As she tries to comfort Cassio, Iago tends to his business. Iago then kills the wounded Roderigo. ... Also Iago will aim to get Cassio's position of lieutenant, which he thinks should have come to him. Boston R.G. He intends to disgrace Cassio in front of Othello. Another form of misguided love in Othello occurs between Bianca and Cassio. This is the weakness that Iago exploits when Iago gets Cassio drunk and sends him off to fight Roderigo. Later on in the play, Roderigo attempts to stab Cassio, but misses. Othello directly told Cassio not to drink too much and to keep order. When Roderigo fails and only wounds Cassio, he no longer serves Iago’s plans so Iago kills the defrauded fool, blaming him for Cassio’s wound. ... she was forced into this relationship with Othello by witchcraft. From Hamlet, an ideal prince, and other essays in Shakesperean interpretation: Hamlet; Merchant of Venice; Othello; King Lear by Alexander W. Crawford. Although Roderigo’s love for Iago doesn’t directly cause the demise of Othello and Desdemona’s relationship, he blindly assists Iago in destroying the relationship. Brabantio. Iago convinces Roderigo that Cassio is the big problem, so while Cassio is drunk, Roderigo aggravates him until he starts a fight. Roderigo's love for Desdemona was transformed into hate towards any man that he thought was loved by her. The relationship between Iago and Emilia is not that of a strong and equal tie of love which we expect to find existing between man and wife. Cassio states, “Tempests themselves, high seas, and howling winds, as having sense of beauty, do omit their mortal natures, letting safe go by the divine Desdemona”. Iago and Othello act upon what each other says and does. Othello, hearing Cassio cry out, thinks that Iago has killed him, and departs to murder Desdemona. Another form of misguided love in Othello occurs between Bianca and Cassio. Manipulating Roderigo is actually masked by the animosity that Iago feels for Othello, however. Cassio death would keep Iago’s promise to Othello: What happens when Roderigo attacks Cassio? O Cassio, / Cassio, Cassio!" Iago tells Roderigo ‘I follow him to serve my turn upon him’. Iago’s intrigues provoke the dramatic end of the tragedy. Roderigo is talked into angering and fighting Cassio by Iago during Act 2.1. Cassio will keep it and then Othello will see it in the ex-lieutenant's possession. But he adds a lie: that Othello, rather than returning to Venice, is being sent to Mauritania along with Desdemona. This way Iago once again manages to stay in the shadow and out of harms way. Roderigo, protesting to Iago that his gifts to Desdemona have won him no favor from her, threatens to ask for the return of the gifts. Iago then wounds Cassio in the leg. The Relationship Between Othello and Iago In this scene Iago persuades Cassio, who is on watch, to drink, knowing that he is not a drinker and that he will be easy to antagonise. He binds Cassio's wound, calls for a chair (the kind that is carried as we carry a stretcher), pretends to be surprised that Roderigo is the dead villain, and twice more tries to throw suspicion on Bianca. If Cassio kills Roderigo or if Roderigo kills Cassio, Iago will benefit from the outcome. Roderigo’s rage at Cassio is a part of Iago’s evil plan. By this time, Othello's suspicions will be ripe with Iago's "poison" (325), for "trifles light as air / Are to the jealous confirmations strong / As proofs of holy writ" (322-324). Iago Manipulating Othello, Cassio, and Roderigo The main reason that Iago ha d suc cess on manipulating Oth ello was b ased on the social di ffer ences of these two character s . Roderigo provokes Cassio into a fight and Othello, hearing the disturbance, arrives to find the nobleman Montano seriously injured. Iago has convinced Roderigo that Cassio, Othello's ex-lieutenant, is having an affair with Desdemona and that killing Cassio is the only way for Roderigo to be with Desdemona. Cassio's? It is revealed that he has previously warned Roderigo of his daughter, saying “My daughter is not for thee,” (Act One, Scene One), but she takes control.She speaks for herself instead of letting her father speak for her, and she defends her relationship with Othello. Othello strips Cassio of his rank for conduct unbecoming an officer. Iago and Roderigo are left on stage. In the dark streets of Cyprus, Roderigo attacks Cassio, who, uninjured, stabs Roderigo. Iago, being standard-bearer, aspires to the higher post of lieutenant, occupied by Cassio. His incompetent behavior can lead to his dismissal from the lieutenant’s position. This quote demonstrates Desdemona's strength and bravery. Her father appears to be a controlling man, and she stands up to him. In William Shakespeare's play, Othello, Iago's hatred toward the Moor, Othello, leads him to devise a plan against him. Although Roderigo’s love for Iago doesn’t directly cause the demise of Othello and Desdemona’s relationship, he blindly assists Iago in destroying the relationship. The Impact of the Relationship between Othello, Iago and Cassio Upon the Themes of Othello The major themes present in Othello are Jealously, Betrayal and Appearance vs. He urges Roderigo to provoke Cassio “to put our Cassio in some action/that may offend the isle”. 250-260 stating that by doing this Roderigo will “have a shorter journey to your/desires” (2.1.259-260) namely Desdemona. Cassio and Roderigo fight only to be broken up by Montano and thus their fight ensues which othello ends He then tells Roderigo about Cassio being promoted by the Duke to take Othello 's place as defender of Cyprus. The two men stand outside Brabantio's house and shout to wake him up. As a result of their hatred Cassio, Emilia, and at the end themselves were killed. However, although Roderigo agrees to provoke Cassio, there is still the matter of the fact that Desdemona has rejected Roderigo a long time ago, and had already said that she wouldn't have him if he were the last man on earth, so Iago's plan doesn't make much sense. those lies, which Iago then uses to manipulate Roderigo into believing that he can distinguish the relationship between Desdemona and Othello. Roderigo is no longer … When this descends into quarrelling and a fight with Roderigo, and then Montano, he is lost for words and overcome with shame. 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