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1、Desdemona,theUltimateVictiminOthelloDesdemona,abeautiful,young,white,debutantewomanisastheultimatevictiminthetragicplayOthello.IntheplayOthello,therearealotmorevictimwhoexperienceinjustice.Desdemonaisthemostinjusticevictim,andsheisthemostinnocentpartyinthewholeplay.Sheisavict
2、imoflove,trust,andthreecharacters,Iago,Roderigo,andOthello.Intheplay,Desdemona'shusband,Othello,isovercomewithjealousy.HefalselyaccusesDesdemonaofhavinganaffairwithhislieutenantandbestfriend,MichaelCassio.Afteracquiringafalse"proof"fromadeceiver,Iago,thatDesdemonaandCassioare
3、havinganaffair,OthellobecomessoenragedtothepointthathekillsDesdemona.Inconclusion,itisprettyobviousthatDesdemonaisunjustlyvictimized.Desdemonaisthevictimoflove.Inthebeginningoftheplay,Desdemonarefusestomarryanyoftherich,handsomeVenetianmenthateveryoneexpectshertomarry.Instead
4、,sheelopeswithOthello-anolderblackman,anoutsidertoVenetiansociety.Inthepalace,Desdemonatellsherfather,Branbantio,"Iamhithertoyourdaughter,Buthere'smyhusband"(Act1,Scene3,Line180.Page33).However,Desdemona'struelove,Othello,ischeatedbyadeceiver,Iago,thathebelievesDesdemonaandCa
5、ssio,aredeceivinghim.WhenshehasargumentwithOthello.Hehadtotaldisregardforeverythingissaying.DesdemonafeelsconfusedandnervousbyOthello'syellbecauseshedoesn'tknowanything.Desdemonasays,"Uponmyknee,whatdothyourspeechimport?Iunderstandafuryinyourwords,Butnotthewords"（Act4,Scene2,
6、Line30-33.Page163）,butOthellowouldratherbelieveIagothantrustsDesdemona.Iago'suseofherachievehisaimsdespiteherinnocentAttheendoftheplay,DesdemonaiskilledbyOthello'sjealousy.However,Desdemonaperjuresherselfonherdeathbedbysayingshekilledherselftoprotectherhusband,Othello.."ODesd
7、emona!DeadDesdemona!Dead!O!O!"(Act5,Scene2,Line279.Page213).ThesewordsproofthatDesdemonaeventuallybecomesavictimoflove.Otherthanavictimoflove,Desdemonaisavictimoftrust,too.Evidenceofhervictimizationcanbefoundinthreeways.Firstly,Othellotruststhe"true"whichIagohasmadethatDesdem
8、onaandCassioaredeceivinghim.Othelloevensays"Iagoisthemosthonest."(Ac
