Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Othello concerns the issues of racial inequality, but at its core, it also explores society's enforcement of gender roles on women and the way they are treated and act despite being forced into these roles by their male counterparts – they are forced to function in their appropriate gender roles in a society conditioned by war in order to survive. The portrayal of women divided into the categories of virgin and whore, consequently leading the two to be confused with
November 11, 2014 Shakespeare’s Role of Women; Desdemona and Emilia Literary works can give historians perspective on how life was during a time period, for instance, William Shakespeare’s play Othello reflects the society of 16TH century Italy. In this tragic play the moor, Othello, promotes the honorable Cassio to lieutenant instead of a more experienced solider, Iago. In return for passing him up, Iago swears his revenge to destroy Othello for this betrayal. To achieve his ghastly plan of revenge
In the same way, American Muslim women are different from their Pakistani counterparts, who are different from those in Saudi Arabia. In these countries, women are accorded different rights and privileges because of the social, economic, cultural and governmental set-ups of the area. Many American Muslim women are discriminated against because they cover their heads; Pakistani women have political rights but are often exploited; Saudi Women have no public role, yet they are the most secure and protected