The play endorses the attitude of society at the time that women were objects to be possessed. This is demonstrated through dialogue; "Thieves, thieves! Look at your house, your daughters and your bags!" Desdemona becomes a possession with a house and bags. Iago tells Brabantio that Desdemona has been “stolen.” Desdemona is further objectified when the senator wants Othello to “use Desdemona well.” Emilia points out that they are treated like objects when she says, "They are just stomachs, and we are just food. They eat us with hunger, and when they are full, they burp us." This metaphor compares women to food and confirms society's attitude towards women as objects of desire. Emilia speaks out against inequalities and questions society's expectations of women. Emilia's monologue in Act 4, Scene 3, expresses how men and women are not so different: "But I think it's their husbands' fault... The evils we do , their ills teach us.” This idea would be challenged with a Jacobean audience due to their patriarchal society, they believed that men were superior to women. Emilia's characterization through her dialogue as an outspoken and bold woman ultimately led to her death. Her attempt to speak out was stopped by the patriarchy when Iago killed her. To conclude with the death of these two women, we support the idea of