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In the 1600's slaves were still normalized in society along with the persecution and undermining of ethnic peoples existence. This is portrayed in the book when Desdemona's father learns of her marriage to Othello. Her father instantly claim that their love cannot be true and that Othello used witchcraft and potions to woo her into marring him. Despite his position in society he is still seen as a black man at his core, which at the time was seen as less than human. This is shown again at the end of the book when he is surrounded by guards after killing Desdemona. Everyone immediately discards his position as the General and sees him as how black men were normally seen during that time.

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In the play Othello, has shown frequent feminist criticism, a theme highlighted throughout Othello is when Desdemona displays strong traits to prove her power as a woman as she is an important female character in the play. She is able to choose her husband instead of being arranged one, this is evident by Othello's quote. "For she had eyes and chose me." Each women has her role to play in Iago's plot to bring down Othello, Desdemona and Emilia in particular are manipulated, while Bianca's fiery jealousy asserts her in the plot. As you can see there are some themes that state feminist remarks in the play Othello. (Katye Perez)

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In Othello it shows the differences between men and women. It is written to show how men have more power over women, which in the story would be Othello and Desdemona. When Iago manipulates Desdemona to think that Othello cheated on her she was mad which made Othello turns more violent towards her up until he kills her. That shows how the character builds up more power than the woman and how he took control in that situation. (Jenny Montalvo)

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feminist criticism is relates the most to Othello due to the harsh reality women faced in that time period, it doesn't take a feminist to realize women are completely subservient to men throughout the play.it is exhibited by a number of characters in the play but displayed most overtly through many of Iago's comments.(vyn hurley)

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In the play Othello by Shakespeare, it is brought to light that there is a disadvantage between genders. In the beginning of the play Desdemona is treated as equal in relations to Othello. throughout the play Othello's feeling of desire through revenge becomes apparent.He gains a mental and physical power over Desdemona eventually killing her from an outcome of manipulation by Iago. towards the end of the play before she is killed, Desdemona becomes more submissive and fearful of Othello.

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Looking through a feminist lens, in the play Othello, you can see that the balance between men and women is not equal. The marriage of Othello and Desdemona begins to fall out once Iago attempts to manipulate them and Othello does not listen to Desdemona and slowly becomes more controlling until he ends up killing her. This shows the idea that the man in the relationship begins to treat the woman poorly because he suspects something that may not even be true. (Nolan Porter)

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The period in Othello seems to be around the 1600s. A time being of ignorance and hate, in act one of Othello it is seen of the cultural difference as Brabantio accuses Othello of using black magic, witchcraft, etc. on Desdemona to trick her into loving him. Othello tells Brabantio he has not used any type of magic or witchcraft on Desdemona she just fell in love with him through the telling of his war stories. In this first act, it is seen how cultural difference is present in the play, as Brabantio is seen treating Othello like he’s a criminal based on his skin tone because the father feels that Desdemona knew that it would offend her father if she married a black man, so it had to be Othello fault that she fell in love with him.

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Throughout this entire play it can be seen that, in general, men hold power over the women. This can be seen in every relationship in the play. For example, Desdemona's father holds power over her, and he is very upset and offended when she denies him to marry Othello. Othello also holds power over her, and likewise he feels offended when he believes she denies him by cheating on him. It is obvious that men feel as though women are obligated to be loyal to them, but they have no obligation of loyalty to them.
(John-Mark Whitaker)

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Shakespeare's Othello is a great example of Feminist Criticism. This play shows common themes that are present in literature where wives are not treated with respect by their husbands. This book also shows us many instances where women are undermined and looked down upon. In Othello near the end, Othello no longer listens to his wife, he starts to believe the many tricks and lies Iago has said. The woman in this play serves no purpose other than to be a pawn in Iago's plot to take down Othello. Iago uses the complex theme of love to his advantage. He tells Othello that Desdemona does not love him the way he does. Iago completely undermines the woman in this play to just get what he wants.  ( Luke )

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One of the main themes for Othello was ones desire can lead to self destruction. This was one of the main themes because Iago destroyed his life by chasing power. Iago tries to ruin Cassio and Othello by using Cassio to trick Othello into thinking his wife Desdemona cheated on him, this leads to Othello murdering his wife and killing himself making Iago the main suspect because he gets confronted by his wife which makes the cops arrest him. So this is one of the main themes because it shows how lust for power can lead to ones self destruction. (Rylan)

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In the poem it shows how racism is applied from the white father when her daughter was getting married to a black man. The father hated the fact that the daughter didn’t tell him about it because she was afraid he would say no because of his race.

(Alizaeya salcedo)

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One of the main themes in Othello was that "love can start off as pure but manifest into sin". This theme was shown between Othello and Desdemona. While looking at this from a feminist perspective you can see that in the beginning of their relationship, the "pure" part, they were equals in the relationship. Up until Othello was manipulated by Iago and lost all trust in his wife. Once he lost trust in her he treated her poorly, and became the stereotypical controlling husband. As he becomes more controlling, you Desdemona wanting to anything to prove herself or to please her husband .

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The feminist perspective that was portrayed in the story Othello, shows that they still believe that men were still superior to women. At the end of the story, it shows Desdemona being very submissive to Othello and Iago feeling more superior than Emilia. Every time Othello would get angry Desdemona would obey his every command because there was nothing else she could do. with Iago and Emilia, as soon as Emilia started standing up against Iago and speaking the truth, Iago was going to hit her to assert his dominance and show her who is boss. she knew that would happen but she wasn't going to let the lies fly by so she didn't care whether she was killed or not. (Alicia Apodaca)

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In the play there is cultural criticism that is specifically focused on ethnicity because of Othello being black while the rest of the characters are white in the play, however in the globe production so was Emilia. Iago references Othello as a dark void in Desdemona's life that he believes should be taken away so that Iago can sweep in and take her heart. Barbantio also references that the only way that Othello would be able to get Desdemona would be if putting her under a spell, saying that Othello could not be with Desdemona naturally and would need other worldly help to be with Desdemona. (Tamzin Gervis)

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The relationship between Iago and Cassio is one of jealousy in the wealthy upper class. Iago is jealous of Othello choosing Cassio as his lieutenant over his self. According to Iago himself, he is around 46 years old and for nearly 15-20 years he has been leading men in battle. Cassio is younger then Iago and thus in Iago's eyes is less experienced. Othello is a fool for choosing a man with less experience over one with more. This choosing of Cassio is the catalyst for the main conflict of Othello, Iago's jealousy.  (Brady Cox)

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The play Othello is a prime example of the how women in literature are not treated as equals and how love can lead to insecurities about a significant other. Othello is married to Desdemona and at the start of the play they are treated as equals and their love is apparent. But contridictory to that at the beginning of the play Iago and Emilia have been established to be married but they do not love each other as they continually bicker at one another. But as the play progresses and Iago puts his plan in motion we see how he uses Othello's love for Desdemona to his advantage. When Iago preys on Othello's love he is preying on Othello's insecurities and worries, which leads to their ultimate demise. This is an example of love leading to insecurities which leads to more trouble. (Camden)