Roderigo

Each of the plays are set in Italy and during the Jacobean era in England playgoers would have viewed Italians as “vengeful, cunning and bloodthirsty.” Both the characters of Volpone and Vindice are corrupted by the end of each play, Volpone is corrupted through greed and Vindice through vengeance. Jonson and Middleton are critiquing corruption in both of these plays and we see this not only from the protagonists but also the other characters such as the men attempting to get Volpone’s will by…

Iago was out to get Othello and Cassio simply because Othello gave Cassio the lieutenant position over Iago. This agitated Iago to the point where all of the jealousy within him caused him to deliberately hurt those closest to him. Due to this, here should be no sympathy for Iago because he is a manipulative villain. He brought the feeling and consequences upon himself because he was not willing to accept Cassio’s superiority to him. He then desired to seek revenge upon Othello for rewarding the…

is decided that Desdemona will follow soon after Othello’s departure. My selection begins with Roderigo lamenting his current situation. The girl he loves, Desdemona, has married someone else and will now leave with her husband. Roderigo does not want to continue to feel the way he does about Desdemona because it is only causing him pain. However, Roderigo also recognizes that it is not in his nature to easily alter his feelings, this is shown when he states, “I confess…

regarding Desdemona who is the daughter of Brabantio. Roderigo informed Brabantio that his daughter was kidnapped and had been married off to Othello; however, Othello informs him that she was not kidnapped and he did not force a…

Following the tragic deaths of Roderigo, Desdemona, Emilia, and Othello, Cassio orders that Iago be sent back to Venice to be tried by the Duke of Venice himself. Cassio appreciated that Gratiano had entrusted him with deciding how best to punish Iago, but given the severity of the crimes that he committed and the tragic events that his scheming unleashed, he felt that none other than the Duke himself could dispense justice that was matching with his actions. Iago vowed never to speak again, and…

In the opening scene, Iago is complaining to Roderigo about Othello, his Commander, passing him over to promote the Cassio to be his Lieutenant. He also revels that he thinks Othello slept with his wife. He does not know with certainty, but he vows to get revenge anyway. Iago first asks Roderigo cause a big scene to tell Desdemona's father, Brabantio, that his daughter has left to marry Othello. This is a marriage Brabantio opposes because Othello is black, and Desdemona did not get her father's…

Roderigo and Iago converse in the streets of Venice sharing their hatred of Othello. Othello recently married Desdemona whom Roderigo has long been pursuing, employing the help of Iago in his pursuit. Othello also passed up his ensign Iago for the position of lieutenant in favor of Cassio whom Iago believes is inferior. Roderigo urges Iago to quit, but Iago insists he is only working for Othello to take advantage of him. Wanting to get back at Othello, the pair go Desdemona’s father…

his daughter’s hand to be a Moor’s, so he advises Roderigo to shout from the street to Brabantio about his daughter’s whereabouts. After the news from Roderigo, Brabantio seeks out to find Othello in wrath, accusing him of using witchcraft to flatter his daughter in evil. He commands his sentries to set out to find the enchanter: “It is too true an evil. Gone she is; [a]nd what’s to come of my despised time [i]s naught but bitterness. Now, Roderigo, [w]here didst thou see her? – O unhappy girl!…

manipulative character, one can not deny his skill of persuasion. He hones in on a character’s weakness and, through the weakness, brings all the characters down. Roderigo was a very easy manipulative target for Iago. Roderigo is controlled by his emotions only. Iago uses Roderigo’s deep love for Desdemona against him. By constantly reassuring Roderigo that he can win over Desdemona for him, Iago uses him for sport and profit. Through Roderigo’s emotions, Iago controls and uses him against…

Shakespeare’s Othello follows the machinations of Iago and Roderigo, to a lesser extent, to harm the African general of the Venetian army, Othello. Roderigo goes to Iago, Othello’s ensign or advisor, for help to get Othello’s wife, Desdemona. Iago and Roderigo frame an affair between Othello’s lieutenant, Cassio, and Desdemona in order to strip Cassio of his position and break up Othello and Desdemona. What solidifies Othello ending tragically instead of hilariously is in Act III Scene iii when…