Othello's Poor Ophelia

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Poor Ophelia is manipulated by his lover his father and his brother her entire life. She was like a torn between man. She had no control over her choices. She cant even decide about her life or her future. They never let her decide. She made only 1 decision alone which is suicide. She made that decision. Her feelings, emotions are used by whom she loved. She could not handle those tragedies and she ended her life. We can not talk about self respect about ophelia. I think Desdemona is the most disappointing character that shakespeare has ever made. She was true, loyal and honest to Othello all the time. She had no dirty thought on her mind or on her body. She just wanted to be loved by Othello without doubt. She had self respect but at the same time she was loyal. You might think that how can she has self respect after she says my duty is for my husband not for my dad. But i thing even Saying this also a …show more content…

She did obey even when othello said i will kill you at the end of the play. She was respectfull to herself and her husband. She always told the truth. But Othello never believed her. I pity her more than Ophelia. There was no hope for Ophelia but for Desdemona there was always hope until Othello took it. But also we must say that Desdemona had someone for her inner feelings but Ophelia was all alone. Olivia is ruthless against men around her. .unless she meets with Cesario. She becames lovedrunk. She begs for his love. But at the end of the play she choses Sebastan with no hesitation.She just transfers her feeling to a men who is Viola's lookalike brother. So How can she has self respect? .Before Cesario she was living like a nun. Dressing all black and mouring behind his dead brother all the time. When she sees Cesario she suddenly forgets her suffer and pain. Olivia turns into an obsessed woman who wants to sink her claws into "Cesario." she literally jumps on him or her. We cant talk about self

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