Dramatis Personæ
DUKE OF VENICE.
BRABANTIO. a Senator of Venice and Desdemona’s father
Other Senators.
GRATIANO. Brother to Brabantio
LODOVICO. Kinsman to Brabantio
OTHELLO. a noble Moor in the service of Venice
CASSIO. his Lieutenant
IAGO. his Ancient
MONTANO. Othello’s predecessor in the government of Cyprus
RODERIGO. a Venetian Gentleman
CLOWN. Servant to Othello
DESDEMONA. Daughter to Brabantio and Wife to Othello
EMILIA. Wife to Iago
BIANCA. Mistress to Cassio
Officers. Gentlemen, Messenger, Musicians, Herald, Sailor, Attendants, &c.
SCENE: The First Act in Venice; during the rest of the Play at a.
Seaport in Cyprus.
Text: William Shakespeare, “Othello, the Moor of Venice” — Project Gutenberg eBook #1531, public domain. Original text, no editorial apparatus.