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Bianca is a prostitute looking for love, which she foolishly thinks that Cassio can give her. She first appears at the end of the third act, when Cassio is waiting in hopes that Desdemona might be able to bring Othello back with a decision about his job.
Cassio and Bianca make up, unlike the tragic central couple. We know this because Cassio is dining with Bianca before he is wounded in the final scene. In Act V, Bianca’s genuine love for Cassio is seen when she discovers her lover has been stabbed: ‘Alas, he faints!
Although the other characters dismiss Bianca as a promiscuous woman, she shows real affection for Cassio. Iago, however, uses misogynistic stereotypes to implicate the (innocent) Bianca, and further put himself in the clear.
Bianca can be compared with both Desdemona and Emilia and shares some of their qualities. Her relationship with Cassio is less idealistic than the Othello-Desdemona match, but she is an affectionate and genuine partner.
Othello has recognized his handkerchief and, coming out of hiding when Cassio and Bianca are gone, wonders how he should murder his former lieutenant. Othello goes on to lament his hardheartedness and love for Desdemona, but Iago reminds him of his purpose.
Bianca | Cassio’s relationship with Bianca is built on dishonesty and disrespect. According to Cassio and Iago, Bianca is obsessed with Cassio and fawns on him, though this is likely misogynistic hyperbole. Regardless, there is a power imbalance in their relationship, due partly to class, partly to gender, and partly to unreciprocated feelings.
