When Brabantio feels doubted about whether or not he can keep his property, daughter, contained and safe, he is outraged. ... He's implying that his masculinity has disappeared with his daughter because he could not control his properties sexuality. In this time women were to be submissive, do what was asked of them. ... Brabantio is referring to his daughter Desdemona, as if she were no more than a man's property. He is wondering if Othello could have really violated his daughter without him knowing. ...

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No matter the circumstance, in that time period racism was natural, and inevitable to every social class. ... In this quote Iago reveals Brabantio's daughters secret marriage. ... He questions how it could possibly be that his obedient daughter could fall for a black man. ... He would rather believe that his daughter is bewitched than the fact that she would be interested in a black man. ... Othello would have been a great candidate for his daughter except for the fact that he is black. ...

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Only daughter of Brabantio, a very important man in the Venetian high society of the day. Brabantio tried to find a suitor for his daughter like any father of the time but she rejected them all. ... Desdemona is Brabantio's only daughter and his last link to his wife, who died. ... I am hitherto your daughter but here's my husband ; " My first impression of Desdemona is that she is strong willed and a very passionate person. ... If she did not press Othello about Cassio when he was clearly upset maybe there would have been time for the truth to emerge. ...

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Iago believes that the Moor is pompous and conceited, and this is visible after only a short period of time. ... " From Iago's point of view (which is all we have at this moment in time) were not sure about how Othello will present himself when he finally makes an appearance. ... When Rodreigo tells Brabantio of his daughter's (Desdemona's) marriage to the Moor, we again aren't sure how he will react or what he thinks of Othello... Brabantio's assumption that she must have been drugged to fall in love with Othello stems not only from his racial bigotry, but also from ...

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Every time a character calls Othello "the Moor" a sense of derision and superiority is conveyed and all the other feelings of distance inherent in Venetians.[4] Iago says that Desdemona is a "supersubtle Venetian"[5] as if the calculatedness of her thoughts and deeds were not too a feature of himself, which they certainly are. ... It's some time before the student focuses on the way in which Venice is presented. ... It's certainly true Desdemona is the well brought up daughter of a rich Venetian. ... In honest plainness thou hast heard me say My daughter is not for thee..(1.1, ln...

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This is derived from his decision to marry the daughter of a powerful senator of Venice. ... Othello is harassed by Desdemona's father, who claims that he used magic to steal his daughter from him. ... Therefor he is isolated physically much of the time. ... Aaron is a smart man, and he uses his intelligence to guide Demetrius and Chiron to rape Lavinia, Titus's daughter. ... Yet the only time that Aaron actually kills or attacks someone is when his own child is in danger. ...

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This is derived from his decision to marry the daughter of a powerful senator of Venice. ... Othello is harassed by Desdemona's father, who claims that he used magic to steal his daughter from him. ... Therefor he is isolated physically much of the time. ... Aaron is a smart man, and he uses his intelligence to guide Demetrius and Chiron to rape Lavinia, Titus's daughter. ... Yet the only time that Aaron actually kills or attacks someone is when his own child is in danger. ...

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William Shakespeare, undoubtedly the most famous literary figure of all time, wrote many plays in his lifetime including four major tragedies - Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, and Othello. ... Despite the importance of Othello to the Venetian state, Brabantio (Desdemona's father) is both horrified and dismayed at his daughter's willingness and desire to marry a dark-skinned person. ... Brabantio also argues that his daughter, "A maiden never bold-, would never "in spite of nature,/Of years, of country, credit, everything -- To fall in love with what she feared to look on!... As Roderigo ...

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Brabantio believes Othello, has swayed Desdemona with his dark magic, "My Daughter! Oh my Daughter!" ... Brabantio accepts his daughter's decision and joins their hands together, "Come Hither Moor, I here do give thee that with all my heart,"" (Shakespeare 789.) ... " Othello loses his sense of reality when Desdemona speaks of Cassio at this time; he is enraged with her and he begins to scream for the handkerchief. ...

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We also discover that Roderigo hates Othello to with By heaven, I rather would have been his hangman' (when Roderigo says his' he is referring to Othello) Iago is biding his time in the demise of Othello as can be obtained from I follow him to serve my turn upon him' telling us that Iago is patient in his waiting for revenge. He feels that if he continues to be servile he will be discarded, we discover this from That, doting on his own obsequious bondage, Wears out his time, much like his master's ass, For naught but provender; and when he's old cashiered. ... Lo...

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Roderigo, a wealthy Venetian gentleman, is discussing the marriage of Desdemona, the daughter of Brabantio. ... At Iago's suggestion, he and Roderigo go to wake up Brabantio and tell him about the elopement of his daughter. ... He bemoans the fact that he did not encourage Roderigo as his daughter's suitor. ... Notes In this second scene, Othello is introduced in person for the first time. ... Being a Senator's daughter, however, she is well trained not to show her true emotions; she chats idly with Iago and Cassio. ...

