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that desdemona is going to get sick of othello and once she does she is going to look for someone younger and better looking and that person would be cassio so if rodriego wants to get a chance with desdemona he has to get rid of cassio so they make a plan to have cassio get drunk and fight rodriego and let othello see that cassio is looking bad so othello will remove him from lutenient.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoHe lusts after her. At first he wanted to marry her, then after she married Othello, he wanted to have an affair with her. He pays Iago loads of money to help him get at her, which Iago just pockets, since he knows that Desdemona despises Roderigo and would never have anything to do with him.
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∙ 12y agoHe was very protective; probably overprotective. In most significant ways he failed to realize that she was no longer a child, and as a result he had no respect for her. He thinks he's warning her off Hamlet as an act of love, but he does not hesitate to use her to bait his trap for Hamlet.
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Who is Roderigo in the story Othello?
Roderigo was in love with Desdemona, who married Othello instead.
Which character recruits lago to woo Desdemona for himself?
Roderigo pays Iago large sums of money to help Roderigo's attempt to woo Desdemona. Iago just pockets the money because not only is Desdemona totally committed to Othello, but could never be interested in a twit like Roderigo.
Why roderigo is aiding brabantio?
Roderigo is hoping to gain Brabantio's favour so Brabantio will support Roderigo's bid to marry Desdemona. Unfortunately for him, 1) Brabantio doesn't like him, 2) Desdemona doesn't like him, and 3) Desdemona is already married to Othello.
Why does Iago stab Roderigo in Shakespeare's Othello?
Iago has been systematically conning Roderigo out of his money, saying that he is using it to try to get Desdemona to dump Othello and go for Roderigo instead. Iago knows that Desdemona will never do this, and has been simply pocketing the money. Roderigo is starting to catch on, so Iago feeds him the same line about Cassio and Desdemona having an affair and sets Roderigo on to murder Cassio. His objective is to get rid of both of them. Roderigo does stab Cassio, who Iago takes for dead, so Iago kills Roderigo himself.
How does desdemona's father know roderigo?
what is Brabanzio's warning to Othello
Who is Roderigo in the story Othello?
Roderigo was in love with Desdemona, who married Othello instead.
Which character recruits lago to woo Desdemona for himself?
Roderigo pays Iago large sums of money to help Roderigo's attempt to woo Desdemona. Iago just pockets the money because not only is Desdemona totally committed to Othello, but could never be interested in a twit like Roderigo.
Why roderigo is aiding brabantio?
Roderigo is hoping to gain Brabantio's favour so Brabantio will support Roderigo's bid to marry Desdemona. Unfortunately for him, 1) Brabantio doesn't like him, 2) Desdemona doesn't like him, and 3) Desdemona is already married to Othello.
Why does Iago stab Roderigo in Shakespeare's Othello?
Iago has been systematically conning Roderigo out of his money, saying that he is using it to try to get Desdemona to dump Othello and go for Roderigo instead. Iago knows that Desdemona will never do this, and has been simply pocketing the money. Roderigo is starting to catch on, so Iago feeds him the same line about Cassio and Desdemona having an affair and sets Roderigo on to murder Cassio. His objective is to get rid of both of them. Roderigo does stab Cassio, who Iago takes for dead, so Iago kills Roderigo himself.
In Othello was Emilia Desdemona's attendant or servant?
Roderigo
How does desdemona's father know roderigo?
what is Brabanzio's warning to Othello
Which characters die in Othello?
Desdemona, Othello, Emilia and Roderigo.
How would Iago gain from Roderigo's death?
Iago would get to keep the gifts Roderigo had sent to Desdemona that he had stolen
Who is brabantio and why does iago and roderigo awaken him in the middle of the night?
Brabantio is Desdemona's father. Iago and Roderigo wake him to tell him that Desdemona is running off with Othello. Using filthy and racist language, Iago hopes to anger Brabantio against Othello, which he does.
What is roderigo's previous relationship with barbantio and desdemona?
He has been trying to get them to agree to a marriage between him and Desdemona. Neither is interested.
Does lago and or roderigo really think that cassio and Desdemona are lovers?
no they are just trying to get othello jealous and get him away from Desdemona.
What is roderigos previous relationship with brabantio and desdemona?
Roderigo had previously asked to marry Desdemona, but neither she nor Brabantio was impressed by the idea.
