Desdemona, Othello's wife, is a young woman of the upper class in Venice. She is very honest, upright and moral; Shakespeare puts her up on this standard and makes her out to be pure and perfect and she foils Iago’s character, which plays on good vs. evil. It seems that in this time period she should be submissive to her husband and allow him

Emilia is Iago's wife, which says something about her submissive character already. She is also Desdemona's handmaiden; this is a vital part in her role in the play. She is the wife of pure evil and the maid of the most virtuous. Emilia seems to be more loyal to Desdemona and also has very little knowledge of her Iago’s plans or his evil nature. Emilia unknowingly plays a large role in Iago’s plan and is ever suspicious.

Bianca is the whore who Cassio frequents; her role seems small but significant. She is to copy the handkerchief for Cassio and the handkerchief in her possession is one of the final straws that led to Cassio’s incrimination (III.iv). An interesting aspect of her role is the way she is treated, which by no surprise is poorly, such that a prostitute would be treated. We only really see her relations with Cassio who treats her with little respect, which is quite the opposite of how he treats everyone else.

Iago is the driving force of the play so it is onl

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