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Essay / Discrimination against women in Othelo - 569
“Go make me a sandwich!” is a common joke that men use towards women in the 21st century to put women "in their place" in a stereotypical way. Many jokes like these tend to portray women as if their place is in the kitchen or as if their purpose is to serve men. But these gender differences are not just seen as jokes, but as part of the story. Writers such as William Shakespeare display many gender role intentions and tendencies in many of his works. These ideas are strongly represented in Shakespeare's Othello, a play whose characters face a great deal of sexism. Discrimination against women as well as misunderstandings are the fundamental struggles depicted in this play and constitute a great conflict in today's world. The violence and discrimination against women presented in Othello is also a global phenomenon present throughout history. The Bible states that “God made man woman” (Genesis 2:22) and this is also a similar idea demonstrated in various cultures and religions. Today, the greatest influence on these differences comes from how society perceives...