... utilizing a binary is inherent to Shakespeare's plays and particularly exemplified in "Othello", as he divulges upon the social niches of women as being either angels or whores. Shakespeare enhances this classic stance by challenging this hegemonic view and introducing the element of a woman being neither. In Othello the female characters of Desdemona, Emilia, and Bianca are each assigned these roles. Desdemona ... angel and whore, Shakespeare uses Emilia to show a non binary woman. She is not an angel, nor is she a whore, she merely exists. Shakespeare's depiction of each woman allows ...

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