Shakespears: Othello

After reading Othello, the character that caught my attention was Roderigo. Roderigo, in my opinion, is a pathetic and jealous character. We can see how his ambition to have Desdemona drives him to the point of obsession, but she has married Othello and seems unaware of Roderigo's existence. Roderigo doesn't even have the ability to woo Desdemona on his own: he has already appealed to Brabanzio, Desdemona's father, for her hand in marriage, and when fails, he turns to Iago for help.
Rich and inexperienced, Roderigo naively gives his money to Iago in exchange for vague but unfulfilled promises of amorous success. Iago uses Roderigo's obsession for Desdemona and uses his money to revenge against Othello for Iago has suspicion of him having relations with Emilia, Iago's wife. In this whole play, Roderigo has made one wrong move after another. Once he knew Desdemona was married to Othello, he should have abandon his feelings toward her. Roderigo made his next wrong move in trusting someone with his money to force Desdemona to fall into his arms. His persistance drags him into lies and deceit from Iago and yet still does not end up with the woman he loves.