Design Choices

            The title of the blog “Dear Othello” is to show Desdemona’s appreciation of her husband and emphasize their time spent together. The background is pink with flowers to symbolize Desdemona’s beauty and femininity. The font “Times New Roman” is used to represent the style of writing possibly used in that medieval era. The profile picture is of Desdemona and Othello to express their deep love for each other. Act 4 contains an image of a crocodile and willow tree. The crocodile purely applies to the quote Othello uses to insult Desdemona because crocodiles were believed to lead people to destruction. The willow tree simply references the song Desdemona continuously sings that her mother taught her as a child. For act 3, the image of a strawberry handkerchief was used to represent Othello’s token of love and marriage, given to Desdemona so that she may be his forever. Act 3 emphasizes the importance of the handkerchief in the play. The image of the sinking ship used for act 2 was to show the Turkish fleet sinking, ending the war in Cyprus. Act 1 is all about Desdemona and Othello’s marriage, so wedding rings represent their elopement and love for each other.