Roderigo
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- Created on: 13-04-21 17:03
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- Roderigo
- Who?
- Wealthy Venetian suitor
- He is representative of the upper class Venetian society
- In love with Desdemona
- 'She is most full of the most blessed condition'
- Sees love as transactional
- Introduces the male entitlement to women
- He tells Brabantio about the elopement just because Desdemona has rejected him!
- Foil to Othello's love
- 'If she will return me my jewels'
- Compared to: 'when I love thee not chaos will come again'
- 'If she will return me my jewels'
- He never loved her, he felt entitled to her!
- Introduces the male entitlement to women
- Iago's first victim
- Exploited for his money
- 'my fool my purse'
- That thou Iago, who hast my purse'
- Roderigo is the first speaker in the play! He says straight away that Iago is manipulative!
- 'Iago who hast my purse, as if the strings were thine, shouldst know of this'
- He realises Iago's villainy first. And he leaves a 'testimony' exposing Iago
- 'Iago who hast my purse, as if the strings were thine, shouldst know of this'
- Exploited for his money
- Wealthy Venetian suitor
- Villain or victim? Accomplice?
- He often seems villainous
- No concern for Desdemona's feelings
- Shares responsibility with Iago for prejudicing Brabantio's view of the elopement
- 'lascivious Moor'
- 'knave'
- Cassio
- In Cyprus, he participates in the attempt on Cassio's life
- Even though he 'hath no great devotion to the deed'
- In Cyprus, he participates in the attempt on Cassio's life
- However, some may view him as Iago's victim
- He is not wholly bad, and has been corrupted by Iago
- He is portrayed as weak and foolish
- Iago easily convinces him to attack Cassio in act 5, despite R having 'no great devotion to the deed'
- 'It is silliness to live when life is torment'
- He is portrayed as weak and foolish
- His death seems like a cruel fate
- He is kept at the edge of the action to ensure he is powerless
- He is often directed off stage at crucial moments
- E.g. Iago: 'nay get thee gone' at the end of Act 2 to finalise his plan
- He is often directed off stage at crucial moments
- He is kept at the edge of the action to ensure he is powerless
- He is not wholly bad, and has been corrupted by Iago
- He often seems villainous
- 'This poor trash of Venice' Iago, Act 2 Scene 1
- Comedic foil to Iago
- End of Act 1 he dramatically claims that he is going 'incontinently drown' himself
- Allows the audience to like/accomplice Iago, we find Roderigo irritating too
- Who?
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