Othello reveals the Disempowerment of Women

William · Shakespeare's "Othello" reveals the loss of women's power in the patriarchal society that existed during the Elizabethan era. The roles of Othello women are subordinate to men, but women pose a threat to patriarchal society. The threat of women is that they are weak points for men in the drama, their beliefs are different from the norms of their society, and women are the cause of unconscious destruction. Modern society is still total sovereignty, but women gain more rights and authority.

So how is Othello's feminist topic possible? Revealing the feminist attitude of Shakespeare is an implicit meaning of women's characteristics and relationships between women and men, which can be summarized as sharp criticisms of female loyalty and male inferiority. Othello highlighted some of the problems faced by women at the time. Desdemona shares his responsibilities with her father, Brabantio, and her husband and was faithful before patriarchal marriage. Desdemona's time was spent by her duties as a wife and daughter, but almost none remained elsewhere. Desdemona is the perfect wife of passive and obedient Elizabethan era. Othello who is not the best husband who stands for advantage. He likes Desdemona, but according to Iago's proposal he can easily oppose her.

William · Shakespeare's "Othello" reveals the loss of women's power in the patriarchal society that existed during the Elizabethan era. The roles of Othello women are subordinate to men, but women pose a threat to patriarchal society. The threat of women is that they are weak points for men in the drama, their beliefs are different from the norms of their society, and women are the cause of unconscious destruction. Contemporary society is still total sovereignty, but women gain more rights.

Othello has only three women, Desdemona, Emilia, Bianca. The behavior and behavior of these women are clearly related to the ideological expectation of Shakespearean Elizabethan society and the Patriarchal Venetian society he founded. These notes will explore some of the ways in which female characters are presented in the play. After the woman as estate heard the complaint of Brabantio and the defense of Othello, the Duke finally allowed him to take Dedemona to Othello and Cyprus.