Desdemona
[dez-duh-moh-nuh]
- (in Shakespeare's Othello) Othello's wife, murdered by her husband as a result of jealousy instilled by Iago.
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Examples from the Web for desdemona
Contemporary Examples
Maggie Smith was Desdemona, the victim of circumstance, in the 1965 Othello adaptation.
So let us be, with our Desdemona of rights, unlike Othello “that loved not wisely, but too well.”
Desdemona, providentially finding employment at a Detroit mosque, witnesses the founding of the Nation of Islam.
Their hit song, "Desdemona," was famously banned by the BBC thanks to Bolan's lyric, Lift up your Skirt and Fly.
Historical Examples
For when has Desdemona shown high and plenteous wit or invention?
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris
He sees, like Desdemona, her "visage in her mind," or her affections.
The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII)John Greenleaf Whittier
"I think the history of Desdemona is the most affecting of all tales," said Miss Fane.
Vivian GreyEarl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
Went to Venice and fell in love with one Desdemona, an Italian girl.
Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to DateAnonymous
She appears to have been the first female representative of Desdemona.
The Memoirs of Count Grammont, CompleteAnthony Hamilton