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Othello Navigator indexes all appearances and all mentions of all speaking characters in Shakespeare's Othello. Bianca, Cassio's girlfriend, a prostitute Bianca is a prostitute looking for love, which she foolishly thinks that Cassio can give her.
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’.
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!
Michael Cassio, or simply Cassio (/ ˈ k æ s i oʊ /), is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's Othello. The source of the character is the 1565 tale "Un Capitano Moro" by Cinthio; Cassio is unnamed in Cinthio but referred to as "the squadron leader".
The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice: A Motion Picture Adaptation of the Play by William Shakespeare (1952, Orson Welles, International) Pamela Arliss Bianca
Bianca is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's Othello (c. 1601–1604). She is Cassio 's jealous lover. Despite her brief appearance on stage, Bianca plays a significant role in the progress of Iago 's scheme to make Othello believe that his wife Desdemona is cheating on him with Cassio.
Whether it’s the animal imagery that emphasizes Othello’s transformation or the celestial imagery that symbolizes Desdemona’s purity, every image serves a purpose in conveying the themes and conflicts within the play.
