tush never tell me take it much unkindly that thou iago who hast had my purse as if the strings were thine shouldst know of this sblood but you will not hear me if ever did dream of such a matter abhor me thou toldst me thou didst hold him in thy hate despise me if do not three great ones of the city in personal suit to make me his lieutenant offcappd to him and by the faith of man know my price am worth no worse a place but he as loving his own pride and purposes evades them with a bombast circumstance horribly stuffd with epithets of war and in conclusion nonsuits my mediators for certes says he have already chose my officer and what was he forsooth a great arithmetician one michael cassio a florentine fellow almost damnd in a fair wife that never set a squadron in the field nor the division of a battle knows more than a spinster unless the bookish theoric wherein the toged consuls can propose as masterly as he mere prattle without practise is all his soldiership but he sir had the election and of whom his eyes had seen the proof at rhodes at cyprus and on other grounds christian and heathen must be beleed and calmd by debitor and creditor this countercaster he in good time must his lieutenant be and igod bless the markhis moorships ancient by heaven rather would have been his hangman why theres no remedy tis the curse of service preferment goes by letter and affection and not by old gradation where each second stood heir to the first now sir be judge yourself whether in any just term am affined to love the moor would not follow him then sir content you follow him to serve my turn upon him we cannot all be masters nor all masters cannot be truly followd you shall mark many a duteous and kneecrooking knave that doting on his own obsequious bondage wears out his time much like his masters ass for nought but provender and when hes old cashierd whip me such honest knaves others there are who trimmd in forms and visages of duty keep yet their hearts attending on themselves and throwing but shows of service on their lords do well thrive by them and when they have lined their coats do themselves homage these fellows have some soul and such a one do profess myself for sir it is as sure as you are roderigo were the moor would not be iago in following him follow but myself heaven is my judge not for love and duty but seeming so for my peculiar end for when my outward action doth demonstrate the native act and figure of my heart in compliment extern tis not long after but will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at am not what am what a full fortune does the thicklips owe if he can carryt thus call up her father rouse him make after him poison his delight proclaim him in the streets incense her kinsmen and though he in a fertile climate dwell plague him with flies though that his joy be joy yet throw such changes of vexation ont as it may lose some colour here is her fathers house ill call aloud do with like timorous accent and dire yell as when by night and negligence the fire is spied in populous cities what ho brabantio signior brabantio ho awake what ho brabantio thieves thieves thieves look to your house your daughter and your bags thieves thieves appears above at a window what is the reason of this terrible summons what is the matter there signior is all your family within are your doors lockd why wherefore ask you this zounds sir youre robbd for shame put on your gown your heart is burst you have lost half your soul even now now very now an old black ram is topping your white ewe arise arise awake the snorting citizens with the bell or else the devil will make a grandsire of you arise say what have you lost your wits most reverend signior do you know my voice not what are you my name is roderigo the worser welcome have charged thee not to haunt about my doors in honest plainness thou hast heard me say my daughter is not for thee and now in madness being full of supper and distempering draughts upon malicious bravery dost thou come to start my quiet sir sir sir but thou must needs be sure my spirit and my place have in them power to make this bitter to thee patience good sir what tellst thou me of robbing this is venice my house is not a grange most grave brabantio in simple and pure soul come to you zounds sir you are one of those that will not serve god if the devil bid you because we come to do you service and you think we are ruffians youll have your daughter covered with a barbary horse youll have your nephews neigh to you youll have coursers for cousins and gennets for germans what profane wretch art thou am one sir that comes to tell you your daughter and the moor are now making the beast with two backs thou art a villain you area senator this thou shalt answer know thee roderigo sir will answer any thing but beseech you ift be your pleasure and most wise consent as partly find it is that your fair daughter at this oddeven and dull watch o the night transported with no worse nor better guard but with a knave of common hire a gondolier to the gross clasps of a lascivious moor if this be known to you and your allowance we then have done you bold and saucy wrongs but if you know not this my manners tell me we have your wrong rebuke do not believe that from the sense of all civility thus would play and trifle with your reverence your daughter if you have not given her leave say again hath made a gross revolt tying her duty beauty wit and fortunes in an extravagant and wheeling stranger of here and every where straight satisfy yourself if she be in her chamber or your house let loose on me the justice of the state for thus deluding you strike on the tinder ho give me a taper call up all my people this accident is not unlike my dream belief of it oppresses me already light say light exit above farewell for must leave you it seems not meet nor wholesome to my place to be producedas if stay shall against the moor for do know the state however this may gall him with some cheque cannot with safety cast him for hes embarkd with such loud reason to the cyprus wars which even now stand in act that for their souls another of his fathom they have none to lead their business in which regard though do hate him as do hellpains yet for necessity of present life must show out a flag and sign of love which is indeed but sign that you shall surely find him lead to the sagittary the raised search and there will be with him so farewell exit enter below and servants with torches it is too true an evil gone she is and whats to come of my despised time is nought but bitterness now roderigo where didst thou see her unhappy girl with the moor sayst thou who would be a father how didst thou know twas she she deceives me past thought what said she to you get more tapers raise all my kindred are they married think you truly think they are heaven how got she out treason of the blood fathers from hence trust not your daughters minds by what you see them act is there not charms by which the property of youth and maidhood may be abused have you not read roderigo of some such thing yes sir have indeed call up my brother would you had had her some one way some another do you know where we may apprehend her and the moor think can discover him if you please to get good guard and go along with me pray you lead on at every house ill call may command at most get weapons ho and raise some special officers of night on good roderigo ill deserve your pains exeunt another street enter and attendants with torches though in the trade of war have slain men yet do hold it very stuff o the conscience to do no contrived murder lack iniquity sometimes to do me service nine or ten times had thought to have yerkd him here under the ribs tis better as it is nay but he prated and spoke such scurvy and provoking terms against your honour that with the little godliness have did full hard forbear him but pray you sir are you fast married be assured of this that the magnifico is much beloved and hath in his effect a voice potential as double as the dukes he will divorce you or put upon you what restraint and grievance the law with all his might to enforce it on will give him cable let him do his spite my services which have done the signiory shall outtongue his complaints tis yet to know which when know that boasting is an honour shall promulgatei fetch my life and being from men of royal siege and my demerits may speak unbonneted to as proud a fortune as this that have reachd for know iago but that love the gentle desdemona would not my unhoused free condition put into circumscription and confine for the seas worth but look what lights come yond those are the raised father and his friends you were best go in not must be found my parts my title and my perfect soul shall manifest me rightly is it they by janus think no enter and certain officers with torches the servants of the duke and my lieutenant the goodness of the night upon you friends what is the news the duke does greet you general and he requires your hasteposthaste appearance even on the instant what is the matter think you something from cyprus as may divine it is a business of some heat the galleys have sent a dozen sequent messengers this very night at one anothers heels and many of the consuls raised and met are at the dukes already you have been hotly calld for when being not at your lodging to be found the senate hath sent about three several guests to search you out tis well am found by you will but spend a word here in the house and go with you exit ancient what makes he here faith he tonight hath boarded a land carack if it prove lawful prize hes made for ever do not understand hes married to who reenter marry tocome captain will you go have with you here comes another troop to seek for you it is brabantio general be advised he comes to bad intent enter and officers with torches and weapons holla stand there signior it is the moor down with him thief they draw on both sides you roderigo come sir am for you keep up your bright swords for the dew will rust them good signior you shall more command with years than with your weapons thou foul thief where hast thou stowd my daughter damnd as thou art thou hast enchanted her for ill refer me to all things of sense if she in chains of magic were not bound whether a maid so tender fair and happy so opposite to marriage that she shunned the wealthy curled darlings of our nation would ever have to incur a general mock run from her guardage to the sooty bosom of such a thing as thou to fear not to delight judge me the world if tis not gross in sense that thou hast practised on her with foul charms abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals that weaken motion ill havet disputed on tis probable and palpable to thinking therefore apprehend and do attach thee for an abuser of the world a practiser of arts inhibited and out of warrant lay hold upon him if he do resist subdue him at his peril hold your hands both you of my inclining and the rest were it my cue to fight should have known it without a prompter where will you that go to answer this your charge to prison till fit time of law and course of direct session call thee to answer what if do obey how may the duke be therewith satisfied whose messengers are here about my side upon some present business of the state to bring me to him first officer tis true most worthy signior the dukes in council and your noble self am sure is sent for how the duke in council in this time of the night bring him away mines not an idle cause the duke himself or any of my brothers of the state cannot but feel this wrong as twere their own for if such actions may have passage free bondslaves and pagans shall our statesmen be exeunt councilchamber the and senators sitting at a table officers attending there is no composition in these news that gives them credit first senator indeed they are disproportiond my letters say a hundred and seven galleys and mine a hundred and forty second senator and mine two hundred but though they jump not on a just account as in these cases where the aim reports tis oft with differenceyet do they all confirm turkish fleet and bearing up to cyprus nay it is possible enough to judgment do not so secure me in the error but the main article do approve in fearful sense sailor within what ho what ho what ho first officer messenger from the galleys enter a sailor now whats the business sailor the turkish preparation makes for rhodes so was bid report here to the state by signior angelo how say you by this change first senator this cannot be by no assay of reason tis a pageant to keep us in false gaze when we consider the importancy of cyprus to the turk and let ourselves again but understand that as it more concerns the turk than rhodes so may he with more facile question bear it for that it stands not in such warlike brace but altogether lacks the abilities that rhodes is dressd in if we make thought of this we must not think the turk is so unskilful to leave that latest which concerns him first neglecting an attempt of ease and gain to wake and wage a danger profitless nay in all confidence hes not for rhodes first officer here is more news enter a messenger messenger the ottomites reverend and gracious steering with due course towards the isle of rhodes have there injointed them with an after fleet first senator ay so thought how many as you guess messenger of thirty sail and now they do restem their backward course bearing with frank appearance their purposes toward cyprus signior montano your trusty and most valiant servitor with his free duty recommends you thus and prays you to believe him tis certain then for cyprus marcus luccicos is not he in town first senator hes now in florence write from us to him postposthaste dispatch first senator here comes brabantio and the valiant moor enter and officers valiant othello we must straight employ you against the general enemy ottoman to did not see you welcome gentle signior we lackd your counsel and your help tonight so did yours good your grace pardon me neither my place nor aught heard of business hath raised me from my bed nor doth the general care take hold on me for my particular grief is of so floodgate and oerbearing nature that it engluts and swallows other sorrows and it is still itself why whats the matter my daughter my daughter dead senator ay to me she is abused stoln from me and corrupted by spells and medicines bought of mountebanks for nature so preposterously to err being not deficient blind or lame of sense sans witchcraft could not whoeer he be that in this foul proceeding hath thus beguiled your daughter of herself and you of her the bloody book of law you shall yourself read in the bitter letter after your own sense yea though our proper son stood in your action humbly thank your grace here is the man this moor whom now it seems your special mandate for the stateaffairs hath hither brought we are very sorry fort senator to what in your own part can you say to this nothing but this is so most potent grave and reverend signiors my very noble and approved good masters that have taen away this old mans daughter it is most true true have married her the very head and front of my offending hath this extent no more rude am in my speech and little blessd with the soft phrase of peace for since these arms of mine had seven years pith till now some nine moons wasted they have used their dearest action in the tented field and little of this great world can speak more than pertains to feats of broil and battle and therefore little shall grace my cause in speaking for myself yet by your gracious patience will a round unvarnishd tale deliver of my whole course of love what drugs what charms what conjuration and what mighty magic for such proceeding am charged withal won his daughter maiden never bold of spirit so still and quiet that her motion blushd at herself and she in spite of nature of years of country credit every thing to fall in love with what she feard to look on it is a judgment maimd and most imperfect that will confess perfection so could err against all rules of nature and must be driven to find out practises of cunning hell why this should be therefore vouch again that with some mixtures