![]() Throughout history, women have taken the backseat while the men take all the glory. Desdemona has different plans. In Shakespeare's Othello, Desdemona is passionate when it comes to love. She disobeyed her father's, Brabantio, wishes. She cheated on her betrothed with Othello. Not only is cheating on her betrothed punishable by death, but the person she cheated with was AFRICAN. But she was excused from death when the Duke when Brabantio complains to him. The Duke doesn't have the same views as Brabantio because the duke thinks the Othello s admirable and honorable while Brabantio can't see anything besides the color of his skin. Though Desdemona is fictional, her role is inspirational since she had an interracial relationship which was frowned upon by the people of Shakespearean time. Not only is she dating a African American man, she also knows how to speak her mind. When Iago was talking badly about his wife, Emilia, which was the norm of Shakespearean time, Desdemona was ready to snap back like a rubber band. Not only did Desdemona create a precedent for interracial couples, but she is a force to be reckoned with.
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