175Who dotes, yet doubts— suspects, yet soundly loves! Beware of jealousy, my lord! It’s a green-eyed monster that makes fun of the victims it devours. The man who knows his wife is cheating on him is happy, because at least he isn’t friends with the man she’s sleeping with.
WHO warns Othello Beware of jealousy?
As
Iago
makes insinuations about Desdemona’s adultery and Othello pressures him to reveal what he knows, Iago warns Othello against succumbing to jealousy.
WHO warns Othello about the green-eyed monster?
The passage in Othello about the green-eyed monster is remembered not only because it’s such a marvelously vivid and poetic description, but because, in its context, it’s a brutally effective manipulation.
Iago
is telling Othello to guard against his own jealousy, even as we know he is doing all he can to feed it.
Who certain of his fate loves not his wronger?
O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on; that
cuckold
lives in bliss Who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger; But, O, what damned minutes tells he o’er Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves! O misery!
Who says do not doubt Cassio but I will have my lord and you again as friendly as you were?
Desdemona
>>
Do not doubt, Cassio, / But I will have my lord and you again / As friendly as you were.
Who is the most jealous character in Othello?
Iago’s Jealousy
Iago
is jealous of both Othello’s success and the fact that Othello made Cassio a lieutenant. Iago claims that Cassio has never set a foot on the battlefield and that in promoting Cassio Othello has chosen by letter and affection and not by old gradation (Act 1. Scene 1).
Why is Othello so jealous?
Iago creates the tale of Desdemona and Cassio’s involvement by convenience. Iago so
desperately wants Othello to become insane with jealousy
, and he initiates this envy and rage by creating lies of Desdemona’s unfaithful- ness. The chance comes when Iago and Othello see Cassio and Desdemona together.
Why do they call jealousy the green-eyed monster?
Jealousy can lead even the nicest people to do awful things
. That’s why it’s often referred to as the ‘green-eyed monster’. Because it’s so universal in human nature, jealousy is a common theme in storytelling.
Is Iago jealous of Othello?
Iago was also
jealous
of Othello which is why he plotted to have him killed. Iago felt that Othello was not suitable to be in charge and wanted it for himself. Iago was so jealous that he didn’t care who died as long as he got what he wanted.
Is the green-eyed monster a metaphor?
Jealousy: “Carl has really been bitten by the green-eyed monster; he gets jealous if his wife so much as talks to another man.” This metaphor was coined by William Shakespeare in his play Othello.
Did Michael Cassio know your love?
Know of your love? When you were wooing Desdemona, did Michael Cassio know about it? He did, from
first
to last.
What if I had said I had seen him do you wrong?
What if I had said I had seen him do you wrong?
Hath he said any thing
? Has he said anything? No more than he’ll unswear.
Would they might seem none?
During the lines 126- 127 Iago makes the remark “
Men should be what they seem
; or those that be not, would they might seem none!” which holds a create deal of irony and oblique. This statement basically translates to “Men should be what they appear to be.
Did I today See Cassio wipe his beard with?
It was my first gift to her. See Cassio wipe his beard with. I don’t know about that, but I saw a
handkerchief
like that today. I’m sure it belongs to your wife, and I saw Cassio use it to wipe his beard.
Why then I think Cassio is an honest man?
If they’re not honest, they shouldn’t look like they are! Certain, men should be what they seem. Absolutely,
people should be
what they appear to be. Why then I think Cassio’s an honest man.
Why did I marry this honest creature doubtless?
“Why did I marry? This honest creature doubtless
sees and knows more
, much more than he unfolds.” “I am glad I have found this napkin. This was her first remembrance from the Moor.”