powerful oer the blood or with some dram conjured to this effect he wrought upon her to vouch this is no proof without more wider and more overt test than these thin habits and poor likelihoods of modern seeming do prefer against him first senator but othello speak did you by indirect and forced courses subdue and poison this young maids affections or came it by request and such fair question as soul to soul affordeth do beseech you send for the lady to the sagittary and let her speak of me before her father if you do find me foul in her report the trust the office do hold of you not only take away but let your sentence even fall upon my life fetch desdemona hither ancient conduct them you best know the place exeunt and attendants and till she come as truly as to heaven do confess the vices of my blood so justly to your grave ears ill present how did thrive in this fair ladys love and she in mine say it othello her father loved me oft invited me still questiond me the story of my life from year to year the battles sieges fortunes that have passed ran it through even from my boyish days to the very moment that he bade me tell it wherein spake of most disastrous chances of moving accidents by flood and field of hairbreadth scapes i the imminent deadly breach of being taken by the insolent foe and sold to slavery of my redemption thence and portance in my travels history wherein of antres vast and deserts idle rough quarries rocks and hills whose heads touch heaven it was my hint to speaksuch was the process and of the cannibals that each other eat the anthropophagi and men whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders this to hear would desdemona seriously incline but still the houseaffairs would draw her thence which ever as she could with haste dispatch sheld come again and with a greedy ear devour up my discourse which observing took once a pliant hour and found good means to draw from her a prayer of earnest heart that would all my pilgrimage dilate whereof by parcels she had something heard but not intentively did consent and often did beguile her of her tears when did speak of some distressful stroke that my youth sufferd my story being done she gave me for my pains a world of sighs she swore in faith twas strange twas passing strange twas pitiful twas wondrous pitiful she wishd she had not heard it yet she wishd that heaven had made her such a man she thankd me and bade me if had a friend that loved her should but teach him how to tell my story and that would woo her upon this hint spake she loved me for the dangers had passd and loved her that she did pity them this only is the witchcraft have used here comes the lady let her witness it enter and attendants think this tale would win my daughter too good brabantio take up this mangled matter at the best men do their broken weapons rather use than their bare hands pray you hear her speak if she confess that she was half the wooer destruction on my head if my bad blame light on the man come hither gentle mistress do you perceive in all this noble company where most you owe obedience my noble father do perceive here a divided duty to you am bound for life and education my life and education both do learn me how to respect you you are the lord of duty am hitherto your daughter but heres my husband and so much duty as my mother showd to you preferring you before her father so much challenge that may profess due to the moor my lord god be wi you have done please it your grace on to the stateaffairs had rather to adopt a child than get it come hither moor here do give thee that with all my heart which but thou hast already with all my heart would keep from thee for your sake jewel am glad at soul have no other child for thy escape would teach me tyranny to hang clogs on them have done my lord let me speak like yourself and lay a sentence which as a grise or step may help these lovers into your favour when remedies are past the griefs are ended by seeing the worst which late on hopes depended to mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on what cannot be preserved when fortune takes patience her injury a mockery makes the robbd that smiles steals something from the thief he robs himself that spends a bootless grief so let the turk of cyprus us beguile we lose it not so long as we can smile he bears the sentence well that nothing bears but the free comfort which from thence he hears but he bears both the sentence and the sorrow that to pay grief must of poor patience borrow these sentences to sugar or to gall being strong on both sides are equivocal but words are words never yet did hear that the bruised heart was pierced through the ear humbly beseech you proceed to the affairs of state the turk with a most mighty preparation makes for cyprus othello the fortitude of the place is best known to you and though we have there a substitute of most allowed sufficiency yet opinion a sovereign mistress of effects throws a more safer voice on you you must therefore be content to slubber the gloss of your new fortunes with this more stubborn and boisterous expedition the tyrant custom most grave senators hath made the flinty and steel couch of war my thricedriven bed of down do agnise natural and prompt alacrity find in hardness and do undertake these present wars against the ottomites most humbly therefore bending to your state crave fit disposition for my wife due reference of place and exhibition with such accommodation and besort as levels with her breeding if you please bet at her fathers ill not have it so nor nor would not there reside to put my father in impatient thoughts by being in his eye most gracious duke to my unfolding lend your prosperous ear and let me find a charter in your voice to assist my simpleness what would you desdemona that did love the moor to live with him my downright violence and storm of fortunes may trumpet to the world my hearts subdued even to the very quality of my lord saw othellos visage in his mind and to his honour and his valiant parts did my soul and fortunes consecrate so that dear lords if be left behind moth of peace and he go to the war the rites for which love him are bereft me and a heavy interim shall support by his dear absence let me go with him let her have your voices vouch with me heaven therefore beg it not to please the palate of my appetite nor to comply with heatthe young affects in me defunctand proper satisfaction but to be free and bounteous to her mind and heaven defend your good souls that you think will your serious and great business scant for she is with me no when lightwingd toys of featherd cupid seal with wanton dullness my speculative and officed instruments that my disports corrupt and taint my business let housewives make a skillet of my helm and all indign and base adversities make head against my estimation be it as you shall privately determine either for her stay or going the affair cries haste and speed must answer it first senator you must away tonight with all my heart at nine i the morning here well meet again othello leave some officer behind and he shall our commission bring to you with such things else of quality and respect as doth import you so please your grace my ancient man he is of honest and trust to his conveyance assign my wife with what else needful your good grace shall think to be sent after me let it be so good night to every one to and noble signior if virtue no delighted beauty lack your soninlaw is far more fair than black first senator adieu brave moor use desdemona well look to her moor if thou hast eyes to see she has deceived her father and may thee exeunt senators officers c my life upon her faith honest iago my desdemona must leave to thee prithee let thy wife attend on her and bring them after in the best advantage come desdemona have but an hour of love of worldly matters and direction to spend with thee we must obey the time exeunt and iago what sayst thou noble heart what will do thinkest thou why go to bed and sleep will incontinently drown myself if thou dost shall never love thee after why thou silly gentleman it is silliness to live when to live is torment and then have we a prescription to die when death is our physician villainous have looked upon the world for four times seven years and since could distinguish betwixt a benefit and an injury never found man that knew how to love himself ere would say would drown myself for the love of a guineahen would change my humanity with a baboon what should do confess it is my shame to be so fond but it is not in my virtue to amend it virtue a fig tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus our bodies are our gardens to the which our wills are gardeners so that if we will plant nettles or sow lettuce set hyssop and weed up thyme supply it with one gender of herbs or distract it with many either to have it sterile with idleness or manured with industry why the power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills if the balance of our lives had not one scale of reason to poise another of sensuality the blood and baseness of our natures would conduct us to most preposterous conclusions but we have reason to cool our raging motions our carnal stings our unbitted lusts whereof take this that you call love to be a sect or scion it cannot be it is merely a lust of the blood and a permission of the will come be a man drown thyself drown cats and blind puppies have professed me thy friend and confess me knit to thy deserving with cables of perdurable toughness could never better stead thee than now put money in thy purse follow thou the wars defeat thy favour with an usurped beard say put money in thy purse it cannot be that desdemona should long continue her love to the moor put money in thy pursenor he his to her it was a violent commencement and thou shalt see an answerable sequestrationput but money in thy purse these moors are changeable in their wills fill thy purse with moneythe food that to him now is as luscious as locusts shall be to him shortly as bitter as coloquintida she must change for youth when she is sated with his body she will find the error of her choice she must have change she must therefore put money in thy purse if thou wilt needs damn thyself do it a more delicate way than drowning make all the money thou canst if sanctimony and a frail vow betwixt an erring barbarian and a supersubtle venetian not too hard for my wits and all the tribe of hell thou shalt enjoy her therefore make money pox of drowning thyself it is clean out of the way seek thou rather to be hanged in compassing thy joy than to be drowned and go without her wilt thou be fast to my hopes if depend on the issue thou art sure of mego make moneyi have told thee often and retell thee again and again hate the moor my cause is hearted thine hath no less reason let us be conjunctive in our revenge against him if thou canst cuckold him thou dost thyself a pleasure me a sport there are many events in the womb of time which will be delivered traverse go provide thy money we will have more of this tomorrow adieu where shall we meet i the morning at my lodging ill be with thee betimes go to farewell do you hear roderigo what say you no more of drowning do you hear am changed ill go sell all my land exit thus do ever make my fool my purse for mine own gaind knowledge should profane if would time expend with such a snipe but for my sport and profit hate the moor and it is thought abroad that twixt my sheets he has done my office know not ift be true but for mere suspicion in that kind will do as if for surety he holds me well the better shall my purpose work on him cassios a proper man let me see now to get his place and to plume up my will in double knaveryhow how lets see after some time to abuse othellos ear that he is too familiar with his wife he hath a person and a smooth dispose to be suspected framed to make women false the moor is of a free and open nature that thinks men honest that but seem to be so and will as tenderly be led by the nose as asses are havet it is engenderd hell and night must bring this monstrous birth to the worlds light exit seaport in cyprus an open place near the quay enter and two gentlemen what from the cape can you discern at sea first gentleman nothing at all it is a highwrought flood cannot twixt the heaven and the main descry a sail methinks the wind hath spoke aloud at land fuller blast neer shook our battlements if it hath ruffiand so upon the sea what ribs of oak when mountains melt on them can hold the mortise what shall we hear of this second gentleman segregation of the turkish fleet for do but stand upon the foaming shore the chidden billow seems to pelt the clouds the windshaked surge with high and monstrous mane seems to cast water on the burning bear and quench the guards of the everfixed pole never did like molestation view on the enchafed flood if that the turkish fleet be not enshelterd and embayd they are drownd it is impossible they bear it out enter a third gentleman third gentleman news lads our wars are done the desperate tempest hath so bangd the turks that their designment halts a noble ship of venice hath seen a grievous wreck and sufferance on most part of their fleet how is this true third gentleman the ship is here put in veronesa michael cassio lieutenant to the warlike moor othello is come on shore the moor himself at sea and is in full commission here for cyprus am glad ont tis a worthy governor third gentleman but this same cassio though he speak of comfort touching the turkish loss yet he looks sadly and prays the moor be safe for they were parted with foul and violent tempest pray heavens he be for have served him and the man commands like a full soldier lets to the seaside ho as well to see the vessel thats come in as to throw out our eyes for brave othello even till we make the main and the aerial blue an indistinct regard third gentleman come lets do so for every minute is expectancy of more arrivance enter thanks you the valiant of this warlike isle that so approve the moor let the heavens give him defence against the elements for have lost us him on a dangerous sea is he well shippd his bark is stoutly timberd his pilot of very expert and approved allowance therefore my hopes not surfeited to death stand in bold cure cry within sail a sail a sail enter a fourth gentleman what noise fourth gentleman the town is empty on the brow o the sea stand ranks of people and they cry sail my hopes do shape him for the governor guns heard second gentlemen they do discharge their shot of courtesy our friends at least pray you sir go forth and give us truth who tis that is arrived second gentleman shall exit but good lieutenant is your general wived most fortunately he hath achieved a maid that paragons description and wild fame one that excels the quirks of blazoning pens and in the essential vesture of creation does tire the ingener reenter second gentleman how now who has put in second gentleman tis one iago ancient to the general has had most favourable and happy speed tempests themselves high seas and howling winds the gutterd rocks and congregated sands traitors ensteepd to clog the guiltless keel as having sense of beauty do omit their mortal natures letting go safely by the divine desdemona what is she she that spake of our great captains captain left in the conduct of the bold iago whose footing here anticipates our thoughts sennights speed great jove othello guard and swell his sail with thine own powerful breath that he may bless this bay with his tall ship make loves quick pants in desdemonas arms give renewd fire to our extincted spirits and bring all cyprus comfort enter and attendants behold the riches of the ship is come on shore ye men of cyprus let her have your knees hail to thee lady and the grace of heaven before behind thee and on every hand enwheel thee round thank you valiant cassio what tidings can you tell me of my lord he is not yet arrived nor know aught but that hes well and will be shortly here but fearhow lost you company the great contention of the sea and skies parted our fellowshipbut hark a sail within sail a sail guns heard second gentleman they give their greeting to the citadel this likewise is