Othello is a play written by William Shakespeare which is a tale of love, jealousy, gullibility, evil and betrayal.
Othello is a noble Moor, and even though he is not well respected as a person because of his dark skin and foreign roots, he is a well respected general. We can see that he is not well respected as a person where in the play Brabantio shows open prejudices towards him when he wishes that Roderigo would have married Desdemona rather than Othello, and Brabantio can not believe that Desdemona married Othello of her own will. .
Othello is also an honest man, and believes that other people are honest. This makes him naive in many ways. Othello is also a passionate man who deeply loves Desdemona, he falls in love with her and marries her. Because Othello is bold and good warrior, he is a decent person overall.
Desdemona is a daughter to Brabantio and wife to Othello who is loyal, faithful, and passionately loves her husband Othello. She dies because she blindly stays faithful to Othello and cannot understand why he believes her to be an adulteress.
She is stronger than Othello believes her to be, and is not the private, withdrawn, meek woman he would ideally like her to be. .
Cassio is Othello's choice for his new Lieutenant and also his friend, Othello is led to believe that Cassio has had an affair with Desdemona, though Cassio has only honorable intentions toward Desdemona. .
Iago is a soldier under Othello's command and an ancient, a position below lieutenant. He was passed over for the lieutenant position in favor of Cassio which and this draws out his evil nature. In the opening scene, he announces his intention to avenge the wrong done him by Othello and Cassio. .
Iago and Roderigo are talking, and Iago tells Cassio that Othello has passed him over for a promotion and Cassio, another soldier, has received it.
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Iago is young and disloyal; He is immoral, but very perceptive, keen, and able to manipulate people into falling for the traps he sets without them being aware.