During Shakespeare's play Othello, there are characters such as Iago, Cassio and Othello who have an actual character that the plot revolves around and there are characters such as Roderigo, Barbantio and Lodovico that are simply functions that have only one soul purpose in the play. But the topic of Emilia has created a lot of controversy. Does Emilia, Iago's wife has a character or if she is simply a function? Through exploring how Emilia has characteristics of loyalty, love and betrayal it will prove that she has a character.

Emilia is Desdemona's lady-in-waiting and Iago's wife. When she is first introduced It seems that she will play an extremely important role in the development of the play. Iago is the villain of the play and it is more than likely that he will us her because of her relationship...