1. Roles of Women in Othello
Act 4 ends with Emilia asking for equality between both sexes (this theme also appears in the other plays we read). ... At the beginning of the play, Othello and Desdemona are completely in love and it is impossible to believe Othello capable of hurting her in any way. By the end of the play however, Othello is determined to kill Desdemona. ... Despite the Chivalric Code during the Middle Ages and the ideal of the Courtier during the Renaissance, there was no real societal consequence for husbands that mistreated their wives. ... Shakespeare's Othello has been studied exhaustively, yet mo...
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