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Aladdin · 2019 — Chapter 23 of 24 · 3'30" · B1

Jafar Wishes to Be the Most Powerful, Explained: mark my words

Jafar has the lamp and thinks he's untouchable, so Aladdin reminds him where the power came from: the Genie can give it and take it away. Jafar answers by wishing to be the most powerful being alive — and gets exactly what he asked for, in the worst possible way.

What happens

With the lamp in hand, Jafar boasts that he is the greatest sorcerer alive and can destroy anything. Aladdin warns him that the Genie's power can be withdrawn, so Jafar uses his final wish to become the most powerful being in the universe. The wish is granted literally: he becomes a genie, and a genie without a master belongs in a lamp.

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mark my wordstried and failedhold the powertake it away

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  7. ❝ MonologueJafar crowns himself strongest6 linesPractice page ↗
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Phrase of the scene

mark my words

记住我的话；我说的话你等着瞧

贾法尔被变成灯神、即将回到神灯前，用这句话警告阿拉丁自己不会忘记这笔账。

Mark my words, he'll be back.

Also in this scene

  • tried and failed

    attempted and did not succeed

  • hold the power

    be in control of the power

  • take it away

    remove or take back something

Everything marked in this scene

25 notes across 52 lines

Phrase · B2could have beenYou could've been the most powerful man in the room.
Phrase · B2the most powerful manYou could've been the most powerful man in the room.
Phrase · B2hold the power

be in control of the power

I hold the power.
Soundhold the power

liaison

I hold the power.
Phrase · B2try and fail

attempted and did not succeed

I tried and failed, and so will you.
Phrase · C1the world has ever seenI am the greatest sorcerer the world has ever seen.
Grammar · C1the world has ever seen

superlative with present perfect

I am the greatest sorcerer the world has ever seen.
Phrase · B2cannot ignore somethingI will create an empire that history cannot ignore.
Grammar · B2an empire that history cannot ignore

relative clause with that

I will create an empire that history cannot ignore.
Phrase · B2who made someone ...But who made you a sultan?
Phrase · B2more powerful than someone-more powerful than you. -What are you doing?
Phrase · B1take something away

remove or take back something

Genie gave you your power, and he can take it away.
Soundtake it away

flap

Genie gave you your power, and he can take it away.
Phrase · B1for now-He serves me! -ALADDIN: For now.
SoundFor now

liaison

-He serves me! -ALADDIN: For now.
Phrase · B2you said it yourselfYou said it yourself.
Phrase · B2be secondYou'll always be second.
Phrase · C1second to no onesecond to no one.
Grammar · C1second to no one

second to

second to no one.
Phrase · C1lay waste to somethingFirst, I'll lay waste to those fools in Shirabad.
Phrase · B2what someone has done to someoneWhat have you done to me?
Phrase · B2your wish, not mineThis was your wish, not mine.
Grammar · B2without a master

without

You see, a genie without a master goes back in their lamp.
Phrase · B1will not forgetI will not forget you, boy!
Phrase · B2mark my wordsMark my words,

Jafar Wishes to Be the Most Powerful, explained

What's really going on

The scene is a lesson in reading the fine print. Jafar believes power is something you hold, and Aladdin's point is that it's something you're given: "Genie gave you your power, and he can take it away." Jafar's answer is to wish for more — the most powerful being in the universe — which is exactly the kind of vague wish that rebounds. The Genie even flags it: "A lot of gray area in that wish." What makes the ending satisfying is its logic rather than its magic: the man who could never stand being second becomes the servant of whoever holds the lamp. His last words, "Mark my words," are a threat the scene has already made pointless.

Theme

PowerJafar learns that borrowed power can be revoked, and his bid for more costs him everything.
AmbitionWanting to be first above all else is exactly what traps him in last place.

Listen for

  • hold the power — liaison
  • take it away — flap
  • For now — liaison
You could've been the most powerful man in the room.

Jafar's taunt: with a better plan, Aladdin could have ruled; now he's only a boy with no power.

I will create an empire that history cannot ignore.

Jafar's grand ambition in a line — not just to rule, but to be remembered as a conqueror.

A genie might have phenomenal cosmic powers...

The setup for the joke: limitless magic comes with one tiny catch, and Jafar is about to find it.

I am the greatest sorcerer the world has ever seen.

The boast Jafar builds his coup on, one that the ending quietly dismantles.

This was your wish, not mine.

The Genie's defense: he only granted what Jafar asked for, so the trap is Jafar's own doing.

Questions about this scene

How does Jafar get trapped in a lamp?

He wishes to become the most powerful being in the universe. The Genie grants it literally: the most powerful being is a genie, and a genie with no master returns to a lamp.

Why does Aladdin keep saying Jafar will always be second?

Because someone or something is always more powerful. Even with the lamp, Jafar answers to the Genie, so he can never truly be first.

What does "mark my words" mean?

It means "remember what I'm telling you." Jafar uses it as a parting threat, insisting he'll get revenge.

Why does the Genie call the wish a gray area?

Because "the most powerful being in the universe" is vague — powerful can mean many things, and the Genie picks the reading that ruins Jafar.

Aladdin · 24 chapters

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Chapter 1The diamond in the roughThe Mariner Tells Aladdin's StoryChapter 2one jump aheadAladdin's One Jump Ahead ChaseChapter 3Come and go as we pleaseAladdin Shares His Rooftop HomeChapter 4Remember your placeJafar Manipulates the SultanChapter 5like you own the placeAladdin Sneaks into the PalaceChapter 6nothing comes for freeJafar Offers Aladdin a DealChapter 7see the light of dayAladdin Enters the Cave of WondersChapter 8ring a bellGenie Explains the Three WishesChapter 9the cherry on topAladdin Becomes Prince AliChapter 10weak in the kneesPrince Ali's Grand ParadeChapter 11out of the gamePrince Ali's Awkward First ImpressionChapter 12see right through someoneAladdin Panics as Prince AliChapter 13in a charming sort of a wayA Prince Calls on the PrincessChapter 14crystal clearAladdin's Magic Carpet RideChapter 15shine throughJafar Unveils Aladdin's LieChapter 16in the neighborhoodGenie Backdates a Wish to Save AladdinChapter 17under a spellJasmine Exposes JafarChapter 18live a lieGenie Confronts Aladdin's LieChapter 19seen and not heardJafar Seizes the Sultan's ThroneChapter 20written in stoneJasmine Turns Hakim Against JafarChapter 21the ends of the earthJafar Exposes AladdinChapter 22nothing withoutJasmine Grabs the LampWatching · Chapter 23mark my wordsJafar Wishes to Be the Most PowerfulChapter 24owe you everythingAladdin's Last Wish Frees the Genie
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