Supruge – saučesnice ili žrtve? Karakterizacija ženskih likova u Otelu

Abstract

The paper examines the ways in which the characters of wives are presented in one of ‘the great tragedies’ – Othello. The thesis that is elaborated upon is that the characterization of women and wives in the tragedy cannot be isolated from the historical context, i.e. the patriarchal system of the time. The issues of family and marital relationships will be examined in the light of Feminist Criticism and New Historicism. The question that the paper tries to answer is whether the female characters are only victims of their husbands, i.e. patriarchy, or whether they are accomplices in their own tragic end.