Othello: Compare and Contrast The Two Wives
Bob Mudd
Compare and contrast the two characters Desdemona and Emilia from the play Othello.
Desdemona and Emilia
Comparison and Contrast
In the play Othello the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare., there are two prominent women that grab and hold our attention. One is the wife of the play’s heroic character Othello; the other is engaged to an untrustworthy man named Iago. The women are part of, but yet serve as a small piece of what goes on in the play and which is how the conflict of the play finally comes to an agreement. These two feminine figures of the play can be compared and contrasted in more than one way.
A key to understanding the two women is to understand their husbands: Desdomana is married to Othello, a general in the Army who is trusted with great authority by the Venetian government. Othello is the protagonist in the play, and falls victim to the manipulations of Emilia’s husband Iago, the antagonist. In fact, Iago is considered by many to be one of the lowliest characters in all of Shakespeare. Although he is Othello’s ensign and is assumed by Othello to be loyal to him, Iago actually truly despises Othello. Throughout the play, Iago undermines Othello’s trust of Desdemona as a faithful wife. Iago uses many of the characters in the play and plots in multiple ways to manipulate Othello, turning him against his wife when, in fact, she does nothing to earn the distrust that Iago causes Othello to feel. Iago does such an excellent job of this that Othello is engulfed by jealousy, yet the scenario portrayed by Iago is a total fabrication..
What are the differences between the lovely Desdomana and the beautiful Emilia? Desdemona is of nobility and the wife of the powerful Othello. On the other hand, Emilia is the wife of Iago. Emilia is the maid servant to Desdomana, just as Iago is the Ensign reporting to Othello. The two women have many variances in the way they talk and act. As indicated, both Desdemona and Emilia are wives of men who
Compare and contrast the two characters Desdemona and Emilia from the play Othello.
Desdemona and Emilia
Comparison and Contrast
In the play Othello the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare., there are two prominent women that grab and hold our attention. One is the wife of the play’s heroic character Othello; the other is engaged to an untrustworthy man named Iago. The women are part of, but yet serve as a small piece of what goes on in the play and which is how the conflict of the play finally comes to an agreement. These two feminine figures of the play can be compared and contrasted in more than one way.
A key to understanding the two women is to understand their husbands: Desdomana is married to Othello, a general in the Army who is trusted with great authority by the Venetian government. Othello is the protagonist in the play, and falls victim to the manipulations of Emilia’s husband Iago, the antagonist. In fact, Iago is considered by many to be one of the lowliest characters in all of Shakespeare. Although he is Othello’s ensign and is assumed by Othello to be loyal to him, Iago actually truly despises Othello. Throughout the play, Iago undermines Othello’s trust of Desdemona as a faithful wife. Iago uses many of the characters in the play and plots in multiple ways to manipulate Othello, turning him against his wife when, in fact, she does nothing to earn the distrust that Iago causes Othello to feel. Iago does such an excellent job of this that Othello is engulfed by jealousy, yet the scenario portrayed by Iago is a total fabrication..
What are the differences between the lovely Desdomana and the beautiful Emilia? Desdemona is of nobility and the wife of the powerful Othello. On the other hand, Emilia is the wife of Iago. Emilia is the maid servant to Desdomana, just as Iago is the Ensign reporting to Othello. The two women have many variances in the way they talk and act. As indicated, both Desdemona and Emilia are wives of men who