It was used in Shakespeare's Othello 'Beware of jealousy it is a green eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on'. This is thought to be a reference to cats teasing their prey. Envy is a sick and green emotion, we are red when angry, brown when sun burnt and black when dead
Green has been associated with jealousy and envy due to various cultural and historical influences. In ancient times, green was believed to be the color of bile, which was associated with a negative and bitter emotion like jealousy. Additionally, the association between green and envy may have been reinforced through literature and art, where green has often been used to symbolize negative emotions and motivations.
Jealousy & envy are commonly associated with the color green, thus the phrase "Green with envy."
Color green is mostly associated with the emotion envy.
Green is the color of envy, such as the statement 'green with envy'.
wealth and envy...(i envy you)
No. Green is the colour of ENVY I think purple is jealousy- or noble- I'm not sure but green is envy
Traditionally green.
My new Jimmy Choo's made Justine green with (in) envy. I turn green with (in) envy when I see others wearing designer jeans that I cannot afford.
maybe green to suit the phrase "green with envy"
Green with Envy - 2010 was released on: USA: April 2010
The colour of envy is green, like the saying "green with envy". This is a question from a game called "Reverb". There was a man mentioned somewhere whose name is remarkably close to green...
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