Desdemona and Other Critics Flashcards
What does A.C. Bradley say about Desdemona’s nature?
“[Desdemona’s] nature is infinitely sweet and her love absolute.”
Who says that “[Desdemon’s] nature is infinitely sweet and her love absolute”?
A.C. Bradley.
What does Robert G. Hunter say about Desdemona’s nature?
“[Desdemona is] a natural embodiment of grace, apparently untainted by original sin.”
Who says that Desdemona is a “natural embodiment of grace apparently untainted by original sin”?
Robert G. Hunter.
Which critic aligns with A.C. Bradley, who asserts that Desdemona’s “nature is infinitely sweet and her love absolute”?
Robert G. Hunter: Desdemona is “a natural embodiment of grace apparently untainted by original sin.”
Which critic aligns with Robert G. Hunter, who asserts that Desdemona is “a natural embodiment of grace apparently untainted by original sin.”?
A.C. Bradley: “[Desdemona’s] nature is infinitely sweet and her love absolute.”
What does David Bevington say about Desdemona?
“The play as a whole confirms this wish in her to obey.”
Who says that “the play as a whole confirms this wish in [Desdemona] to obey”?
David Bevington.
What does Georges Bonnard say about Desdemona?
She is a “rebellious child.”
Who says that Desdemona is “a rebellious child”?
Georges Bonnard.
What does Sam Mendes say about Desdemona?
She is “an active participant in the drama.”
Who says that Desdemona is “an active participant in the drama?
Sam Mendes.
Which critics contrast David Bevington, who asserts that “the play as a whole confirms this wish in [Desdemona] to obey”?
Georges Bonnard: “a rebellious child.”
Sam Mendes: “[Desdemona is an active participant in the drama.”
Which critic aligns with Georges Bonnard, who asserts that Desdemona is “a rebellious child”?
Sam Mendes: “[Desdemona is] an active participant in the drama.”
Which critic aligns with Sam Mendes, who asserts that Desdemona is an “active participant in the drama”?
Georges Bonnard: “rebellious child”.
What does John Quincy Adams say about Desdemona?
“Who can sympathise with Desdemona? […] She not only violated her duties to her father, her family, her sex, and her country, but she makes the first advances.”
Who says Desdemona “violated her duties to her father, her family, her sex, and her country”, and thus cannot be sympathised with?
John Quincy Adams.
What does Julian C. Rice say about Desdemona?
“She shares responsibility for her own murder.”
Who says Desdemona “shares responsibility for her own murder?
Julian C. Rice.
Which critic partially aligns with Julian C. Rice, who says that Desdemona “shares responsibility for her own murder”?
John Quincy Adams: “Who can sympathise with Desdemona? […] She not only violated her duties to her father, her family, her sex and her country, but she makes the first advances.”
Which critic partially aligns with John Quincy Adams, who says “Who can sympathise with Desdemona? She not only violated her duties to her father, her family, her sex and her country, but she makes the first advances.”?
Julian C. Rice: Desdemona “shares the responsibility for her own murder.”
Who talks about “he called her whore” (Scene 4:2)?
Lisa Jardine: “Desdemona has been publicly designated ‘whore’ in terms damaging enough to constitute a substantial threat to her reputation.”
Who says “Desdemona has been publicly designated ‘whore’ in terms damaging enough to constitute a substantial threat to her reputation”?
Lisa Jardine.
What does Lisa Jardine say about Desdemona?
“Desdemona has been publicly designated ‘whore’ in terms damaging enough to constitute a substantial threat to her reputation.”
What does A.C. Bradley say about Desdemona’s passivity?
“Desdemona is helplessly passive. She can do nothing whatever. She cannot retaliate even in speech; no, not even in silent feeling.”
Who says that “Desdemona is helpless passive”?
A.C. Bradley.
Who says that Desdemona can “do nothing whatever”?
A.C. Bradley.
Who says that Desdemona “cannot even retaliate in speech”?
A.C. Bradley.
What does A.C. Bradley say about Desdemona singing in 4:3?
“She cannot retaliate even in speech; no, not even in silent feeling.”
What’s Philip C. Kolin’s fancy quote?
” ‘Othello’ is a cultural seismograph, measuring the extent and force of gender, racial, or class upheavals in any society that performs the script.”
What does Germaine Greer say about the play?
“The play is an authentic and sensitive portrait of a black hero in a white society.”
Who says that”the play is an authentic and sensitive portrait of a black hero in a white society”?
Germaine Greer.
How does Marilyn French describe adulteresses?
“[Whores are] thus subhuman, bestial, capable of any degradation.”
Who says that adulteresses are “thus subhuman, bestial, capable of any degradation”?
Marilyn French.
What does Marilyn French say about the ‘virgin/whore’ archetypes?
“The two kinds are mutually exclusive. One can cross into the subhuman [whore] camp at any time, but once in it, one can never return.”
Who says that the ‘virgin/whore’ archetypes “are mutually exclusive. One can cross into the subhuman [whore] camp at anytime, but once in it, one can never return.”?
Marilyn French.
