![]() ![]() The transformation in Amelia’s character is even more pronounced when she clearly sees jealousy in Othello attitude. She believes in equal rights between men and women She believes that if men allow themselves to cheat on their ivies then they should expect their wives to be hostile towards them and seek revenge (4. ![]() Her understanding of men seems to be different compared to traditional women in that era. To her opinion men does not need a valid cause to be jealous as she say: “It is a monster/ Begot upon itself, born on itself” (3. She has a different opinion toward men than Desman. However, her characteristics shift significantly in the last two acts. Both women’s good qualities were used against them and led to their murder Desdemona’s generosity and compassion and Emilia’s sense of justice and devotion.Why does Emilie play such a prominent role in the last acts? What does she provide? Emilie resembles a typical Renaissance women till the 3rd act of the play. Their downfall was undoubtedly their love and faith in their husbands and their trust of Iago. Emilia is heroic in the face of death as she passes judgment on her husband: “may his pernicious soul/ Rot half a grain a day! ” The greatest similarity between Desdemona and Emilia is that their husbands murdered them both. She is a symbol of justice as she puts her mistress’s good name before her own. Her realisation is made worse because of the part she took in it. At the shocking discovery of the truth, Emilia’s view of her husband is shattered. Emilia was loyal and devoted to her husband. In this way, Desdemona exemplifies romantic love. Desdemona acts saintly blaming her death on herself: “Nobody I myself Farewell:” She does not alter her love even in the face of irrational passion. Desdemona continues to love her husband even though he has fatally smothered her. The view of both women to their husbands takes different paths at the end of the play. Her worldliness becomes evident as she says she may be willing to transgress the bounds of virtue, if the whole world is offered as a price. But Emilia knows there are faithless wives and she feels that she can explain why some wives fail in chastity. Emilia and Desdemona’s view on faithless wives differ as well. They are all but stomachs, and we all but food They eat us hungrily, and when they are full, They belch us. Emilia’s opinion about men is expressed in the following lines: Desdemona can be perceived as being old fashioned and idealistic who is votary at the shrine of love. In this respect, we can see Emilia as a modern woman, a feminist before her time. The major contrast of the two women’s attitude towards men and marriage come is highlighted when they discuss adultery. Emilia and Desdemona do differ in perspective. Emilia’s actions thus reinforce her loyalty to Iago. ”įor that reason, instead of giving it back to her mistress right away, Emilia gave it to Iago with the goal in mind of pleasing him. “I am glad I have found this napkin My wayward husband hath a hundred times Wooed me to steal it I nothing, but to please his fantasy. When Emilia finds Desdemona’s handkerchief she remembers that her husband had asked her to give it to him. Similarly, Emilia is just as loyal to Iago as Desdemona is to Othello. ” She is veracious in saying that she has not cheated on Othello with Cassio, therefore proving to him that she is loyal. Offend you in my life never loved Cassio But with such general warranty of heaven As I might love. Othello believes that Desdemona is lewd and unchaste therefore Desdemona wants to appease his worries concerning her loyalty by reassuring him, thus pleasing him. Desdemona and Emilia are also loyal wives who want to please their husbands. Unknowingly both Desdemona and Emilia play right into Iago’s master plan of destruction. Next, the two ladies exhibit a level of ignorance of the plots in play around them. Emilia’s husband is Iago who is the ancient of Othello. Their husbands are in the Venetian military and not just ordinary men but men who hold positions and value.ĭesdemona is the wife of Othello who is a General in the army with men under his command. To begin, both Desdemona and Emilia are the wives of men of action. These two females of the play can be compared and contrasted in a number of ways. ![]() They are part and parcel of what goes on in the play and eventually how the crisis of the play is resolved. One is the wife of the play’s tragic hero-Othello the other is betrothed to one of the greatest villains of all time-Iago. Emilia Desdemona Relationship In the play “Othello”, by William Shakespeare, there are two major feminine figures that attract our attention. ![]()
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