Women historically have always fought and struggled to gain equality in male dominated societies, and their fight for a fair egalitarian society has been meet with resistance from males for thousands of years. As women begin to gain power of their own, males view this as a threat and respond with hostility. William Shakespeare accurately portrays their struggle for equality and fair treatment. Although the women in Othello have an obvious amount of power and influence in the society, the women are repeatedly downgraded to simple possessions by men who view their only duties as matronly and as sexual fulfilment. The women are forced to believe that they must support the men even if their actions are rash and illogical. The women in the play
