Jealousy

Question 1

intro

Answer 1

• play revolves around jealousy
• most prominent application of the theme is through the character of Othello who is manipulated by the Machiavelian Villian iago to become insanely jealous by the thoughts of his wife with another man, begins to be derogatory to his wife as a result (Leavis)
• although Iago is the antagonist, he is motivated to commit the acts he does due to his insane about of jealousy (Honigmann)
• Shakespeare does this as a moral message to highlight how intense emotions can lead to physical consequences to all involved

Question 2

Leavis

Answer 2

‘tragically pathetic’ ‘habit of self dramatisation’ he is highly emotional and dramatic which is why he lacks trust and is easily jealous

Question 3

Honigmann

Answer 3

we are not so interested in the acts of crime he commits but what motivates him to do so

Question 4

semantic field of devouring (othello)

Answer 4

’ the green eyes monster which doths the meat it feeds on’

Iago says Othello is ‘eaten up with passion’ ‘a passion most unsuiting to such a man’

Question 5

Iago’s jealousy

Answer 5

‘hath leaped into my seat’
‘daily beauty in his life/ That makes me ugly’
‘ break out in peevish jealousies’

Question 6

b

Answer 6

‘chop her into messes’

Question 7

s

Answer 7

‘My life upon her faith