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Portia refers directly to ‘green-eyed jealousy’ and then, in the later play Othello, Shakespeare turns it into an even more visual idea, making it a monster, suggesting that it is powerful and dangerous. He adds the caution ‘beware’ to make it even more threatening.
- The Merchant of Venice
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- Othello
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- The Merchant of Venice
[To herself] All other emotions are flying away—doubt and rash despair, shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy! I must moderate my love and restrain my ecstasy. I must rejoice within good measure and not too much.
Feb 23, 2024 · green-eyed jealousy : jealousy is personified here, and said to be a monster with green eyes. In measure rein the joy : “scatter down the joy.” surfeit : to sicken of a thing from having too much of it.
Portia notes that as Bassanio reads the letter he grows pale and horrified—she's sure that its contents declare the death of a dear friend, as nothing else could provide cause for a man like Bassanio to suddenly look such a mess.
In The Merchant of Venice, Portia refers to "green-eyed jealousy" (Act 3, scene 2), and here Shakespeare coins the more intense phrase "green-ey'd monster." Renaissance Englishmen often...
Jul 31, 2015 · Synopsis: Portia advises Bassanio to postpone choosing for fear he should make the wrong choice. Bassanio declares himself unable to live in uncertainty. Portia is overjoyed when Bassanio correctly chooses the lead chest containing her picture.
Portia. [Aside] How all the other passions fleet to air, 1475 As doubtful thoughts, and rash-embraced despair, And shuddering fear, and green-eyed jealousy! O love, Be moderate; allay thy ecstasy, In measure rein thy joy; scant this excess. I feel too much thy blessing: make it less, 1480 For fear I surfeit. Bassanio. What find I here?
