Overview
Character Name
Roderigo
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
Venice and Cyprus, time unspecified
Analysis
A dissolute Venetian who is in love to the point of obsession with Desdemona. He is appalled by her marriage to a Moor and continues to woo her -- confident that his breeding and wealth make him a much better match -- to no effect. Roderigo follows Desdemona all the way
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