Brabantio after listening to his daughter's words he realizes that Othello neither kidnapped nor bewitched his daughter and on that moment he feels crushed and defeated because he had nothing to make Duke against this marriage. He cannot accept this decision of his daughter even after watching how much Desdemona loves Othello he still does not understand that how his beautiful daughter or his "jewel" refused all his paternal guidance and secretly married a man of a different race and nation. At the end before going he warns Othello of his daughter:
BRABANTIO
Look to her, Moor, if thou has eyes to see.
She has deceived her father, and may thee. (1.3.333-334)
Brabantio's warning for Desdemona is an unfair stereotype– he suggests that since Desdemona has lied and tricked her father by running off to marry Othello, she'll probably lie and trick her new husband too. The idea is that a disobedient daughter will make a disobedient and betrayer wife. Othello replies, "my life upon her faith!" (295). He is basically saying that he would bet his life on her loyalty , this reply becomes ironic later when he thinks that she cheated on him. At the end, when he learns the truth, he will take his own life because of his lack of faith in his innocent wife. …show more content…
(3.3.238; 241)
When Iago wants to make Othello suspect Desdemona's being unfaithful, he uses the same statement as Brabantio did by suggesting that a woman who disobeys and "deceive" her father is likely to do the same thing to her husband. Othello's response implies that he feels the same way. Instead of seeing Desdemona's sacrifice for him as a sign of his wife's loyalty toward him, Othello sees Desdemona's willingness to secretly marry him as an introduction to her infidelity.
I know our country disposition well;
In Venice they do let God see the pranks
They dare not show their husbands. Their
BRABANTIO
Look to her, Moor, if thou has eyes to see.
She has deceived her father, and may thee. (1.3.333-334)
Brabantio's warning for Desdemona is an unfair stereotype– he suggests that since Desdemona has lied and tricked her father by running off to marry Othello, she'll probably lie and trick her new husband too. The idea is that a disobedient daughter will make a disobedient and betrayer wife. Othello replies, "my life upon her faith!" (295). He is basically saying that he would bet his life on her loyalty , this reply becomes ironic later when he thinks that she cheated on him. At the end, when he learns the truth, he will take his own life because of his lack of faith in his innocent wife. …show more content…
(3.3.238; 241)
When Iago wants to make Othello suspect Desdemona's being unfaithful, he uses the same statement as Brabantio did by suggesting that a woman who disobeys and "deceive" her father is likely to do the same thing to her husband. Othello's response implies that he feels the same way. Instead of seeing Desdemona's sacrifice for him as a sign of his wife's loyalty toward him, Othello sees Desdemona's willingness to secretly marry him as an introduction to her infidelity.
I know our country disposition well;
In Venice they do let God see the pranks
They dare not show their husbands. Their