Othello : Characters
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Characters
Characters:
Major Characters
- Othello – Protagonist, General in the Venetian military, a noble Moor
- Desdemona – Othello’s wife; daughter of Brabantio
- Iago – Antagonist, Othello’s trusted but jealous and disloyal companion
- Cassio – Othello’s loyal and most beloved Lieutenant
- Emilia – Iago’s wife and Desdemona’s maidservant
- Bianca – Cassio’s lover
- Brabantio – Venetian senator and Desdemona’s father (can also be called Brabanzio)
- Roderigo – Characterless Venetian in love with Desdemona
Minor Characters
- Duke of Venice
- Gratiano – Brabantio’s brother
- Lodovico – Brabantio’s kinsman and Desdemona’s cousin
- Montano – Othello’s Venetian ancestor in the government of Cyprus
- Clown – servant