Roderigo seems to kind of be the classic red shirt Star Trek character. He is the guy you always send in and never expect to come back out. Particularly in the first scene of Act 5 for Othello, we see how really useful Roderigo is. We see that Iago initially wanted Roderigo to kill Cassio. However, knowing that Cassio is in the military, the likelihood of that was fairly slim. As Roderigo was being stabbed, Iago came up behind Cassio and stabbed him. It was dark and he quickly ran away to avoid being discovered. Further example of Roderigo's usefulness is when Iago actually stabs him. "Oh, murderous slave, Oh, villian!"(V, i, 62, Shakespear). This quote shows that Iago is showing his allegiance to Cassio and Othello by stabbing and eventually killing the man you supposedly hurt Cassio. He used Roderigo to further win over the gratitude of Othello.
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