Desdemona's Divine Innocence: Excising Othello

Key Points

• The essay aims to restore Desdemona's importance in Othello, challenging her overshadowed portrayal.
• Literary analysis of Othello focusing on Desdemona's role and significance.
• Examination of interpretive contexts that have marginalized her character.
• Discussion of themes of resurrection, redemption, and reconciliation.
• Highlights the centrality of Desdemona in Othello and how interpretations have obscured her role.
• Finds that her death symbolizes a desire for divine connection and future redemption.
• Suggests a reexamination of Shakespeare's works to consider themes of forgiveness.