In Othello, the reader is introduced to infidelity in the ancient Italy once again proving there is nothing new in this world. It is clear this was written in a patriarchal society, because the story has the message women will commit adultery and man will too but that’s not big deal. Almost three years ago, The National Health and Social Life Survey found that 4% of married men, 16% of cohabiting men, and 37% of dating men engaged in acts of sexual infidelity compared to 1% of married women, 8% of cohabiting women, and 17% of women in dating relationships (Lalasz & Weigel 1079-1083). According to these findings men are the main ones committing acts of infidelity in the modern world; men are still pushed towards sexual activity while women are
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However, when that did not succeed then he married Glance so he could be king in Corinth. Jason never loved either of the women, while Medea and perhaps even Glance loved him unconditionally. Both the works were set in a time where marriages were arranged and both Othello and Medea chose their mate and end up either killing them or someone that mattered to them. Othello was a military general and probably had many encounters with women but none that he loved as he did Desdemona. He most likely spent many of his years back in forth in war and moving up the ranks to general is no easy task especially for a black man, he had no time to settle down. Medea was a princess just waiting for her father to marry her off to the highest bidder and Jason came into her life an attractive man on his way to becoming king. They chose with their hearts and it end terrible they did not marry because they would become richer they married because they fell in love and when it fell apart neither of them knew what to …show more content…
Desdemona and Jason filled a void and brought something to Othello and Medea’s lives that they did not know how to live without once it was gone. It is easy to believe that this was their first time being in love with
However, when that did not succeed then he married Glance so he could be king in Corinth. Jason never loved either of the women, while Medea and perhaps even Glance loved him unconditionally. Both the works were set in a time where marriages were arranged and both Othello and Medea chose their mate and end up either killing them or someone that mattered to them. Othello was a military general and probably had many encounters with women but none that he loved as he did Desdemona. He most likely spent many of his years back in forth in war and moving up the ranks to general is no easy task especially for a black man, he had no time to settle down. Medea was a princess just waiting for her father to marry her off to the highest bidder and Jason came into her life an attractive man on his way to becoming king. They chose with their hearts and it end terrible they did not marry because they would become richer they married because they fell in love and when it fell apart neither of them knew what to …show more content…
Desdemona and Jason filled a void and brought something to Othello and Medea’s lives that they did not know how to live without once it was gone. It is easy to believe that this was their first time being in love with