Cassio, the Lieutenant, in OthelloMichael Cassio, the lieutenant who supposedly stole Iago's coveted promotion in Shakespeare's Othello, is a strange kind of character. Shows great appreciation for other people; it is radiant with truth and honor; yet he frequents a prostitute, Bianca. This essay will delve deeper into the character of Cassius. Blanche Coles in Shakespeare's Four Giants comments on the character of Cassio:In a casual reading of Othello, it may seem that the character of Cassio is not sufficiently well drawn, because, for reasons related to After playing Iago, Shakespeare delays the full characterization of Cassius almost until the end of the opera. However, we have a series of brief revelations of his personality that mark him distinctly: in his genuine anxiety for Othello's safety, in refraining from taking part in Iago's bold and suggestive comments to the two women as they wait for Othello's ship and, shortly afterwards, in his sincere regret for the loss of his reputation after drinking the wine that Iago forced on him. (85-86)Cassius makes his first appearance in the play in Act 1, Scene 2, when he is conducting the official business of the Duke of Venice, namely the request for the “haste-after-haste appearance / Even in 'instant' of the general due to the Ottoman threat to Cyprus. Brabantio's crowd briefly delays things, so Cassio disappears from the stage until the second act. He lands in Cyprus and politely announces: "Thank you, you brave one of this warlike island, / Who thus approves the Moor!" After chatting with Montano and other gentlemen of the island, he welcomes Desdemona ashore, "the captain of our great captain": "The ri... means of paper... the corpse produces a letter which" imports the death of Cassio to undertake / Of Roderigo” – another emotional revelation for Michael Cassio. Finally, the final emotional blow to the former officer comes when Othello stabs himself and dies: “I feared this, but thought he had no weapon; / Because he was big-hearted." As "lord governor" of the island of Cyprus, Michael Cassio is charged with the "censorship of this infernal villain, / The time, the place, the torture." Lodovico appeals to Cassio to let his justice prevail, not his mercy: "Oh, impose it!" WORKS CITED Shakespeare, Othello. In Electric Shakespeare. Princeton University. http://www.eiu.edu/~multilit/studyabroad/othello/othello_all.html No lines nos.Coles, Blanche. Four Giants of Shakespeare. Rindge, New Hampshire: Richard Smith Publisher, 1957.