Desdemona
Sign in to saveDesdemona () is a character in William Shakespeare's play Othello (c. 1601–1604). Shakespeare's Desdemona is a Venetian beauty who enrages and disappoints her father, a Venetian senator, when she elopes with Othello, a Moorish Venetian military prodigy. When her husband is deployed to Cyprus in the service of the Republic of Venice, Desdemona accompanies him. There, her husband is manipulated by his ensign Iago into believing she is an adulteress, and, in the last act, she is murdered by her estranged spouse.
Key facts
- Character.image
- DESDÉMONE ).jpg
- Character.caption
- Desdémone by Alexandre Cabanel
- Character.creator
- William Shakespeare
- Character.affiliation
- Emilia, attendant and confidante
- Character.name
- Desdemona
- Character.series
- Othello
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Role in ''Othello''
- Performance history
- References
- Bibliography
Desdemona () is a character in William Shakespeare's play Othello (c. 1601–1604). Shakespeare's Desdemona is a Venetian beauty who enrages and disappoints her father, a Venetian senator, when she elopes with Othello, a Moorish Venetian military prodigy. When her husband is deployed to Cyprus in the service of the Republic of Venice, Desdemona accompanies him. There, her husband is manipulated by his ensign Iago into believing she is an adulteress, and, in the last act, she is murdered by her estranged spouse.
== Role in Othello ==
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