Shakespearean Characters - I

I

• For Iachimo see Jachimo.
• Iago is the villain (and the main character, measured by the number of lines spoken) of Othello.
• Alexander Iden (hist) kills Jack Cade in Henry VI, Part 2.
• Imogen is the daughter of the king in Cymbeline. Her husband, Posthumus, wrongly believes she has been unfaithful and orders her killed.
• Iras is an attendant on Cleopatra, in Antony and Cleopatra. She dies following a kiss from Cleopatra.
• Iris (myth) is depicted by a masquer in The Tempest.
• Isabella (sometimes addressed as Isabel) is the virtuous central female character in Measure for Measure: a novice nun who pleads to Angelo for the life of her brother Claudio.
• For Isidore's Servant, see servant.