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The Characters in Othello

ers fail to see the depth of Iago's evil nature, and they also see him as honest. If they did not trust him, it would not be possible for him to manipulate them as he does. Roderigo is more aware of the fact that Iago is not completely honest, but he accepts that Iago is at least honest with him, which is not the case.

Cassio sees Iago as a soldier above all else. Cassio is a soldier himself, but he does not see being nothing but a soldier as an admirable thing. He instead believes that Iago is too much the soldier, and he looks down on him for this. He does not see that Iago has only contempt for him, perhaps because he does not see Cassio as sufficiently manly to be a soldier, by which he means that Cassio has a moral sense that a soldier should not have.

3. Desdemona is a young woman who has lived a sheltered life in her father's home. She is first described by that father as if she had deceived him, which links with the belief on Othello's part later that she has deceived him. In truth, she has deceived no one. She has become captivated by the mi

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