a friend see for the news exit gentleman good ancient you are welcome to welcome mistress let it not gall your patience good iago that extend my manners tis my breeding that gives me this bold show of courtesy kissing her sir would she give you so much of her lips as of her tongue she oft bestows on me youll have enough alas she has no speech in faith too much find it still when have list to sleep marry before your ladyship grant she puts her tongue a little in her heart and chides with thinking you have little cause to say so come on come on you are pictures out of doors bells in your parlors wildcats in your kitchens saints m your injuries devils being offended players in your housewifery and housewives in your beds fie upon thee slanderer nay it is true or else am a turk you rise to play and go to bed to work you shall not write my praise no let me not what wouldst thou write of me if thou shouldst praise me gentle lady do not put me tot for am nothing if not critical come on assay theres one gone to the harbour ay madam am not merry but do beguile the thing am by seeming otherwise come how wouldst thou praise me am about it but indeed my invention comes from my pate as birdlime does from frize it plucks out brains and all but my muse labours and thus she is deliverd if she be fair and wise fairness and wit the ones for use the other useth it well praised how if she be black and witty if she be black and thereto have a wit shell find a white that shall her blackness fit worse and worse how if fair and foolish she never yet was foolish that was fair for even her folly helpd her to an heir these are old fond paradoxes to make fools laugh i the alehouse what miserable praise hast thou for her thats foul and foolish theres none so foul and foolish thereunto but does foul pranks which fair and wise ones do heavy ignorance thou praisest the worst best but what praise couldst thou bestow on a deserving woman indeed one that in the authority of her merit did justly put on the vouch of very malice itself she that was ever fair and never proud had tongue at will and yet was never loud never lackd gold and yet went never gay fled from her wish and yet said now may she that being angerd her revenge being nigh bade her wrong stay and her displeasure fly she that in wisdom never was so frail to change the cods head for the salmons tail she that could think and neer disclose her mind see suitors following and not look behind she was a wight if ever such wight were to do what to suckle fools and chronicle small beer most lame and impotent conclusion do not learn of him emilia though he be thy husband how say you cassio is he not a most profane and liberal counsellor he speaks home madam you may relish him more in the soldier than in the scholar aside he takes her by the palm ay well said whisper with as little a web as this will ensnare as great a fly as cassio ay smile upon her do will gyve thee in thine own courtship you say true tis so indeed if such tricks as these strip you out of your lieutenantry it had been better you had not kissed your three fingers so oft which now again you are most apt to play the sir in very good well kissed an excellent courtesy tis so indeed yet again your fingers to your lips would they were clysterpipes for your sake trumpet within the moor know his trumpet tis truly so lets meet him and receive him lo where he comes enter and attendants my fair warrior my dear othello it gives me wonder great as my content to see you here before me my souls joy if after every tempest come such calms may the winds blow till they have wakend death and let the labouring bark climb hills of seas olympushigh and duck again as low as hells from heaven if it were now to die twere now to be most happy for fear my soul hath her content so absolute that not another comfort like to this succeeds in unknown fate the heavens forbid but that our loves and comforts should increase even as our days do grow amen to that sweet powers cannot speak enough of this content it stops me here it is too much of joy and this and this the greatest discords be kissing her that eer our hearts shall make aside you are well tuned now but ill set down the pegs that make this music as honest as am come let us to the castle news friends our wars are done the turks are drownd how does my old acquaintance of this isle honey you shall be well desired in cyprus have found great love amongst them my sweet prattle out of fashion and dote in mine own comforts prithee good iago go to the bay and disembark my coffers bring thou the master to the citadel he is a good one and his worthiness does challenge much respect come desdemona once more well met at cyprus exeunt and attendants do thou meet me presently at the harbour come hither if thou best valiant as they say base men being in love have then a nobility in their natures more than is native to themlist me the lieutenant tonight watches on the court of guardfirst must tell thee thisdesdemona is directly in love with him with him why tis not possible lay thy finger thus and let thy soul be instructed mark me with what violence she first loved the moor but for bragging and telling her fantastical lies and will she love him still for prating let not thy discreet heart think it her eye must be fed and what delight shall she have to look on the devil when the blood is made dull with the act of sport there should be again to inflame it and to give satiety a fresh appetite loveliness in favour sympathy in years manners and beauties all which the moor is defective in now for want of these required conveniences her delicate tenderness will find itself abused begin to heave the gorge disrelish and abhor the moor very nature will instruct her in it and compel her to some second choice now sir this grantedas it is a most pregnant and unforced positionwho stands so eminent in the degree of this fortune as cassio does a knave very voluble no further conscionable than in putting on the mere form of civil and humane seeming for the better compassing of his salt and most hidden loose affection why none why none a slipper and subtle knave a finder of occasions that has an eye can stamp and counterfeit advantages though true advantage never present itself a devilish knave besides the knave is handsome young and hath all those requisites in him that folly and green minds look after a pestilent complete knave and the woman hath found him already cannot believe that in her shes full of most blessed condition blessed figsend the wine she drinks is made of grapes if she had been blessed she would never have loved the moor blessed pudding didst thou not see her paddle with the palm of his hand didst not mark that yes that did but that was but courtesy lechery by this hand an index and obscure prologue to the history of lust and foul thoughts they met so near with their lips that their breaths embraced together villanous thoughts roderigo when these mutualities so marshal the way hard at hand comes the master and main exercise the incorporate conclusion pish but sir be you ruled by me have brought you from venice watch you tonight for the command ill layt upon you cassio knows you not ill not be far from you do you find some occasion to anger cassio either by speaking too loud or tainting his discipline or from what other course you please which the time shall more favourably minister well sir he is rash and very sudden in choler and haply may strike at you provoke him that he may for even out of that will cause these of cyprus to mutiny whose qualification shall come into no true taste again but by the displanting of cassio so shall you have a shorter journey to your desires by the means shall then have to prefer them and the impediment most profitably removed without the which there were no expectation of our prosperity will do this if can bring it to any opportunity warrant thee meet me by and by at the citadel must fetch his necessaries ashore farewell adieu exit that cassio loves her do well believe it that she loves him tis apt and of great credit the moor howbeit that endure him not is of a constant loving noble nature and dare think hell prove to desdemona most dear husband now do love her too not out of absolute lust though peradventure stand accountant for as great a sin but partly led to diet my revenge for that do suspect the lusty moor hath leapd into my seat the thought whereof doth like a poisonous mineral gnaw my inwards and nothing can or shall content my soul till am evend with him wife for wife or failing so yet that put the moor at least into a jealousy so strong that judgment cannot cure which thing to do if this poor trash of venice whom trash for his quick hunting stand the putting on ill have our michael cassio on the hip abuse him to the moor in the rank garb for fear cassio with my nightcap too make the moor thank me love me and reward me for making him egregiously an ass and practising upon his peace and quiet even to madness tis here but yet confused knaverys plain face is never seen tin used exit street enter a herald with a proclamation people following herald it is othellos 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 all offices are open and there is full liberty of feasting from this present hour of five till the bell have told eleven heaven bless the isle of cyprus and our noble general othello exeunt hall in the castle enter and attendants good michael look you to the guard tonight lets teach ourselves that honourable stop not to outsport discretion iago hath direction what to do but notwithstanding with my personal eye will look tot iago is most honest michael good night tomorrow with your earliest let me have speech with you to come my dear love the purchase made the fruits are to ensue that profits yet to come tween me and you good night exeunt and attendants enter welcome iago we must to the watch not this hour lieutenant tis not yet ten o the clock our general cast us thus early for the love of his desdemona who let us not therefore blame he hath not yet made wanton the night with her and she is sport for jove shes a most exquisite lady and ill warrant her fun of game indeed shes a most fresh and delicate creature what an eye she has methinks it sounds a parley of provocation an inviting eye and yet methinks right modest and when she speaks is it not an alarum to love she is indeed perfection well happiness to their sheets come lieutenant have a stoup of wine and here without are a brace of cyprus gallants that would fain have a measure to the health of black othello not tonight good iago have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking could well wish courtesy would invent some other custom of entertainment they are our friends but one cup ill drink for you have drunk but one cup tonight and that was craftily qualified too and behold what innovation it makes here am unfortunate in the infirmity and dare not task my weakness with any more what man tis a night of revels the gallants desire it where are they here at the door pray you call them in ill dot but it dislikes me exit if can fasten but one cup upon him with that which he hath drunk tonight already hell be as full of quarrel and offence as my young mistress dog now my sick fool roderigo whom love hath turnd almost the wrong side out to desdemona hath tonight caroused potations pottledeep and hes to watch three lads of cyprus noble swelling spirits that hold their honours in a wary distance the very elements of this warlike isle have tonight flusterd with flowing cups and they watch too now mongst this flock of drunkards am to put our cassio in some action that may offend the islebut here they come if consequence do but approve my dream my boat sails freely both with wind and stream reenter with him and gentlemen servants following with wine fore god they have given me a rouse already good faith a little one not past a pint as am a soldier some wine ho sings and let me the canakin clink clink and let me the canakin clink soldiers a man lifes but a span why then let a soldier drink some wine boys fore god an excellent song learned it in england where indeed they are most potent in potting your dane your german and your swagbellied hollanderdrink hoare nothing to your english is your englishman so expert in his drinking why he drinks you with facility your dane dead drunk he sweats not to overthrow your almain he gives your hollander a vomit ere the next pottle can be filled to the health of our general am for it lieutenant and ill do you justice sweet england king stephen was a worthy peer his breeches cost him but a crown he held them sixpence all too dear with that he calld the tailor lown he was a wight of high renown and thou art but of low degree tis pride that pulls the country down then take thine auld cloak about thee some wine ho why this is a more exquisite song than the other will you heart again no for hold him to be unworthy of his place that does those things well gods above all and there be souls must be saved and there be souls must not be saved its true good lieutenant for mine own partno offence to the general nor any man of qualityi hope to be saved and so do too lieutenant ay but by your leave not before me the lieutenant is to be saved before the ancient lets have no more of this lets to our affairsforgive us our sinsgentlemen lets look to our business do not think gentlemen am drunk this is my ancient this is my right hand and this is my left am not drunk now can stand well enough and speak well enough all excellent well why very well then you must not think then that am drunk exit to the platform masters come lets set the watch you see this fellow that is gone before he is a soldier fit to stand by caesar and give direction and do but see his vice tis to his virtue a just equinox the one as long as the other tis pity of him fear the trust othello puts him in on some odd time of his infirmity will shake this island but is he often thus tis evermore the prologue to his sleep hell watch the horologe a double set if drink rock not his cradle it were well the general were put in mind of it perhaps he sees it not or his good nature prizes the virtue that appears in cassio and looks not on his evils is not this true enter aside to him how now roderigo pray you after the lieutenant go exit and tis great pity that the noble moor should hazard such a place as his own second with one of an ingraft infirmity it were an honest action to say so to the moor not for this fair island do love cassio well and would do much to cure him of this evilbut hark what noise cry within help help reenter driving in you rogue you rascal whats the matter lieutenant knave teach me my duty ill beat the knave into a twiggen bottle beat me dost thou prate rogue striking nay good lieutenant staying him pray you sir hold your hand let me go sir or ill knock you oer the mazzard come come youre drunk drunk they fight aside to away say go out and cry a mutiny exit nay good lieutenantalas gentlemen help holieutenantsirmontanosir help mastersheres a goodly watch indeed bell rings whos that which rings the belldiablo ho the town will rise gods will lieutenant hold you will be shamed for ever reenter and attendants what is the matter here zounds bleed still am hurt to the death faints hold for your lives hold ho lieutenantsirmontanogentlemen have you forgot all sense of place and duty hold the general speaks to you hold hold for shame why how now ho from whence ariseth this are we turnd turks and to ourselves do that which heaven hath forbid the ottomites for christian shame put by this barbarous brawl he that stirs next to carve for his own rage holds his soul light he dies upon his motion silence that dreadful bell it frights the isle from her propriety what is the matter masters honest iago that lookst dead with grieving speak who began this on thy love charge thee do not know friends all but now even now in quarter and in terms like bride and groom devesting them for bed and then but now as if some planet had unwitted men swords out and tilting one at others breast in opposition bloody cannot speak any beginning to this peevish odds and would in action glorious had lost those legs that brought me to a part