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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! O Cassio, Cassio, Cassio!’ (V.1.84). Her constancy in love links Bianca ...
Cassio and Bianca are still together when he is wounded by Roderigo in Act 5. She defends Cassio and fights back against Emilia who calls her a ‘strumpet’.
Similarly, when Bianca enters and chides Cassio for giving her a handkerchief she believes to be a love token from some other woman, she talks as though she never had almost the exact same conversation with Cassio in Act III, scene iv.
Bianca. Bianca is another minor character in Othello who plays a small but important role. She is a courtesan who is in love with Cassio, and she appears in a few scenes where she interacts with him.
If Cassio was not a potentially appealing lover, the idea that Desdemona was having an affair with him would be much less plausible, and Iago’s plan would be harder to pull off. In addition to his innate appeal, Cassio’s behavior to women unwittingly endangers both himself and Desdemona.
Cassio and Bianca's relationship in Othello is superficial and imbalanced. Cassio views Bianca as a casual lover and does not reciprocate her genuine affection. While Bianca harbors deep...
