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Essay / Similarities and differences in Othello - 712
Desdemona and Emilia are the center of attention; they are two women in the world of men and their power. Emilia plays a more important role in Cinthio's tale; she gives her husband the handkerchief and the feminist vision. The ensign's wife is submissive and knew of her husband's plan but did nothing about it. She even let Ensign use their child as a tool to carry out her plan to get the handkerchief. Cinthio seems to repress the role of the wife by not correcting her husband's ways. Emilia is loyal to both Desdemona and her husband. Emilia's feminism is a response to Desdemona if the wife cheats on her husband. “Yes, a dozen: and as many advantages as would like… it is the fault of their husbands” (IV.III.83-85) and thus Emilia understands that women have the same desire as men but also how Iago treats her. abusively. Shakespeare also gives the prosecutor a name with which the captain happened to be; Bianca is given more identity than just a prosetutor and almost presents the handkerchief to Othello, Cassio and Iago. Bianca wanted something more than Cassio's mistress, but she was putting pressure on society not to bring Cassio down. The Victorian woman was considered the property of her husband and submissive. The Gender Role of a Woman Lets Us Know the Difference in Social Values and Statues of Women in the Victorian Era.