7/6/2023 0 Comments Othello racism quotes![]() ![]() Iago apologizes profusely for failing Roderigo and claims that he never dreamed that such an elopement might occur: "If ever I did dream of such a matter," he says, "Abhor me" (5-6).Įxactly how long Iago has been capitalizing upon the gullibility of Roderigo, we do not know, but it is clear that Iago has no respect for Roderigo's intelligence. After all, Iago intends to keep a hand in this wealthy nobleman's pocketbook, which, Roderigo says, belongs to Iago, "as if the strings were thine" (3). Its tone easily catches our interest, and it reveals Iago's wily nature he must make amends to Roderigo for failing to arouse Desdemona's interest in him. The play begins with a quarrel of sorts between Iago and Roderigo, and, as such, it serves several functions. Iago tells him in inflammatory words that Desdemona has run away with Othello, and Brabantio, enraged, joins Roderigo to wake the neighbors and organize a search party. They bang and shout until Brabantio comes out onto the balcony. First, they must wake Brabantio and cause an outcry. Iago plans to bring about Othello's downfall, and Roderigo will have Desdemona. He hates Othello for promoting Cassio to the position of lieutenant, a position that Iago wanted for himself. ![]() Iago reveals to Roderigo that it is in his (Iago's) nature to plot and tell lies to get what he wants and that he has a plan. Roderigo fears he has lost both his lady and his money. However, they now have news that Desdemona has left the house of her father, Brabantio, a Senator, and eloped with Othello, a Moor (an African) who is a General in the defense forces. Roderigo hopes to win Desdemona's love and marry her. Roderigo, in love with the noble lady Desdemona, has paid large sums of money to Iago, on the understanding that Iago would give her gifts from him and praise him to her. On a street in Venice, there is an argument between Roderigo, a nobleman, and Iago, an ancient (captain) in the defense forces. ![]()
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