| othello | plays protagonist/hero, possesses a “free and open nature” which iago uses to twist his love for desdemona into a powerful and destructive jealousy |
| iago | antagonist/villain, motivations never clearly expressed, manipulative |
| desdemona | daughter of brabantio, secretly married to othello before the play begins, determined/self-possessed |
| brabantio | desdemona’s father, doesn’t approve of othello |
| cassio | othello’s lieutenant, inexperienced soldier |
| roderigo | jealous suitor of desdemona, thinks that if he works with iago, he will win desdemona’s hand |
| emilia | iago’s wife and desdemona’s attendant |
| bianca | prostitute in Cyprus |
| lodovico | one of brabantio’s kinsmen, acts as a messenger from Venice to Cyprus |
| gratiano | accompanies lodovico and tells desdemona that her father has died |
othello [characters]
August 30, 2019