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A 4 page paper which examines Emilia’s significance and dramatic purpose to the play. No additional sources are used.
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intended to be a supporting character in the tragedy, Othello, becomes a character of great significance. Emilias importance stems from her role as a catalyst in the dramatic action
for it is she who is either directly or indirectly responsible for propelling the play to its unforgettable climax. She also may very well be the first feminist character
in Western literature. Unlike most female characters that were little more than docile male appendages, Emilia was strong-willed and unafraid to speak her mind, even if there were tragic
consequences for her actions. For those who are unfamiliar with the play, Emilia is the wife of Commander Othellos friend and military subordinate, Iago. She also happens to be
the attendant or lady-in-waiting to Othellos young bride, the former Desdemona Brabantio. Her role as a domestic servant implies an inferior social standing, but Emilia is not one to
complacently act as a subservient to either her master or mistress. She is obviously a passionate woman as evidenced by her first appearance in the play, in Act II,
Scene I, in which she warmly greets Lt. Michael Cassio - the man who received the position of second-in-command her husband coveted for himself - with a kiss. Her
husband retorts, "Sir, would she give you so much of her lips / As of her tongue she oft bestows on me, / Youd have enough" (II.i.113-115). It is
obvious that Iago and Emilia have a marital relationship that more closely resembles combatants to devoted spouses. The egotistical and domineering Iago is suspicious of everything and everyone, and
that includes Emilia. He explains in one of his asides to the audience that his vendetta against Othello may be personal as well as professional: "I do suspect the
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