Desdemona: Desdemona is loyal, faithful, and passionately loves Othello. She is shrewd and wise, but is very subtle about it.

Iago: Iago is Othello's sword-bearer. He has been passed over for the position of Lieutenant, and this draws out his evil nature. He feels that he has been wronged and cannot accept the position that Othello gives him. Iago is only concerned about himself and his position, and will sacrifice anyone to save himself and his interests.

It is night. "Tush" and ""Sblood" open the play. Though both Roderigo and Iago display a vulgarity of

language, Roderigo makes his mark as a gentleman against the coarse soldier speech of Iago. Whilst

one of the "curled darlings of the nation", he is certainly not darling to Brabantio nor to Desdemona

rhetoric that he used in front of the senate. Again, the imagery is most powerful. He talks of pearls,

of the truest emotions Iago expresses in the play. In his first speech, one motive for his hatred may be

impression of this as "malicious bravery...to start my quiet" is all too accurate. Iago declares that "you

with epithets of war" (1.1.11-13). As we will learn, there is some truth in these judgements. Iago thinks

the images that Iago's words conjure up - of Cassio and Desdemona lying together. The handkerchief

a noble authority that outstrips the civilised company that is present. At the end, Othello reverts to the

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