Emilia is from a middle-class family and her marriage to Iago is terrible. She is disrespected and mistreated by Iago throughout the play. Iago expresses very little love for his wife. Without any evidence, Iago believes that Emilia has been unfaithful with Othello and deserves to die. As Iago stabs Emilia, he calls her a "Villainous whore" (5.2.235). We begin to see a lot of Emilia’s strength in act five. “I will not charm my tongue; I am bound to speak/my mistress her lies murdered in he bed” (5.2.188-189). At the end of the play, Emilia finds that Iago was lying to Othello and calls him out. During this time period it was very unheard of for a woman to speak to a man like that, for the fear of the outcome. Emilia says ‘Tis proper I obey
