Both Iago and Rudolpho change behaviour in other characters. Where Rudolpho may be doing so as a secondary effect of his relationship with Catherine, Iago deliberately indoctrinates Othello to seek revenge. Iago deliberately wants to create problems and seek revenge on Othello for a number of reasons. Primarily, Iago is evil, and enjoys harvesting hate on others. Some critics claim that he is the devil, proved by when Othello tries to kill Iago and he does not die, “I draw blood Sir but not be killed,” and according to myth, devils cannot be killed. Eddie, however, is not naturally evil. When Rudolpho arrive in the beginning of, “View from a Bridge,” we see him as a poor, immigrant meaning no harm, but falling for Eddie’s niece, Catherine. Rudolpho, unlike Iago, does not have a motive to annoy Eddie; actually, he is very grateful of Eddie, for letting him stay at his flat. Dissimilarly, not only does Iago just have an evil nature, he is also angry at Othello for promoting Cassio over Iago, and Iago feels that Cassio has no real experience at war, “he hath never set a squadron in the field,” says Iago, and believes that he himself would be a better candidate. Furthermore, Iago has a racist attitude towards Othello and often uses anthropomorphic comparisons, “an old, black ram is tupping your white ewe,” demonstrates his racism. Iago is angered that a black man, such as Othello, holds such a high status in society. Iago’s attitude towards Othello’s position in society could be comparable to Eddie’s attitude towards Rudolpho. Where Iago thinks that Othello’s status is too high, Eddie thinks that Rudolpho’s status is too low for him to be falling in love with his niece. Although unintentionally, Rudolpho manages to change Eddie’s attitude from the very point that Rudolpho arrives in the play. It could be that Eddie doesn’t like Rudolpho because Rudolpho isn’t very masculine and expresses that he enjoys dancing, sewing and cooking, therefore, Eddie might not think...
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