of it how comes it michael you are thus forgot pray you pardon me cannot speak worthy montano you were wont be civil the gravity and stillness of your youth the world hath noted and your name is great in mouths of wisest censure whats the matter that you unlace your reputation thus and spend your rich opinion for the name of a nightbrawler give me answer to it worthy othello am hurt to danger your officer iago can inform you while spare speech which something now offends me of all that do know nor know aught by me thats said or done amiss this night unless selfcharity be sometimes a vice and to defend ourselves it be a sin when violence assails us now by heaven my blood begins my safer guides to rule and passion having my best judgment collied assays to lead the way if once stir or do but lift this arm the best of you shall sink in my rebuke give me to know how this foul rout began who set it on and he that is approved in this offence though he had twinnd with me both at a birth shall lose me what in a town of war yet wild the peoples hearts brimful of fear to manage private and domestic quarrel in night and on the court and guard of safety tis monstrous iago who begant if partially affined or leagued in office thou dost deliver more or less than truth thou art no soldier touch me not so near had rather have this tongue cut from my mouth than it should do offence to michael cassio yet persuade myself to speak the truth shall nothing wrong him thus it is general montano and myself being in speech there comes a fellow crying out for help and cassio following him with determined sword to execute upon him sir this gentleman steps in to cassio and entreats his pause myself the crying fellow did pursue lest by his clamouras it so fell out the town might fall in fright he swift of foot outran my purpose and returnd the rather for that heard the clink and fall of swords and cassio high in oath which till tonight neer might say before when came back for this was briefi found them close together at blow and thrust even as again they were when you yourself did part them more of this matter cannot report but men are men the best sometimes forget though cassio did some little wrong to him as men in rage strike those that wish them best yet surely cassio believe received from him that fled some strange indignity which patience could not pass know iago thy honesty and love doth mince this matter making it light to cassio cassio love thee but never more be officer of mine reenter attended look if my gentle love be not raised up ill make thee an example whats the matter alls well now sweeting come away to bed sir for your hurts myself will be your surgeon lead him off to who is led off iago look with care about the town and silence those whom this vile brawl distracted come desdemona tis the soldiers life to have their balmy slumbers waked with strife exeunt all but and what are you hurt lieutenant ay past all surgery marry heaven forbid reputation reputation reputation have lost my reputation have lost the immortal part of myself and what remains is bestial my reputation iago my reputation as am an honest man thought you had received some bodily wound there is more sense in that than in reputation reputation is an idle and most false imposition oft got without merit and lost without deserving you have lost no reputation at all unless you repute yourself such a loser what man there are ways to recover the general again you are but now cast in his mood a punishment more in policy than in malice even so as one would beat his offenceless dog to affright an imperious lion sue to him again and hes yours will rather sue to be despised than to deceive so good a commander with so slight so drunken and so indiscreet an officer drunk and speak parrot and squabble swagger swear and discourse fustian with ones own shadow thou invisible spirit of wine if thou hast no name to be known by let us call thee devil what was he that you followed with your sword what had he done to you know not ist possible remember a mass of things but nothing distinctly a quarrel but nothing wherefore 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 why but you are now well enough how came you thus recovered it hath pleased the devil drunkenness to give place to the devil wrath one unperfectness shows me another to make me frankly despise myself come you are too severe a moraler as the time the place and the condition of this country stands could heartily wish this had not befallen but since it is as it is mend it for your own good will ask him for my place again he shall tell me am a drunkard had as many mouths as hydra such an answer would stop them all to be now a sensible man by and by a fool and presently a beast strange every inordinate cup is unblessed and the ingredient is a devil come come good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used exclaim no more against it and good lieutenant think you think love you have well approved it sir drunk you or any man living may be drunk at a time man ill tell you what you shall do our generals wife is now the general may say so in this respect for that he hath devoted and given up himself to the contemplation mark and denotement of her parts and graces confess yourself freely to her importune her help to put you in your place again she is of so free so kind so apt so blessed a disposition she holds it a vice in her goodness not to do more than she is requested this broken joint between you and her husband entreat her to splinter and my fortunes against any lay worth naming this crack of your love shall grow stronger than it was before you advise me well protest in the sincerity of love and honest kindness think it freely and betimes in the morning will beseech the virtuous desdemona to undertake for me am desperate of my fortunes if they cheque me here you are in the right good night lieutenant must to the watch good night honest iago exit and whats he then that says play the villain when this advice is free give and honest probal to thinking and indeed the course to win the moor again for tis most easy the inclining desdemona to subdue in any honest suit shes framed as fruitful as the free elements and then for her to win the moorweret to renounce his baptism all seals and symbols of redeemed sin his soul is so enfetterd to her love that she may make unmake do what she list even as her appetite shall play the god with his weak function how am then a villain to counsel cassio to this parallel course directly to his good divinity of hell when devils will the blackest sins put on they do suggest at first with heavenly shows as do now for whiles this honest fool plies desdemona to repair his fortunes and she for him pleads strongly to the moor ill pour this pestilence into his ear that she repeals him for her bodys lust and by how much she strives to do him good she shall undo her credit with the moor so will turn her virtue into pitch and out of her own goodness make the net that shall enmesh them all reenter how now roderigo do follow here in the chase not like a hound that hunts but one that fills up the cry my money is almost spent have been tonight exceedingly well cudgelled and think the issue will be shall have so much experience for my pains and so with no money at all and a little more wit return again to venice how poor are they that have not patience what wound did ever heal but by degrees thou knowst we work by wit and not by witchcraft and wit depends on dilatory time doest not go well cassio hath beaten thee and thou by that small hurt hast cashierd cassio though other things grow fair against the sun yet fruits that blossom first will first be ripe content thyself awhile by the mass tis morning pleasure and action make the hours seem short retire thee go where thou art billeted away say thou shalt know more hereafter nay get thee gone exit two things are to be done my wife must move for cassio to her mistress ill set her on myself the while to draw the moor apart and bring him jump when he may cassio find soliciting his wife ay thats the way dull not device by coldness and delay exit before the castle enter and some musicians masters play here will content your pains something thats brief and bid good morrow general music enter clown clown why masters have your instruments been in naples that they speak i the nose thus first musician how sir how clown are these pray you windinstruments first musician ay marry are they sir clown thereby hangs a tail first musician whereby hangs a tale sir clown marry sir by many a windinstrument that know but masters heres money for you and the general so likes your music that he desires you for loves sake to make no more noise with it first musician well sir we will not clown if you have any music that may not be heard tot again but as they say to hear music the general does not greatly care first musician we have none such sir clown then put up your pipes in your bag for ill away go vanish into air away exeunt musicians dost thou hear my honest friend clown no hear not your honest friend hear you prithee keep up thy quillets theres a poor piece of gold for thee if the gentlewoman that attends the generals wife be stirring tell her theres one cassio entreats her a little favour of speech wilt thou do this clown she is stirring sir if she will stir hither shall seem to notify unto her do good my friend exit clown enter in happy time iago you have not been abed then why no the day had broke before we parted have made bold iago to send in to your wife my suit to her is that she will to virtuous desdemona procure me some access ill send her to you presently and ill devise a mean to draw the moor out of the way that your converse and business may be more free humbly thank you fort exit never knew florentine more kind and honest enter good morrow good lieutenant am sorry for your displeasure but all will sure be well the general and his wife are talking of it and she speaks for you stoutly the moor replies that he you hurt is of great fame in cyprus and great affinity and that in wholesome wisdom he might not but refuse you but he protests he loves you and needs no other suitor but his likings to take the safest occasion by the front to bring you in again yet beseech you if you think fit or that it may be done give me advantage of some brief discourse with desdemona alone pray you come in will bestow you where you shall have time to speak your bosom freely am much bound to you exeunt room in the castle enter and gentlemen these letters give iago to the pilot and by him do my duties to the senate that done will be walking on the works repair there to me well my good lord ill dot this fortification gentlemen shall we seet gentleman well wait upon your lordship exeunt the garden of the castle enter and be thou assured good cassio will do all my abilities in thy behalf good madam do warrant it grieves my husband as if the case were his thats an honest fellow do not doubt cassio but will have my lord and you again as friendly as you were bounteous madam whatever shall become of michael cassio hes never any thing but your true servant knowt thank you you do love my lord you have known him long and be you well assured he shall in strangeness stand no further off than in a polite distance ay but lady that policy may either last so long or feed upon such nice and waterish diet or breed itself so out of circumstance that being absent and my place supplied my general will forget my love and service do not doubt that before emilia here give thee warrant of thy place assure thee if do vow a friendship ill perform it to the last article my lord shall never rest ill watch him tame and talk him out of patience his bed shall seem a school his board a shrift ill intermingle every thing he does with cassios suit therefore be merry cassio for thy solicitor shall rather die than give thy cause away madam here comes my lord madam ill take my leave why stay and hear me speak madam not now am very ill at ease unfit for mine own purposes well do your discretion exit enter and ha like not that what dost thou say nothing my lord or ifi know not what was not that cassio parted from my wife cassio my lord no sure cannot think it that he would steal away so guiltylike seeing you coming do believe twas he how now my lord have been talking with a suitor here man that languishes in your displeasure who ist you mean why your lieutenant cassio good my lord if have any grace or power to move you his present reconciliation take for if he be not one that truly loves you that errs in ignorance and not in cunning have no judgment in an honest face prithee call him back went he hence now ay sooth so humbled that he hath left part of his grief with me to suffer with him good love call him back not now sweet desdemona some other time but shallt be shortly the sooner sweet for you shallt be tonight at supper no not tonight tomorrow dinner then shall not dine at home meet the captains at the citadel why then tomorrow night or tuesday morn on tuesday noon or night on wednesday morn prithee name the time but let it not exceed three days in faith hes penitent and yet his trespass in our common reason save that they say the wars must make examples out of their bestis not almost a fault to incur a private cheque when shall he come tell me othello wonder in my soul what you would ask me that should deny or stand so mammering on what michael cassio that came awooing with you and so many a time when have spoke of you dispraisingly hath taen your part to have so much to do to bring him in trust me could do much prithee no more let him come when he will will deny thee nothing why this is not a boon tis as should entreat you wear your gloves or feed on nourishing dishes or keep you warm or sue to you to do a peculiar profit to your own person nay when have a suit wherein mean to touch your love indeed it shall be full of poise and difficult weight and fearful to be granted will deny thee nothing whereon do beseech thee grant me this to leave me but a little to myself shall deny you no farewell my lord farewell my desdemona ill come to thee straight emilia come be as your fancies teach you whateer you be am obedient exeunt and excellent wretch perdition catch my soul but do love thee and when love thee not chaos is come again my noble lord what dost thou say iago did michael cassio when you wood my lady know of your love he did from first to last why dost thou ask but for a satisfaction of my thought no further harm why of thy thought iago did not think he had been acquainted with her yes and went between us very oft indeed indeed ay indeed discernst thou aught in that is he not honest honest my lord honest ay honest my lord for aught know what dost thou think think my lord think my lord by heaven he echoes me as if there were some monster in his thought too hideous to be shown thou dost mean something heard thee say even now thou likedst not that when cassio left my wife what didst not like and when told thee he was of my counsel in my whole course of wooing thou criedst indeed and didst contract and purse thy brow together as if thou then hadst shut up in thy brain some horrible conceit if thou dost love me show me thy thought my lord you know love you think thou dost and for know thourt full of love and honesty and weighst thy words before thou givest them breath therefore these stops of thine fright me the more for such things in a false disloyal knave are tricks of custom but in a man thats just they are close delations working from the heart that passion cannot rule for michael cassio dare be sworn think that he is honest think so too men should be what they seem or those that be not would they might seem none certain men should be what they seem why then think cassios an honest man nay yet theres more in this prithee speak to me as to thy thinkings as thou dost ruminate and give thy worst of thoughts the worst of words good my lord pardon me though am bound to every act of duty am not bound to that all slaves are free to utter my thoughts why say they are vile and false as wheres that palace whereinto foul things sometimes intrude not who has a breast so pure but some uncleanly apprehensions