Iago's View Towards Women In Othello

In the extract, Shakespeare also presents Iago as having a misogynistic mind-set, in which he objectifies his wife – Emilia - by stating that he “[thinks]..the..Moor hath leaped into [his] seat”, in which the seat is a reference to his wife. By implying that his wife is usable only when he is tired, Iago’s arrogance and superiority complex towards women is revealed, which - sadly - was a common practice in the Jacobean era and thus most audiences, theoretically, of that particular era might have turned a blind eye towards Iago’s sexist views towards women. On the other hand, a modern-day audience will find Iago’s views towards women as being shocking and unfavourable, due to the feminist movement – a group which advocates the equality of the