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Roderigo
Roderigo is a dissolute Venetian who lusts after Othello's wife Desdemona. He is so blinded by his desire for her that he is willing to do anything to have her, even if it means using Iago as a pawn in his scheme. When Iago's plan to murder Michael Cassio goes awry, Roderigo is mortally wounded. Though he is a minor character in Othello, Roderigo's story is a cautionary tale about the dangers of lust and the lengths to which people will go to get what they want.