Brabantio’s reaction compared Leonato’s reaction is very different because Brabantio is upset at Othello because he says that Othello witched his daughter into marrying him and that if Othello didn’t use “drugs or minerals” his daughter would have not married him. He said was chained by magic into falling in love with. While Leonato was upset at his own daughter and was accusing his daughter of doing all those horrible things like cheating on her fiancé and that Claudio had the right to do that to her. Even if Hero was set up by don john and Claudio was lied to believe he had a slut as a fiancé. Brabantio defends his daughter and makes his daughter like she is the most innocent thing on earth that would never leave her safety of her home to run away and marry someone like Othello unless she was drug and Leonato thinks that his daughter is the biggest slut in the world even when Breatrice and Hero are pleading that Hero was innocent and did no such thing.
The similar thing that both fathers have are even if almost in the end Leonato thought his daughter did something disgusting he thought his daughter was innocent and she deserve the best man in the world and like Leonato, Brabantio feels the same that his daughter is the most precious thing in the world. The similar things that both father have for their sons-in-law are that Leonato accepted Claudio from the first night and got along with him and Brabantio also got along with Othello and would love to hear Othello stories. The difference is that Leonato didn’t change his view on Claudio even if he was embarrassed even if he did kind of change his view a bit when he found out the truth about don john plan. Brabantio change his views on Orthello the minute he found out what Othello and
Desdemona did, it went from love for one of his solider who fought very well or hate for a son-in-law who stole his innocent daughter and married her behind his back. These similarities and difference mean a father can feel the same about his daughter almost the same way but some times the daughter can do or be accused of doing something similar and the father can take it two different ways, one can see his daughter as a victim and the other see his daughter as something dirty and be ashamed of her.
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Very good comparisons. Good job.
That was a great comparing and contrasting of leonato and brantio . they were both suffering b'coz of their daughter , but the situation was different .
it's interesting how fathers can take different roles. they see their daughters in one light and then can quickly change how they see their daughters due to an accusation.
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