female characters Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
“It is possible to see her [Desdemona] as the strongest, most heroic person in the play”
A
Honigmann
2
Q
“Her [Emilia] handing over of the napkin was stupidity and nothing worse”
A
Bradley
3
Q
“This may be a warning to all good wives that they look well to their Linen”
A
Rhymer
4
Q
“Either Shakespeare wants us to consider Emilia incredibly dimwitted or he made her too afraid of
Iago to challenge him until it’s too late”
A
Honigmann
5
Q
“Othello’s love of Desdemona ‘is the love of a possession. She is a prize, a spoilt of war.”
A
phillips
6
Q
Desdemona’s smothering is an ‘example of the silencing of the female political voice.’
A
Tennenhouse
