Roderigo Essays

Scene Ⅰ : The scene starts with Roderigo and Iago are arguing in the streets of Venice. Roderigo is paying Iago to help him win Desdemona over. There has not been any progress and he finds out the Desdemona married Othello. Iago makes known that he does not like Othello because he promoted Cassio to the position of lieutenant, which Iago has been trying to get. Iago “faithfully serves” Othello until he can get his revenge. Iago convinces Roderigo to cause problems in the marriage by upsetting Desdemona’s

This play is set in Venice. The play opens with Roderigo complaining to Iago that despite the money he's given Iago to help him seduce Desdemona, she has eloped with the general Othello. Othello is a plain and honest Christian Moor. Iago, the standard-bearer for Othello, says that he hates Othello as well, since Othello chose Cassio to be his lieutenant. Roderigo and Iago go to the house of Desdemona’s father, the senator Brabantio, to anger him with talk of Desdemona in a romantic relationship with

it. In Othello by William Shakespeare, he uses Iago’s betrayal of Othello and Roderigo to warn the reader about the dangers of putting your trust in the wrong person. Othello considered Iago a close friend. He trusted him so much that he would believe whatever Iago told him.In the text Iago is telling Roderigo how much he despises Othello for giving the job of lieutenant to Cassio instead of him. Iago tells Roderigo his plan to get revenge on Othello by pretending to be loyal to him. Iago says

Cyprus. Iago tells Roderigo to take his “purse” with him so that he can try to win Desdemona over. Iago is planning to become the Lieutenant by removing Cassio from that position. Iago also plans on taking revenge on Othello. This occurs in the following act when Iago causes trouble for all. When Iago says “Thus do I ever” he boasts about himself and this reveals that Roderigo has left and he shows his true feelings about Roderigo. This feeling intensifies when he calls Roderigo a “snipe” which is

In Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago deceives others, mainly Othello and Roderigo, due to his desire for revenge, an improved reputation, and power. Throughout the play, Iago uses his desire for revenge to deceive others, like Othello. Iago’s desire for revenge shows when he states, “For “Certes,” says he, / “I have already chose my officer.”/ And what was he?/ Forsooth, a great arithmetician, / One Michael Cassio, a Florentine” (1.1.17-21). Othello’s choice reveals Iago’s jealousy of Cassio

may, in this way, I hear him coming" (V.i. 11-23). This depicts how Iagoruthlesslytakes favorable position of absurd Roderigo for his own particular needs and arranges him once his worth is spent. By and large, Roderigo is a pawn in Iago‟s conspires, controlled and oppressed through his visually impaired desire for Desdemona (Baker and Womack 1538). In this way, Iago abuses Roderigo‟s innocence and fixation on Desdemona by beguiling and controlling him keeping in mind the end goal to realize the ruin

Othello, he switches over to words such as “inflame,” “abused,” “gorge,” “disrelish,” and “abhor.” It is as if Iago is trying to get Roderigo to subconsciously hate Othello even more, in order to better manipulate Roderigo. Or perhaps Iago can simply not contain the contempt he feels for Othello. On another note, there are many layers of dramatic irony to this quote: Roderigo does not know that Iago is playing him, and Desdemona, Othello, and Cassio all have no idea what Iago has in store for them. Throughout

group through a ripple effect of growing darkness. Much like these individuals, Iago, from William Shakespeare’s, Othello, is truly diabolical. Throughout the play, he commits atrocious acts towards Cassio and Roderigo. Withal, by getting Cassio drunk and stabbing him as well as using Roderigo as a purse and murdering him, Iago exemplifies his contemptible nature and his twisted character. Furthermore, Iago is also truly immoral because of his acts towards Cassio. Iago commits atrocious acts to Cassio

it’s the isolation of Roderigo and Brabantio that is the match which will start a wildfire. Roderigo uses his relationship between Desdemona and also Brabantio to get Brabantio to not only believe him but to act on it as soon as possible. Towards the end of act one, scene one, Brabantio agrees to look into the matter when Brabantio states “At every house I’ll call… On, good Roderigo. I will deserve your pains.” (I.i.203-206) this is significant do to the fact that Roderigo was able to isolate his

ethnic difference is an important factor in Iago’s manipulation as it encourages Othello’s insecurities and is thus a flaw which Iago uses in his manipulation. The audience is confronted with Iago’s manipulation at the beginning of the play when Roderigo and Iago try to define and mock Othello using racial terms such as “Moor”, “barbary horse” and “thick lips”. Othello is

