your daughter not "kidnapped" but that you've been stolen from, how would you react? Iago say "Zounds, sir, you're robbed! For shame, put on your gown. Your heart is burst; you have lost half your soul" (1.1.88). Robbed? Couldn't …show more content…
Unfortunately he wants Desdemona a little bit too much, he's more obsessed than anything else. Iago promises him that he will ruin Desdemona's marriage so that she can leave “The Moor” and fall in love with Roderigo, but in reality Iago doesn't do anything. When Roderigo doesn’t see nothing bad happening to Desdemona’s marriage he becomes devastated and thinks about drowning himself. Roderigo says “I will incontinently drown myself” (1.3.305), drown himself? Him and Desdemona never had anything to begin with and he wants to drown himself, this makes it clear that Roderigo is unhealthily obsessed with