Othello | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Attendants - These characters serve and tend to all of the needs of the main characters.

Bianca - This character is a courtesan, a prostitute, in Cyprus who falls in love with someone who does not feel the same way.

Brabantio - This character is a magnifico, a prominent citizen and landowner in Venice who shows racial prejudice.

Cassio - This character is a great arithmetician who knows battle only from books and is concerned with his title and reputation above all else.

Clown - This character temporarily breaks the growing tension by...
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