Jealousy critics

Question 1

Michael Neill

Answer 1

“I’s manipulation feeds O’s jealousy, but the play suggests that jealousy is a self-inflicted wound , a symptom of O’s own lack of self confidence and trust”

Question 2

Linda Bamber

Answer 2

“jealousy in O is both racialised and gendered”
O’s jel tied to racial insecurities
D’s ‘infidelity’ seen through the lens of patriarchal control over women’s sexuality

Question 3

E.K Chambers

Answer 3

“I’s manipulation of jealousy reveals the darker sides of human nature where suspicion & envy can overruse loyalty & love”

Question 4

F.R Leavis

Answer 4

Claimed o’s jealousy “is unassociated with any real interest in D as a person”

Question 5

F.R Leavis

Answer 5

O “slips… readily into possesive jealousy because he is self-centred”

Question 6

Harold Bloom

Answer 6

“jealousy is the true villain of O”
- it is whta ultimately consumes and drives him to murder
- S’s portrayal of jealousy is so intense that it seems to oevrpower all emotions

Question 7

Stephen Greenblatt

Answer 7

“jealousy in O represents the disintegration of self-trust”
- O inability to trust himself, his emotions & his wife leads to his descent into destructive jealousy

Question 8

A.C Bradley

Answer 8

“jealousy is the core of O’s tragedy”
- a consuming emotion that distorts his judgement & leads to the destruction of the 1 thing he holds most dear

Question 9

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Answer 9

O struggles not to love D
- claims o NOT DRIVEN BY JEALOUSY BUT BY “moral indignation & regret that D’s virtue has been destroyed”

Question 10

F.R Leavis

Answer 10

“Jealosy in O is not merely the result of I’s deceit but also O’s inherent psychological fragility , his deep insecurities make him vulnerable to I’s manipulation”

Question 11

Johnathan Bate

Answer 11

“Jealosu is the play’s central force, operates both as a personal emotion (O’s) & a strategic tool (I’s)”