Roderigo was left with nothing. I think that Iago was a very smart man, because he used his power of persuasion to make every character in play work to his advantage. Desdemona was the sweet and innocent wife of the moor, Othello. She was caught in the middle of Iago’s evil plan and unfortunately didn’t manage to survive. Desdemona loved and cared for Othello with all her heart, she even betrayed her father to be his wife. She was portrayed in the play as a very devoted wife that didn’t know about the lies that were being told to Othello. Through all the troubles and misfortunes that occurs to Othello, she stays by his side hoping that he will one day love her as before. The other character that falls under the evil spell of Iago was Cassio. He was a loving friend of Othello and never wanted to do any harm to him. One night Iago persuaded Cassio into drinking with him, which later led to Cassio being removed from his position. When this happened he went to Iago for advice thinking that Iago was a good friend and this was how he fell into Iago’s trap. He thought that Iago was going to help him regain his position, but Iago had other plans for him. Throughout the play Roderigo was seen as Iago’s puppet. He believed Iago’s lies, and did everything that he told him to, hoping to have Desdemona’s love at the end. He was fooled by Iago’s promises like many others in the play. He fought Cassio in the play, then vanished, but when he came back he was angry at Iago because he still didn’t have Desdemona. But Iago once again lied to the foolish and Gullible Roderigo, and used him to his advantage. Emilia was Iago’s wife in the play. She was a dear friend of Desdemona and was very bothered by her death. Emilia was also very devoted to her husband, and she did many things for him without knowing who she would be hurting. For example when she found Desdemona’s handker...
