4Love is patient, love is kind. He does not envy… he is not selfish, he does not get angry easily, he keeps no record of his wrongs. 6Love does not rejoice in evil, but rejoices in the truth. 7He always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8Love never fails. (New International Version, 1 Cor. 13.4-8). Marriage is the union between two individuals who love each other and swear to be loyal to each other for the rest of their lives. In The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, William Shakespeare talks about two marriages: that of Othello and Desdemona and that of Iago and Emilia. Throughout most of the play, Desdemona and Emilia's love for their husbands appears to be almost identical. However, towards the end it becomes more and more apparent that the loyalty and love they have for their husbands is completely different, with only one remaining absolutely faithful until his last breath. Since her first appearance in Othello, Desdemona demonstrates her great love for Othello, her new husband, by defending him against false accusations. In Act 1, Scene III, Desdemona's father, Brabantio, is furious after discovering that his daughter has secretly married a much older black man. He takes Othello before the Duke of Venice and accuses him of using witchcraft and black magic to seduce his beautiful young daughter. Othello denies this, claiming that Desdemona fell in love with him because of his amazing war stories. Desdemona then enters and Brabantio asks her to whom she owes the most obedience. She responds: “It is to you that I am destined for life and education…[b]ut this is my husband; and as much duty as my mother showed you, preferring you to her father, as much I dispute that I can profess that it is due to the Moor my lord...... middle of paper ...... stified the dead and she must tell the truth. She confesses that it was she who stole the handkerchief and gave it to her husband, with which he destroyed Othello and Desdemona. Although love, obedience, and loyalty are extremely important in a marriage, sometimes it is best to give them up for what is right. Works Cited Iyasere, Salomon. “The Liberation of Emilia”. Shakespeare in Southern Africa 21. (2009): 6972. Literary Reference Center Plus. Internet. April 10, 2014.Jain, PK “Othello: a tragedy of passion”. Poetcrit 19.1 (2006): 55-59. Literary Reference Center Plus. Internet. April 10, 2014.Shakespeare, William. “The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice.” The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Ed. general. Stephen Greenblatt. 9th ed. New York: Norton, 2013. 555-635. Print.The Holy Bible, new international version. Grand Rapids: Zondervan House, 2011. Print.