Othello

Othello

1. Characters

   • Othello
     • Tragic hero. Army Venice's general. Black man
   • Cassio
     • Lieutenant. Handsome. Young
   • Desdemona
     • Othello's Wife
   • Biaca
     • Lover's Cassio. Coutesan
   • Barbantio
     • Desdemona's father. Venetian senator
   • Iago
     • Ensign. Manipulator. Treachery
   • Emilia
     • Iago's wife. Desdemona's attendant. Worldly woman and distrustful of her husband
   • Roderigo
     • Rich. Desire Desdemona

2. Themes

   • Racism
   • Good and Evil
   • Treachery
   • Manipulation
   • Revenge

3. Background

   • Author: William Shakespeare
   • Written in 1603
   • Setted in Italy (from Vennice to Cyprus)

4. Quotes

   • Then must you speak of one that loved .... And smote him -- thus! (5.2, 348-361)
     • After everything Othello did for Venice as a general, result that he gets a racism at the end. This means Othello is a tragic hero. The love makes him kills Desdemona even he loved her. He told everything that he wants to speak before.
   • Look to your wife; observe her well with Cassio; (3.3, 199)
     • Iago and Roderigo play on Cassio and trap him. This is a "spill oil on the fire" that makes Othello jealous of Desdemona and thinks she is a whore.

5. Terminology

   • Moor
     • Muslim (Compound between Arab and Berber