Who may be framing Desdemona as being unfaithful and why?

Iago

Pay too much attention to Othello

Crazy?

Maybe he wants to be in power on the low. He didn't say anything about being in power.

Maybe he's cheating and is blaming someone else.

least expected.

Cassio and Desdemona

Handkerchief

Wants position back

to make Othello do something crazy and lose his position

Get closer to Desdemona to convince Othello.

Maybe they're both young and in love and Othello is too old for her.

Emilia

motives

money

may like Desdemona

hired when married

May be unloyal

could be the man's fault if women cheat.

Lodovico

Politician

Othello

Black-Moor

General

Old

Married to Desdemona for a month

they've been fighting for about a week

Othello struck her

becoming aware of the situation

He thinks he has the proof and wants revenge.

He's on't

Why he strikes her is he has proof.

Desdemona

Wealthy Daughter

Young

White

Is she cheating with Cassio?

Is she cheating with Lodovico?

trying to make things right

Will not retrieve handkercheif-may not have it.

disobedient

keeps bring up Cassio

She will not show the handkerchief.

According to Cassio, she wants to marry him.

Cassio

lost position as 2nd in charge

Cassio has been secretly meeting with Desdemona

He got in a drunk-fight

Cassio used handkerchief.

Cassio is not interested in Desdemona

Sleeps with hookers.

Montano

seems like a good guy because because he tries to stop a fight.

Roderigo

Started the fight by instigating

May be trying to frame Cassio

Iago

Good friends with Cassio

tries to stop the fight

Bianca

She seems jealous

She suspects that the handkerchief with Strawberries is another womans.

She says, "a likely piece of work that you would find this in your chamber and not know who left it there."

Maybe Bianca is a hooker.

Main suspect