Question

After the interchange between desdemona and iago, how would you characterize desdemona​

Answer 1

Assuming you’re referring to after act II, scene I:

In general, Desmonda is almost overly virtuous, which causes her to feel that she must defend Cassio, and speak in a public sphere when necessary. She is stronger than Othello believed her to be and is not the private, withdrawn, meek woman he wishes she were