Desdemona — Othello Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Penelope Wilton

Appears in

Othello (1981)

Role

Minor

Relationships (3)

• Desdemona — Romantic Eloped Spouse — Othello (Anthony Hopkins)

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

• Desdemona — Romantic False Accused Lover — Cassio (David Yelland)

  Iago fabricates a romantic betrayal to destabilize Othello's marriage.

• Desdemona — Conflict Target Of Deception — Iago (Bob Hoskins)

  Desdemona becomes the primary victim of Iago's calculated scheme.

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• Othello (Anthony Hopkins)
• Roderigo (Anthony Pedley)
• Iago (Bob Hoskins)
• Brabantio (Geoffrey Chater)
• Second Senator (Howard Goorney)
• Gratiano (Alexander Davion)
• Emilia (Rosemary Leach)
• Bianca (Wendy Morgan)
• Montano (Tony Steedman)
• Cassio (David Yelland)
• Lady in Waiting (Arabella Weir)
• Second Gentleman (Terence McGinity)