Othello (Lecture 2) KYLE
Othello (Lecture 2) KYLE
Othello (Lecture 2) KYLE
Brabantio:
Desdemonas father & senator (statesman) in Venice A friend of Othello, but feels betrayed when Othello marries his daughter in secret Brabatio tries to petition the Duke to punish Othello, but this fails when he learns that Des has fallen in love with Othello out of her own will and not by magic
Montano:
Seen first in Act 2 Othellos predecessor in the govt of Cyprus Montano is trusting & easily manipulated since he readily believes Iagos assertions that Cassio, Othellos lieutenant, has a drinking problem
Graziano/Gratiano:
Brabantios brother who accompanies Lodovico to Cyprus & also discovers the wounded Cassio In all the chaos of the plays final scene, Gaziano makes mention that Desdemonas father has died
Clown:
Othellos servant whose jokes reflect & distort the action & words of the main plots (in two short scenes): E.g. uses puns on the word lie to anticipate Othellos confusion of the two possible meanings (infidelity vs untruth)