EMILIA

Emilia is my new hero. In the first few acts, I didn't really like her because I thought she was just obedient and did whatever Iago told her to, because she's his wife. However, in the final act, she sticks it to the man. First, she screams that Othello has killed Desdemona, even though there is a great possibility that she could be injured or killed in doing so. Then she figures out Iago's evil plan to trick Othello into believing that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair, and she confronts him about it in front of everyone else. She tells everyone how she found Desdemona's handkerchief that Othello had given to her, and Emilia gave it to Iago, because he had been asking her for it. She puts all the pieces of the puzzle together. If it weren't for Emilia, nobody would understand the true evil that Iago had planned. She is a dynamic character, because she goes from playing an insignificant role to being a key component of the resolution of the play.