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Act 5, scene 2. Jealousy Quotes in Othello Below you will find the important quotes in Othello related to the theme of Jealousy. Act 1, scene 2 Quotes. For I'll refer me to all things of sense, If she in chains of magic were not bound, Whether a maid, so tender, fair, and happy, So opposite to marriage that she shunned The wealthy curled darlings of our nation, Would ever have, t'incur a general mock, Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom Of such a thing as thou—to fear, not to delight.
Related Characters: Brabantio speaker , Othello , Desdemona. He's right. An outgoing personality doesn't make a woman loose. But he wouldn't have to remind himself of that if he weren't jealous. Again, Othello is right. Before her father and the world Desdemona proclaimed her choice, but if he weren't jealous he wouldn't have to remind himself that she chose him. To "doubt" means to suspect, and despite what he says, Othello already has strong suspicions, not from seeing anything, but just from listening to Iago.
Still worse, Othello is prepared to hear and believe whatever Iago says next. Othello believes that he's not the jealous type and he believes that Iago is his honest friend, so he believes that Iago couldn't be lying and he believes that he himself can't be mistaken. In other words, Othello shouldn't be jealous, but if he's not, Desdemona is likely to take advantage of him.
Later in the scene, alone on the stage after Emilia has given him Desdemona's handkerchief, Iago reveals his plan for using the handkerchief to deepen Othello's jealousy. He will put the handkerchief in Cassio's room, where Cassio will find it. As it turns out, Iago is right; when Othello sees Cassio with the handkerchief he thinks that he has seen the proof that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair. Desdemona is sure that the sun of Africa baked out any humours that could have made Othello a jealous man.
However, when Othello arrives, berates Desdemona about the handkerchief, and then storms out, Emilia asks, "Is not this man jealous? A "toy" is a silly or stupid idea, and Emilia clearly thinks that Othello could be toying with the stupid idea that Desdemona is unfaithful to him. Later we will learn that Emilia knows that Iago has a "jealous toy" of his own -- the idea that she's having an affair with Othello.
Therefore Emilia thinks she knows jealousy when she sees it. Desdemona replies, "Alas the day! I never gave him cause" 3. Desdemona exclaims, "Heaven keep that monster from Othello's mind! A little later in the scene Cassio asks his prostitute girlfriend Bianca to copy Desdemona's handkerchief for him.
Bianca is already unhappy with Cassio because he hasn't been to see her in a week, and the sight of a woman's handkerchief gives her an attack of jealousy. But jealous souls will not be answered so; They are not ever jealous for the cause.
Although the short interlude between Cassio and Bianca demonstrates greater potential cause for valid jealousy, we feel that the two could easily be reconciled when the misunderstanding is resolved. Othello, however, chooses not to give his wife the benefit of the doubt.
Henceforward, Othello is so blinded by jealousy that he can no longer recognise his wife as the loving, innocent, loyal person that she is. It motivates his hitting Desdemona in public, accusing her of infidelity with a comparative stranger, and the decision to murder both Desdemona and Cassio. The tragedy works to its inevitable conclusion, until Othello finally achieves a moment of clarity when he speaks of himself as:.
The drama of his downfall shows only too clearly the insidious and evil power of jealousy over a naive individual who has been too blind and, ironically, too trusting, to see the truth prior to this point. Also called 'The Decalogue' Ten Words. Instructions said to have been given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai, which have not only shaped Jewish and Christian belief and practice but also strongly influenced the legal systems of many countries.
Relating to irony, in which a comment may mean the opposite of what is actually said. A comic, mocking or satiric imitation of a form of literature or someone's action. Communication, either aloud or in the heart, with God. Recently Viewed Othello » Jealousy now.
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