Desdemona

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"Desdemona" appearances by year

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103

Clue	Answer As Given	Value	Round	Category	Air Date	Show
Her first line in "Othello" is "My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty"	Desdemona	$200	J	START TALKING, SHAKESPEARE CHARACTER	2024-01-25	#9024
Before the start of the action of the play, she elopes with Othello; things don't end well for her	Desdemona	$400	DJ	SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN	2023-02-21	#8812
Brabantio is her dad & Othello's father-in-law	Desdemona	$400	J	SHAKESPEARE FAMILY TIES	2021-05-05	#8393
"I never did offend you in my life; never loved Cassio but with such general warranty of heaven as I might love"	Desdemona DD	$1,000	DJ	SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN SPEAK	2015-12-11	#7190
Mrs. Othello	Desdemona	$1,200	DJ	SHAKESPEAREAN RELATIVES	2013-12-27	#6740
Her dad Brabantio dies of grief over her marriage to Othello	Desdemona	$1,000	J	SHAKESPEARE	2013-02-28	#6554
Othello calls her an "excellent wretch!"	Desdemona	$600	J	SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN	2012-06-12	#6397
It was Othello, perhaps with a pillow, smothering her in her bedroom	Desdemona	$800	DJ	CLUE: THE SHAKESPEARE VERSION	2011-12-07	#6263
She says of her husband, "His unkindness may defeat my life, but never taint my love" (She was right)	Desdemona DD	$800	DJ	SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN	2005-09-21	#4833
"Heaven truly knows that thou are as false as hell", said Othello of this character; he later took it back	Desdemona	$400	DJ	SHAKESPEAREAN INSULTS	2005-03-14	#4731
Her new job as a marriage counselor drives hubby Othello a little crazy in "The Moor the Merrier"	Desdemona	$800	DJ	SHAKESPEARE, THE SITCOM	2004-07-08	#4584
Brabantio, this woman's father, dies of grief over her marriage to Othello	Desdemona	$400	DJ	SHAKESPEARE	2003-02-28	#4265
Othello believes the lies of Iago & murders this wife	Desdemona	$200	DJ	SHAKESPEARE SLAYS ME	2001-03-06	#3807
Gratiano is this "Othello" heroine's uncle	Desdemona	$400	DJ	SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS	1999-04-19	#3376
Othello called her his "Fair Warrior"	Desdemona	$600	DJ	SHAKESPEAREAN MOONS OF URANUS	1998-03-17	#3127
Othello says of her, "If she be false, O, then heaven mocks itself!"	Desdemona	$400	DJ	SHAKESPEARE	1993-10-14	#2094
Her first line in Othello is, "My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty"	Desdemona	$400	DJ	SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN	1992-09-24	#1849
She says, "that death's unnatural that kills for loving" before Othello strangles her	Desdemona	$600	DJ	SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS	1992-03-06	#1740
Othello says, "The worms were hallow'd that did breed the silk" that made her handkerchief	Desdemona	$800	DJ	SHAKESPEARE	1991-02-15	#1495
She says of Othello, "His unkindness may defeat my life, but never taint my love"	Desdemona	$200	J	LOVE IN SHAKESPEARE	1987-04-08	#608

Clue

Answer As Given

Value

Round

Category

Air Date

Show

Her first line in "Othello" is "My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty"

Desdemona

$200

START TALKING, SHAKESPEARE CHARACTER

2024-01-25

#9024

Before the start of the action of the play, she elopes with Othello; things don't end well for her

Desdemona

$400

SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN

2023-02-21

#8812

Brabantio is her dad & Othello's father-in-law

Desdemona

$400

SHAKESPEARE FAMILY TIES

2021-05-05

#8393

"I never did offend you in my life; never loved Cassio but with such general warranty of heaven as I might love"

Desdemona DD

$1,000

SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN SPEAK

2015-12-11

#7190

Mrs. Othello

Desdemona

$1,200

SHAKESPEAREAN RELATIVES

2013-12-27

#6740

Her dad Brabantio dies of grief over her marriage to Othello

Desdemona

$1,000

SHAKESPEARE

2013-02-28

#6554

Othello calls her an "excellent wretch!"

Desdemona

$600

SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN

2012-06-12

#6397

It was Othello, perhaps with a pillow, smothering her in her bedroom

Desdemona

$800

CLUE: THE SHAKESPEARE VERSION

2011-12-07

#6263

She says of her husband, "His unkindness may defeat my life, but never taint my love" (She was right)

Desdemona DD

$800

SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN

2005-09-21

#4833

"Heaven truly knows that thou are as false as hell", said Othello of this character; he later took it back

Desdemona

$400

SHAKESPEAREAN INSULTS

2005-03-14

#4731

Her new job as a marriage counselor drives hubby Othello a little crazy in "The Moor the Merrier"

Desdemona

$800

SHAKESPEARE, THE SITCOM

2004-07-08

#4584

Brabantio, this woman's father, dies of grief over her marriage to Othello

Desdemona

$400

SHAKESPEARE

2003-02-28

#4265

Othello believes the lies of Iago & murders this wife

Desdemona

$200

SHAKESPEARE SLAYS ME

2001-03-06

#3807

Gratiano is this "Othello" heroine's uncle

Desdemona

$400

SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS

1999-04-19

#3376

Othello called her his "Fair Warrior"

Desdemona

$600

SHAKESPEAREAN MOONS OF URANUS

1998-03-17

#3127

Othello says of her, "If she be false, O, then heaven mocks itself!"

Desdemona

$400

SHAKESPEARE

1993-10-14

#2094

Her first line in Othello is, "My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty"

Desdemona

$400

SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN

1992-09-24

#1849

She says, "that death's unnatural that kills for loving" before Othello strangles her

Desdemona

$600

SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS

1992-03-06

#1740

Othello says, "The worms were hallow'd that did breed the silk" that made her handkerchief

Desdemona

$800

SHAKESPEARE

1991-02-15

#1495

She says of Othello, "His unkindness may defeat my life, but never taint my love"

Desdemona

$200

LOVE IN SHAKESPEARE

1987-04-08

#608