Overview
Character Name
Duke of Venice / Doge
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
Venice and Cyprus, time unspecified
Analysis
The Duke sends Othello with his new wife, Desdemona, to Cypress to thwart a Turkish invasion that is supposed to be aimed for the island. The Duke is the one who rules that, despite Brabantio’s objections, the marriage of Desdemona and Othello is lawful. Later on, in 4.1,
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