Othello
William Shakespeare's Othello is a dramatic exploration of the society present in Venice in the early 1600s, and shows an insight into the roles of the men and women of that society. Shakespeare set Othello in the Venetian society as it best suited the society through which he could convey the themes and morals of his dramatic presentation to the audience. Through characterization, and various other literary techniques, Shakespeare is able to reveal the values, attitudes and beliefs present in the Venetian society, and therefore begin to demonstrate the themes and morals of the play Othello. One part of the society that the playwright, Shakespeare, represents in his play is the expected social roles of women. After developing the roles that the women have in the Venetian society, Shakespeare is then able to assign the female characters a function in developing the plot and theme of the play. There are three female characters in the play Othello; Desdemona, Emilia and Bianca, and each have a function assigned to them that they perform throughout the play, after their role in society is developed to the audience. Before a character can be assigned a function in any literary text, that character must be developed for the audience
Shakespeare's play, Othello, is a dramatic presentation that explores the values and attitudes present in the Venetian society during the early 1600s, including the roles of women in Venice. Through constructing and exploring the roles of the three women presented in Othello, Shakespeare is able to convey the belief that women do not hold enough power positions in the Venice society. This then can be mirrored in most societies around the world, as during Shakespeare's time there were not that many powerful positions held by women. The social roles that are expected and constructed by Shakespeare's representation of the society in Othello for the female characters in the play allow the function assigned to the women, their lack of power, to be conveyed to the audience. I would say I would drown myself for the love of a guinea-hen, I would change my humanity with a baboon.
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Approximate Word count = 1525
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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