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

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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