Emilia in Othello addresses gender roles when she exploits the method introduced by Christine de Pizan in The Book of the City of Women. Christine's awareness of women's oppression in her journey with the Ladies allows her to see life with a new perspective. Likewise, Emilia demonstrates the same ideals as the Book of the City of Women with her opinionated mindset and deviation from the feminine social norms of the time. Furthermore, Emilia develops in a similar progression to Christine, especially in the deconstruction of male manipulation. Even though they go against gender stereotypes, complete equality is a battle Christine and Emilia avoid. In Shakespeare's Othello, Emilia challenges gender norms when she employs a speculative mindset introduced by the character Christine in The Book of the City of Women. Christine realizes a new perspective on women's oppression after her journey with the Ladies of Reason, Righteousness and Justice. In The Book of the City of Women, she becomes more explicit about female priorities as the text progresses. “In short, all you women, whether of high, medium or low social rank, should be particularly attentive and on your guard against those who seek to attack your honor and virtue” (de Pizan 239). Christine's quote explicitly places women as the top priority, which has never been done before. Due to the women's numerous explanations to Christine about the importance of women to humanity, she finally speaks to her peers, telling them to put themselves first by being vigilant to protect their honor and virtue. Christine not only tells women to put themselves first, but also urges them to avoid the love of men. "O my ladies, flee, flee from the passionate love with which they seek to tempt you!" (de Pizan 239...... half of the document ......eristics of feminism but did not fully grasp them. They act as a perfect representation of women in the period from the Middle Ages to Scholasticism which went through social repression by enlightening readers about men's misconduct towards them. These two women started a movement that changed the course of history for humanity, including fictional and non-fictional pieces. Works Cited by Pizan, Christine The Norton Anthology: World Literature. 3rd edition, Rosalind Brown-Grant, New York City: W. W. Norton & Company, 2012. Print by Pizan trans. London: Penguin, 1999. Shakespeare, William (AD 1564-1616) Olger Shakespeare Library Edition, 2004.