Female Charcters - AO5 Flashcards
1
Q
It is possible to see Desdamona as the strongest…
A
, most heroic person in the play - Honigmann
2
Q
Emilia’s handing over of the napkin was…
A
stupidity and nothing worse - Bradley
3
Q
Either Shakespeare wants us to consider Emilia incredibly dimwitted or…
A
he made her too afraid of Iago to challenge him until its too late - Honigmann
4
Q
This may be a warning to all good wives that they…
A
look well to their linen - Rymer
5
Q
Othello’s love of Desdamona ‘is…
A
the love of a possession - Phillips
6
Q
Desdamona’s smothering is an ‘example of…
A
the silencing of the female political voice’ - Tennenhouse
