An Overview:
Othello is married to Desdemona but has possibly slept with Emilia.
Desdemona is married to Othello but was accused of having an affair with Cassio.
Emilia is married to Iago but might have slept with Othello.
Cassio is married to an unnamed and barely mentioned character, but regularly hires Bianca the prostitute and is possibly in love Desdemona.
Iago is married to Emilia but concocts the entire plot because he is in love with either Desdemona or Othello.
In Othello, there are many tacit references to past affairs and secret lovers. Othello breezes through the beginning of the story with panache, confident in Desdemona's adoration and virginity. However, he soon becomes piqued after Iago's suggestion that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio. Despite Cassio's rather obsequious nature, Othello goes on a rampage to fulfill his vendetta against his highest lieutenant. The possibility of this affair, among many others, eventually leads to *SPOILER ALERT* the everyone-is-murdered-but-stays-alive-long-enough-to-climb-into-the-overly-conspicuous-bed-in-the-middle-of-the-room-already-filled-with-dead-bodies scene.
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