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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!
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 is white, upper class, likeable, and successful. Shakespeare uses his character as a symbol for traditional white male dominance, as well as the epitome of masculinity. However, his status is quickly undermined: he is demoted by Othello and subsequently revealed as a coward.
As Cassio waits alone, a prostitute named Bianca enters. She says that he does not visit her enough. He apologizes and says he has been worn out with troubled thoughts. He then asks Bianca to make a copy of a handkerchief that he hands to her.
Abstract. This article explores how Shakespeare transforms his early picture of. female virtue embodied by Bianca Minola - safely stowed in her chambers. in The Taming of the Shrew - into the freedom we find in Othello's Bianca, who is an emblem of the larger world; her movements aligned.
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. She too is accused falsely of treacherous behaviour (by Iago).
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.
