While these differences alter the experiences each character has due to their respective cultures, every aspect that differs between the two societies still adds to the overall oppression of women. Othello was set in the late 16th century in a hierarchical, status-oriented society. The effects of a culture centered on rank and class level are reflected in the reactions that Othello, Brabantio, Iago, and Cassio had throughout the play when their status was threatened. Iago's ability to so easily manipulate these men by threatening their position shows the importance that honor had in this society. Brabantio's reaction to Othello and Desdemona's marriage, Cassio's anguish over his lost title, and Othello's ease in being influenced by Iago are examples of this. Society in The Yellow Wallpaper differs in this way because while John saw himself as superior to Jane, he did not harm Jane in the name of her status, but rather out of a mistaken medical belief that she was ill due to the pathology of her gender. The men's actions in Othello were motivated by honor, while it was John's arrogance that led him to mistreat Jane instead. In The Yellow Wallpaper, oppression against women was driven by the belief that women were pathologically inferior to men, while in Othello, as explained by Hammons, “[a]ccording to The Lawes Resolutions, because Eve's transgression