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As the play progresses, Othello, who is overcome with jealousy, falsely accuses Desman of having n affair with his lieutenant and best friend, Michael Cassia. After acquiring “proof’ that Desman and Cassia are having an affair, Othello becomes so enraged to the point that he kills Desman, In conclusion, it is pretty obvious that Desman is unjustly victimized. In the beginning tooth play, Abrogation believes that his daughter, Desman, is a victim under a spell of the Moor Othello. Because of this Desman has betrayed her father and she is said to be dead to him.
Ay, to me. She is abused, stolen from me, and corrupted By spells and medicines bought of mountebanks; For nature so preposterously to err, Being not deficient, blind, or lame of sense, Sans witchcraft could not. (HTH. 1. 3. 59-64) In this quote, Abrogation tells the Senators that Desman is dead to him because she married Othello. He is sure that Desman is either being tricked or drugged because there is no way she would make the mistake Of not only marrying behind his back, but also marrying a black man.
Shawn Smith states that from the moment Abrogation learned of his daughter’s marriage, he was not happy with Othello, accusing him of witchcraft. [Adhesion’s suffering] initially appears in Othello in a formal legal setting when, in the first act, Abrogation initiates a suit against his new son-in-law, accusing him of improperly obtaining the love of Desman” (13). During this suit, Abrogation discovers that Desman intended to marry Othello and that she was not under a spell; because of this, he disowns his own daughter.
She is considered a victim in this situation not only because her father disowns her, but because she was falsely accused tot being under a spell her husband created. As the play progresses, the dishonest Sago tells Othello that Desman is having an affair with his best friend, Michael Cassia. At first Othello does not believe Sago, but after acquiring proof,” he falsely accuses Desman of not being faithful. She’s gone, I am abused, and my relief/ Must be to loathe her (HTH. 3. 3. 269-270).
Because he thinks his wife is cheating on him, Othello believes that his only solution is to hate Desman, even though it will tear him apart, Desman is a victim in this scenario because she is being falsely accused of cheating on her husband. She can also be considered a victim because of words that she chooses throughout this act. After Othello fires Cassia from his position as lieutenant for being drunk and disorderly on the job, Desman promises that she will make ere Othello forgives and forgets. “He [Othello] now believes that Cassia has despoiled Desman, and for that he seeks the cuckold’s vengeance.
NO longer the doubtful, frustrated falconer, he has become the convinced, determined avenger” (Carson 193). Othello is one hundred percent convinced that Desman is being unfaithful and he makes a rash decision to no longer be a trustworthy, loving husband, but rather a mean and vengeful man. Because she is stubborn with her words and actions, Othello mistakes her to be in love with Cassia. This does not work out for Desman in the end. Othello becomes so enraged and jealous at Cassia and Desman that he believes the only solution is to have Cassia killed and kill Desman himself.
After ‘hearing” Cassia being murdered, he makes his way back to Adhesion’s chamber where he plans to strangle her in her sleep. Desman wakes up and after asking it she has said her prayers, Othello informs her of his plan, “Sweet soul, take heed,’ Take heed of perjury; thou art on thy death-bed” (HTH. 5. 2. 51-52). While he is in the act of killing her, Emilie, Adhesion’s attendant and friend, shows up. He lets her into the room and after she discovers the body of her mistress, she questions Othello as to who has murdered Desman. Othello replies, ” ‘Twats that killed her (HTH. 5. 2. 131).
Shawn Smith paints a sad picture with his description of the reactions of playgoers and actors of Adhesion’s death. ‘When Othello murders her, the horrible injustice of the act causes both the characters on the stage and playgoers, such as Henry Jackson, to be moved to pity her unmerited suffering” (7). Anyone who reads or watches the play will be moved with such an enormous amount Of pity that they can’t help but see Desman as a victim under her horrifying husband, Othello. Desman can clearly be seen as a cacti at the end Of the play, not only because Of all the false accusations made against her, but because of her murder.
Throughout the play, Desman is a victim in many situations that lead to her ultimate death. Her father, Abrogation, believes that she is under the spell of Othello and after finding out that she willingly married him, he disowns her. Her own husband is overcome with jealousy made by false accusations and believes that she is cheating on him with his best friend. His jealousy and anger get so out of hand that Othello murders Desman in the end, not only because of the rumor, but because of her own rods. It Desman had not been murdered, she would not be seen as a great victim.