Quite the Character
Desdemona's father
Brabantio
Iago fulfills the role of this type of character
Antagonist
"On horror’s head horrors accumulate" is an example of this literary device.
Alliteration
"I am not what I am." (I.i)
Iago
A young, rich, and jealous suitor of Desdemona
Roderigo
Othello's initial idea of how to kill Desdemona
Poison
"Trifles light as air / Are to the jealous confirmations strong / As proofs of holy writ" demonstrates this prominent theme.
The dangers of jealousy
"An inviting eye---and yet methinks right modest" (II.iii)
Cassio
A cynical and worldly woman who distrusts her husband
Emilia
Iago's position in Othello's service
Ancient/Ensign
"O, it comes o’er my memory / As doth the raven o’er the infectious house" is an example of this literary device.
Simile
"Therefore be double damned: Swear thou art honest" (IV.ii)
Othello
The Governor of Cyprus
Montano
The embroidery pattern of Desdemona's handkerchief
Strawberries
"So will I turn her virtue into pitch / And out of her own goodness make the net / That shall enmesh them all" demonstrates this prominent theme.
Deception
"I think the sun where he was born / Drew all such humors from him." (III.iv)
Desdemona
A kinsman of Brabantio, in from Venice
Lodovico
Othello is hesitant to reinstate Cassio for this main reason.
Montano is well-liked and respected in Cyprus
"So sweet was ne’er so fatal. I must weep, / But they are cruel tears. This sorrow’s heavenly" is an example of this literary device.
Oxymoron
"If any wretch have put this in your head / Let heaven requite it with the serpent’s curse." (IV.ii)
Emilia