JEALOUSY quotes Flashcards
“I hate the Moor: And it is thought […]
abroad, that ‘twixt my sheets He has done my office
(I.iii) (Iago)
“the thought whereof doth, […]
like a poisonous mineral, gnaw my inwards”
(II.i) (Iago)
“I fear Cassio with […]
my nightcap too”
(II.i) (Iago)
“Look to your […]
wife, observe her well with Cassio”
(III.iii) (Iago)
“O, beware, my lord, of […]
jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.”
(III.iii) (Iago)
“O curse of marriage, that we can call […]
these delicate creatures ours, and not their appetites!”
(III.iii) (Othello)
“I’ll tear […]
her all to pieces.”
(III.iii) (Othello)
“Lie with her! Lie on her! We say […]
lie on her, when they belie her. Lie with her! That’s fulsome - Handkerchief - confessions - handkerchief!”
(IV.i) (Othello)
“I know my price, I am worth no […]
worse a place”
Iago (I.i)
“a great arithmetician […]
one Michael Cassio.”
(I.i) (Iago)
“Till I am evened with him; […]
wife for wife; or failing so, yet that I put the Moor at least into a jealousy so strong that judgement cannot cure.”
(II.i) (Iago)
“I hate the Moor: And it is thought abroad, that ‘twixt my sheets He has done my office” (I.iii)
(Iago)
Pg 45
- Iago’s first soliloquy as a villain!
- “he’s done my office” – euphemism for Othello sleeping with his wife. There is a disturbing parallel between the tragic villain and the tragic hero. They both act maliciously as a result of sexual jealousy.
- This phrase is really important in the context of the play – Iago doesn’t have a plan yet. He is a wonderful opportunist and has a successful ability to multitask.
- “office” suggests he views his wife as a chore.
- Tragic villain.
- Machiavellian deeds.
- Soliloquy.
- Dramatic irony.
“the thought whereof Doth, like a poisonous mineral, gnaw my inwards” (II.i)
(Iago)
Pg 75
- Talking about Othello sleeping with Emilia
- He’s twisted by jealousy
- Simile – parallels with what he was planning to do to Othello “pour poison” in his ear. Interesting parallel that Iago almost admits to.
- Painful and graphic.
- Machiavellian thoughts
- Soliloquy – alone on stage
“I fear Cassio with my night-cap too” (II.i)
(Iago)
Pg 76
- Absolutely no proof
- Tragic villain
- Soliloquy
“Look to your wife; observe her well with Cassio” (III.iii)
(Iago)
Pg 127
- Iago dominates this section, clear power shift
- Imperatives show blend between personal and private life for Othello, he’s taking instructions from a much lower rank
- Iago’s control of this conversation has been total and he can now openly suggest the idea of Cassio and Desdemona knowing that Othello has already come up with it himself.
- That control has now extended to Othello’s actions.
“O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on” (III.iii)
(Iago)
Pg 125
- Grizzly metaphor
- Very melodramatic
- Uncertainty is the killer
- Monster – clue that Iago’s plan is working
- Iago also uses imagery to perfectly encapsulate the effects of jealousy, as the audience will witness in the coming scenes. He says it “doth mock / The meat it feeds on,” suggesting that if Othello gives into jealousy, it will eventually destroy him.
- Prophetically, this is precisely what happens.
- Tragic hero
- Tragic villain
“O curse of marriage, That we can call these delicate creatures ours, And not their appetites!” (III.iii)
(Othello)
- Marriage is the first place where Othello doesn’t have complete control. Des doesn’t have to obey him in the same way as the army
- “curse” = witchcraft. His views of marriage have already shifted
- He wants lust, not love
- Emphasising how desperately he doesn’t want to be a cuckolded man
- shows how far Iago’s insinuations about Cassio and Desdemona have taken Othello: in a matter of a mere 100 lines or so, he has progressed from belief in his conjugal happiness to belief in his abandonment.
- Tragic hero
- Tragic waste
“I’ll tear her all to pieces.” (III.iii)
(Othello)
- Having been convinced of Desdemona’s disloyalty, Othello’s true violent and aggressive nature is revealed.
- His threat of physical violence is visceral and thoroughly believable. The rational man he has been trying to portray is forgotten and the reality of his character is seen.
- Hamartia
- Tragic fall
“Lie with her! Lie on her! We say lie on her, when they belie her. Lie with her! That’s fulsome. –Handkerchief–confessions—handkerchief!
(IV.i)
(Othello)
- He cannot tell what a “lie” is. No idea what is fact or fiction
- His building doubts all burst out in this monologue
- Its disjointed and not at all articulate. We can see his deterioration in the way that he speaks. See the effect of his mental torture.
- Falls in a trance immediately after
- Hamartia
- Tragic fall
- Stagecraft is a key part of this scene
- DI
“I know my price, I am worth no worse a place.”
“a great arithmetician, One Michael Cassio”
(I.i) pg 3
(Iago)
- Monosyllabic arrogance/pointed hatred
- No reason not to trust Iago at this point
- Arithmetician – not a compliment, v condescending. Cassio is not experienced in war.
- Iago evidently very jealous of C!
- Tragic villain
- Machiavellian thoughts
- First monologue!
- Set at night in Venice – secrecy and concealment
“Till I am evened with him, wife for wife; Or failing so, yet that I put the Moor at least into a jealousy so strong That judgement cannot cure.”
(II.i) pg 75
(Iago)
- He doesn’t actually love Emilia, its more about his won dignity and the fact that he’s again second to Othello
- A reminder that Iago is opportunistic and has no plan
- Twisted by jealousy.
- Machiavellian deeds
- Tragic fall
- Unity of plot established
- Soliloquy - alone on stage
- Dramatic irony for later
