"She loved me for the dangers I had pass'd, and I loved her that she did pity them" (Othello, I.iii 166-167). William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello," is pervaded by a dominant theme, one of love. Othello, the Moor of Venice falls madly in love with a woman named Desdemona. They marry and are very happy together. Othello and Desdemona face many trials during the course of their nine-month marriage. The most notable one occurs when Barbanzio, Desdemona's father accuses Othello of getting his daughter with witchcraft. During a court hearing, Desdemona confesses her love for Othello and Barbanzio is forced to let her go.


"I am hitherto your daughter: but here's my

husband, and so much duty as my mother

show'd to you, preferring you before her

father, so much I challenge that I may profess

due to the Moor my lord" (Othello, I.iii 184-188)


As the course of events shift, Othello and Desdemona end up in Cyprus together. Iago,......

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Title: Othello - Compared To Twelfth Night
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