Roderigo is structurally important as Iago’s first victim. He started the play a wealthy landowner, but has now spent most of his money and been ‘exceedingly well cudgelled’ in a fight (line 361). In some productions Roderigo is played for comedy, to contrast with Othello’s tragic downfall. However, Roderigo’s intentions and actions are villainous: he wants to cuckold Othello and helps to destroy Cassio’s career. But everything Roderigo does is stage-managed by Iago, who tells him where to go, what to do, and when to do it. When Iago dismisses Roderigo at the end of the scene we see how insignificant he really is: ‘Away, I say, thou shalt know more hereafter:/ Nay, get thee gone’