Sunday, April 25, 2010

I marry her! what? a customer! Prithee, bear some  charity to my wit: do not think it so unwholesome.  Ha, ha, ha!!". (IV,I,140)

O my dear Cassio! my sweet Cassio! O Cassio, Cassio, Cassio!. (V,I, 76-77)


2- Pardon me, Bianca. I have this while with this leaden thoughts been pressed, But I shall in a more continued time Strike off this source of absence. Sweet Bianca, Take me this work out. "(III,IV,190- 204)





marry(her?)What a customer?Prithee bear some charity to my wit! Do not think it so unwholesome. Ha,ha, ha!". (IV,I,140)




explaining
2- It is then that Cassio gives Bianca a "token" of his love. Upon receiving this "token", Bianca becomes highly offended. She then accuses Cassio of having another lover.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

recap

The women in Shakespeare's life time were only seen as an object. The basic of the play seems to focus mainly around male as main character, women seem not to be favored.
Its clear that the play Othello view the women Desdemona, Emilia, and Bianca as weak character through their action. the manor in which those women is treated is why the story ends on such a tragic note the tragedy could have been avoided is if only the men would have given them the chance to speak their opinions.
Bianca does not appear in the play as much as the other female characters. her presence is key to the death of Desdemona
The final woman I am going to talk about Bianca
Bianca plays a significant role in the progress
Cassio's asks her to copy the handkerchief he found in his room













Bianca:

She is Cassio's jealous lover.

Bianca's name (meaning "white" in Italia).



















She is in love with Cassio, but he does not return this love and treats her like garbage

Bianca suddenly enters, and her suspicions of Cassio are even greater than before. She is convinced that the handkerchief belongs to another woman, and throws it contemptuously at Cassio's feet. In Othello's eyes, her apparent jealousy confirms his wife's infidelity. This "evidence" all but completes Iago's manufactured case against Desdemona, and thereafter Othello is determined to murder both her and Cassio.
Who would not make her husband a cuckold to make him a monarch? I should venture purgatory for't" (4.3).

explaining

she does say that she would not cheat for small, material wealth, but any woman would cheat in order to make her husband king

"'Tis not a year or two shows us a man: / They are all but stomachs, and we all but food; / They eat us hungerly, and when they are full, / They belch us" (3.4.103-106).

In this scene she expresses her opinion of men by joking

















Emilia:



Iago's wife and an attendant to Othello's wife, Desdemona.

She is clever and crafty.

3Emilia is a very strong character more liberal approach to life compared to Desdemona
- she is clearly not trusting of men.

She is the only character Iago cannot control or manipulate.


the naive victim of greed and suspicion.

She believes that men and women are basically the same and have the same desires and needs.



























3 O thou dull Moor! That handkerchief thou speak'st of I found by fortune and did give my husband; For often,



with a solemn earnestness, More than indeed belonged to such a trifle, He begged of me to steal 't. (V.II. 232-236)




























The role of Emilia was so important :

At the beginning of the play Emilia appears to be a loyal companion to Desdemona.
Emilia gets Desdemona to reveal many of her personal feelings as well. They are good friends and Desdemona is very honest with her.








Then Emilia was Iago secret weapon to get his hands on Desdemona's handkerchief .

She gives the handkerchief dropped by Desdemona to Iago. Emilia is loyal to her husband, so she takes the handkerchief without question. She wants to please him, so she betrays Desdemona's confidence to steal the handkerchief.


Emilia also gives us insight to Iago. We see how he treats the women who are close to him. In the end, she lures the truth out of him and clarifies to the other characters what was going on.



She showed strong loyalty and bond towards Desdemona by denouncing Iago's lies.












explaining quote







3-She is a woman who has no problem discussing her willingness Here we can see Emilia defends Desdemona Emilia and tells Othello that Iago asked her to steal the handkerchief. As a result of disobeying her husband Iago in order to defend Desdemona, Emilia is killed.
























Emilia:


1-wife of Iago, and is and attendant to Othello's wife.




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Desdemona:





The main woman in the play.


A woman of the 17th century .
Desdemona is a Venetian beauty who disappoints her father, a Venetian senator, when she elopes with Othello the black Moor.

Some of her traits are: Beautiful, romantic, loyal, trusting, naive, and innocent




1-I saw Othello’s visage in his mind, And to his honours and his valiant parts Did I my soul and fortunes consecrate. ( III. III. 253-255)



2"My noble father,I do perceive here a divided duty:To you I am bound for life and education;My life and education both do learn meHow to respect you; you are the lord of duty;I am hitherto your daughter: but here's my husband,And so much duty as my mother show'dTo you, preferring you before her father,So much I challenge that I may professDue to the Moor my lord..." (I,III,180-188)
3-, “O, who hath done this deed?” Desdemona’s final words are, “Nobody, I myself. Farewell. Commend me to my kind lord. O, farewell” (V.ii.133–134)
In response to Emilia’s question

4-why do you think Desdemona left her father for Othello and ignored all the people who were against her relation?


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1-When Desdemona left the house of her father, Brabantio, to go with the Moor, Othello, she didn't ask her father’s permission, she decided on her own to marry Othello without asking her father’s permission, decided on her own to marry Othello


2-By marrying Othello, Desdemona was showing that she was strong enough and educated enough to break the authority of the society on women.


3-. when Othello accused Desdemona of adultery, she went to Iago for help She was a very trusting person and did not think that Iago would hurt her.
She does not listen to Othello’s accusations, but instead tries to explain her situation. She could easily let Othello control her, but she made her point known and told the truth about her circumstance and at the end She was ultimately murdered by the only person who she loved.

As a conclusion we can say that Desdemona was a loving wife who loved Othello to death and who fought all her family for him . Her role is to serve as a catalyst for Othello's jealousy. In the end Desdemona had what we call the "last laugh". Her ability to not lay blame nor accuse or be angry to anybody, that basically makes her the hero and the highest quality person in this play. While the roles of women always seemed to be the ones that were behind their husbands, Desdemona took this role and gave it her own attitude. So Desdemona, was stronger than the man she stood behind.













explaining the quotes
1- This quote shows how Desdemona loved Othello for his mind , body, reputation and all his actions, and she gave all her herself to him spiritually and practically and she continued to love him throughout all the events .

2- Here Desdemona professes her love for Othello in front of her father and the court. By doing so she assures that no magic power were used and she also explaines how she went with Othello freely, by. By confessing her love to him , Desdemona is presenting to Othello her faithfulness to him because she is allowing all in the court to know about her love.
3- She said that in response to Emilia’s question, although she was dying , she wanted to show her husband that she was the most honest women and by her willingness to take credit for her own murder she showed how great a her love to Othello could be.

4- think Desdemona wanted to gain some kind of power herself. Thus she decided to take her relationship into her own hands and ignored the tradition.
The main women in the play are

1-Desdemona
2- Emilia
3-Bianca
The Roles Of Women- Othello