Zusammenfassung der Ressource
How does Shakespeare present Othello and Desdemona in Othello. Essay Plan.
- Paragraph 1
- Othello is trashed by Iago, Roderigo and Brabantio, in Act 1 Scene 1.
- Effect of this on how the audience perceives Othello.
- "An old black ram is tupping your white ewe."
- Paragraph 2
- Brabantio treats Desdemona as a possession.
- "Where hast thou stowed my daughter?"
- Context/Why this is common in Elizabethan times?
- Doesn't stop her from being a confident character.
- Paragraph 3
- Relationship based on stories.
- Love like that of two teenagers, in love with the idea of love not each other.
- "She wished she had not heard it, yet she wished heaven had made her such a man."
- Paragraph 4
- "Repair there to me."
- Desdemona is Othello's weakness and distraction.
- The start of Othello's downfall.
- Makes Othello a more modern character.
- Conclusion
- Modern relationship.
- Why is this? Both character reflect modern people.