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Quotation from Othello by William Shakespeare

“O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-ey’d monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on.”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Iago)

Othello, Act 3, Scene 3 (Project Gutenberg #1531)

Portrait of William Shakespeare

Iago warns Othello against jealousy in the very speech that awakens it.

Citation: "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-ey’d monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on." — William Shakespeare, Othello, Act 3, Scene 3 (Project Gutenberg #1531). (id othello-q5)

Portrait: Othello et Desdemone à Venise (Shakespeare, Othello acte I) Othello and Desdemona in Venice, Théodore Chassériau, Public domain.

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