# Desdemona — Othello character guide

> Desdemona in Othello by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** the gentle Desdemona, sweet Desdemona, the divine Desdemona, the inclining Desdemona

**First appearance:** 0000-othello

## Who they are

Othello's wife, a Venetian lady of noble birth.

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