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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Roles of Cassio, ]
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[ ]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [Roderigo, and Brabantio ]
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[x]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [+ Their Functions in ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [Shakespeare's Othello ]
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Dizzed: 09/94 # of Words:1058 School: ? State: ?
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English Essay on the roles of Cassio, Roderigo, and Brabantio, and their
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functions.
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From Shakespeare's play Othello, this paper will be discussing the roles
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of Cassio, Roderigo and Brabantio, and their functions.
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First, Cassio. Cassio is an honourable lieutenant and a soldier, who is
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very loyal and caring towards his commanding officer, Othello, as shown
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in one of many places, act two scene one line 45-48 when he is concerned
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about Othello's well being because he has been lost at sea and says:
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Thanks, you the valiant of this warlike isle, That so approve the Moor! O,
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let the heavens Give him the defense against the elements, For I have lost
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him on a dangerous sea
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In the beginning of the play Cassio is appointed to the position of
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lieutenant by Othello, so Cassio at first has his highest respect, until
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later in the play where Othello believes he is having an affair with
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Desdemona. Cassio's role in the play is not one of the extremely
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important ones. His main function is to be a figure who's actions are
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partially responsible for Othello believing that his wife is cheating on
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him. For example, Cassio asking for Desdemona's help leads to the two of
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them being seen together, which is in act three scene three line 35. In
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the end of the play, Cassio becomes the governor in Cyprus after the
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former Governor, Othello, commits suicide, in act five scene two from
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line 366-378, which shows another of his functions, to act as one of the
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means which ties up the loose ends at the end of the play.
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Now, Roderigo. Roderigo is a foolish, cheated, gulled, dimwit.
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Basically, his function in the play is to act as a lackey towards Iago.
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His obedience towards Iago can be compared to that of Lennie Small
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towards George Milton in the book Of Mice and Men, By John Steinbeck.
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He does whatever Iago tells him to do, consistently in the hope of
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obtaining Desdemona's love. He never realizes that his chances for ever
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getting anywhere with her are just about non-existent. He frequently
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gives valuables to Iago to give to Desdemona, which Roderigo tells of
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for the first time in the second line of the play, but Iago keeps
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everything for himself. Near the end of the play Roderigo is killed by
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Iago after he tries to ambush Cassio on Iago's instructions. This
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occurs in act five scene one, in line 62. He only functions as a means
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for Iago to carry out his hateful plans.
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Finally, Brabantio. Brabantio's role is that he is the father of
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Desdemona. He is one of the lesser developed characters in the play, as
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well as being the main figure in the initial conflict in the play, in
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which he is opposed to Othello and Desdemona's marriage, as initially
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shown in act one scene one line 144 when he reacts angrily after being
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told of the elopement by Iago and Roderigo. He says:
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Strike on the tinder, ho! Give me a taper! Call up all my people! This
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accident is not unlike my dream. Belief of it oppresses me already. Light,
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I say, light!
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This sparks the audience's interest at the beginning of the play, and
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sets the stage for Iago to start fully carrying out his plans and the
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real difficulties for Othello and Desdemona to begin. The three
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characters we have talked about all are not the most major characters in
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the play, but they provide a great deal of variety to the storyline with
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their various character twists. Roderigo, for instance, is somewhat of a
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foil, that is, a contrast to the character of Cassio. While Roderigo is
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easily fooled and manipulated by Iago, Cassio takes a lot more
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manoeuvring. For an illustration of this, refer to act two scene three
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up to line 113 where Iago has to continuously persist in trying to get
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Cassio to continue drinking. Also, Cassio is more of a romancer with
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women, as shown in act two scene one line 63-67 where Cassio "pours his
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language on a little thick" in an attempt to impress those of the female
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gender nearby. Meanwhile, Roderigo is a coward and is afraid to approach
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the woman he loves, instead he attempts to get Iago to do it for him.
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As well, the characters are appealing to different types of audiences
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with their various characteristics. The character of Brabantio could quite
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possibly have been put in the play by Shakespeare so the older generation
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of people in the time period in which the play was written, Elizabethan
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times, could sympathize with him, as Brabantio does not approve of the fact
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that Desdemona and Othello eloped, just as many older people of that time
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did not.
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As for Cassio, he might be there to appeal to the women of that time
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with his fictional charm and courteousness for women, as demonstrated in
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a previous line reference.
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In conclusion, we can say that these three personae are not the most
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primary in the story, but their roles provide important factors in
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keeping the audience's interest as well as making the play more
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interesting on the whole for the current and the Elizabethan time
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period's people, with Cassio's, Roderigo's, and Brabantio's myriad of
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captivating characteristics.
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