Roderigo

reputation as jealousy in order to demonstrate how far lower class people will go to in order to increase their own social status. First of all, Iago is shown throughout the play using Roderigo for personal gain in situations to give himself a higher social status. This is demonstrated when Iago speaks with Roderigo of how to rob Cassio of his place of authority and his reputation. In the passage, it says, "provoke him, that / he may;…

Roderigo is an easy target for Iago because he reveals his weakness to Iago. Iago confesses to Roderigo: “I will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at; I am not what I am.” (1.1.61-62) Even after Iago’s confession to Roderigo, he continues to listen to Iago and even does what he says. Roderigo’s infatuation with Desdemona crushes Roderigo when he hears the news of Desdemona’s marriage to Othello. Roderigo reveals his feelings to Iago: “It is silliness…

” In the first line of the quote Iago is speaking “Thou art… make money” I believe in this line Iago is saying to Roderigo that Iago is able to be trusted and at the same Iago is telling Roderigo to go and get money. In the next line Iago says to Roderigo “I have told thee … hate the Moor.” In this line , Iago is saying he has told Roderigo before and he will continue to tell Roderigo time and time again that he hates the Moor. In the next part of Iago’s small monologue he says “My cause is…

start to finish Iago moves the characters of Othello as though they were chessmen. He utilizes their individual goals and interests to spur them to whatever insidious arrangement he wants. His dexterous control of those characters go from persuading Roderigo to serve Cassio another glass of wine, to driving Othello to the conclusion that lone by slaughtering Desdemona might he be able to spare himself and humanity from her slippery demonstrations of treachery. In any case, for every situation…

Scene i, Iago’s personality begins to show when he convinces Roderigo to inform Brabantio of his daughter’s secret marriage with a moor named Othello. Iago demands for Roderigo to, “Chase after Othello and ruin his joy, mock him in the streets…”(1.1.70-71). Roderigo, being fond of Desdemona, does not mind attempting to ruin her secret marriage. Iago is aware of Roderigo’s disappointment over her marriage, so he knows he can manipulate Roderigo to create problems for Othello. When alerting the…

manipulated by someone. In the case of Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago was a very talented schemer who would stop at no ends to achieve his ultimate goal of essentially ruining other people’s lives for his own sake and self-worth. By influencing Roderigo, Emilia, Cassio, Othello, and other characters, Iago was able to cleverly construct a plan that would leave him on top of every other character. He successfully caused tremendous destruction to the people around him because of how trusting…

the reality, I began to wonder, “What causes these appearances that alter reality?” I thought of a possible answer by examining Roderigo, a character oblivious to the reality. In the play, Iago appears to help Roderigo obtain Desdemona’s love, but…

strong, powerful leader, is misled by a trusted foe, Iago, who incessantly plots for his fall from power. Although Iago schemes against Roderigo and Cassio in hopes to gain Othello’s favor after their fall, Iago’s main focus of disdain is Othello. Iago deceives all who trust him and calculates a plan to use that trust against them. Iago’s manipulation of Roderigo, Cassio, and Othello shows his jealousy, his evil nature, and his hatred. Iago’s jealousy is the motivation for his manipulating…

Iago started by lying to Brabantio that Othello forced Desdemona to marry him. This became the start of his revenge towards Othello. In order to make his plan work without getting his hands dirty, he used his friend Roderigo. Iago betrays Roderigo’s friendship by making him think that he would help him win Desdemona’s heart. Iago also uses Cassio and tries to at friendly with him, by sympathizing for his demotion. He betrays his trust by telling him that he could get…

An evergreen trigger of emotion that slowly takes over one as they become skeptical their significant other is significant to someone else besides themselves, in other words, jealousy. People are known to feel jealous when they suspect that their treasured bond with someone or a desire is threatened by a third party that was definitely not invited. In the play, Othello by William Shakespeare, the theme of jealousy is consistent throughout the text and portrayed by many such as the protagonist,…