Desdemona (character)

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Desdemona is the virtuous and tragically wronged wife of Othello in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Othello," whose innocence is destroyed by Iago’s deceit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
fictional character
literary character
tragic heroine
appearsIn Othello
linked to: Othello (play)
associatedWith Cassio
linked to: Cassio (character)

Emilia
Iago
Roderigo
causeOfDeath smothering
centralThemeInvolvement gender and obedience
jealousy
race and otherness
trust and betrayal
creator William Shakespeare
defends Cassio
linked to: Cassio (character)
defies her father Brabantio
linked to: Brabantio
elopesWith Othello
linked to: Othello (character)
father Brabantio
fictionalUniverse Shakespearean canon
firstAppearance Othello, Act 1
linked to: Othello (play)
friend Emilia
genreOfWork tragedy
hasAdaptation various film adaptations of Othello
killedBy Othello
linked to: Othello (character)
languageOfWork Early Modern English
marriageType interracial marriage
medium stage
misinterpretedBy Othello
linked to: Othello (character)
moralAlignment good
nationality Venetian
notableFor innocence
loyalty to Othello
tragic death
virtue
placeOfOrigin Venice
portrayedInOperaBy Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello (as Desdemona)
religion Christianity (implied)
linked to: Christianity
sceneOfDeath bedchamber in Cyprus
spouse Othello
linked to: Othello (character)
symbolizes innocent love
purity
victimization of women
timePeriodInFiction late 16th century
trusts Iago
victimOf Iago
false accusations of adultery
jealousy
workLocation Cyprus
Republic of Venice

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Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iago (Shakespeare character) hasVictim Desdemona (character)
subject linked to: Iago
Othello (1965 film) characterPortrayed Desdemona
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Othello spouse Desdemona
subject linked to: Othello (character)
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Othello marries Desdemona
subject linked to: Othello (character)
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Othello kills Desdemona
subject linked to: Othello (character)
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Othello isAccusedOf bewitching Desdemona
subject linked to: Othello (character)
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Cassio loyalTo Desdemona
subject linked to: Cassio (character)
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Cassio relationshipWith Desdemona
subject linked to: Cassio (character)
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Cassio respects Desdemona
subject linked to: Cassio (character)
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Cassio seeksHelpFrom Desdemona
subject linked to: Cassio (character)
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Emilia (Othello character) employer Desdemona
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Roderigo inLoveWith Desdemona
subject linked to: Roderigo (character)
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Roderigo associatedWith Desdemona
subject linked to: Roderigo (character)
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Desdemona portrayedInOperaBy Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello (as Desdemona)
subject linked to: Desdemona (character)
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Othello (1995 film) character Desdemona
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Othello (1995 film) roleOfIrèneJacob Desdemona
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Renée Fleming notableRole Desdemona in Verdi’s "Otello"
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Renata Tebaldi famousRole Desdemona in Verdi's "Otello"
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Otello (character) spouse Desdemona (character)
subject linked to: Otello in Verdi's "Otello"
Otello (character) kills Desdemona (character)
subject linked to: Otello in Verdi's "Otello"
handkerchief plot involvesCharacter Desdemona
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Brabantio child Desdemona
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Brabantio relative Desdemona
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Brabantio isFatherOf Desdemona
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Brabantio conflictWith Desdemona
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Othello mainCharacter Desdemona
subject linked to: Othello (play)
linked to: Desdemona (character)
Uta Hagen notableRole Desdemona in Othello
linked to: Desdemona (character)