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You are the lord of duty,/ I am hitherto 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. ... She has grown up being a faithful and loving daughter to her father, giving him her allegiance at all times. ... She attempts to plead her case of innocence one last time to her murderous husband before accepting her death. ...

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On the night of the play's initial setting, Brabantio is woken from his sleep by Roderigo and Iago, who relayed news of a secret marriage between his daughter, Desdemona, and the Moor, Othello. ... At the time, Othello arrogantly dismissed such an accusation, betting "[his] life upon her faith " (I.iii.294). ... In selections from Leo Africanus's The History and Description of Africa, a work written around the same time as Othello, Africanus describes blacks as "shepherds that liue a miserable, toilsome, wretched and beggarly life: they are a rude people, borne of brutish manners ...

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Since this play is written during a racist time, someone like Othello for example, is not considered fit for the throne. Because of this, Shakespeare creates Othello's character as someone who everyone looks up to, so that he would be worthwhile of everyone's time. ... Even when Brabantio doesn't like the fact that Othello had married his daughter, he still treats Brabantio with respect. ... Othello tells his wife that he kissed her before he killed her, and now that he's killed himself, he will kiss her one last time. ...

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Ever since the beginning of time, the male species have always been dominant. ... In the 17th century the family of the daughter had all rights in the say of whom she shall marry. ... In this time era women were considered servents to their love for their husbands. ...

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Throughout all time that humans exist, the males have always been dominant. ... These lines emphasize that fathers in Shakespeare's time, like Brabantio, consider their daughters as their possessions. ...

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Desdemona is the young, sweet, and unsuspecting daughter of Venice nobleman Brabantio. ... She is a woman of the world, full of life's experiences, and she makes no pretense at being innocent, She is a fairly coarse, and almost hard-boiled women, but at the same time a loving, gentle and devoted servant to Desdemona, whom she loves very much. ...

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In the beginning of the play when she is brought to the court to defend her relationship with Othello in front of her father, she does so and is honest with her father regardless of the consequences, "To you I am bound for life and education I am hitherto your daughter. ... Another time she is faithful to Othello are her very last words when Emilia asks her who tried to kill her, "Nobody; I myself. ...

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The duke's reply to Othello's speech about how he wooed Desdemona with his tales of adventure is: "I think this tale would win my daughter too" (I.iii.170). ... Desdemona Desdemona is the beautiful wife of Othello and daughter to the influential senator Brabantio. ... The two men have been friends for a long time and Cassio acted as Othello's go between when he courted Desdemona. ...

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Iago and Roderigo tell Brabantio of Othello's marriage to Desdemona who rushes over to Othello to unsuccessfully reclaim his daughter. ... Brabantio's perceptions of both his daughter and Othello have changed. ... After some time, to abuse Othello's ears That he is too familiar with his wife- (Act 1, Scene 3, Line 374-378). ...

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Iago and Roderigo tell Brabantio of Othello's marriage to Desdemona who rushes over to Othello to unsuccessfully reclaim his daughter. ... Brabantio's perceptions of both his daughter and Othello have changed. ... After some time, to abuse Othello's ears That he is too familiar with his wife- (Act 1, Scene 3, Line 374-378). ...

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Othello falls in love with and marries Desdemona, the daughter of a well-known Venetian senator. ... He only recently began courting Desdemona and has not yet invested the time and commitment to the relationship that forges trust. ... Any seed of distrust lingering in the backdrop of their sacred vows can, at any time, be stimulated. ...

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This only is the witchcraft I have used:" During Act 1, scene 3 Othello is brought before the Duke of Venice and is accused of disillusioning senator Barbantio's daughter into marrying him. ... Come, Desdemona: I have but an hour Of love, of worldly matters and direction, To spend with thee: we must obey the time. ... The whole time Othello is listening in on the conversation and is begging for a chance to spring on Cassio for all the hurtful things he says about Desdemona. ...

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Primarily, Othello is aware that race is an obstacle, which Brabantio must overcome in order to support his daughter's relationship. ... Othello is pushing Desdemona away for some time showing that he needs a break from this argument. ... He shows how he still has a hard time believing Iago but cannot take the risk to undergo the confirmation that he has lost the love that he thought was going to be there forever. ...

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If he is not at the proverbial right place in the right time, the events that transpire could not possibly have happened. ... It again lends itself to such heroic values as respect, courage, determination and the like (Time and the Tragic Hero n. pag.). ... Othello is secretly married to Desdemona, the daughter of a Venetian senator before the play begins. ...

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