Green’s Meaning and History
In the middle ages, the color green was actually associated with greed and a desire for wealth, rather than envy.
It was thanks to William Shakespeare and his work The Merchant of Venice in which he mentions “green-eyed jealousy” that the association between green and envy became a thing.
Today, this color is often associated w…
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