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=Jealousy in Othello=



 Quotes

[|Here] is a list of great quotes, all about jealousy and envy.

'I know my price, I am worth no worse a place. But he, as loving his own pride and purposes, evades them with a bombast circumstance, horribly stuffed with epithets of war; and, in conclusion, nonsuits my mediators; for, "Certes," says he, "I have already chose my officer." And what was he? Forsooth, a great arithmetician, one Michael Cassio, a Florentine (a fellow almost damned in a fair wife), that never set a squadron in the field' ---Iago (Act I pgs. 1-2)

Here, Iago confesses his jealousy and demonstrates his anger to Roderigo and the readers. Iago demonstrates all of the typical 'symptoms' shown in stereotypical jealousy; he feels he is better, hates the man he is jealous of, and feels he is ill-qualified. The first sentence of this quote directly shows how Iago feels he is the right man for the job, even a bit vain. His hatred towards Cassio is obviously apparent in the word choice and tone. He also feels like Cassio is not suited for the job: "a great arithmetician...that never set a squadron in the field". This quote shows how Iago will act and think for the remainder of the play. It also clearly demonstrates how jealousy is (and will be) a very prevalent theme in __Othello__.

'She is abused, stol'n from me' ---Brabantio (Act 1 pg. 14)

Here, another source of jealousy is introduced into the play. Brabantio is jealous of Othello; he wants to spend time with her, not Othello. The idea of losing her to another man (not in a sexual way, but in matters of attention) frightens him to a sense of insecurity.



**Articles**
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Jealousy can escalate loving intentions into a vengeful rage within the blink of an eye. Even today, the tragic tale of William Shakespeare's Othello is compared to murderous acts of jealousy. Is jealousy a [|necessary evil]? What would society be without jealousy? Not sure if you're the only one dealing with your own little jealousy demons the same way as other people? Read an [|article]where the author talks about jealousy in her own life and ways to overcome.

Do all readers of __Othello__ have the same view on the jealousy prevalent throughout? Very possibly not. Men and women may view jealousy differently as discussed in [|this article].

**Websites**
[|Here] is a nice blog talking about whether jealousy is always a negative emotion.

Jealousy can be very detrimental to any type of relationship. In order to keep a relationship healthy, it is important to find a way to [|overcome jealousy].

Sometimes it is too difficult to control certain emotions. Psychiatrists have proven that jealousy is just part of [|human nature]. Just like love, it is a feeling we cannot escape.

No one wants to be with a jealous person, yet so many people contain this trait. How can jealousy be resolved? Check out these easy [|tips for success.]

Jealousy is more like a sickness then anything else. It can engulf one's thoughts and actions and turn them into people they are not. There are ways to [|fight this evil] and save a ruined relationship.

Still having issues with Jealousy? There are many different [|opinions] on how to deal with this emotion.

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**Podcasts**

This [|podcast]deals with women and jealousy but can still be useful for men.

**Videos**
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**SFS** (Super Fun Section)
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**Literary Criticism**
"The occasional tendency to treat the play as a detective story, or a realistic novel in which details of time and place are paramount, has spawned another question related to plot: is the marriage between Othello and Desdemona ever actually consummated? Certainly it appears that the couple, rushed off on the military expedition, postpone their wedding "rites" until Cyprus. Othello's words as he leads off his bride, "The purchase made, the fruits are to ensue" (2. 3. 9), strongly imply that the marriage has not yet been consummated. Granted, the drunken quarrel then develops fairly quickly (in stage time), and Othello is summoned to the scene by the "dreadful bell"; still, his words as he returns to bed with Desdemona -- "'tis the soldiers' life / To have their balmy slumbers waked with strife" (256-57) -- offer no indication of interrupted coitus. Given the play's focus on how quickly the "monster" of jealousy works its mischief, it seems needlessly strained to attribute Othello's cruelty to "frustrated desire." 24 Such a reading also risks turning him into the ludicrous figure of the elderly, impotent husband. To argue that "the murder is indeed this marriage's only consummation" 25 adds a maudlin twist that is not convincingly supported by the text."

__Source:__ Hall, Joan Lord. Othello A Guide to the Play. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999. Questia. 10 Nov. 2008 <http://www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=15311157>.

"We see Othello and his wife naked together in bed, and this suddenly gives Desdemona a new dimension: a sexual Desdemona can create sexual worries. When Othello is deep in the throes of jealously, we once again see a naked Desdemona, but now frolicking with Cassio. Emphasizing the carnal connection between these two makes jealousy no longer dependent exclusively on plot twists; but there is a down side. Despite the obvious attraction, Fishburne shows little fondness for his bride. He wears a handful of rings, only one of which signifies marriage. Sour lust is not enough to produce the awful ache of tragedy."

__Source:__ Bent, Geoffrey. "Three Green-Eyed Monsters: Acting as Applied Criticism in Shakespeare's 'Othello.'." The Antioch Review Summer 1998: 358+. Questia. 10 Nov. 2008 <http://www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5002291380>.

<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Jealousy constitutes a standard 'negative' emotion (see s. 1.4), that is, an emotion to which opprobrium has typically been attached. According to the traditional view, shared by philosophers, psychologists, and the general public alike, <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">jealousy is the sign, ifnot of an irredeemably corrupt mind, then at least of an excessively possessive and insecure character. At best, jealous persons are considered to be suffering from a pathological condition standing in need ofa cure; at worst, they are stigmatised as blackguards. Some have even wanted to claim that <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">jealousy is the most evil of emotions: the one rightly exciting the least pity in us for persons experiencing it. During the recent renascence of emotion research, <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">jealousy has aroused special interest, and as a result, some modifications of this traditional view have been suggested. One is more likely to read nowadays than before that, as opposed to envy, <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">jealousy is 'not as objectionable as it is generally made out to be'; [|1]it does not deserve its 'unqualified opprobrium', [|2]or that envy is at least 'the more vicious of the two'. [|3]In the present chapter, I aim to strike an even more violent blow at the received wisdom by defending the thesis that <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">jealousy can in many cases be justified as a rational and a morally fitting emotional response. My eventual claim, in section 5.4, will be that, so far from necessarily being a weakness or a vice, <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">jealousy - as a mean between two excesses - is to be considered a virtue to which pride of place should be given in a well-rounded life: that experiencing <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">jealousy at the right time, toward the right people, and in the right amount constitutes an essential element of human //eudaimonia//. I have already advanced a case for pridefulness as a value in human life; now I propose to show that <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">jealousy is a necessary condition of pridefulness, and hence that it both acts as an important guardian of self-respect and also contributes, at a deeper level, to the formation and maintenance of personhood. The emotion of <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">jealousy in this sense is a value which should be fostered rather than discouraged in moral education, an issue upon the practicalities of which I expand in a separate section (s. 6.4).

Kristjansson, Kristjan. __Justifying Emotions: Pride and Jealously__. London: Routledge, 2002. __Questia__. 13 Nov. 2008 <http://www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=108098728>.

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Socratic Seminar Questions
1) Do you think jealousy is a measurable trait? 2) Are you born with jealousy? Can you change and control it? 3) Should the characters be held accountable for their jealousy and the actions that result from it? 4) Othello claims in Act III Scene III, “Thinkst’ thou I’d make a life of jealousy, to follow the changes of the moon with suspicion. No (63).” What is a life of jealousy? Does Othello choose to lead a life like this. Why or why not? 5) Is Jealousy the prime emotion driving all actions in the play? If Othello was not jealous would the outcome have been the same? What if Rodrigo was not jealous? Would there be no plot if Iago was not jealous? 6) Is Jealousy an “evil” emotion?

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