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

• 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