keep leets and lawdays and in session sit with meditations lawful thou dost conspire against thy friend iago if thou but thinkst him wrongd and makest his ear stranger to thy thoughts do beseech you though perchance am vicious in my guess as confess it is my natures plague to spy into abuses and oft my jealousy shapes faults that are notthat your wisdom yet from one that so imperfectly conceits would take no notice nor build yourself a trouble out of his scattering and unsure observance it were not for your quiet nor your good nor for my manhood honesty or wisdom to let you know my thoughts what dost thou mean good name in man and woman dear my lord is the immediate jewel of their souls who steals my purse steals trash tis something nothing twas mine tis his and has been slave to thousands but he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor indeed by heaven ill know thy thoughts you cannot if my heart were in your hand nor shall not whilst tis in my custody ha beware my lord of jealousy it is the greeneyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on that cuckold lives in bliss who certain of his fate loves not his wronger but what damned minutes tells he oer who dotes yet doubts suspects yet strongly loves misery poor and content is rich and rich enough but riches fineless is as poor as winter to him that ever fears he shall be poor good heaven the souls of all my tribe defend from jealousy why why is this thinkst thou ild make a lie of jealousy to follow still the changes of the moon with fresh suspicions no to be once in doubt is once to be resolved exchange me for a goat when shall turn the business of my soul to such exsufflicate and blown surmises matching thy inference tis not to make me jealous to say my wife is fair feeds well loves company is free of speech sings plays and dances well where virtue is these are more virtuous nor from mine own weak merits will draw the smallest fear or doubt of her revolt for she had eyes and chose me no iago ill see before doubt when doubt prove and on the proof there is no more but this away at once with love or jealousy am glad of it for now shall have reason to show the love and duty that bear you with franker spirit therefore as am bound receive it from me speak not yet of proof look to your wife observe her well with cassio wear your eye thus not jealous nor secure would not have your free and noble nature out of selfbounty be abused look tot know our country disposition well in venice they do let heaven see the pranks they dare not show their husbands their best conscience is not to leavet undone but keept unknown dost thou say so she did deceive her father marrying you and when she seemd to shake and fear your looks she loved them most and so she did why go to then she that so young could give out such a seeming to seal her fathers eyes up close as oak he thought twas witchcraftbut am much to blame humbly do beseech you of your pardon for too much loving you am bound to thee for ever see this hath a little dashd your spirits not a jot not a jot faith fear it has hope you will consider what is spoke comes from my love but do see youre moved am to pray you not to strain my speech to grosser issues nor to larger reach than to suspicion will not should you do so my lord my speech should fall into such vile success as my thoughts aim not at cassios my worthy friend my lord see youre moved no not much moved do not think but desdemonas honest long live she so and long live you to think so and yet how nature erring from itself ay theres the point asto be bold with you not to affect many proposed matches of her own clime complexion and degree whereto we see in all things nature tends foh one may smell in such a will most rank foul disproportion thoughts unnatural but pardon me do not in position distinctly speak of her though may fear her will recoiling to her better judgment may fall to match you with her country forms and happily repent farewell farewell if more thou dost perceive let me know more set on thy wife to observe leave me iago going my lord take my leave why did marry this honest creature doubtless sees and knows more much more than he unfolds returning my lord would might entreat your honour to scan this thing no further leave it to time though it be fit that cassio have his place for sure he fills it up with great ability yet if you please to hold him off awhile you shall by that perceive him and his means note if your lady strain his entertainment with any strong or vehement importunity much will be seen in that in the mean time let me be thought too busy in my fears as worthy cause have to fear am and hold her free do beseech your honour fear not my government once more take my leave exit this fellows of exceeding honesty and knows all qualities with a learned spirit of human dealings if do prove her haggard though that her jesses were my dear heartstrings ild whistle her off and let her down the wind to pray at fortune haply for am black and have not those soft parts of conversation that chamberers have or for am declined into the vale of yearsyet thats not much shes gone am abused and my relief must be to loathe her curse of marriage that we can call these delicate creatures ours and not their appetites had rather be a toad and live upon the vapour of a dungeon than keep a corner in the thing love for others uses yet tis the plague of great ones prerogatived are they less than the base tis destiny unshunnable like death even then this forked plague is fated to us when we do quicken desdemona comes reenter and if she be false then heaven mocks itself ill not believet how now my dear othello your dinner and the generous islanders by you invited do attend your presence am to blame why do you speak so faintly are you not well have a pain upon my forehead here faith thats with watching twill away again let me but bind it hard within this hour it will be well your napkin is too little he puts the handkerchief from him and it drops let it alone come ill go in with you am very sorry that you are not well exeunt and am glad have found this napkin this was her first remembrance from the moor my wayward husband hath a hundred times wood me to steal it but she so loves the token for he conjured her she should ever keep it that she reserves it evermore about her to kiss and talk to ill have the work taen out and givet iago what he will do with it heaven knows not nothing but to please his fantasy reenter iago how now what do you here alone do not you chide have a thing for you thing for me it is a common thing ha to have a foolish wife is that all what will you give me now for the same handkerchief what handkerchief what handkerchief why that the moor first gave to desdemona that which so often you did bid me steal hast stoln it from her no faith she let it drop by negligence and to the advantage being here tookt up look here it is good wench give it me what will you do with t that you have been so earnest to have me filch it snatching it why whats that to you if it be not for some purpose of import givet me again poor lady shell run mad when she shall lack it be not acknown on t have use for it go leave me exit will in cassios lodging lose this napkin and let him find it trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ this may do something the moor already changes with my poison dangerous conceits are in their natures poisons which at the first are scarce found to distaste but with a little act upon the blood burn like the mines of sulphur did say so look where he comes reenter not poppy nor mandragora nor all the drowsy syrups of the world shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep which thou owedst yesterday ha ha false to me why how now general no more of that avaunt be gone thou hast set me on the rack swear tis better to be much abused than but to knowt a little how now my lord what sense had of her stoln hours of lust sawt not thought it not it harmd not me slept the next night well was free and merry found not cassios kisses on her lips he that is robbd not wanting what is stoln let him not knowt and hes not robbd at all am sorry to hear this had been happy if the general camp pioners and all had tasted her sweet body so had nothing known now for ever farewell the tranquil mind farewell content farewell the plumed troop and the big wars that make ambition virtue farewell farewell the neighing steed and the shrill trump the spiritstirring drum the earpiercing fife the royal banner and all quality pride pomp and circumstance of glorious war and you mortal engines whose rude throats the immortal joves dead clamours counterfeit farewell othellos occupations gone ist possible my lord villain be sure thou prove my love a whore be sure of it give me the ocular proof or by the worth of mans eternal soul thou hadst been better have been born a dog than answer my waked wrath ist come to this make me to seet or at the least so prove it that the probation bear no hinge nor loop to hang a doubt on or woe upon thy life my noble lord if thou dost slander her and torture me never pray more abandon all remorse on horrors head horrors accumulate do deeds to make heaven weep all earth amazed for nothing canst thou to damnation add greater than that grace heaven forgive me are you a man have you a soul or sense god be wi you take mine office wretched fool that livest to make thine honesty a vice monstrous world take note take note world to be direct and honest is not safe thank you for this profit and from hence ill love no friend sith love breeds such offence nay stay thou shouldst be honest should be wise for honestys a fool and loses that it works for by the world think my wife be honest and think she is not think that thou art just and think thou art not ill have some proof her name that was as fresh as dians visage is now begrimed and black as mine own face if there be cords or knives poison or fire or suffocating streams ill not endure it would were satisfied see sir you are eaten up with passion do repent me that put it to you you would be satisfied would nay will and may but how how satisfied my lord would you the supervisor grossly gape on behold her toppd death and damnation it were a tedious difficulty think to bring them to that prospect damn them then if ever mortal eyes do see them bolster more than their own what then how then what shall say wheres satisfaction it is impossible you should see this were they as prime as goats as hot as monkeys as salt as wolves in pride and fools as gross as ignorance made drunk but yet say if imputation and strong circumstances which lead directly to the door of truth will give you satisfaction you may havet give me a living reason shes disloyal do not like the office but sith am enterd in this cause so far prickd tot by foolish honesty and love will go on lay with cassio lately and being troubled with a raging tooth could not sleep there are a kind of men so loose of soul that in their sleeps will mutter their affairs one of this kind is cassio in sleep heard him say sweet desdemona let us be wary let us hide our loves and then sir would he gripe and wring my hand cry sweet creature and then kiss me hard as if he pluckd up kisses by the roots that grew upon my lips then laid his leg over my thigh and sighd and kissd and then cried cursed fate that gave thee to the moor monstrous monstrous nay this was but his dream but this denoted a foregone conclusion tis a shrewd doubt though it be but a dream and this may help to thicken other proofs that do demonstrate thinly ill tear her all to pieces nay but be wise yet we see nothing done she may be honest yet tell me but this have you not sometimes seen a handkerchief spotted with strawberries in your wifes hand gave her such a one twas my first gift know not that but such a handkerchief am sure it was your wifesdid today see cassio wipe his beard with if it be that if it be that or any that was hers it speaks against her with the other proofs that the slave had forty thousand lives one is too poor too weak for my revenge now do see tis true look here iago all my fond love thus do blow to heaven tis gone arise black vengeance from thy hollow cell yield up love thy crown and hearted throne to tyrannous hate swell bosom with thy fraught for tis of aspics tongues yet be content blood blood blood patience say your mind perhaps may change never iago like to the pontic sea whose icy current and compulsive course neer feels retiring ebb but keeps due on to the propontic and the hellespont even so my bloody thoughts with violent pace shall neer look back neer ebb to humble love till that a capable and wide revenge swallow them up now by yond marble heaven kneels in the due reverence of a sacred vow here engage my words do not rise yet kneels witness you everburning lights above you elements that clip us round about witness that here iago doth give up the execution of his wit hands heart to wrongd othellos service let him command and to obey shall be in me remorse what bloody business ever they rise greet thy love not with vain thanks but with acceptance bounteous and will upon the instant put thee tot within these three days let me hear thee say that cassios not alive my friend is dead tis done at your request but let her live damn her lewd minx damn her come go with me apart will withdraw to furnish me with some swift means of death for the fair devil now art thou my lieutenant am your own for ever exeunt before the castle enter and clown do you know sirrah where lieutenant cassio lies clown dare not say he lies any where why man clown hes a soldier and for one to say a soldier lies is stabbing go to where lodges he clown to tell you where he lodges is to tell you where lie can any thing be made of this clown know not where he lodges and for me to devise a lodging and say he lies here or he lies there were to lie in mine own throat can you inquire him out and be edified by report clown will catechise the world for him that is make questions and by them answer seek him bid him come hither tell him have moved my lord on his behalf and hope all will be well clown to do this is within the compass of mans wit and therefore will attempt the doing it exit where should lose that handkerchief emilia know not madam believe me had rather have lost my purse full of crusadoes and but my noble moor is true of mind and made of no such baseness as jealous creatures are it were enough to put him to ill thinking is he not jealous who he think the sun where he was born drew all such humours from him look where he comes will not leave him now till cassio be calld to him enter how ist with you my lord well my good lady aside hardness to dissemble how do you desdemona well my good lord give me your hand this hand is moist my lady it yet hath felt no age nor known no sorrow this argues fruitfulness and liberal heart hot hot and moist this hand of yours requires sequester from liberty fasting and prayer much castigation exercise devout for heres a young and sweating devil here that commonly rebels tis a good hand frank one you may indeed say so for twas that hand that gave away my heart liberal hand the hearts of old gave hands but our new heraldry is hands not hearts cannot speak of this come now your promise what promise chuck have sent to bid cassio come speak with you have a salt and sorry rheum offends me lend me thy handkerchief here my lord that which gave you have it not about me not no indeed my lord that is a fault that handkerchief did an egyptian to my mother give she was a charmer and could almost read the thoughts of people she told her while she kept it twould make her amiable and subdue my father entirely to her love but if she lost it or made gift of it my fathers eye should hold her loathed and his spirits should hunt after new fancies she dying gave it me and bid me when my fate would have me wive to give it her did so and take heed ont make it a darling like your precious eye to loset or givet away were such perdition as nothing else could match ist possible tis true theres magic in the web of it sibyl that had numberd in the world the sun to course two hundred compasses in her prophetic fury sewd the work the worms were hallowd that did