Othello- Tall northern African man, bold demeanour, powerful voice. "So please Your Grace, my ancient; A man he is of honesty and trust" (47). "Thou hadst been better have been born a dog Than answer my waked wrath!" (137)
Iago- Scarred northern Italian man, battle hardened, deviously intelligent. "And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof At Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds Christened and heathen, must be beleed and calmed By debitor and creditor" (7). "Hell and night Must bring this monstrous birth to the worlds light" (55).
Desdemona- Tall, thin, white woman, regal, innocent. "Whether a maid so tender, fair, and happy, So opposite to marriage," (25) "Wherein I mean to touch your love indeed, it shall be full of poise an difficult weight, And fearful to be granted." (117).
Emilia- Modest white woman, obedient nature, relatively unexpressive. "I nothing but to please his fantasy" (133). "'Tis not a year or two shows us a man. They are all but stomachs, and we all but food;" (155)
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