ir opinions, then none of this play could have taken place. Othello would have talked to his wife, found out that Iago was lying and that would be the end of the play right there. Shakespeare needed this environment; he needed an Iago to make this play possible. It's a man's world, so where does that leave women in Shakespeare's play? Right where Shakespeare wants them, without this old view of inequality his play wouldn't work. Not to say that he was inordinately sexiest, but that he wrote women as were seen in his time. He uses this to make women have major parts in his plays without having their lines bear serious significance. Their presence is what makes the play work, not their lines. If this play were written today, he would have women's liberation groups at his neck, which just goes to show how far society has advanced. We still have a long way to go, but with open-mindedness and room for change one day we will reach a point of perfect equality and harmonization.-"Equality can only be achieved when we set aside our differences and look for our similarities!"MDBy: Matt Darling...
