I am going to analyse Roderigo from the Shakespeare play 'Othello'. Roderigo plays the role of a jealous rich and wealthy man who simply cannot get the girl of his dreams. In terms of Othello I do not have a great liking for him and this is why....
First off Othello is with the women of my dreams and that doesn't make any sense because in my mind she is meant to be my women/wife. The worst fact is that he is an outsider and I feel (as Roderigo) that she would be better suited to posh lifestyle. This of course provokes me even further because my best friend the opportunist Iago gets this into my head.
The feelings are mixed but they are a mix in terms of negative feelings mostly jealousy and anger because again reiterating the fact that I am used to getting my wants and needs and in this case that did not happen. The disappointment feeling is also there and that comes from the fact that I am again not getting what I want.
My reaction again is similar to my emotions and I am not happy. As usual being rich gives me the mind to think i deserve to get everything I want and reiterating the fact that I do not like being second best to someone regardless of who they are.
Obviously as a jealous grown man it is acceptable (not really) but yeah it is acceptable to understand that I want to break this relationship at any cost and my somewhat 'supportive best friend' Iago tries to get it into my head and succeeds in doing so. Obviously this ends up bad as seen later in the play with not only Othello and Desdemona losing their love life but I also end up losing my chance of being with her.
Shawn 10C
Well done Shawn I really like your writing and creativity in this post. You have demonstrated that you have a good understanding of the character of Roderigo at the beginning of the play. To get a higher grade you must just be careful with your tenses and use of the first and third person. 7/8 Criterion D
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