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character: Emilia
canon: The Moor's Pavane (José Limón); modern dance reimagining of Shakespeare's Othello
synopsis: Othello is a Moorish military commander who was serving as a general of the Venetian army in defence of Cyprus against invasion by Ottoman Turks. He has recently married Desdemona, a beautiful and wealthy Venetian lady much younger than himself, against the wishes of her father. Iago is Othello's malevolent ensign, who maliciously stokes his master's jealousy with the unwitting help of his wife, Emilia, who serves as Desdemona's handmaid, until the usually stoic Moor kills his beloved wife in a fit of blind rage.