‘Othello’ starts in Venice, Italy. At the beginning of Act II, the action shifts to Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean Sea colonized by the Venetians at the time.
Othello is a famous Tragedy of William Shakespeare. The important characters of Othello are - Othello, Desdemona, Brabantio, lago, Cassio, Emilia etc. Desdemona was the heroine character. She was Othello's wife and Brabantio's daughter.