All 3 Uses of
revel
in
Othello, the Moor of Venice
- It is Othello's pleasure, our noble and valiant general, that upon certain tidings now arrived, importing the mere perdition of the Turkish fleet, every man put himself into triumph; some to dance, some to make bonfires, each man to what sport and revels his addiction leads him: for, besides these beneficial news, it is the celebration of his nuptial:—so much was his pleasure should be proclaimed.†
Scene 2.2
- 'tis a night of revels: the gallants desire it.†
Scene 2.3 *
- —O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains! that we should, with joy, pleasance, revel, and applause, transform ourselves into beasts!†
Scene 2.3
Definition:
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(revel) to take delight in
or:
to party -- especially in a noisy way