Othello characters

Othello characters

1. Othello’S Major Characters

2. Othello is the first great black protagonist in Western literature . He is a general in the army of Venice who is described as a  Moor , a native of North Africa.  He is a strong , well-respected soldier . He is an eloquent and physically powerful figure . OTHELLO

3. Also , He has a negative qualities , such as include insecurity regarding his race , being naive and lacking control his emotions . Despite his power and respect as a soldier,he is still very naive and insecure . These qualities prove to be his fatal flaw , a weakness in his personality .

4. ‘’ The play dramatizes this hero's fall from grace – Othello begins as a noble guy (he's a celebrated and respected war hero, a loving husband, and an eloquent storyteller) but, by the end of the play, Othello has become an irrational, violent, and insanely jealous husband who murders his own wife after Iago convinces him that Desdemona has been unfaithful . ’’

5. DESDEMONA - She is a central character . She is a young Venetian beauty who is adored by her father,  Brabanzio .  -S he goes against traditional Venetian custom by marrying an outsider, a black man named  Othello  instead of one of the rich Venetian men she is expected to marry .

6. Othello explains that Desdemona is marrying him because he is adventurous and she loves his stories and lifestyle . In the beginning of the play, Desdemona was a strong woman who defied traditional Venetian beliefs, but as the story goes on, her strength is weakened and her relationship with her husband diminishes. Her independence slowly shifts over to obedience.

7. IAGO Iago is the antagonist in the play 'Othello' by William Shakespeare. His jealousy and envy causes him to destroy the lives of his boss Othello and his boss's wife, Desdemona. Iago is one of the most notorious and mysterious villains of all time.  He becomes angry and vengeful when he is passed over for promotion. A less experienced soldier,  Cassio , is promoted to lieutenant instead of Iago .

8. Cassio is a soldier in the Venetian army. Also , he is Othello’s lieutenant . He is a young and inexperienced soldier , whose high position is much resented by Iago . Cassio is a weak man who does not anticipate the manipulative nature of others. CassIO