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Desdemona

1.3.208-218

My noble father,

I do perceive here a divided duty:

To you I am bound for life and education;

My life and education both do learn me

How to respect you; you are the lord of duty;

I am hitherto your daughter: but here’s my husband,

And so much duty as my mother show’d

To you, preferring you before her father,

So much I challenge that I may profess

Due to the Moor my lord.

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Desdemona

1.3.208-218

My noble father,

I do perceive here a divided duty:

To you I am bound for life and education;

My life and education both do learn me

How to respect you; you are the lord of duty;

I am hitherto your daughter: but here’s my husband,

And so much duty as my mother show’d

To you, preferring you before her father,

So much I challenge that I may profess

Due to the…

Othello Close Reading II

Desdemona 1.3.208-218

Dad,

I am divided on my duty to you and the man I love

You gave birth to me and educated me.

I learned how to respect you as you are my father.

I am your daughter, but he is my husband

And I owe him the same duty that my mom showed you

when she abandoned her father for you.

Because of this, I have to do the same,

And I profess my love for the Moor.

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Grappling with Complex Informational Text through Close Reading - Common Core Literacy