desdemona Flashcards
“Kill me…
tomorrow; let me live tonight.”
desdemona has come to terms with othello has the right to kill her if he want. Underminding the value of her to life compared to her love for othello
“His unkindness…
may defeat my life
But never taint my love.”
desdemona saying how even if othello denies her fidelity she will still love him even if it crushes her soul. shows how she unhealthily clings to him
“Beshrew me…
if I would do such a wrong
For the whole world.”
desdemona saying that she can be cursed if she was unfaithful. this shows her blindness to othellos true self. she is naive and think everyone will see her integrity
“I do…
perceive here a divided duty.”
desdemona is split between her duty to her father and her new husband as a woman has a obligation towards the man of authority in her life. This shows her transition from ehr father to othello