breed the silk and it was dyed in mummy which the skilful conserved of maidens hearts indeed ist true most veritable therefore look tot well then would to god that had never seent ha wherefore why do you speak so startingly and rash ist lost ist gone speak is it out o the way heaven bless us say you it is not lost but what an if it were how say it is not lost fetcht let me seet why so can sir but will not now this is a trick to put me from my suit pray you let cassio be received again fetch me the handkerchief my mind misgives come come youll never meet a more sufficient man the handkerchief pray talk me of cassio the handkerchief man that all his time hath founded his good fortunes on your love shared dangers with you the handkerchief in sooth you are to blame away exit is not this man jealous neer saw this before sure theres some wonder in this handkerchief am most unhappy in the loss of it tis not a year or two shows us a man they are all but stomachs and we all but food to eat us hungerly and when they are full they belch us look you cassio and my husband enter and there is no other way tis she must dot and lo the happiness go and importune her how now good cassio whats the news with you madam my former suit do beseech you that by your virtuous means may again exist and be a member of his love whom with all the office of my heart entirely honour would not be delayd if my offence be of such mortal kind that nor my service past nor present sorrows nor purposed merit in futurity can ransom me into his love again but to know so must be my benefit so shall clothe me in a forced content and shut myself up in some other course to fortunes alms alas thricegentle cassio my advocation is not now in tune my lord is not my lord nor should know him were he in favour as in humour alterd so help me every spirit sanctified as have spoken for you all my best and stood within the blank of his displeasure for my free speech you must awhile be patient what can do will and more will than for myself dare let that suffice you is my lord angry he went hence but now and certainly in strange unquietness can he be angry have seen the cannon when it hath blown his ranks into the air and like the devil from his very arm puffd his own brotherand can he be angry something of moment then will go meet him theres matter int indeed if he be angry prithee do so exit something sure of state either from venice or some unhatchd practise made demonstrable here in cyprus to him hath puddled his clear spirit and in such cases mens natures wrangle with inferior things though great ones are their object tis even so for let our finger ache and it indues our other healthful members even to that sense of pain nay we must think men are not gods nor of them look for such observances as fit the bridal beshrew me much emilia was unhandsome warrior as am arraigning his unkindness with my soul but now find had subornd the witness and hes indicted falsely pray heaven it be statematters as you think and no conception nor no jealous toy concerning you alas the day never gave him cause but jealous souls will not be answerd so they are not ever jealous for the cause but jealous for they are jealous tis a monster begot upon itself born on itself heaven keep that monster from othellos mind lady amen will go seek him cassio walk hereabout if do find him fit ill move your suit and seek to effect it to my uttermost humbly thank your ladyship exeunt and enter save you friend cassio what make you from home how is it with you my most fair bianca faith sweet love was coming to your house and was going to your lodging cassio what keep a week away seven days and nights eight score eight hours and lovers absent hours more tedious than the dial eight score times weary reckoning pardon me bianca have this while with leaden thoughts been pressd but shall in a more continuate time strike off this score of absence sweet bianca giving her desdemonas handkerchief take me this work out cassio whence came this this is some token from a newer friend to the felt absence now feel a cause ist come to this well well go to woman throw your vile guesses in the devils teeth from whence you have them you are jealous now that this is from some mistress some remembrance no in good troth bianca why whose is it know not sweet found it in my chamber like the work well ere it be demanded as like enough it willild have it copied take it and dot and leave me for this time leave you wherefore do attend here on the general and think it no addition nor my wish to have him see me womand why pray you not that love you not but that you do not love me pray you bring me on the way a little and say if shall see you soon at night tis but a little way that can bring you for attend here but ill see you soon tis very good must be circumstanced exeunt cyprus before the castle enter and will you think so think so iago what to kiss in private an unauthorized kiss or to be naked with her friend in bed an hour or more not meaning any harm naked in bed iago and not mean harm it is hypocrisy against the devil they that mean virtuously and yet do so the devil their virtue tempts and they tempt heaven so they do nothing tis a venial slip but if give my wife a handkerchief what then why then tis hers my lord and being hers she may think bestowt on any man she is protectress of her honour too may she give that her honour is an essence thats not seen they have it very oft that have it not but for the handkerchief by heaven would most gladly have forgot it thou saidst it comes oer my memory as doth the raven oer the infected house boding to allhe had my handkerchief ay what of that thats not so good now what if had said had seen him do you wrong or heard him sayas knaves be such abroad who having by their own importunate suit or voluntary dotage of some mistress convinced or supplied them cannot choose but they must blab hath he said any thing he hath my lord but be you well assured no more than hell unswear what hath he said faith that he didi know not what he did what what lie with her with her on her what you will lie with her lie on her we say lie on her when they belie her lie with her thats fulsome handkerchiefconfessionshandkerchiefto confess and be hanged for his labourfirst to be hanged and then to confessi tremble at it nature would not invest herself in such shadowing passion without some instruction it is not words that shake me thus pish noses ears and lips ist possibleconfesshandkerchiefo devil falls in a trance work on my medicine work thus credulous fools are caught and many worthy and chaste dames even thus all guiltless meet reproach what ho my lord my lord say othello enter how now cassio whats the matter my lord is falln into an epilepsy this is his second fit he had one yesterday rub him about the temples no forbear the lethargy must have his quiet course if not he foams at mouth and by and by breaks out to savage madness look he stirs do you withdraw yourself a little while he will recover straight when he is gone would on great occasion speak with you exit how is it general have you not hurt your head dost thou mock me mock you no by heaven would you would bear your fortune like a man horned mans a monster and a beast theres many a beast then in a populous city and many a civil monster did he confess it good sir be a man think every bearded fellow thats but yoked may draw with you theres millions now alive that nightly lie in those unproper beds which they dare swear peculiar your case is better tis the spite of hell the fiends archmock to lip a wanton in a secure couch and to suppose her chaste no let me know and knowing what am know what she shall be thou art wise tis certain stand you awhile apart confine yourself but in a patient list whilst you were here oerwhelmed with your grief passion most unsuiting such a man cassio came hither shifted him away and laid good scuse upon your ecstasy bade him anon return and here speak with me the which he promised do but encave yourself and mark the fleers the gibes and notable scorns that dwell in every region of his face for will make him tell the tale anew where how how oft how long ago and when he hath and is again to cope your wife say but mark his gesture marry patience or shall say you are all in all in spleen and nothing of a man dost thou hear iago will be found most cunning in my patience butdost thou hearmost bloody thats not amiss but yet keep time in all will you withdraw retires now will question cassio of bianca housewife that by selling her desires buys herself bread and clothes it is a creature that dotes on cassio as tis the strumpets plague to beguile many and be beguiled by one he when he hears of her cannot refrain from the excess of laughter here he comes reenter as he shall smile othello shall go mad and his unbookish jealousy must construe poor cassios smiles gestures and light behavior quite in the wrong how do you now lieutenant the worser that you give me the addition whose want even kills me ply desdemona well and you are sure ont speaking lower now if this suit lay in biancos power how quickly should you speed alas poor caitiff look how he laughs already never knew woman love man so alas poor rogue think i faith she loves me now he denies it faintly and laughs it out do you hear cassio now he importunes him to tell it oer go to well said well said she gives it out that you shall marry hey do you intend it ha ha ha do you triumph roman do you triumph marry her what a customer prithee bear some charity to my wit do not think it so unwholesome ha ha ha so so so so they laugh that win faith the cry goes that you shall marry her prithee say true am a very villain else have you scored me well this is the monkeys own giving out she is persuaded will marry her out of her own love and flattery not out of my promise iago beckons me now he begins the story she was here even now she haunts me in every place was the other day talking on the seabank with certain venetians and thither comes the bauble and by this hand she falls me thus about my neck crying dear cassio as it were his gesture imports it so hangs and lolls and weeps upon me so hales and pulls me ha ha ha now he tells how she plucked him to my chamber see that nose of yours but not that dog shall throw it to well must leave her company before me look where she comes tis such another fitchew marry a perfumed one enter what do you mean by this haunting of me let the devil and his dam haunt you what did you mean by that same handkerchief you gave me even now was a fine fool to take it must take out the worka likely piece of work that you should find it in your chamber and not know who left it there this is some minxs token and must take out the work there give it your hobbyhorse wheresoever you had it ill take out no work ont how now my sweet bianca how now how now by heaven that should be my handkerchief an youll come to supper tonight you may an you will not come when you are next prepared for exit after her after her faith must shell rail in the street else will you sup there faith intend so well may chance to see you for would very fain speak with you prithee come will you go to say no more exit advancing how shall murder him iago did you perceive how he laughed at his vice iago and did you see the handkerchief was that mine yours by this hand and to see how he prizes the foolish woman your wife she gave it him and he hath given it his whore would have him nine years akilling fine woman a fair woman a sweet woman nay you must forget that ay let her rot and perish and be damned tonight for she shall not live no my heart is turned to stone strike it and it hurts my hand the world hath not a sweeter creature she might lie by an emperors side and command him tasks nay thats not your way hang her do but say what she is so delicate with her needle an admirable musician she will sing the savageness out of a bear of so high and plenteous wit and invention shes the worse for all this a thousand thousand times and then of so gentle a condition ay too gentle nay thats certain but yet the pity of it iago iago the pity of it iago if you are so fond over her iniquity give her patent to offend for if it touch not you it comes near nobody will chop her into messes cuckold me tis foul in her with mine officer thats fouler get me some poison iago this night ill not expostulate with her lest her body and beauty unprovide my mind again this night iago do it not with poison strangle her in her bed even the bed she hath contaminated good good the justice of it pleases very good and for cassio let me be his undertaker you shall hear more by midnight excellent good trumpet within what trumpet is that same something from venice sure tis lodovico come from the duke and see your wife is with him enter and attendants save you worthy general with all my heart sir the duke and senators of venice greet you gives him a letter kiss the instrument of their pleasures opens the letter and reads and whats the news good cousin lodovico am very glad to see you signior welcome to cyprus thank you how does lieutenant cassio lives sir cousin theres falln between him and my lord an unkind breach but you shall make all well are you sure of that my lord reads this fail you not to do as you will he did not call hes busy in the paper is there division twixt my lord and cassio most unhappy one would do much to atone them for the love bear to cassio fire and brimstone my lord are you wise what is he angry may be the letter moved him for as think they do command him home deputing cassio in his government trust me am glad ont indeed my lord am glad to see you mad why sweet othello striking her devil have not deserved this my lord this would not be believed in venice though should swear sawt tis very much make her amends she weeps devil devil if that the earth could teem with womans tears each drop she falls would prove a crocodile out of my sight will not stay to offend you going truly an obedient lady do beseech your lordship call her back mistress my lord what would you with her sir who my lord ay you did wish that would make her turn sir she can turn and turn and yet go on and turn again and she can weep sir weep and shes obedient as you say obedient very obedient proceed you in your tears concerning this siro wellpainted passion am commanded home get you away ill send for you anon sir obey the mandate and will return to venice hence avaunt exit cassio shall have my place and sir tonight do entreat that we may sup together you are welcome sir to cyprusgoats and monkeys exit is this the noble moor whom our full senate call all in all sufficient is this the nature whom passion could not shake whose solid virtue the shot of accident nor dart of chance could neither graze nor pierce he is much changed are his wits safe is he not light of brain hes that he is may not breathe my censure what he might be if what he might he is not would to heaven he were what strike his wife faith that was not so well yet would knew that stroke would prove the worst is it his use or did the letters work upon his blood and newcreate this fault alas alas it is not honesty in me to speak what have seen and known you shall observe him and his own courses will denote him so that may save my speech do but go after and mark how he continues am sorry that am deceived in him exeunt room in the castle enter and you have seen nothing then nor ever heard nor ever did suspect yes you have seen cassio and she together but then saw no harm and then heard each syllable that breath made up between them what did they never whisper never my lord nor send you out o the way never to fetch her fan her gloves her mask nor nothing never my lord thats strange durst my lord to wager she is honest lay down my soul at stake if you think other remove your thought it doth abuse your bosom if any wretch have put this in your head let heaven requite it with the serpents curse for if she be not honest chaste and true theres no man happy the purest of their wives is foul as slander bid her come hither go exit she says enough yet shes a simple bawd that cannot say as much this is a subtle whore closet lock and key of villanous secrets and yet shell kneel and pray have seen