He also sees love as a possession and without it he is a lost puppy. For him Desdemona is purity and sanctuary. Brabantio says "I charged you not to frequent my doors: in all frankness you heard me say that my daughter is not for you" (Act I, scene i) this accusation shows that Roderigo has come to implore Desdemona's hand in marriage not once but several times. It shows that Rodrigo has become obsessed with Desdemona. He wants Desdemona to be the perfect wife and to behave docilely or submissively to his will. Not only does he see Desdemona as property, but he also develops an acute dependence on the idea of her love. He loves the idea of his love because Roderigo does not truly know Desdemona, instead he falls deeply in love with the image he projects of her in his mind. Roderigo is so obsessed with the prospect of his love that he says. “It is foolishness to live when living is torment; and then we have a prescription for dying when death is our doctor." (Act I, scene III). He becomes so trapped in the prospect of love that he goes so far as to threaten to end his life without it. To achieve his image of perfect love, Roderigo bends over backwards and even solicits Iago's help to achieve his goal. The second fatal flaw Roderigo encounters is honor. Roderigo, instead of possessing too much honor like Othello, is himself devoid of it. Unlike Othello
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