Cassio (character)

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Shakespearean character character in a play fictional character

Cassio is a loyal but naive Florentine lieutenant in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Othello," whose downfall is orchestrated by the manipulative Iago.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Shakespearean character → character in a play → fictional character →
admires	Othello →
allegiance	Othello →
appearsInWork	Othello →
appointedAs	governor of Cyprus →
associatedWith	handkerchief plot →
createdBy	William Shakespeare →
demotedBy	Othello →
describedAs	courteous → handsome → inexperienced soldier → loyal → naive →
downfallOrchestratedBy	Iago →
enemyOf	Iago →
firstAppearanceIn	Othello, Act 1 →
friendOf	Othello →
genreOfWork	tragedy →
hasFullName	Michael Cassio →
involvedIn	drunken brawl →
isFrom	Florence →
losesPositionAs	lieutenant →
loyalTo	Desdemona → Othello →
medium	theatre →
nationality	Florentine →
occupation	lieutenant →
partOf	Othello (play) →
promotedBy	Othello →
promotionOver	Iago →
rank	lieutenant →
relationshipWith	Bianca → Desdemona → Iago → Othello →
respects	Desdemona →
romanticallyInvolvedWith	Bianca →
seeksHelpFrom	Desdemona →
settingOfActivity	Cyprus → Venice →
survives	the events of Othello →
targetOfPlotBy	Iago →
unwittinglyContributesTo	Othello's jealousy →
usedBy	Iago →
victimOf	Iago →
workAuthoredInLanguage	English →
woundedBy	Iago → Roderigo →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Desdemona ("Cassio") → Roderigo ("Cassio") →	associatedWith
Roderigo ("Cassio") →	attacks
Othello (1995 film) ("Cassio") →	character
Desdemona ("Cassio") →	defends
Cassio ("Michael Cassio") →	hasFullName
Iago (Shakespeare character) →	hasVictim
Othello ("Cassio") →	isLedToBelieveWifeUnfaithfulWith
Othello ("Cassio") →	isSuperiorOfficerOf
Roderigo ("Cassio") →	isWoundedBy
Othello ("Cassio") →	promotes