her dot enter with my lord what is your will pray chuck come hither what is your pleasure let me see your eyes look in my face what horrible fancys this to some of your function mistress leave procreants alone and shut the door cough or cry hem if any body come your mystery your mystery nay dispatch exit upon my knees what doth your speech import understand a fury in your words but not the words why what art thou your wife my lord your true and loyal wife come swear it damn thyself lest being like one of heaven the devils themselves should fear to seize thee therefore be double damnd swear thou art honest heaven doth truly know it heaven truly knows that thou art false as hell to whom my lord with whom how am false desdemona away away away alas the heavy day why do you weep am the motive of these tears my lord if haply you my father do suspect an instrument of this your calling back lay not your blame on me if you have lost him why have lost him too had it pleased heaven to try me with affliction had they raind all kinds of sores and shames on my bare head steepd me in poverty to the very lips given to captivity me and my utmost hopes should have found in some place of my soul drop of patience but alas to make me fixed figure for the time of scorn to point his slow unmoving finger at yet could bear that too well very well but there where have garnerd up my heart where either must live or bear no life the fountain from the which my current runs or else dries up to be discarded thence or keep it as a cistern for foul toads to knot and gender in turn thy complexion there patience thou young and roselippd cherubin ay there look grim as hell hope my noble lord esteems me honest ay as summer flies are in the shambles that quicken even with blowing thou weed who art so lovely fair and smellst so sweet that the sense aches at thee would thou hadst neer been born alas what ignorant sin have committed was this fair paper this most goodly book made to write whore upon what committed committed thou public commoner should make very forges of my cheeks that would to cinders burn up modesty did but speak thy deeds what committed heaven stops the nose at it and the moon winks the bawdy wind that kisses all it meets is hushd within the hollow mine of earth and will not hear it what committed impudent strumpet by heaven you do me wrong are you not a strumpet no as am a christian if to preserve this vessel for my lord from any other foul unlawful touch be not to be a strumpet am none what not a whore no as shall be saved ist possible heaven forgive us cry you mercy then took you for that cunning whore of venice that married with othello raising his voice you mistress that have the office opposite to saint peter and keep the gate of hell reenter you you ay you we have done our course theres money for your pains pray you turn the key and keep our counsel exit alas what does this gentleman conceive how do you madam how do you my good lady faith half asleep good madam whats the matter with my lord with who why with my lord madam who is thy lord he that is yours sweet lady have none do not talk to me emilia cannot weep nor answer have none but what should go by water prithee tonight lay on my bed my wedding sheets remember and call thy husband hither heres a change indeed exit tis meet should be used so very meet how have been behaved that he might stick the smallst opinion on my least misuse reenter with what is your pleasure madam how ist with you cannot tell those that do teach young babes do it with gentle means and easy tasks he might have chid me so for in good faith am a child to chiding whats the matter lady alas iago my lord hath so bewhored her thrown such despite and heavy terms upon her as true hearts cannot bear am that name iago what name fair lady such as she says my lord did say was he calld her whore a beggar in his drink could not have laid such terms upon his callat why did he so do not know am sure am none such do not weep do not weep alas the day hath she forsook so many noble matches her father and her country and her friends to be calld whore would it not make one weep it is my wretched fortune beshrew him fort how comes this trick upon him nay heaven doth know will be hangd if some eternal villain some busy and insinuating rogue some cogging cozening slave to get some office have not devised this slander ill be hangd else fie there is no such man it is impossible if any such there be heaven pardon him halter pardon him and hell gnaw his bones why should he call her whore who keeps her company what place what time what form what likelihood the moors abused by some most villanous knave some base notorious knave some scurvy fellow heaven that such companions thouldst unfold and put in every honest hand a whip to lash the rascals naked through the world even from the east to the west speak within door fie upon them some such squire he was that turnd your wit the seamy side without and made you to suspect me with the moor you are a fool go to good iago what shall do to win my lord again good friend go to him for by this light of heaven know not how lost him here kneel if eer my will did trespass gainst his love either in discourse of thought or actual deed or that mine eyes mine ears or any sense delighted them in any other form or that do not yet and ever did and ever willthough he do shake me off to beggarly divorcementlove him dearly comfort forswear me unkindness may do much and his unkindness may defeat my life but never taint my love cannot say whore it does abhor me now speak the word to do the act that might the addition earn not the worlds mass of vanity could make me pray you be content tis but his humour the business of the state does him offence and he does chide with you if twere no other tis but so warrant trumpets within hark how these instruments summon to supper the messengers of venice stay the meat go in and weep not all things shall be well exeunt and enter how now roderigo do not find that thou dealest justly with me what in the contrary every day thou daffest me with some device iago and rather as it seems to me now keepest from me all conveniency than suppliest me with the least advantage of hope will indeed no longer endure it nor am yet persuaded to put up in peace what already have foolishly suffered will you hear me roderigo faith have heard too much for your words and performances are no kin together you charge me most unjustly with nought but truth have wasted myself out of my means the jewels you have had from me to deliver to desdemona would half have corrupted a votarist you have told me she hath received them and returned me expectations and comforts of sudden respect and acquaintance but find none well go to very well very well go to cannot go to man nor tis not very well nay think it is scurvy and begin to find myself fobbed in it very well tell you tis not very well will make myself known to desdemona if she will return me my jewels will give over my suit and repent my unlawful solicitation if not assure yourself will seek satisfaction of you you have said now ay and said nothing but what protest intendment of doing why now see theres mettle in thee and even from this instant to build on thee a better opinion than ever before give me thy hand roderigo thou hast taken against me a most just exception but yet protest have dealt most directly in thy affair it hath not appeared grant indeed it hath not appeared and your suspicion is not without wit and judgment but roderigo if thou hast that in thee indeed which have greater reason to believe now than ever mean purpose courage and valour this night show it if thou the next night following enjoy not desdemona take me from this world with treachery and devise engines for my life well what is it is it within reason and compass sir there is especial commission come from venice to depute cassio in othellos place is that true why then othello and desdemona return again to venice no he goes into mauritania and takes away with him the fair desdemona unless his abode be lingered here by some accident wherein none can be so determinate as the removing of cassio how do you mean removing of him why by making him uncapable of othellos place knocking out his brains and that you would have me to do ay if you dare do yourself a profit and a right he sups tonight with a harlotry and thither will go to him he knows not yet of his horrorable fortune if you will watch his going thence which will fashion to fall out between twelve and one you may take him at your pleasure will be near to second your attempt and he shall fall between us come stand not amazed at it but go along with me will show you such a necessity in his death that you shall think yourself bound to put it on him it is now high suppertime and the night grows to waste about it will hear further reason for this and you shall be satisfied exeunt another room in the castle enter and attendants do beseech you sir trouble yourself no further pardon me twill do me good to walk madam good night humbly thank your ladyship your honour is most welcome will you walk sir odesdemona my lord get you to bed on the instant will be returned forthwith dismiss your attendant there look it be done will my lord exeunt and attendants how goes it now he looks gentler than he did he says he will return incontinent he hath commanded me to go to bed and bade me to dismiss you dismiss me it was his bidding therefore good emilia give me my nightly wearing and adieu we must not now displease him would you had never seen him so would not my love doth so approve him that even his stubbornness his cheques his frowns prithee unpin mehave grace and favour in them have laid those sheets you bade me on the bed alls one good faith how foolish are our minds if do die before thee prithee shroud me in one of those same sheets come come you talk my mother had a maid calld barbara she was in love and he she loved proved mad and did forsake her she had a song of willow an old thing twas but it expressd her fortune and she died singing it that song tonight will not go from my mind have much to do but to go hang my head all at one side and sing it like poor barbara prithee dispatch shall go fetch your nightgown no unpin me here this lodovico is a proper man very handsome man he speaks well know a lady in venice would have walked barefoot to palestine for a touch of his nether lip singing the poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree sing all a green willow her hand on her bosom her head on her knee sing willow willow willow the fresh streams ran by her and murmurd her moans sing willow willow willow her salt tears fell from her and softend the stones lay by these singing sing willow willow willow prithee hie thee hell come anon singing sing all a green willow must be my garland let nobody blame him his scorn approve nay thats not nexthark who ist that knocks its the wind singing calld my love false love but what said he then sing willow willow willow if court moe women youll couch with moe men so get thee gone good night ate eyes do itch doth that bode weeping tis neither here nor there have heard it said so these men these men dost thou in conscience thinktell me emilia that there be women do abuse their husbands in such gross kind there be some such no question wouldst thou do such a deed for all the world why would not you no by this heavenly light nor neither by this heavenly light might dot as well i the dark wouldst thou do such a deed for all the world the worlds a huge thing it is a great price for a small vice in troth think thou wouldst not in troth think should and undot when had done marry would not do such a thing for a jointring nor for measures of lawn nor for gowns petticoats nor caps nor any petty exhibition but for the whole worldwhy who would not make her husband a cuckold to make him a monarch should venture purgatory fort beshrew me if would do such a wrong for the whole world why the wrong is but a wrong i the world and having the world for your labour tis a wrong in your own world and you might quickly make it right do not think there is any such woman yes a dozen and as many to the vantage as would store the world they played for but do think it is their husbands faults if wives do fall say that they slack their duties and pour our treasures into foreign laps or else break out in peevish jealousies throwing restraint upon us or say they strike us or scant our former having in despite why we have galls and though we have some grace yet have we some revenge let husbands know their wives have sense like them they see and smell and have their palates both for sweet and sour as husbands have what is it that they do when they change us for others is it sport think it is and doth affection breed it think it doth ist frailty that thus errs it is so too and have not we affections desires for sport and frailty as men have then let them use us well else let them know the ills we do their ills instruct us so good night good night heaven me such uses send not to pick bad from bad but by bad mend exeunt cyprus street enter and here stand behind this bulk straight will he come wear thy good rapier bare and put it home quick quick fear nothing ill be at thy elbow it makes us or it mars us think on that and fix most firm thy resolution be near at hand may miscarry int here at thy hand be bold and take thy stand retires have no great devotion to the deed and yet he hath given me satisfying reasons tis but a man gone forth my sword he dies have rubbd this young quat almost to the sense and he grows angry now whether he kill cassio or cassio him or each do kill the other every way makes my gain live roderigo he calls me to a restitution large of gold and jewels that bobbd from him as gifts to desdemona it must not be if cassio do remain he hath a daily beauty in his life that makes me ugly and besides the moor may unfold me to him there stand in much peril no he must die but so hear him coming enter know his gait tis hevillain thou diest makes a pass at that thrust had been mine enemy indeed but that my coat is better than thou knowst will make proof of thine draws and wounds am slain from behind wounds in the leg and exit am maimd for ever help ho murder murder falls enter the voice of cassio iago keeps his word villain that am it is even so help ho light a surgeon tis heo brave iago honest and just that hast such noble sense of thy friends wrong thou teachest me minion your dear lies dead and your unblest fate hies strumpet come forth of my heart those charms thine eyes are blotted thy bed luststaind shall with lusts blood be spotted exit enter and what ho no watch no passage murder murder tis some mischance the cry is very direful help hark wretched villain two or three groan it is a heavy night these may be counterfeits lets thinkt unsafe to come in to the cry without more help nobody come then shall bleed to death hark reenter with a light heres one comes in his shirt with light and weapons whos there whose noise is this that ones on murder we do not know did not you hear a cry here here for heavens sake help me whats the matter this is othellos ancient as take it the same indeed a very valiant fellow what are you here that cry so grievously iago am spoild undone by villains give me some help me lieutenant what villains have done this think that one of them is hereabout and cannot make away treacherous villains what are you there come in and give some help to and help me here thats one of them murderous slave villain stabs damnd iago inhuman dog kill men i the darkwhere be these bloody thieves how silent is this townho murder murder what may you be are you of good or evil as you shall prove us praise us signior lodovico he sir cry you mercy heres cassio hurt by villains cassio how ist brother my leg is cut in two marry heaven forbid light gentlemen ill bind it with my shirt enter what is the matter ho who ist that cried who ist that cried my dear cassio my sweet cassio cassio cassio cassio notable strumpet cassio may you suspect who they should be that have thus many led you no am to find you thus have been to seek you lend me a garter so for a chair to bear him easily hence alas he faints