- Othello – General in the Venetian military, a noble Moor
- Desdemona – Othello's wife; daughter of Brabantio
- Iago – Othello's trusted, but jealous and traitorous ensign
- Cassio – Othello's loyal and most beloved captain
- Emilia – Iago's wife and Desdemona's maidservant
- Bianca – Cassio's lover
- Brabantio – Venetian senator and Desdemona's father (can also be called Brabanzio)
- Roderigo – dissolute Venetian, in love with Desdemona
- Duke of Venice
- Gratiano – Brabantio's brother
- Lodovico – Brabantio's kinsman and Desdemona's cousin
- Montano – Othello's Venetian predecessor in the government of Cyprus
- Clown – servant
- Senators
- Sailor
- Officers, Gentlemen, Messenger, Herald, Attendants, Musicians, etc.
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