Thursday, January 8, 2009

Othello 3.4

Quote: Emilia"But jealous souls will not be answered so; They are not ever jealous for the cause, but jealousy for they're jealous. It is a monster begot upon itself, born on itself."

Significance:

It seems here that Emilia may be attempting to worry Desdemona in order to get her to slip up. One can only assume Iago is behind this. Also, there is wisdom in this passage, as jealousy is derived from itself. However, Emilia does not seem educated enough to speak such wisdom, so that only strengthens my belief that Iago put those words into her mouth.

Definitions:

toy: trifle

circumstanced: accept things the way they are.

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