... your daughter/ But here's my husband,/ And so much duty as my mother showed/ To you, preferring you before her father,/ So much I challenge that I may profess/ Due to the Moor my lord. (I. iii. 178-187). This speech illustrates Desdemona's inner conflict and also enforces Desdemona's deep- seeded emotions. This is very important because this proves that Desdemona was not a weak ... her husband and her father, the two dominant male figures in her life, can be seen as her submissiveness to them. One of Desdemona's most powerful speeches occurred in her final moments before Othello smother...

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