the Duke of Venice

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The Duke of Venice is the highest-ranking political authority in Venice in Shakespeare’s *Othello*, presiding over state affairs and legal judgments.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Duke of Venice 5
the Duke of Venice canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf duke
fictional character
government official
political leader
appearsInWork Othello
linked to: Othello (character)
basedOn historical office of the Doge of Venice
countryOfJurisdiction Venice
creator William Shakespeare
exercisesPowerThrough council decrees
legal judgments
fictionalUniverse Shakespearean canon
firstAppearance Act I, Scene 2 of Othello
gender male
governingSystem Venetian republic
governs Venetian state
hasAuthorityOver Brabantio
Othello
linked to: Othello (character)

Venetian Senate
Venetian citizens
hasRank highest civil authority in Venice
hasTitle Duke
involvedInEvent council meeting about the Turkish threat to Cyprus
hearing of Brabantio’s accusation against Othello
issuesOrder that Desdemona may accompany Othello to Cyprus if she wishes
that Iago be left in charge of Desdemona’s transport
languageOfWork English
literaryRoleType supporting character
literaryTradition English Renaissance drama
makesDecision orders Othello to defend Cyprus
upholds Othello’s marriage to Desdemona
moralStance seeks fairness in legal disputes
values Othello’s military service
narrativeFunction arbiter in conflict between Brabantio and Othello
embodiment of state authority
initiates Othello’s deployment to Cyprus
notableQuoteContext advises Brabantio to accept Desdemona’s marriage
positionInFiction Duke of Venice
linked to: the Duke of Venice
roleInStory highest-ranking political authority in Venice
presiding officer over legal judgments
presiding officer over state affairs
ruler of Venice
settingLocation Venice
council chamber in Venice
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting late 16th century Venice
workGenre tragedy
workMedium play

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Othello isDukeOfVeniceSubordinateOf the Duke of Venice
subject linked to: Othello (character)
Othello defendsHimselfBefore the Duke of Venice
subject linked to: Othello (character)
The Merchant of Venice character Duke of Venice
linked to: the Duke of Venice
Shylock isOpposedBy Duke of Venice
linked to: the Duke of Venice
Venetian army subordinateOf Duke of Venice
linked to: the Duke of Venice
Duke of Venice (Othello) positionInFiction Duke of Venice
subject linked to: the Duke of Venice
linked to: the Duke of Venice
Brabantio associatedWith Duke of Venice
linked to: the Duke of Venice