In Othello, William Shakespeare’s evocative and twisted words create a play filled with complex meanings and characters. Desdemona, Othello’s wife, is one of these complex characters that are abundant within Othello. Iago describes Desdemona as Othello’s god and a woman that switches suitors continually, which expresses Desdemona’s cunning personality. Othello labels Desdemona as a betrayer of men to justify her murder. Shakespeare’s twisted words reveal Desdemona’s true nature as a con woman. Iago portrays Desdemona as a con woman with his descriptions of her character. After her arrival in Cyprus, Iago illustrates Desdemona’s cunning personality by describing her ability, “to change the cod’s head for the salmon’s tail” (2.1.153). Changing
