... ;a foolish wife" and "a good wench." Another female character, Bianca, also allows herself to be mistreated. Bianca believes that she is in love with Cassio and will therefore do anything for him. But Cassio does not reciprocate Bianca's feelings. He states to Iago "Alas, poor rogue, ... to accept their mistreatment with little resistance. The fact that men abused women without consequence was a common one in Shakespeare's day and age. Despite the Chivalric Code during the Middle Ages and the ideal of the Courtier during the Renaissance, there was no real societal consequence for husban...

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