jealousy Flashcards
(13 cards)
othello coming up with his plan (soliloquy)
“monstorous birth”
the end goal of iagos plan was always to take away othellos morality and humanity and replace it with rage and something inhumane
iagos danger is that he is able to do this by exploiting the purity that is love, and his ability to manipulate something that he can never understand
humanism
intellectual movement focussed not on religion but what it means to be human; debating the line of human and object/animal/devil, etc.
cuckoldry
when the husband of an unfaithful wife grows horns on his head that everyone but him can see; promotes distrust of women and paranoia
iago about e.l. plan (soliloquy)
“into a jealousy so strong
that judgement cannot cure”
ironic from iago whose whole plan is based on his own occupational and hierarchical jealousy
even iago is blind to his own jealousy to a fault- becomes blind not to judgement as much as humanity
iago to othello
“it is the green eyed monster”
ironic because othello is unaware what iago is planning and iago is unaware he is victim to the same monster
iago to othello
“which doth mock the meat it feeds on”
reflects jealousys corrosive power as something alive that can grow stronger like a parasite; jealousy becoming all-consuming and self destructive
“reflects the vitims owns beliefs”
“confirms their suspiciouns and furfills their expectations”
K. Ryan
othello to iago
“a horned mans a monster and a beat”
context of cuckolds
jealousy, paranoia, and humiliation that drives men insane
iago to othello about jealousy
“as if there were some monster in thy thought
too hideous to be shown.”
the monster a metaphor for jealousy
- zoomorphism, reflecting the destruction and growth and autonomy such a strong emotion holds
– humanism
idea of othello being possessed, and iago as the devil
iago to othello
“o, beware, my lord, of jealousy
it is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock the meat it feeds on. “
ironic use of “my lord”
“mock” attacking the ego and reputation - most important thing to a jacobean man, leading to the tragedy
“the meat” being eaten reflects the corrosive power of jealousy / male rage on identity - othello gets lost in the rage
jealousy being zoomorphised reflecting how it grows and becomes stronger, self destructive
iago to othello
“the cuckold lives in bliss”
contemporary horror / folklore
reflects societal paranoia of women and misogyny that lies dormant in all men of the period
othello + desdemona after iago + othello
“d: are you not well?
o: i have a pain upon my forehead, here.”
cuckolds
physical feeling of emotions, taking control
ambiguity of cuckold horns and devil horns, reflecting humans fragile ego resulting in evil actions
iago soliloquoy
“into a jealousy so strong that judgement that cannot cure”
humanism and power of human emotions - criticism / achknowledgement that humans are irrational and the tragedy that comes with that
abuse of purest form of humanity, emotions
