In reading The Captive, we are taught much about jealousy and at times, I am left wondering about the connections between it and between Biblical texts. Firstly, one cannot help but notice the sudden re-emergence of the father; secondly, numerous biblical intertexts. I'm not really certain what to do with this. But, let me put out a question: is Marcel an Old Testament God? As I read the Captive (is that a past tense or a present tense?) a single phrase runs through my mind: "For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God" and then, of course, "You shall have no other gods before me." It is as though Marcel has become god(-like) in his recognition of jealousy. This is an incomplete thought, but I thought that I'd put it out there.
J.A.
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