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Why does Roderigo want Otello to die during the storm in Act I?

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Otello Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi was known for operas such as *Rigoletto* (1851).

Roderigo wants Otello to die during the storm because he is in love with Otello’s wife, Desdemona. Upon seeing that Otello has survived the storm and landed safely in Cyprus, Roderigo expresses bitter disappointment that the general did not perish at sea.1