O, beware, my lord, of jealously!
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 fondly loves!
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 fondly loves!
Repetition: Of the word "O", in exasperation.Making sure that Othello knows how important and emotional jealousy is.
Metaphor referring to jealousy: Green is the color of envy / Iago is saying that jealousy is something to be wary of / Jealousy eats away at a person's relationship, ultimately destroying it. / Iago uses this metaphor to foreshadow the possibilities and to also create a bad mental image to go along with the thought of jealousy (specifically in Othello's head).
Strong Pathos Language: Iago uses these words to evoke an emotional response from Othello. loves not: the prospect of losing love, wronger: forces Othello to imagine Desdemona wronging him, damned: only thinking in a dark manner, and doubts-suspects: distrusting the woman he loves.
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1) O, beware, my lord, of jealously! = Be wary of letting jealousy overtake you.
1) O, beware, my lord, of jealously! = Be wary of letting jealousy overtake you.
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock / The meat it feeds on. = Jealousy eats away its owner's relationship until nothing remains, all the while finding the crumbling relationship to be a 'joke'.
That cuckold lives in bliss = A man who has an adulterous wife will live a happy life-
Who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger; = if they find out about the adultery and stop loving the offending wife.
But O, what damned minutes tells he o'er = But oh, the stories that the cheated-on man tells of -
Who dotes, yet doubts-suspects, yet fondly loves! = the man who loves, doubts, suspects, and somehow still loves the woman who cheated on him.
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3) Iago is saying that jealousy is an evil beast that, if let into a relationship, will destroy it and turn it's holder into a mockery of the person they once were.
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