1. Emilia in William Shakespeare's Othello
However, I do not think that this is the correct understanding; to both getting freedom and gaining equality of love from Iago as Othello and Desdemona's ideal marriage, are the major reasons that initiate Emilia's lies. She chooses to lie to Desdemona in the first place was that to deny a hideous truth that she finds difficult to acknowledge: Emilia envies of Desdemona's happiness and hopefully would succeed to gain love from Iago by fulfilling what he wants. ... Iago's lack of understanding eventually pushes her even further to betray her friend, Desdemona for the lov...
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