Desdemona's Innocence In Othello

Desdemona. Wife of a Moor. Daughter of a senator. Death by the means of herself. William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello focuses on the Venetian general's trials and tribulations regarding close family and friends including the envious Iago who is set upon revenge based on jealousy and rumors. Iago misuses his relationship with Othello, trying to dreadfully harness Othello's marriage with Desdemona and the seemingly profane decision concerning the position of lieutenant. In the deposition of Othello, it becomes evident to the reader that Desdemona fully parallels the ordeals of a heroine after her death, staying true to her child- like ways and actions and never wavering on her love for Othello. Desdemona’s downfall in the play of Othello by William Shakespeare results from her purity, her obliviousness, and her loyalty to Othello. Commencing, Desdemona’s imminent passing is caused by her precarious purity. Desdemona’s innocence and virtue is embraced and revealed throughout different aspects of the play which inevitably is one of the roots of her murder. For instance, Desdemona is not privied to women intentionally abusing or harming their husbands by committing adultery; so when Desdemona asks if “...there be women do abuse their husbands/[i]n such gross kind?” (4.3.47-48), the audience is shocked to see her unenlightened and unaware of the …show more content…
Her lack of wit and reality plays a major part in her death. Shakespeare decided to use her character as a discreet example of emphasizing the importance of being aware of one’s surroundings. Desdemona embodied today’s youth and society. When children put down their phone and turn off the television, life begins to open their eyes. They tend to not be unmindful and benighted, They steadily become coherent. The drive and willingness to learn and be open- minded could be the cause of an abundant amount of people’s downfall and death, such as