The impact of gender on Shakespeare's Othello In the book “Gender Trouble” (1990), the feminist theorist Judith Butler explains that “gender is not only a social construct, but also a sort of performance like a show we put on, a costume or disguise we wear” (Butler). In other words, gender is a performance, an act, and a custom, not the primary aspect of essential identity. By understanding this theory of genre as an act, performance, we can see how genre had a great impact on the outcome of William Shakespeare's play Othello. From a careful analysis of the story, the tragedy in Othello is the result of the violation of expected gender roles, the gender performance of Desdemona and Othello, and the result of Iago's inability to tolerate these violations. The tragedy “Othello” was written by William Shakespeare in 1604. The story is based on the revenge of two characters, Othello and Iago. Othello, the protagonist and hero of the opera, who enjoys a great reputation as one of the most competent generals in Venice. However, his jealousy causes the greatest tragedy in his life. This tragedy is caused by a simple manipulation of Iago, the villain of the play. Jealousy led Othello down a path of constant questioning of his wife and his friend Cassio. Throughout the show, he sinks deeper and deeper into doubt and ultimately this leads him to kill not only the love of his life, but also himself. In her work, “This That You Call Love”: Sexual and Social Tragedy in Othello, Gayle Greene (2004) argues that tragedy arises from adherence to patriarchal rules and stereotypes (Greene 655-659). According to Gary Greene, the tragedy is caused by “men's misunderstanding of women and women's inability to protect themselves from society's conception of them” (666). In... the middle of the sheet... the tragic collapse of the work. In the end, we can conclude that Shakespeare used a very conservative worldview in his play “Othello”. By using the characters of Othello, Desdemona, and Iago, Shakespeare reinforced the stereotypes of his time. In conclusion, gender expectations had a great impact on the outcome of Shakespeare's play, “Othello” because the play's script reinforced stereotypes such as girls resisting their fathers dying, women marrying different races, classes and cultures dying, and women marrying into different races, classes and cultures. women who decide their own fate ultimately die. Through “Othello,” Shakespeare portrays women in a patriarchal system, and the outcome of the play is the consequences of gender breakdown. Therefore, there is no doubt that the gender expectations placed on both male and female characters had a great impact on the outcome of Shakespeare's play “Othello”.”.