What's the point of Roderigo in Othello? | Top grade analysis 

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i cannot begin to explain how thankful i am for this video and for you! i have my first literature alevel on wednesday and i really needed a refresh on roderigo’s character, so this gave me a really insightful and unique perspective! :-) - also i think the psychological elements of this analysis and the play as a whole are very interesting to me, especially as someone studying psychology, considering i now have a much better understanding of how the brain works hahaha

This genuinely deserves wayyy more love, your a genius! Especially since my A level exams are in one month 😢 your videos have really been saving me!

Rodrigo's willingness to be humiliated by Iago stems from a deep self-consciousness about social standing and masculinity. Iago uses Cassio's promotion to hook Rodrigo in at the start of the play. Iago does this because he knows that Roderigo is especially sensitive to matters of rank. Through this Iago is cruel with his manipulation of Roderigo. Recurrence of the word "hand" surrounding Roderigo is Iago's exploitation of Roderigo's insecurities about his manhood. This is because "hand" was a sexual innuendo which references the male genitalia. "see Desdemona paddle with the palm of Cassio's hand" This would have appealed to Shakespeare's commoner audience of the time as a crude joke. Roderigo subconscious association of Cassio with male virility and masculine drive causes his attitude to change immediately whenever Iago needs him to do something. Much like Lady Macbeth, Iago's subliminal hand references to Roderigo makes him afraid due to the unbearable thought of him being less than manly. Roderigo ultimately presents the plays ending with poetic justice. On a dramaturgical level he allows Iago to join in with the audience laughing at him but he also mirrors Othello's social and masculine insecurities. thankuuuu again so helpfulllllll

this has been so so helpful!! thank you :)

this is godsend tysm! could you possibly make a couple videos for death of a salesman? i read your blog post on it and have watched all of your othello videos so would def love to see similar content for that tragedy, especially since the fact it’s currently a bore due to how not very interesting it seems atm

This is so helpful, thanks so much ! ! !

Loving your lessons.

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hi! i can’t find any information linking the hand to male genitalia, would you be able to point me in the right direction? :)

hiya jen i was wondering whether you could do any videos on twelfth night ?? I'm studying the play for a level !

hi what about a comparism between othello and roderigo

how would you suggest weaving in the source text in the essay, or is that just better for general knowledge of the play as a whole?, thanks:)