4Love is patient, love is kind. He doesn't envy... he's not selfish, he doesn't get angry easily, he doesn't keep track of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. 7He always protects, he always trusts, he always hopes, he always perseveres. 8Love never fails. (New International Version, 1 Cor. 13.4-8). Marriage is the union between two individuals who love each other and swear to be loyal to each other for the rest of their lives. In the tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, William Shakespeare writes about two marriages: that of Othello and Desdemona and that of Iago and Emilia. For much of the play, Desdemona and Emilia's love for their husbands appears to be almost identical. However, towards the end, it becomes increasingly clear that the loyalty and love they feel for their husbands are completely dissimilar, with only one remaining absolutely faithful until his last breath. From her first appearance in Othello, Desdemona demonstrates her great love for Othello, her new husband, defending him from false accusations. In Act 1, Scene III, Desdemona's father Brabantio is furious after discovering that his daughter has secretly married a much older black man. He brings Othello before the Duke of Venice and accuses him of using witchcraft and black magic to fall in love with his beautiful young daughter. Othello denies this, saying that Desdemona fell in love with him because of his startling war stories. Then Desdemona enters and Brabantio asks her to whom she owes greater obedience. She replies: “To you I am bound for life and education… [but] but here is my husband; and as much duty as my mother showed you, preferring you to her father, so much I dare to profess owed to the Moor my lord...... middle of paper......stified death and she needs to tell the truth. She confesses that it was she who stole the handkerchief and gave it to her husband, who used it to destroy Othello and Desdemona. While love, obedience, and loyalty are extremely important in a marriage, sometimes it's best to give them up for what's right. Works Cited Iyasere, Solomon. "The liberation of Emilia". Shakespeare In Southern Africa 21.(2009): 6972. Literary Reference Center Plus Network. 10 April 2014. Jain, P. K. “Othello: A Tragedy of Passion.” Poetcrit 19.1 (2006): 55-59. Literary Reference Center Plus. Network. 10 April 2014.Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice." The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Gen. ed. Stephen Greenblatt. 9th ed. New York: Norton, 2013. 555-635. Print.The Holy Bible, new international version. Grand Rapids: Zondervan House, 2011. Print.