cassio cassio cassio gentlemen all do suspect this trash to be a party in this injury patience awhile good cassio come come lend me a light know we this face or no alas my friend and my dear countryman roderigo noyes sure heaven roderigo what of venice even he sir did you know him know him ay signior gratiano cry you gentle pardon these bloody accidents must excuse my manners that so neglected you am glad to see you how do you cassio a chair a chair roderigo he he tis he chair brought in thats well said the chair some good man bear him carefully from hence ill fetch the generals surgeon to for you mistress save you your labour he that lies slain here cassio was my dear friend what malice was between you none in the world nor do know the man to what look you pale bear him out o the air and are borne off stay you good gentlemen look you pale mistress do you perceive the gastness of her eye nay if you stare we shall hear more anon behold her well pray you look upon her do you see gentlemen nay guiltiness will speak though tongues were out of use enter las whats the matter whats the matter husband cassio hath here been set on in the dark by roderigo and fellows that are scaped hes almost slain and roderigo dead alas good gentleman alas good cassio this is the fruit of whoring prithee emilia go know of cassio where he suppd tonight to what do you shake at that he suppd at my house but therefore shake not did he so charge you go with me fie fie upon thee strumpet am no strumpet but of life as honest as you that thus abuse me as foh fie upon thee kind gentlemen lets go see poor cassio dressd come mistress you must tells another tale emilia run you to the citadel and tell my lord and lady what hath happd will you go on pray aside this is the night that either makes me or fordoes me quite exeunt bedchamber in the castle in bed asleep a light burning enter it is the cause it is the cause my soul let me not name it to you you chaste stars it is the cause yet ill not shed her blood nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow and smooth as monumental alabaster yet she must die else shell betray more men put out the light and then put out the light if quench thee thou flaming minister can again thy former light restore should repent me but once put out thy light thou cunningst pattern of excelling nature know not where is that promethean heat that can thy light relume when have pluckd the rose cannot give it vital growth again it must needs wither ill smell it on the tree kissing her ah balmy breath that dost almost persuade justice to break her sword one more one more be thus when thou art dead and will kill thee and love thee after one more and this the last so sweet was neer so fatal must weep but they are cruel tears this sorrows heavenly it strikes where it doth love she wakes whos there othello ay desdemona will you come to bed my lord have you prayd tonight desdemona ay my lord if you bethink yourself of any crime unreconciled as yet to heaven and grace solicit for it straight alas my lord what do you mean by that well do it and be brief will walk by would not kill thy unprepared spirit no heaven forfend would not kill thy soul talk you of killing ay do then heaven have mercy on me amen with all my heart if you say so hope you will not kill me hum and yet fear you for you are fatal then when your eyes roll so why should fear know not since guiltiness know not but yet feel fear think on thy sins they are loves bear to you ay and for that thou diest that deaths unnatural that kills for loving alas why gnaw you so your nether lip some bloody passion shakes your very frame these are portents but yet hope hope they do not point on me peace and be still will so whats the matter that handkerchief which so loved and gave thee thou gavest to cassio no by my life and soul send for the man and ask him sweet soul take heed take heed of perjury thou art on thy deathbed ay but not yet to die yes presently therefore confess thee freely of thy sin for to deny each article with oath cannot remove nor choke the strong conception that do groan withal thou art to die then lord have mercy on me say amen and have you mercy too never did offend you in my life never loved cassio but with such general warranty of heaven as might love never gave him token by heaven saw my handkerchief ins hand perjured woman thou dost stone my heart and makest me call what intend to do murder which thought a sacrifice saw the handkerchief he found it then never gave it him send for him hither let him confess a truth he hath confessd what my lord that he hath used thee how unlawfully ay he will not say so no his mouth is stoppd honest iago hath taen order fort my fear interprets what is he dead had all his hairs been lives my great revenge had stomach for them all alas he is betrayd and undone out strumpet weepst thou for him to my face banish me my lord but kill me not down strumpet kill me tomorrow let me live tonight nay if you strive but half an hour being done there is no pause but while say one prayer it is too late he stifles her within my lord my lord what ho my lord my lord what noise is this not dead not yet quite dead that am cruel am yet merciful would not have thee linger in thy pain so so within what ho my lord my lord whos there within good my lord would speak a word with you yes tis emilia by and by shes dead tis like she comes to speak of cassios death the noise was here ha no more moving still as the grave shall she come in weret good think she stirs againno whats best to do if she come in shell sure speak to my wife my wife my wife what wife have no wife insupportable heavy hour methinks it should be now a huge eclipse of sun and moon and that the affrighted globe should yawn at alteration within do beseech you that may speak with you good my lord had forgot thee come in emilia soft by and by let me the curtains draw where art thou unlocks the door enter whats the matter with thee now my good lord yonders foul murders done what now but now my lord it is the very error of the moon she comes more nearer earth than she was wont and makes men mad cassio my lord hath killd a young venetian calld roderigo roderigo killd and cassio killd no cassio is not killd not cassio killd then murders out of tune and sweet revenge grows harsh falsely falsely murderd alas what cry is that that what out and alas that was my ladys voice help help ho help lady speak again sweet desdemona sweet mistress speak guiltless death die who hath done this deed nobody myself farewell commend me to my kind lord farewell dies why how should she be murderd alas who knows you heard her say herself it was not she said so must needs report the truth shes like a liar gone to burning hell twas that killd her the more angel she and you the blacker devil she turnd to folly and she was a whore thou dost belie her and thou art a devil she was false as water thou art rash as fire to say that she was false she was heavenly true cassio did top her ask thy husband else were damnd beneath all depth in hell but that did proceed upon just grounds to this extremity thy husband knew it all my husband thy husband that she was false to wedlock ay with cassio nay had she been true if heaven would make me such another world of one entire and perfect chrysolite ild not have sold her for it my husband ay twas he that told me first an honest man he is and hates the slime that sticks on filthy deeds my husband what needs this iteration woman say thy husband mistress villany hath made mocks with love my husband say that she was false he woman say thy husband dost understand the word my friend thy husband honest honest iago if he say so may his pernicious soul rot half a grain a day he lies to the heart she was too fond of her most filthy bargain ha do thy worst this deed of thine is no more worthy heaven than thou wast worthy her peace you were best thou hast not half that power to do me harm as have to be hurt gull dolt as ignorant as dirt thou hast done a deed care not for thy sword ill make thee known though lost twenty liveshelp help ho help the moor hath killd my mistress murder murder enter and others what is the matter how now general are you come iago you have done well that men must lay their murders on your neck what is the matter disprove this villain if thou best a man he says thou toldst him that his wife was false know thou didst not thourt not such a villain speak for my heart is full told him what thought and told no more than what he found himself was apt and true but did you ever tell him she was false did you told a lie an odious damned lie upon my soul a lie a wicked lie she false with cassiodid you say with cassio with cassio mistress go to charm your tongue will not charm my tongue am bound to speak my mistress here lies murderd in her bed all heavens forfend and your reports have set the murder on nay stare not masters it is true indeed tis a strange truth monstrous act villany villany villany think upont think smellt villany thought so thenill kill myself for grief villany villany what are you mad charge you get you home good gentlemen let me have leave to speak tis proper obey him but not now perchance iago will neer go home he falls on the bed nay lay thee down and roar for thou hast killd the sweetest innocent that eer did lift up eye rising she was foul scarce did know you uncle there lies your niece whose breath indeed these hands have newly stoppd know this act shows horrible and grim poor desdemona am glad thy fathers dead thy match was mortal to him and pure grief shore his old thread in twain did he live now this sight would make him do a desperate turn yea curse his better angel from his side and fall to reprobation tis pitiful but yet iago knows that she with cassio hath the act of shame thousand times committed cassio confessd it and she did gratify his amorous works with that recognizance and pledge of love which first gave her saw it in his hand it was a handkerchief an antique token my father gave my mother heaven heavenly powers come hold your peace twill out twill out peace no will speak as liberal as the north let heaven and men and devils let them all all all cry shame against me yet ill speak be wise and get you home will not offers to stab fie your sword upon a woman thou dull moor that handkerchief thou speakst of found by fortune and did give my husband for often with a solemn earnestness more than indeed belongd to such a trifle he beggd of me to steal it villanous whore she give it cassio no alas found it and did givet my husband filth thou liest by heaven do not do not gentlemen murderous coxcomb what should such a fool do with so good a woman are there no stones in heaven but what serve for the thunderprecious villain he runs at from behind stabs and exit the woman falls sure he hath killd his wife ay ay lay me by my mistress side hes gone but his wifes killd tis a notorious villain take you this weapon which have here recoverd from the moor come guard the door without let him not pass but kill him rather ill after that same villain for tis a damned slave exeunt and am not valiant neither but ever puny whipster gets my sword but why should honour outlive honesty let it go all what did thy song bode lady hark canst thou hear me will play the swan and die in music singing willow willow willow moor she was chaste she loved thee cruel moor so come my soul to bliss as speak true so speaking as think die die dies have another weapon in this chamber it is a sword of spain the icebrooks temper here it is uncle must come forth within if thou attempt it it will cost thee dear thou hast no weapon and perforce must suffer look in upon me then and speak with me or naked as am will assault thee reenter what is the matter behold have a weapon better never did itself sustain upon a soldiers thigh have seen the day that with this little arm and this good sword have made my way through more impediments than twenty times your stop but vain boast who can control his fate tis not so now be not afraid though you do see me weapond here is my journeys end here is my butt and very seamark of my utmost sail do you go back dismayd tis a lost fear man but a rush against othellos breast and he retires where should othello go now how dost thou look now illstarrd wench pale as thy smock when we shall meet at compt this look of thine will hurl my soul from heaven and fiends will snatch at it cold cold my girl even like thy chastity cursed slave whip me ye devils from the possession of this heavenly sight blow me about in winds roast me in sulphur wash me in steepdown gulfs of liquid fire desdemona desdemona dead oh oh oh enter carried in a chair and officers with prisoner where is this rash and most unfortunate man thats he that was othello here am where is that viper bring the villain forth look down towards his feet but thats a fable if that thou best a devil cannot kill thee wounds wrench his sword from him bleed sir but not killd am not sorry neither ild have thee live for in my sense tis happiness to die thou othello thou wert once so good falln in the practise of a damned slave what shall be said to thee why any thing an honourable murderer if you will for nought did in hate but all in honour this wretch hath part confessd his villany did you and he consent in cassios death ay dear general never gave you cause do believe it and ask your pardon will you pray demand that demidevil why he hath thus ensnared my soul and body demand me nothing what you know you know from this time forth never will speak word what not to pray torments will ope your lips well thou dost best sir you shall understand what hath befalln which as think you know not here is a letter found in the pocket of the slain roderigo and here another the one of them imports the death of cassio to be undertook by roderigo villain most heathenish and most gross now heres another discontented paper found in his pocket too and this it seems roderigo meant to have sent this damned villain but that belike iago in the interim came in and satisfied him the pernicious caitiff how came you cassio by that handkerchief that was my wifes found it in my chamber and he himself confessd but even now that there he droppd it for a special purpose which wrought to his desire fool fool fool there is besides in roderigos letter how he upbraids iago that he made him brave me upon the watch whereon it came that was cast and even but now he spake after long seeming dead iago hurt him iago set him on you must forsake this room and go with us your power and your command is taken off and cassio rules in cyprus for this slave if there be any cunning cruelty that can torment him much and hold him long it shall be his you shall close prisoner rest till that the nature of your fault be known to the venetian state come bring him away soft you a word or two before you go have done the state some service and they knowt no more of that pray you in your letters when you shall these unlucky deeds relate speak of me as am nothing extenuate nor set down aught in malice then must you speak of one that loved not wisely but too well of one not easily jealous but being wrought perplexd in the extreme of one whose hand like the base indian threw a pearl away richer than all his tribe of one whose subdued eyes albeit unused to the melting mood drop tears as fast as the arabian trees their medicinal gum set you down this and say besides that in aleppo once where a malignant and a turband turk beat a venetian and traduced the state took by the throat the circumcised dog and smote him thus stabs himself bloody period all thats spoke is marrd kissd thee ere killd thee no way but this killing myself to die upon a kiss falls on the bed and dies this did fear but thought he had no weapon for he was great of heart to spartan dog more fell than anguish hunger or the sea look on the tragic loading of this bed this is thy work the object poisons sight let it be hid gratiano keep the house and seize upon the fortunes of the moor for they succeed on you to you lord governor remains the censure of this hellish villain the time the place the torture enforce it myself will straight aboard and to the state this heavy act with heavy heart relate exeunt