Bianca's Treatment Of Women In Othello

Shakespeare at Othello, used only three female characters in his play, Desdemona, Emilia, and Bianca. Along with the play, Bianca’s boyfriend, Cassio, did not respect her enough to marry her, so he did not get jealous or treat her badly. Opposing to Othello and Iago, they respected Emelia and Desdemona enough to marry them, so jealousy pushed them to treat their wives badly. But on both cases Desdemona, Bianca, and Emelia still share the fact that they are victims and tools for those whom they loved the most.

Firstly, Bianca’s boyfriend did not get jealous on her because she was not his wife, so he did not find a reason to treat his prostitute badly. Cassio was almost afraid to hurt Bianca’s feelings during the play. He used to act in front

Desdemona in the play was exposed to verbal and physical abuse in front of people and alone with her husband because of jealousy. After Othello sees the handkerchief with Cassio, he bursts of anger, then Desdemona puts the guilt on herself saying, "Men's natures wrangle with inferior things, / Though great ones are their object" (3.4). The second disrespectful action Othello does is when he calls her a “whore” in public, and Desdemona cannot even spell that word, as she goes to Iago and asks, "Am I that name, Iago?" (4.2). Desdemona asserts that the "whore" cannot be spelled by her and she would never be one of them: "I cannot say 'whore': / It does abhor me now I speak the word; / To do the act that might the addition earn / Not the world's mass of vanity could make me" (4.2) Also, Othello success in humiliating Desdemona, she goes down on her knees and says, "Unkindness may do much; / and his unkindness may defeat my life, / But never taint my love" (4.2). After Desdemona hears that Cassio will be the governor of Cyprus, she immediately says, "By my troth, I am glad on't" (4.1), Othello misunderstands his wife’s intention behind her sentence and slaps her in front of Lodovico. Then he keeps insulting her by telling Lodovico that Desdemona can have sex with any man because she is dutiful. Moreover, Emelia

At the beginning of the play, Desdemona is labelled as a prize, which makes her loses the fact that she is a human not a tool. Desdemona’s fate was with Othello, who has nothing to do except loving Desdemona. But later in the play, she becomes the victim of this love, which turns her life to hell, where jealousy and accusations are surrounding her. Desdemona’s young age shapes her lack of experience, especially in dealing with the marriage life and issues. Although Desdemona chose to follow her husband to the war because she cannot stay without him and she is following her sexual desires, he did not appreciate her noble actions, and believed the first lie he hears about her without giving her a chance to defend herself fairly. Also, Desdemona appears in the play as a loving person who aims to ease everyone’s pain. This was clear when Othello fired Cassio, and she asks him to bring him back to work. When her husband could not promise her to do what she wants, Desdemona says, "Tell me, Othello. I wonder in my soul, / What you would ask me, that I should deny, / Or stand so mammering on" (3.3). Once she feels that Othello is to do her what she asks for, and ignored her request, Desdemona clarifies that she would never treat him the same way he does, and she is seeking his respect, as she respects him. Othello do not understand Desdemona’s passion of helping