that womanly virtue resided in piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity- The attributes of True Womanhood, by which
a woman judged herself and was judged by her husband, her neighbors, and her society could be divided into four
cardinal virtues - piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity... Without them.... all was ashes. With them she was
promised happiness and power.). True Women were to hold the four cardinal virtues:
1. Piety - believed to be more religious and spiritual than men
2. Purity - pure in heart, mind, and body
3. Submission - held in "perpetual childhood" where men dictated all actions and decisions
4. Domesticity - a division between work and home, encouraged by the Industrial Revolution; men went out in the world to
earn a living, home became the woman's domain where a wife created a "haven in a heartless world" for her husband and
children.
Female Characters:
Desdemona : ( unconventional) -she plays othellos wife. Desdemona is unconventional because ahe kept her marriage between her and othello from her father. She is also unconventional because in court she told her father straight up that she is married to othello and that othello did not do any form of witch craft to have her for himself.
In Act 1 scene 3 " i do perceive here a divided duty....." is where she told her father the truth.
Emilia: (unconventional)- she plays Iagos wife. Emilia is unconventional because she went against her husband towards the end of the play and told everyone that it was him who was trying to ruin everything. In all of Act 5 scene 2.
Bianca: (unconventional)- Bianca is unconventional because she is the town whore. back in the day every woman had one man, and they had to obey by his orders. She was seen by everyone as a dirty whore.
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