Drama by skakespeare Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Desdemona is one of the central characters in William Shakespeare's tragic play, "Othello." She is a complex and multi-faceted character who embodies qualities of innocence, love, and vulnerability, ultimately meeting a tragic fate due to the manipulation and jealousy of others. At the outset of the play, Desdemona is portrayed as a young and virtuous woman, the daughter of a Venetian nobleman, Brabantio. She elopes with Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army, despite her father'...