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Things Othello and other men in the play have done might have been accepted then but are not particularly okay now and this is feminist because Desdemona does stand up for herself and is a independent educated women .
--> Mirella Esparza

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Women literary theory started to rise in the 1960's. But before then females were not looked at the same way that male writers were looked at. Men believed that woman were less intellegent and that they were only created to clean, birth children, and cook. In the play that were are reading Desdemona proved to her dad that she can make her own choices.

This play and many other plays were updated into other films that we understand. They aren't just updated once, they are constantly being changing and are being told in many different ways.
-Citlali Perez

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desdemona does what she needs to do for herself and is very independent,
amerie.

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There are many times in the play where Othello makes exchanges which in that time was okay but in today's times would not be widely accepted. In addition, Desdemona is a woman who steps out the boundaries of a typical woman in that time period.
-Logan

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Desdemona is a very strong willed woman, standing up to her father in a time where women were seen as lesser

Othello is the only racially diverse person so far and is clearly treated as an outsider and called a "moor" which seems to be some kind of racial slur
-Conner H.

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Desdemona is willing to stand in a position which could lead to a serious situation. She states to her  father that she truly loves Othello and she even decides to join him in the battles.

A sense of tension between race and a clear visual of classes upon each individual.
-Fernando Feria

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Desdemona knows what she wants in her life, and she isn't like others, she is very head on and firsthand thinker also very educated.
- (Daniel)

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The interactions between the other characters and Othello show that he is regarded as lesser. Several times it is said clearly to be because of his race.

Desdemona's agency is completley dependent on the men in her life allowing it (to a period-typical level), yet she expresses herself much more freely than others.
- Liana Osterman

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Culturally we see how Othello is being discriminated against. This is heavily related to his ethnicity. He is called foul names and is often spoken of as less than a person.  We then also see how Desdemona's character is not typical of a woman of this time. She is much less dependent on a man and has defied her fathers wishes. But then we see how she is able to convince her father that they are in love, when typically ones father would have his mind made up. - Sean

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Desdemona is a very direct woman, she knows what she wants and by this I mean she confronted her father over her love for Othello.
She just (behaves) different from how one would expect a women from back then to be.
- Gaby E.

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Desdemona stands up against her father and advocates for herself.

Othello is seen as an outsider and is referred to as a “moor”.
-McKenzie

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Desdemona goes beyond what she is expected to do. She is very independent and speaks for herself.
- erandy

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Desdemona is not a typical female of the time. She is well educated, married for love, has her own beliefs and is different from most women. It is proven that she does what she wants because she is married to Othello.
Othello is seen as different and the odd man out. he is also called "moore"

- Eliana

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Though society is pressuring Desdemona to do something she makes her own decision showing an overcoming of oppression.
-Owen

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Desdemona is outside of your typical Women during the time period and has often gone against the norms expected from her especially by her father.
There was also many exchanges Othello that for the time being were considered normal but would be highly frowned upon in today's society.  -Jacob

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Desdemona is well educated and is more rebellious than women generally were at the time.

-Kaleb

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Desdemona is well educated and will stand by her beliefs and she married for love which was not normal at the time. (Jarrett)
During this time a women usually was used to make her parents have more status and power by marrying up. Also, they were to hold their thoughts and emotions in and not express themselves, whereas Desdemona explains to the court why she should go with the Moor on his travels and also why she fell in love and married him. (Jarrett)

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Desdemona does not fit in the current society standards for this time. She is an outlier. (Brady)
Othello is called a "moore" multiple times.

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Othello is a is refereed to as a "Moore" numerous times, Numerous racial stereotypes.

-Kevin

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Although Desdemona isnt falling into the typical stereotypes, She goes against what is expected of her and does and says what she wants. One example of this is when Desdemona is talking to her dad about being with Othello and she doesn't let him make decisions for her.     -Rhett