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They were expected to take care of the house by cooking and cleaning, present themselves well, perform in bed, and be generally obedient and subservient to their husbands.
Othello wasn't written in the 1950s! Women like Desdemona or Emilia did not "take care of the house by cooking and cleaning". They had servants to do that. They were expected to be generally obedient and subservient by the more puritanical members of society. However, the reality was far different, as Shakespeare is at pains to point out. Unmarried women, according to the same sources, were supposed to be obedient and subservient to their fathers, but Desdemona is anything but to Brabantio.
Certainly Othello's action in publicly striking Desdemona was shocking, outrageous and way out of line, and is seen to be so by everyone who witnesses it.
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What play features Desdemona?
Shakespeares "Othello"
Who inherits the wealth of Brabantio in Shakespeares Othello?
Kerser
Which composer wrote and opera based on shakespeares Othello?
Verdi
Who kills roderigo in shakespeares Othello?
During the brawl, Iago kills Roderigo.
Who is desdomona?
she is a character in one of shakespeares plays called othello and shes a bit of a hoe
What play features Desdemona?
Shakespeares "Othello"
Who inherits the wealth of Brabantio in Shakespeares Othello?
Kerser
Which composer wrote and opera based on shakespeares Othello?
Verdi
Who kills roderigo in shakespeares Othello?
During the brawl, Iago kills Roderigo.
What was shakespeares purpose in including emilia in Othello?
Emilia is an earthy contrast to the romantic Desdemona.
Who is desdomona?
she is a character in one of shakespeares plays called othello and shes a bit of a hoe
What was expected of a wife in Shakespeare's Othello?
the wives of this time era had all the same expectations as women in general. they were to be submissive, gentle, obediant, subordinant, etc. . they were to live for their husbands and do anything to please him. wives and women were viewed as possesions, not humans.
What were William shakespeares tradgedies?
Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear theres more but i forget
Shakespeares Othello was based on?
Shakespeare took the plot form an Italian short story, "The Moorish Captain," in the Gli Hecatommithi.
How many deaths in shakespeares Othello?
Four: First RODERIGO Second DESDEMONA Third EMILIA Fourth OTHELLO However it is implied that Brabantio has also died during the story and we know that Iago will die in the near future after a drawn out punishment.
Who is the author of Shakespeares play Othello?
Gosh, that's a tough one. And for our next question, who wrote Beethoven's Fifth Symphony? Shakespeare's play was written by Shakespeare of course.
At what point in shakespeares career did he write Othello?
At about the peak of his career. Othello is usually thought to have been written in 1604 or so (there is a performance record in 1605) at which time Shakespeare was 40 years old and on top of his game.
