Roderigo

Title to be determined Prompt: All of the characters who experience misfortune bring it upon themselves. Discuss the truth of this statement William Shakespeare has written many tragic endings for characters in his plays, some of which are due to the character 's own weaknesses. A weakness is a quality that within a character that can be exploited to bring them to their downfall. This can clearly be seen in Othello, as Roderigo’s foolish trust and infatuation with Desdemona, Desdemona’s innocent…

snipe but for my sport and profit. I hate the Moor.¨ (Shakespeare 1.3. 426-429) He tells Roderigo go out to make money, and he makes Roderigo believes that Desdemona doesn't love Othello. He easily trick Roderigo into giving him money to win Desdemona. He also exploit Roderigo´s love for Desdemona. He promising with Roderigo that when they succeed to make Othello out of the way, Desdemona will want him (Roderigo) to be her…

of Venice by William Shakespeare contains deception and thrives off the keynote of appearance versus reality. Many characters in Othello base their judgement of certain situations on appearance. Iago keeps up the appearance of honesty to deceive Roderigo into believing he is helping him and the protagonist, Othello into believing his wife is being unfaithful. Iago harbours a deep hate for Othello and thus seeks to get revenge. Iago puts his plan in motion when he persuades his wife, Emilia to…

and jealous character. Iago is introduced as a jealous man after he discovers that Cassio was promoted lieutenant instead of him. This is one of the reasons why Iago despises Othello resulting in his desire to ruin Othello's life. Iago manipulates Roderigo, who is in love with Othello’s wife, Desdemona. This is done so that he will spy on Othello for purposes of profit, which is another of his evil motives. Iago is a character who is not afraid to ruin anyone’s life as he enjoys seeing the pain…

individual, and even leads some to kill, resulting in no one to compare themselves to. In a Shakespearean play the main character, without fail, possesses a tragic flaw; in Othello, the Moor of Venice, his hamartia, jealousy, is evident in Iago, Roderigo, Bianca, and the Moor. Iago has not only been bitten by the green-eyed monster, but he instigates much of the jealousy throughout the tragedy. Without Iago’s initial jealousy of Cassio, the play would have no motivating force. In Act one,…

plans didn’t go the way he wanted them to. He manipulate Roderigo, Cassio, and Othello to get wanted he wanted, but ended up a little short in the end. During the play Iago manipulated his “friend”, Roderigo, to fight Cassio because he wanted to get Cassio fired. Cassio was the lieutenant and Iago wanted that position so he wanted to get Cassio out of there. Iago manipulated Cassio to get him drunk so he would be willing to fight Roderigo. Iago wouldn’t fight Cassio himself because he knew that…

Othello by influencing, controlling, and taking over others advantages as in Roderigo, Cassio, and Othello. All of the three men were manipulated by Iago in the play, but everyone seen Iago as someone to trust and take advice from because they call him “honest Iago.” All of Iago's manipulations, and lies catch up with him in the end of the play Othello. “Honest” Iago the manipulator, first starts with scene one with roderigo yelling at Brabantio's window saying that Desdemona is with the…

Iago tells Roderigo that “when [Desdemona] is sated with his body she will find the {error} of her choice. Therefore, put money in they purse.” (I. iii. 393-395). Roderigo is jealous that Desdemona is with Othello so Iago uses his jealousy to manipulate him by telling him that she soon leave him for someone younger and richer and tells Roderigo to get rich when Iago only wants him to get rich so he can take his money from him. Iago thinks to himself in his Soliloquy “whether [Roderigo] kills…

needed Roderigo’s help again Iago told Roderigo to attack Cassio and kill him so Iago can take the credit for killing him but they had to do it at night so Cassio can’t see his attackers. The night came both Iago and Roderigo saw Cassio by himself in the street that’s when Roderigo went to attack Cassio the fight went on and that plan didn’t come out the way they wanted too, Roderigo and Cassio were both wounded but who was more severely wounded was Roderigo then he ran away. Iago had to help…

person who gets confused between love and lust is Roderigo. Roderigo pays Iago to help get Desdemona, which Iago uses as part of his deception.. At this time Roderigo does not realize that he isn’t in love with Desdemona. Roderigo just thinks that he loves her because Desdemona has been the only girl in his life. Roderigo says,“What should I do? I confess it is my shame/ to be so fond, but it is not in my virtue to amend it,” (I.iii.312-313). Roderigo confesses to Iago that he shouldn’t love…