Othello
act3 scene3
what is the significance of these episodes in relation to desdemona's character in othello
what is the significance of these episodes in relation to desdemona's character in othello
"His bed shall seem a school, his board a shrift," Desdemona says of Othello; these paradoxes highlight Desdemona's determination to set things right. Ironically, it is this determination to "intermingle everything [Othello] does with Cassio's suit" that precipitates her death (III.iii.24-26). Had Desdemona not felt such a sense of justice or been good enough to advocate for a case in which she was not involved, she might have survived. Desdemona is undone by her own goodness, and her need to step into affairs on a public level, which upsets Othello.
Othello