ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Desdemona, fictional character, the wife of Othello and the object of his unwarranted jealousy, in William Shakespeare’s tragic drama Othello (written 1603–04). The daughter of a Venetian senator, Desdemona is greatly loved by Othello, an honoured and heroic Moorish general in the service of Venice.

Detailed explanation-2: -Othello is a general in the Venetian. army and is married to Desdemona. Iago is Othello’s trusted junior officer. He is jealous of Cassio’s promotion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Desdemona and Othello are secretly married before the play begins. While in many ways stereotypically pure and meek, Desdemona is also determined and self-possessed. She is equally capable of defending her marriage, jesting bawdily with Iago, and responding with dignity to Othello’s incomprehensible jealousy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Desdemona (/ˌdɛzdəˈmoʊnə/) is a character in William Shakespeare’s play Othello (c. 1601–1604). Shakespeare’s Desdemona is a Venetian beauty who enrages and disappoints her father, a Venetian senator, when she elopes with Othello, a Moorish Venetian military prodigy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: In the play Othello, Desdemona fell in love with and married Othello because of his stories. In Act I, scene 3, Othello explains to Brabantio that Desdemona often sat with him and listened to his stories about his life as a slave, his escape, and his adventures in the military.