Roderigo (character)

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Shakespearean character fictional character male character

Roderigo is a gullible Venetian gentleman in Shakespeare’s "Othello" who is manipulated by Iago into pursuing Desdemona and ultimately meets a tragic end.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Roderigo 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
male character ⓘ
appearsIn Othello (character) ⓘ
surface form: Othello
associatedWith Brabantio ⓘ
Cassio (character) ⓘ
surface form: Cassio

Desdemona (character) ⓘ
surface form: Desdemona

Iago ⓘ
Othello (character) ⓘ
surface form: Othello
attacks Cassio (character) ⓘ
surface form: Cassio
believes Iago will help him win Desdemona ⓘ
createdBy William Shakespeare ⓘ
deathType murder ⓘ
diesIn Othello (character) ⓘ
surface form: Othello, Act 5
dramaticFunction helps advance Iago’s plots against Othello and Cassio ⓘ
illustrates consequences of gullibility ⓘ
firstAppearance Othello (character) ⓘ
surface form: Othello, Act 1 Scene 1
genre tragedy ⓘ
givesJewelsTo Iago ⓘ
givesMoneyTo Iago ⓘ
hasThemeRelation betrayal ⓘ
deception ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ
manipulation ⓘ
unrequited love ⓘ
hasTrait credulous ⓘ
gullible ⓘ
impulsive ⓘ
jealous ⓘ
naive ⓘ
inLoveWith Desdemona (character) ⓘ
surface form: Desdemona
isExploitedBy Iago’s promises ⓘ
isKilledBy Iago ⓘ
isManipulatedBy Iago ⓘ
isWoundedBy Cassio (character) ⓘ
surface form: Cassio
literaryPeriod English Renaissance ⓘ
motivatedBy desire for Desdemona ⓘ
hope of marrying Desdemona ⓘ
jealousy of Othello ⓘ
nationality Venetian language ⓘ
surface form: Venetian
occupation gentleman ⓘ
participatesIn brawl that leads to Cassio’s demotion ⓘ
residence Venice ⓘ
roleInPlot Iago’s pawn ⓘ
suitor of Desdemona ⓘ
tool in Iago’s revenge against Othello ⓘ
workLanguage Early Modern English ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Desdemona (character) → associatedWith → Roderigo (character) ⓘ
subject surface form: Desdemona
this entity surface form: Roderigo
Iago → hasVictim → Roderigo (character) ⓘ
subject surface form: Iago (Shakespeare character)
Cassio (character) → woundedBy → Roderigo (character) ⓘ
subject surface form: Cassio
this entity surface form: Roderigo