The personification of goodness and innocence - Polar opposite to Iago
" the divine desdemona" / she is full of most blessed condition / she was heavenly true / Beshrew me if i should do such wrong for the entire world"
Desdemona love for Othello is deep, selfless and unchanging
" i did love the moor to live with him, i saw othellos visage in his mind and to this honor and his valiant parts did I my soul and fortunes consecrate"
The dept of desdemonas love for and devotion to othello is apparent when she tells Iago - "Unkindness may do much and his unkindness may defeat my life, but never taint my love"
Strength of the character and independence of mind
Brabantio describes his daunter as " a maiden never bold"
Ironic that her goodness contributes to her tragic death "out of her goodness make the net that shall enmesh them all"