How does Shakespeare present Othello and Desdemona in Othello. Essay Plan.

Paragraph 1
1. Othello is trashed by Iago, Roderigo and Brabantio, in Act 1 Scene 1.
2. Effect of this on how the audience perceives Othello.
3. "An old black ram is tupping your white ewe."
Paragraph 2
1. Brabantio treats Desdemona as a possession.
2. "Where hast thou stowed my daughter?"
3. Context/Why this is common in Elizabethan times?
4. Doesn't stop her from being a confident character.
Paragraph 3
1. Relationship based on stories.
2. Love like that of two teenagers, in love with the idea of love not each other.
3. "She wished she had not heard it, yet she wished heaven had made her such a man."
Paragraph 4
1. "Repair there to me."
2. Desdemona is Othello's weakness and distraction.
3. The start of Othello's downfall.
4. Makes Othello a more modern character.
Conclusion
1. Modern relationship.
2. Why is this? Both character reflect modern people.

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