O beware, my lord, of jealousy;
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 he tells he o'er
Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves!"
Here's my take on jealousy:
JEALOUSY
Jealousy is a green that's hard to define.
It looks like terribly tangled vines.
It sounds like wallowing and whimpering whines.
It smells like a strange scent on his neckline.
It tastes like muddy paranoid pies.
It feels like razor blades when he tells his lies.
Jealousy is sin in others' eyes.
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30 comments:
I never understood Shakespeare in high school, now I know why. - Margy
It's not easy being green.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Jealousy is sometimes not my friend.......
You've captured it so well, leslie!
Excellent. "Razor blades" are exactly what it feels like!
Oh, those cats eyes mesemerized me!!
Jane x
The green eyed monster lurks, ready to creep out when we least expect it.
I like your take on the green eyed monster.
'J' the green eyed monster looking like tangled vines and making all those sounds....I don't wan't to be 'J' but I love JD and JS :D You know who that is!!
Jammin with Shakespeare...Nice
Pheno, ABCW Team
Jealousy is definitely a green eyed monster that prowls around until it finds our weakness.
Good stuff Leslie.
Great imagery in prose and art!
I like this cat eye :)
Green is a good colour for jealousy. I like your poem.
Oh my this word can kill anybody ^_^ It drives men and women crazy. If not to be tame or reign this will lead a havoc in anyone's life. Perfect for this week them Leslie!
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Like your poem Leslie, - jealousy is such a hurtful emotion, but hard to avoid sometimes.
A dreadful thing, jealousy, leading to violence and often death.
Good post, Leslie. Many thanks to you and the other bard.
— K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
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You can depend on Shakespeare to come up a vivid metaphor. I wonder if anybody has ever counted the number of sayings we use which originated with him.
Wow! I never would have guesses "green with jealousy" was such an old expression!
Loved reading this - great take on J and jealousy - what a great photo of the cat's eye
I think you have captured Jealousy perfectly.
Perfect! What a fascinating eye - surely green enough for jealousy...
Jealousy blinds a person from reality.
Jealousy is very unhealthy. I like the term green eyed monster, very fitting,.
Jealousy-a manifestation of our insecurity or lack of trust?
Not a healthy emotion to harbor...
Tis a very negative, consuming emotion - along with envy don't you think?
Great take Leslie.
Denise ABC Team
The green cat's eye is very beautiful, so this is probably not the eye of jealousy!
I understand your poem better than Shakespeare's.
I think I might have eaten a muddy paranoid pie or two in my time. :O)
Nice translation!
I studied Othello in my English Lit class - it's powerful stuff! I'm so glad I don't live with that green-eyed monster, it's so destructive! Love the poem, I think it sums it up pretty well.
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jealousy is not my friend either .. it eats you up and destroys us.
I still don't understand Shakespeare ... !!
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