Whether it is intimate or not, love can generally be described as caring for someone so deeply that you would be willing to make sacrifices for them, and though Desdemona, the subject of Roderigo’s infatuation, did not return this particular emotion, he was more than infatuated with her. His entire character revolved around her; everything he said and did was in an effort to become closer to her. He viewed the relevance of his riches, reputation, and even his own life to be miniscule in comparison to Desdemona, as he paid his friend to set him up with her, tried to sabotage her existing marriage, sent her jewels, schemed to kill a man so she would not be able to leave, and even contemplated suicide when he believed he cannot …show more content…
In being foolish and easily manipulated, he was too blinded with the promise of love to realize the fact that he was being lured into a dangerous situation by Iago, whom he thought to be his friend. This overzealous attempt to be with Desdemona, in which he would assault and murder a former military lieutenant, however, became his last, as it resulted in him failing, being wounded by the former officer, and then fatally falling victim to treachery by the hands of