Othello — Othello Character Profile

About Othello

A general eloping with Desdemona, summoned by Venice to defend Cyprus against the Turkish fleet, becoming the target of Iago's manipulation.

Othello — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Anthony Hopkins

Appears in

Othello (1981)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Othello — Professional Subordinate — Iago (Bob Hoskins)

  Iago holds a formal military position under Othello while secretly pursuing personal gain.

• Othello — Romantic Eloped Spouse — Desdemona (Penelope Wilton)

  Desdemona and Othello share a secret marital bond that defies social expectations.

• Othello — Conflict Suspected Adulterer — Cassio (David Yelland)

  Cassio is falsely positioned as the romantic threat to Othello's marriage.

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• Roderigo (Anthony Pedley)
• Iago (Bob Hoskins)
• Brabantio (Geoffrey Chater)
• Second Senator (Howard Goorney)
• Gratiano (Alexander Davion)
• Third Gentleman (Nigel Nobes)
• First Gentleman (Max Harvey)
• Second Gentleman (Terence McGinity)
• Lady in Waiting (Arabella Weir)
• Cassio (David Yelland)
• Emilia (Rosemary Leach)
• Bianca (Wendy Morgan)