Subservient wives by Miss Smith https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr en-us 2021-06-23 11:31:13 UTC 2021-06-23 12:06:10 UTC hello@padlet.com 15colemanl https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr/wish/1621527267 'to eat us hungerly, and when they are full they belch us' - Portrays the belief women only exist to serve and better their husbands.]]> 2021-06-23 11:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr/wish/1621527267 15zhelyazkovag https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr/wish/1621531773 Women were perceived as property of their husbands- Desdemona is “won” and becomes the prize Othello has “achieved”, and the objectification surrounding the phrase “won” is suggestive of Desdemona serving as “treasure” or an item sold in an auction whose value is ranked on a basis of their appearance. Hence why Brabantio had such an appalled reaction to the fact that his "white ewe" is with a "black ram"]]> 2021-06-23 11:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr/wish/1621531773 15zhelyazkovag https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr/wish/1621533501 At the beginning there is a power struggle between Othello and Brabantio as to who is going to leave with Desdemona, so women were not only subservient to husbands but to all men, including their fathers. Brabantio expresses his dominance over Desdemona through the possessive noun “my” which is reiterated and punctuated by an exclamation mark,further highlighting the idea of a woman as a “possession” to men, who can exercise their authority.]]> 2021-06-23 11:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr/wish/1621533501 15zhelyazkovag https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr/wish/1621537246 Alternatively, Desdemona is seen to manipulate this idea of subservient wives as she insists that even though she has to be obedient daughter she is now a "possession" to her husband starting: "But here’s my husband.
And so much duty as my mother showed
To you, preferring you before her father,
So much I challenge that I may profess
Due to the Moor my lord."
]]> 2021-06-23 11:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr/wish/1621537246 15meuniermurphyg https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr/wish/1621542336 “They are all but stomachs, and we all but food; To eat us hungerly, and when they are full, They belch us.” - link to John Knox 'woman in her greatest perfection was made to serve and obey man']]> 2021-06-23 12:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr/wish/1621542336 15meuniermurphyg https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr/wish/1621543679 John Knox's theory can also be linked to act 3 scene 3 - Emilia submitting herself to her husband's wishes]]> 2021-06-23 12:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr/wish/1621543679 https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr/wish/1621544137 HANNAH      Emilia opposes the notions of subservient wives highlighting the ways in which men use women and 'throw restraint upon' them. She explores the connections between infidelity and men wishing for or trying to create subservient women of their wives. She asks 'what is it they do when they change us for others?', wondering why men try to change the temperament of their wives and make them more subservient. Through the conversation she has with Desdemona we witness Emilia be critical of this aspect of society and urges Desdemona to view the world and in particular men in a similar fashion to how she does. Despite this, we view a certain juxtaposition in Emilia's character as originally she gave Iago, her husband, Desdemona's handkerchief when he asked for it albeit unbeknowingly to her giving him the handkerchief that incriminates Desdemona to Othello causing the final rift in their relationship.]]> 2021-06-23 12:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/smithsl9/lka32em663dgg8kr/wish/1621544137