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- - - - Roderigo calls Othello 'thick lips', seeming to mock Othello's physical appearance in a racially loaded way
      - Iago refers to Othello as the 'Moor'. the term alludes to Othello's North African heritage. the word seems to be racially loaded
  - - - many characters, include Desdemona, repeatedly refer to Othello as "the Moor". the repetition and nature if this term highlight the fact that O is foreign and ethnically 'other' to other characters in. the play
- - - - reigned fro a long time and her tenure was very stable, even though many of her contemporaries doubted that a female monarch could lead as effectively as a male and she was constantly having to prove hersef
      - in the Spanish Armada, she is quoted as saying: 'I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king'
      - took the throne in 1558 (O written in 1603)
    - - however, the idea of the 'shrew' woman (the very assertive and outspoken woman) also emerged in the literature of this time. this type of woman beckoned the red for husbands to exert more control over their wives - reinforcing patriarchy
      - significantly never married. some people that women were inspired by her string example to try and gain greater freedoms in marriage and other aspects of life. indeed, marriage separations rose greatly from 1595-1620
    - - women were expected to be obedient, silent and passive in the face of male authority. Sermons held during this period promoted these values
      - England was very patriarchal in the Elizabethan era
      - marriage reinforced the patriarchy. fathers effectl=ivley married off their daughters when they wanted and to whom they wanted. husbands would then become 'legal masters' of their wives. this meant they could punish their wives as they chose, especially when it came to things like adultery
- - - - he implies that he thinks women are deceitful: 'You are pictures out of doors, bells/ in your parlous, wild-cats in your kitchens, saints in/ your injuries, devils being offended, players in your / housewifery, and housewives in your beds' 2.1
      - although O speaks highly of D at the beginning of the play, Iago's language rubs off on him. he later called both Desdemona and Emilia 'whores'
      - Iago speaks disdainfully of women and appears to have a misogynistic attitude
    - - you could argue some of Emila's comments seem to rebel against the patriarchy eg she tells D that men selfishly exploit women: "Tis not a year or two shows us a man. / they are all but stomachs, , and we all but food; / they eat us hungerly, and, when they are full, / they belch us" 3.4
    - - is seen as threatening or emasculating
        
        O easily believes that D is being unfaithful and feels 'cuckolded' (which means being the husband of an unfaithful wife) this leads to his cruel and vicious treatment of D)