Michael Cassio is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Title page of the first quarto edition of Othello, published in 1622 The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare written around 1603. ...

In the the play, he is a Florentine, and one of Othello's chief lieutenants. The play's villain, the wicked Iago, uses him in his scheme to destroy his general; Iago insinuates throughout that Cassio is having an affair with Othello's wife, Desdemona. Iago eventually uses Cassio to stoke Othello's jealousy into homicidal rage. Florences skyline Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ... Othello and Iago. ... Desdemona by Frederic Leighton Desdemona is a fictional character in the play Othello by William Shakespeare. ...

By the end of the play, Cassio's life is nearly ruined by Iago's cunning and his own foolishness. He is stripped of his lieutenancy after a quarrel with his comrade-in-arms, Roderigo, which Iago brought on by getting him drunk. Desperate, Cassio then attacked a Venetian gentleman named Montano. Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia) is the capital of the region of Veneto and the province of the same name in Italy. ...

Iago then convinces Roderigo to kill him, but because of the thick coat he was wearing on the night of the attempted assassination, Cassio was not harmed. A short time later, Iago dashes out and is able to stab him from behind. Cassio survives with only a wounded leg, however. Once Othello realises Iago's deception, he asks Cassio for his forgiveness, which he immediately grants.