Overview
Character Name
Emilia
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Mezzo-Soprano
Time & Place
late 15th century, cyprus
Analysis
Emilia is the wife of Iago, and the personal maid to Desdemona, the wife of Otello, Iago’s general. Emilia is a simple woman who is married to a man out of social need. There are not any moments of love, or even friendship, between Emilia and Iago in the text. Emilia is a
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