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Essay / Human Emotions In Othello by William Shakespeare
He also considers love a possession and without it he is a lost puppy. For him, Desdemona is purity and sanctuary. Brabantio says: “I charged you not to haunt my doors: in all honesty, you heard me say that my daughter is not for you” (Act I, scene I). This accusation shows that Roderigo came to plead for Desdemona's hand in marriage. not once but several times. This proves that Rodrigo has become obsessed with Desdemona. He wants Desdemona to be his perfect wife and to act docile or submissive to his will. Not only does he view Desdemona as property, but he also develops an acute addiction to the idea of her love. He likes the idea of her love because Roderigo doesn't really know Desdemona, but he falls deeply in love with the image he projects of her in his mind. Roderigo is so obsessed with the prospect of his love that he says. “It is stupidity to live when living is torment; and then we have a prescription to die when death is our doctor. (Act I, scene iii). He becomes so entangled in the prospect of love that he goes so far as to threaten to end his life without it. To achieve his picture of perfect love, Roderigo jumps through hoops and even enlists Iago's help to achieve his goal. The second fatal flaw Roderigo encounters is honor. Roderigo instead of having too much honor like Othello, he in turn lacks some. Unlike Othello