Desdemona the mouth of the lady) that European women are unwise to marry the temperamental males of other nations. While Shakespeare followed Cinthio's tale very closely in composing "Othello", he deviated significantly in some details. He invented Desdemona's father, Brabantio, and her dissolute Venetian admirer, Roderigo. He invented the entire first act in which Iago arouses Brabantio's prejudices against Othello, and Desdemona defends her choice of husband before the King. Shakespeare considerably expanded the role of Cinthio's ensign's wife. In Cinthio, she is simply Disdemona's companion but in Shakespeare she becomes Desdemona's attendant and confidante. In Cinthio, the ensign filches Disdemona's
Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) Theatre, Vancouver East Cultural Centre and The Canadian Stage Company. "Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)" is being performed in rotating repertory along with Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" as part of the 2017 Spring Season at the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA. It has subsequently been produced over forty times in Canada and abroad. Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) is a 1988 comedic play by Ann-Marie MacDonald in which Constance Ledbelly, a young English literature professor from Queen's University, goes on a subconscious journey of self-discovery. Constance theorizes that Shakespeare's tragedies, "Othello" and "Romeo and