Michael Cassio

Michael Cassio
Othello character
With Bianca. Drawing by Ludovico Marchetti
Created byWilliam Shakespeare
In-universe information
Significant otherBianca (lover)

Michael Cassio, or simply Cassio (/ˈkæsioʊ/), 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". In the play, Cassio is a young and handsome lieutenant under Othello's command who becomes one of Iago's several victims in a plot to ruin Othello.

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