At the heart of Shakespeare's play Othello stands the tragic romance between Othello and Desdemona. Despite criticism from others around her, including her own father, Desdemona chooses to love and later marry Othello. Nevertheless, she remains loyal and loving to her husband. Desdemona speaks of her love for Othello in Act 4, Scene 3: “My love doth so approve him / That even his stubbornness, his checks, his frowns - / Prithee unpin me - have grace and favour in them”. Towards the end of the play, their love turns into a downhill spiral, as Othello is made to believe that Desdemona was having an affair. Their story concludes with Desdemona’s murder at the hands of her own husband, which in turn leads to Othello committing suicide. Romantic, right?
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