1. In Defense of Desdemona
... these strict social boundaries through an interracial marriage and general outspokenness, a white male such as Iago feels threatened, responds as the victim of this so-called monster, thus further expressing the patriarchal superiority that has been written throughout history. In Act II Scene I, the great debate ... not look behind, She was a wight, if ever such wight were To suckle fools and chronicle small beer. (2.1.146-158) This "perfect woman" goes against the very nature of the generalized woman whom Iago describes in the previous arguments. She is the perfect woman because ... b...
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