Roderigo - Critics

Question 1

T. S. Eliot (1927)

Answer 1

“Roderigo, in his simple, gul lible devotion to Desdemona, is at once a buffoon and a tragic pawn, demonstrating how easily passion can be taxed by a cunning mind.”

Question 2

Kenneth Muir (1973)

Answer 2

“Roderigo is the play’s most transparent fool—he knows so little of himself that he willingly pays for the privilege of being deceived.”

Question 3

Ania Loomba (2002)

Answer 3

“his wealth cannot secure Desdemona’s affection, and thus he is reduced to a powerless accomplice in Iago’s machinations.”