In the 17th century the family of the daughter had all rights in the say of whom she shall marry. When Desdemona left the house of her father, Brabantio, to wed the Moor, Othello, it seemed to be her first step in redefining her role as a women. Instead of asking her father’s permission, Desdemona went and wed on her own and denied him any right in choosing her husband. This was an act of independence on Desdemona’s part, as to break away from male authority in a sense. Desdemona does love Othello though, as she states here, “I saw Ot

Emilia eventually does though break free from her so called inequality to her husband when she stands up to him in the end of the book. She eventually realizes the consequences in trying to gain the respect of her husband and how she was respected more by those who trusted her then her own husband.

Emilia was a different character than Desdemona in the play. She didn’t hold the highest of classes, but she was a maid to Desdemona and also looked to be a friend. She is a hard working middle class woman, who bears the burden of her husband, Iago’s, sexiest attitude. She states this here, “Why, who would not make her husband a cuckold to make him a monarch? I should venture purgatory for’t”(Othello Act 4 Sc. 3 Li.77-79). Iago gives the impression that he isn’t to fond of his wife, but Emilia playing the typical role of the woman still does what he wants and still feels the need to impress him. Emilia seems almost desperate to attempt to gain the approval of her husband when she steals Desdemona’s napkin that Iago had been loathing over. Without thinking of the possible consequences because of her determination to seek her husbands approval, she gives Iago the napkin. If it was for the unequality that Iago and society had made Emilia feel, she may have never taken the napkin that was a key aspect into the downfall of the play.

If it wasn’t for the inequality of women that Shakespeare had used in his plays they wouldn’t

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