jealousy Flashcards
‘mere prattle without practise’
What act and what scene?
Act 1, scene 1
‘mere prattle without practise’
Analysis
Alliterative ‘P’ harsh sounds and this emphasises the resentment in Iago’s voice as he speaks about Cassio.
Suggests cassio is unworthy of his promotion as he lacks the skills.
‘I do suspect the lusty moor hath leapt into my seat’
What act and what scene?
Act 2, scene 1
‘I do suspect the lusty moor hath leapt into my seat’
Analysis
Euphemism, to express his suspicions that Emilia and Othello have slept together.
Lusty and leaped once again highlight Othello’s apparent ‘promiscuity’
‘O beware my lord of jealousy for it is the green eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on’
what act and what scene?
Act 3 scene 3
‘O beware my lord of jealousy for it is the green eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on’
Analysis
Warns othello that Jealousy will torture him and eventually drive him mad. There is irony in this as this is what Iago is hoping for.
‘Jealous souls will not be answer’d so;
They are not ever jealous for the cause,
But jealous for they are jealous: ’tis a monster
Begot upon itself, born on itself.’
What act and what scene?
Act 3 scene 4
‘Jealous souls will not be answer’d so;
They are not ever jealous for the cause,
But jealous for they are jealous: ’tis a monster
Begot upon itself, born on itself.’
Analysis
Just as Iago warns Othello about jealousy so does Emilia suggesting that it can be dangerous if someone is exposed to too much in a short period of time.
‘And nothing can or shall content my soul
Till I am evened with him, wife for wife,
that I put the Moor At least into a jealousy so strong That judgment cannot cure.’
What act and what scene?
Act 2 scene 1
‘And nothing can or shall content my soul
Till I am evened with him, wife for wife,
that I put the Moor At least into a jealousy so strong That judgment cannot cure.’
Analysis
Iago shares his plan, stating that he plans to send Othello into a dire state of frustration and jealousy.