to seek revenge and became very jealous when it comes to Cassio. Iago was really good at manipulating, he takes advantage of Roderigo. Officer Iago tricks him into believing his wife Desdemona is having an secret affair with his Lieutenant, Cassio. Othello was sent off to defend the island of Cyprus. Othello becomes very jealous of Desdemona and the kills her. Roderigo had feeling for Desdemona and he would do anything he could to be with her, which is

temptress, but Cassio maintains that she is modest. Then, despite Cassio’s protestations, Iago persuades Cassio to take a drink and to invite some revelers to join them. Once Cassio leaves to fetch the revelers, Iago tells the audience his plan: Roderigo and three other Cypriots, all of whom are drunk, will join Iago and Cassio on guard duty. Amidst all the drunkards, Iago will lead Cassio into committing an action that will disgrace him. Cassio returns, already

schemes, so he manipulates Roderigo to have him kill Cassio “He hath a daily beauty in his life that makes me ugly;and besides, the Moor May unfold me to him: there stand I in such peril:No, he must die,But so: I hear him Coming”(V.i.20-22). Iago yet continues to play dumb as if he doesn't know what is happening with Cassio and Roderigo, But then Iago kills Roderigo because he fears he will also tell others about him “O,damn’d Iago O inhuman dog!”(V.i.74) this made Roderigo to realize who Iago really

Shakespeare’s Othello begins with Iago, who is disgruntled because the rank of lieutenant was given to Michael Cassio rather than to himself, already causing trouble for those in Venice by screaming out claims of Othello’s wrongdoings. The operations of Iago are what carry the plot of Othello forward and are what lead many to the fallacy of Iago being the lead. The actual lead Othello follows the inherent traits of mankind creating decisions based on morality, but Iago is unyielding to moral judgment

Iago Manipulation “Othello, the Moor of Venice” is a Shakespearean play which talks about the life of Othello who is a general in the Vatican army. Also, featured in the play is Iago, a junior Vatican army officer under whose traits and habits other characters suffer severely (Bevington, 2014). In the play, Iago happens to be a manipulative figure who uses the trust and weaknesses of other characters to ruin them in various ways, including revenge against Othello for what he refers to as the latter’s

Othello Portfolio Act 1 Summary Scene One → Roderigo and Iago are arguing about an unknown subject, in which Iago says he is upset about the fact that someone has been named Lieutenant instead of him - Cassio. Iago is the Ancient to Othello, the Moor. Iago wants revenge, so he and Roderigo go to Brabantio’s house and wake him, telling him that his house is being robbed and that his daughter has run off with the Moor. Brabantio doesn’t believe them at first, but he goes to her room to find that

Othello Act 1 Othello’s Act I start un the street of Venice at night where Iago, General Othello and Roderigo who loves Desdemona are outside of Brabantio’s home who is Desdemona’s father. Othello promotes Cassio instead of Iago and he is mad at him and uses Roderigo and calls out Brabantio telling him that Desdemona is having affair with Othello. Brabantio gets mad and he left with anger to find the couple. On the other hand, Iago warns Othello of Brabantio’s anger. In scene 2 duke and senators

different emotions in turmoil. When focussing on the character of Roderigo, Shakespeare capitalises on his vulnerability and concocts this intricate relationship between Roderigo and Iago. In the midst of Act I Scene III, Roderigo is brought into a deep despair due to his inability to court with Desdemona. He proclaims, “I will incontinently drown myself”; the hyperbole represents how much he craves for Desdemona. However, Roderigo is not the focal point; it is in fact Iago who feeds off of his vulnerability

In the book Othello, Iago is a very manipulating man, throughout the book he manages to manipulate three main people, Roderigo, Cassio, and Othello. He uses all their weaknesses to bring them down. Iago wants revenge on Othello, because Othello overlooks Iago and his abilities, so Iago manipulates these three characters to get back at Othello in the long run. He comes up with a very good plan to get each other to turn against one another. So in the end he ends up getting what he wanted, revenge.

rifle, not a shotgun; each facet of his plans of derailment is clean and concise, no mess, no emotion. He wanders about—like a malevolent wraith—tainting the minds of those around him and warping them to his own will without them becoming aware. To Roderigo, he promises the hand of Desdemona; to Cassio, he promises the return of his reputation and position as Othello’s lieutenant. All of which are promises that, of course, he knows full well he cannot keep, and doesn’t plan to. All of his interactions