Theme Of Sacrifice In Othello

Frustrated by her life, her marriage, and her position in society, as she feels like a beautiful caged animal in her husband’s palace, and a society utterly determined by men in general, Desdemona envies Bianca, her friend, in every way because she sees her as a woman of freedom and independence. Bianca, the prostitute is basically the “new woman” Desdemona desperately wishes to become. Aching for freedom, excitement and control, Desdemona, who defines herself as “the daughter of a Senator;” because she never truly possessed her own identity, finds self-determination only through sexual exploration outside her marriage. “Because sex is the only power that Desdemona holds, she has no qualms about using it as a means of escape from her physical and mental environment. …show more content…
How can there be a genuine friendship between those two when it initially started for such an envious reason? It’s hardly even considered a real connection as Desdemona, the rich lady of society, would not have ever considered being friends with a low life prostitute, unless for an ulterior motive. Having slept with Othello's entire military camp, Vogel’s Desdemona tells her indecent tales of conquests to Emilia, Desdemona's servant and the wife of Iago, and Bianca, a whore of Cyprus and Cassio’s very jealous lover. Even though Cassio is the only one Desdemona has not slept with, she still gets killed by Othello for the one unfaithful act she has not