Compare And Contrast Desdemona And Othello

Othello and Desdemona 's love was strong but not strong enough to overcome lies, created by Othello’s enemy, Iago, who made Othello believe that Desdemona was having an affair. Othello is a moor from Venice, which is a Italian city. Othello’s character differs from other Shakespeare characters, he has a tragedy character. Othello married Desdemona without her father approving. Brabantio was convinced that his daughter had been tricked into marrying the moor. Brabantio found out because Iago and Roderigo went to inform him. That is how their love started off as foreshadowing tragedy. Then again their love was infinite. Othello and Desdemona’s love was strong but not strong enough to overcome lies, created by Othello’s enemy, Iago, who …show more content…
It has to be understood that before all of this, Othello truly loved Desdemona. However now that Iago has planted the seeds in Othello’s mind, he will not look at Desdemona the same. Iago blinded Othello, he from that point took control over Othello. Othello from that point believed in everything that Iago told him. Among all of the doubting Othello gave to Desdemona, she stayed loyal. She sacrificed something so fragile which was her father. Brabantio refused to believe Desdemona had fallen in love with Othello. In fact Brabantio believed that Othello had forced, or had done witchcraft on her. Afterward Brabantio ended up disowning Desdemona as his daughter. Desdemona lost her father, he later died because of grief. Brabantio knew the marriage between Othello and Desdemona would not last long. Point overall would be that Othello and Desdemona loved each other. Unfortunately both had people who did not at all want that relationship to come far. Iago already had planned to ruin Othello. However he also promised Rodrigo that he would have Desdemona for himself. Rodrigo not knowing that all Iago wanted was to destroy Othello. Iago 's plan with Rodrigo is only to use him as a