Roderigo

believe any rationalization to justify certain beliefs that individuals want to believe. Iago convinces Roderigo to continue courting Desdemona, despite repeatedly being told the opposite. As Rodrigo and Iago approach Brabantio to alert him of Othello’s marriage to Desdemona, Brabantio’s immediate frustration with Roderigo clearly demonstrates that he has no chance to court Desdemona. Roderigo bitterly remarks: The worser welcome: I have charged thee not to haunt about my doors: In honest…

the downfall of all the characters in the play. Although he seems to be a friend to all of the people he is indeed not as he appears. Throughout the story we find that Iago is persuasive on Roderigo "I grant indeed it hath not appeared; and your suspicion is not without wit and judgement. But, Roderigo, if thou hast that in thee indeed, which I have…

While previously failing to become Desdemona’s suitor, Roderigo invests all of his trust in “honest” Iago. Nonetheless Iago only exploits Roderigo’s infatuation with Desdemona and goes as far as tricking him out of all of his money. “put money in thy purse. It cannot be that Desdemona should long continue her…

In the first scene of the play, Roderigo and Iago are ambiguously referring to a ‘he’ and later in the scene when it becomes clear who are referring to they continue to use racial epitaphs to refer to Othello instead of names. Iago is preying on the senator’s fears and tells him, “Even now, now, very now, an old black ram is tupping your white ewe. Arise, arise!...Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you” (I.i.86-88). Iago and Roderigo use language to compare Othello to an animal…

Manipulation is a recurring theme in Othello, Iago manipulates and deceives three essential characters: Roderigo, Cassio and Othello. Throughout the novel, we see how he brings out the weaknesses of each character. From the beginning of the novel, Iago moves these characters as if they were chess pieces, he uses their passions and weaknesses to control and deceive them. He exploits Roderigo love for Desdemona and uses it towards his own benefit, he takes advantage of Cassio’s trust, and plays on…

Shakespeare, the play Othello is a tragedy caused by the lack of communication and deceitful lies. Act I begins with two men, Iago and Roderigo, somewhat arguing over a matter. It is revealed that Iago is angry at Othello, a man who is above him in ranking, who had chosen another man named Cassio to be his lieutenant instead of him. Iago reveals his plan to Roderigo to ruin the lives of these two men, starting with Desdemona, the wife of Othello. In scene three of Act I, Iago tells the audience…

The motive to want to destroy Othello, on a more profound level is seen when Iago is using jealousy and anger as excuses to perpetrate evil. We see that lago's true motive is his blatant love of evil. Even if Iago had received the promotion; even if he had no suspicions or jealous feelings, he would invent other motives to provide the framework for the diabolical mischief he must create, to feed his psychopathic needs. Iago is a psychopath because he does not think one bit about other people,…

Iago knows that Roderigo is not a logical thinker because he is blinded by his emotions for Desdemona. In order to get Roderigo to do his bidding, Iago provokes him, “Call up her father: / Rouse him. Make after him, poison his delight, / Proclaim the streets, incense her kinsmen, / And though he in fertile climate dwell, / Plague him with flies: though that his joy be joy, / Yet throw such changes of vexation on’t / As it may lose some color” (1.1.60-75). Once Roderigo is fired up with hatred…

(Parker)”. While Cassio and Iago was discussing about Othello secretly marries Desdemona Cassio start blame Iago for not letting Othello know if Roderigo was in love or loves Desdemona while Iago is Othello’s first chief officers .even though I ago did not really care because he had his own plans that no one could understand except him. Next when Roderigo…

Iago’s evil nature In the story of Othello, we meet many astonishing characters, but there seems to be one character that stands out amongst them all; Iago. Iago is William Shakespeare’s most wicked villain throughout the entire play. Shakespeare uses rhetoric of identity early on when introducing Iago by the “I am not what I am” speech (Act 1, scene 1), perhaps foreshadowing his true personality (Sleczkowski). Iago is the whole reason why there is any conflict in Othello. Iago has a…