A man's weakness meets a woman's power. As Cassio's life falls apart, he imparts Emilia to help him get Desdemona to help him. How interesting that even though the men in the play think so little of women in general, the moment they are actually in trouble, they turn to the women in their lives to pick up the pieces. "Give me the advantage of some brief discourse With Desdemona alone," (Act III. i. 50-51) Cassio begs Emilia. In the conversation between Desdemona and Cassio, I began to wonder about Desdemona's passionate dedication and advocacy for Cassio. She even says that she won't let her husband sleep because she will keep him up talking about Cassio. Iago later fills us in about Cassio and Desdemona's past and how this connection is manipulated by Iago to plant a seed of doubt in Othello's trusting mind about his wife's faithfulness.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Girl Power
Othello - William Shakespeare
A man's weakness meets a woman's power. As Cassio's life falls apart, he imparts Emilia to help him get Desdemona to help him. How interesting that even though the men in the play think so little of women in general, the moment they are actually in trouble, they turn to the women in their lives to pick up the pieces. "Give me the advantage of some brief discourse With Desdemona alone," (Act III. i. 50-51) Cassio begs Emilia. In the conversation between Desdemona and Cassio, I began to wonder about Desdemona's passionate dedication and advocacy for Cassio. She even says that she won't let her husband sleep because she will keep him up talking about Cassio. Iago later fills us in about Cassio and Desdemona's past and how this connection is manipulated by Iago to plant a seed of doubt in Othello's trusting mind about his wife's faithfulness.
A man's weakness meets a woman's power. As Cassio's life falls apart, he imparts Emilia to help him get Desdemona to help him. How interesting that even though the men in the play think so little of women in general, the moment they are actually in trouble, they turn to the women in their lives to pick up the pieces. "Give me the advantage of some brief discourse With Desdemona alone," (Act III. i. 50-51) Cassio begs Emilia. In the conversation between Desdemona and Cassio, I began to wonder about Desdemona's passionate dedication and advocacy for Cassio. She even says that she won't let her husband sleep because she will keep him up talking about Cassio. Iago later fills us in about Cassio and Desdemona's past and how this connection is manipulated by Iago to plant a seed of doubt in Othello's trusting mind about his wife's faithfulness.
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