Othello
jealousy
Oh beware, my lord, of jealousy It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on
Iago.
Iago
This particular expression does not appear in Shakespeare, but its componenents do. "Purpled" appears once or twice--always in the sense that the person's hands are "purple" with blood. "Onion-eyed" shows up in Antony and Cleopatra: the allusion is to the power of onions to make a person cry. An onion-eyed person is a teary one. "Nut-hook" is used by Doll Tearsheet in 2 Henry IV. It really is an insult, meaning a thief, one who hooks laundry off clotheslines or objects through open windows using the kind of hook used to harvest nuts. So if bloody-handed weeping thief conveys the kind of insult you are looking for, you've got the right expression.
jealousy
In Othello, Shakespeare alludes to cats as green-eyed monsters in the way that they play with mice before killing them. Iago: 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 tells he o'er Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves! But no green-eyed monster ever made any physical appearance in anything from Shakespeare!
If someone calls you a "green eyed monster" they are saying you are jealous. It's similar to the expression, "green with envy". Some people say this phrase comes from the Marvel Comic Book character, The Incredible Hulk, but it most likely originated from Shakespeare as he referred to "green eyed jealousy" in his play, The Merchant Of Venice; as well as "the green eyed monster" in Othello.
Other names for "green-eyed monster" : "envy" and/or "jealousy" The green eyed monster is just a way of saying jealousy of most of the time, a rival.
The Green Eyed Monster - 1914 was released on: USA: November 1914
The Green-Eyed Monster - 1913 was released on: USA: 7 August 1913
The Green-Eyed Monster - 1916 was released on: USA: 2 January 1916
The Green-Eyed Monster - 1925 was released on: USA: 21 September 1925
The cast of The Green-Eyed Monster - 1919 includes: Louise Dunbar
The cast of The Green-Eyed Monster - 1925 includes: Arthur Lake
Green-Eyed Monster - 2002 TV is rated/received certificates of: Australia:M
Oh beware, my lord, of jealousy It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on