us with another male dominated society where women are inferior. Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ and Bianca are rejected by their partners‚ but love them completely and unselfishly. All three women are in unbalanced relationships‚ feeling more for their self-centered men who appear unable to reciprocate. Nevertheless‚ these women display genuine feelings toward each other unlike any of the male-male friendships. Desdemona and Emilia are both married to career military soldiers. Newly wedded Desdemona is inexperienced
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“The value of identity of course is that so often with it comes purpose” (Stevenson‚ Robert).In play Othello identity is a topic that appears throughout the play. In Shakespeare Othello all the women‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia and Bianca have no separate identity all three are defined by who they are or not married to or the male characters they are connected with. “According to the Elizabethan times that the play was written in and the general hierarchies within Venetian society men hold all the power and
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role of Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ and Bianca portray how women were during the 15th century. Women were portrayed as being loyal to their husbands; doing what they are told‚ and not going against their husband’s judgment or actions. These women represent three different characteristics in which women are being recognized in Othello. The women in Othello represent various levels of class‚ virtue‚ and intelligence. Desdemona is aristocratic‚ virtuous‚ and makes her own decisions; Emilia is the middle class
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the protagonist Othello in a betraying macrocosm between Emilia and Iago. When Emilia betrays Iago by revealing the truth‚ Shakespeare illustrates the constant internal struggle between honesty and deceit. Since Emilia speaks the truth‚ she symbolizes honesty. This is especially recognizable when Emilia notices a villain is at fault for Desdemona’s crumbling marriage with Othello. Even without knowing the identity of the deceiver‚ Emilia recognizes that someone is at fault. She is not only speaking
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Could one ordinary woman be more intelligent than several highly skilled male warriors? In William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ although Emilia plays a small role‚ she makes a powerful impact. Her omnipotent bravado brings us to the conclusion that she is the reincarnation of Esther from the Bible and that she is a mirror image of today’s risk taking woman. Emilia’s insight brings perspective to not only what is righteous but also to the darkness of bestiality portrayed throughout the play. Although
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manipulation of the protagonist‚ by the antagonist‚ Iago‚ to present a play controlled by men. In such a male dominated society‚ Shakespeare presents the women in the play as tragic victims at the hands of their husbands‚ in particular Desdemona and Emilia. Throughout this essay I will relate to the Aristotelian and Senecan descriptions of tragedy to come to a conclusion of how in ‘Othello’ Shakespeare presents women as tragic victims of men. Firstly‚ throughout ‘Othello’ Shakespeare presents men
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play goes on and his plan unravels the evil side appears. Married to Iago‚ Emilia is faced with many challenges with Iago’s evil side. Starting off innocent and quiet Emilia has to find the courage to take a stand in her own life to save herself and others. Throughout Othello‚ Iago influences Emilia’s assertiveness by giving her a reason to voice her opinion. One of the main scenes in the beginning of Othello where Emilia is present is the scene that is best described as the handkerchief
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Shakespeare. In the play‚ the two prominent women‚ Desdemona and Emilia‚ both recognize the expectations of women at the time. However‚ the two women disagree in their views on the topic. Desdemona tries to be the ideal wife whereas Emilia takes a more feminist approach. In Othello‚ Desdemona and Emilia’s views on the role of women explains the traits of each character and are involved in major themes of the story. Both Desdemona and Emilia have different views on the concept of chastity. In Act 4‚
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Roderigo starts a fight which ends up with Montano getting hurt and Cassio being stripped of his position. Iago advises Cassio to seek help from Desdemona. 3.1 Cassio attempts to communicate with Desdemona with the help of Iago and his wife‚ Emilia. 3.2 Othello goes to check on the fortification. 3.3 This is where love turns to destruction. Desdemona agrees to help Cassio and she becomes overconfident and impetous about it despite having no real understanding about the situation. Othello
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just cooked meals‚ cleaned the house‚ and bore children while society just accepted these degrading roles. William Shakespeare extensively reinforces female stereotypes by presenting the deaths of Emilia and Desdemona to be rightly deserved for defying their female gender roles throughout the play. Emilia and Desdemona are polar opposite characters who serve the same function for Shakespeare to reinforce sexist stereotypes in his play. Emilia’s constant challenge of the female stereotype with her cynical
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