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The woman who wanted to be a soldier

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2016

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Leskanich, Ivana, author

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This essay serves as a character analysis for Desdemona in William Shakespeare's Othello. It argues that Desdemona primarily wishes to be a soldier rather than acquiescing to her wifely role. She faces greater disadvantages than her husband Othello due to the fact that she is, first and foremost, a woman and cannot command multiple roles.

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stereotypes
discrimination
Othello
Desdemona

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