Michael Cassio Lieutenant Michael Cassio is generally a light-hearted and good-natured young man with considerable popularity and attractiveness. The protagonist of the play, Othello, calls him by his Christian name and thus has a very good relationship with him, while Othello´s wife has taken a liking to him in a non-romantical way. He appears to be generous and sympathetic and shows great respect and admiration for Othello. Towards Desdemona, he shows chivalrous and gentlemanly behavior and he treats his superior´s wife with utmost respect and platonic adoration. However, Cassio is a gullible and naive character, who has difficulties to deny something to someone, which is partly the reason why he gets utterly drunk, influenced by the cunning …show more content…
The large eyes make him appear young and inexperienced. He has a frail figure for a male and one could say that both his face and body resemble that of a boy no older than thirteen. This is highly unusual since Cassio is a character that was portrayed as a handsome, young man and not a fragile boy. This also shows that mangaka often tend to visualize the character traits instead of visual features that only have a superficial relevance. Michael Cassio´s clothes all appear to be too big. His nature-inspired garments have petal-shaped applications, making him seem like a fairy being. He shows quite a lot of skin, which might be a display of his immaturity and irresponsibility. Cassio is drawn wearing a leather collar with his last name carved into the metal plate, comparable to a collar a pet, especially a dog would wear. This could be a hint to the absolute fidelity and loyalty he shows towards his superiors, especially Othello. The Lieutenant also carries a gigantic staff that could be described as a magic scepter, since he casts spells with it. It looks like it is made out of wood only, only strengthening his fairy-like