OTHELLO	General of the Venetian forces
DESDEMONA	wife of Othello
IAGO	ensign to Othello
EMILIA	Iago's wife, lady-in-waiting to Desdemona
CASSIO	lieutenant to Othello
DUKE	Duke of Venice
BRABANTIO	Venetian Senator, father of Desdemona
GRATIANO	nobleman of Venice, brother of Brabantio
LODOVICO	nobleman of Venice, kinsman of Brabantio
RODERIGO	rejected suitor of Desdemona
BIANCA	mistress of Cassio
MONTANO	a Cypriot official
CLOWN	servant to Othello
OTHERS	Senators, Sailors, Officers, Gentlemen, Musicians, Attendants