# Othello — Othello character guide

> Othello in Othello by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** the Moor, brave Moor, the warlike Moor Othello, black Othello

**First appearance:** 0000-othello

## Who they are

Moorish general in the Venetian army, married to Desdemona.

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