Othello (character)

E42199

Moor Shakespearean character fictional character military general tragic hero

Othello is the Moorish general of the Venetian army and tragic protagonist of Shakespeare’s play "Othello," whose downfall is orchestrated through jealousy and manipulation.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Othello	45
Othello (character) canonical	3
Othello (stage role)	2
Moorish general Othello	1
Othello, Act 1	1
Othello, Act 1 Scene 1	1
Othello, Act 5	1
Othello’s downfall	1
tragedy Othello	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Moor ⓘ Shakespearean character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ military general ⓘ tragic hero ⓘ
affiliation	Venetian army ⓘ
antagonist	Iago ⓘ
appearsInWork	Othello (character) self-link ⓘ surface form: Othello
centralThemeInvolves	jealousy ⓘ manipulation ⓘ race ⓘ trust and betrayal ⓘ
confidesIn	Iago ⓘ
creator	William Shakespeare ⓘ
defendsHimselfBefore	the Duke of Venice ⓘ
diesBy	suicide ⓘ
ethnicity	Moorish ⓘ
firstAppearsInAct	Act I ⓘ
friendAndEnsign	Iago ⓘ
genreOfWorkContext	tragedy ⓘ
isAccusedOf	Desdemona (character) ⓘ surface form: bewitching Desdemona
isCommandingOfficerOf	soldiers in Cyprus ⓘ
isDeceivedIntoJealousyBy	Iago ⓘ
isDukeOfVeniceSubordinateOf	the Duke of Venice ⓘ
isLedToBelieveWifeUnfaithfulWith	Cassio (character) ⓘ surface form: Cassio
isManipulatedBy	Iago ⓘ
isSuperiorOfficerOf	Cassio (character) ⓘ surface form: Cassio
kills	Desdemona (character) ⓘ surface form: Desdemona
language	English (original text) ⓘ
literaryMovementContext	Elizabethan drama ⓘ
marries	Desdemona (character) ⓘ surface form: Desdemona
medium	stage play character ⓘ
methodOfDeath	stabbing himself ⓘ
militaryRank	general ⓘ
murderVictimOf	Othello (character) self-link ⓘ surface form: Othello
nationality	Venetian (by service) ⓘ
notableSymbolAssociated	handkerchief ⓘ
occupation	general ⓘ
overlooksForPromotion	Iago ⓘ
promotes	Cassio (character) ⓘ surface form: Cassio
roleInWork	protagonist ⓘ title character ⓘ
settingOfMainActions	Cyprus ⓘ Venice ⓘ
spouse	Desdemona (character) ⓘ surface form: Desdemona
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting	late 16th century ⓘ
tragicFlaw	insecurity ⓘ jealousy ⓘ over-trusting nature ⓘ

Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iago → servesUnder → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Iago (Shakespeare character)

Iago → hasVictim → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Iago (Shakespeare character)

William Shakespeare → notableWork → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Junius Brutus Booth → notableRole → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Othello (1965 film) → basedOn → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Othello (1965 film) → characterPortrayed → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Othello (1965 film) → portrays → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Moorish general Othello

Shakespearean tragedies → includesWork → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Othello (character) → appearsInWork → Othello (character) self-link ⓘ

subject surface form: Othello

this entity surface form: Othello

Othello (character) → murderVictimOf → Othello (character) self-link ⓘ

subject surface form: Othello

this entity surface form: Othello

Cassio (character) → appearsInWork → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Cassio

this entity surface form: Othello

Cassio (character) → allegiance → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Cassio

this entity surface form: Othello

Cassio (character) → loyalTo → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Cassio

this entity surface form: Othello

Cassio (character) → promotedBy → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Cassio

this entity surface form: Othello

Cassio (character) → relationshipWith → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Cassio

this entity surface form: Othello

Cassio (character) → friendOf → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Cassio

this entity surface form: Othello

Cassio (character) → admires → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Cassio

this entity surface form: Othello

Cassio (character) → demotedBy → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Cassio

this entity surface form: Othello

Cassio (character) → firstAppearanceIn → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Cassio

this entity surface form: Othello, Act 1

Emilia (Othello character) → appearsIn → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Emilia (Othello character) → partOf → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: tragedy Othello

Roderigo (character) → appearsIn → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Roderigo

this entity surface form: Othello

Roderigo (character) → firstAppearance → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Roderigo

this entity surface form: Othello, Act 1 Scene 1

Roderigo (character) → associatedWith → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Roderigo

this entity surface form: Othello

Roderigo (character) → diesIn → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Roderigo

this entity surface form: Othello, Act 5

Desdemona (character) → spouse → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Desdemona

this entity surface form: Othello

Desdemona (character) → killedBy → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Desdemona

this entity surface form: Othello

Desdemona (character) → elopesWith → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Desdemona

this entity surface form: Othello

Desdemona (character) → misinterpretedBy → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Desdemona

this entity surface form: Othello

Othello (1995 film) → character → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Othello (1995 film) → roleOfLaurenceFishburne → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Joyce Redman as Emilia → basedOnWork → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Otello in Verdi's "Otello" → basedOn → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Otello (character)

Venetian army → usedInWork → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Venetian army → appearsIn → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Venetian army → hasMember → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Venetian army → commandedBy → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

the Duke of Venice → appearsInWork → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Duke of Venice (Othello)

this entity surface form: Othello

the Duke of Venice → hasAuthorityOver → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Duke of Venice (Othello)

this entity surface form: Othello

handkerchief plot → targetsCharacter → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

handkerchief plot → hasConsequence → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello’s downfall

Bianca → appearsIn → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Bianca (Othello)

this entity surface form: Othello

Brabantio → appearsIn → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Brabantio → associatedWith → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Brabantio → conflictWith → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Othello (play) → protagonist → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Othello

this entity surface form: Othello

Othello (play) → mainCharacter → Othello (character) ⓘ

subject surface form: Othello

this entity surface form: Othello

Zoë Wanamaker → notableTheatreWork → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Gordon Heath → notableWork → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello

Gordon Heath → performedIn → Othello (character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Othello