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| <H3>SCENE II. A room in the castle.</h3> | |
| <p><blockquote> | |
| <i>Enter OTHELLO and EMILIA</i> | |
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| <A NAME=speech1><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=1>You have seen nothing then?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech2><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=2>Nor ever heard, nor ever did suspect.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech3><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=3>Yes, you have seen Cassio and she together.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech4><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=4>But then I saw no harm, and then I heard</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=5>Each syllable that breath made up between them.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech5><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=6>What, did they never whisper?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech6><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=7>Never, my lord.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech7><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=8>Nor send you out o' the way?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech8><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=9>Never.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech9><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=10>To fetch her fan, her gloves, her mask, nor nothing?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech10><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=11>Never, my lord.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech11><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=12>That's strange.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech12><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=13>I durst, my lord, to wager she is honest,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=14>Lay down my soul at stake: if you think other,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=15>Remove your thought; it doth abuse your bosom.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=16>If any wretch have put this in your head,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=17>Let heaven requite it with the serpent's curse!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=18>For, if she be not honest, chaste, and true,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=19>There's no man happy; the purest of their wives</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=20>Is foul as slander.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech13><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=21>Bid her come hither: go.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exit EMILIA</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=22>She says enough; yet she's a simple bawd</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=23>That cannot say as much. This is a subtle whore,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=24>A closet lock and key of villanous secrets</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=25>And yet she'll kneel and pray; I have seen her do't.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter DESDEMONA with EMILIA</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech14><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=26>My lord, what is your will?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech15><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=27>Pray, chuck, come hither.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech16><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=28>What is your pleasure?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech17><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=29>Let me see your eyes;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=30>Look in my face.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech18><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=31> What horrible fancy's this?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech19><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=32>[To EMILIA] Some of your function, mistress;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=33>Leave procreants alone and shut the door;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=34>Cough, or cry 'hem,' if any body come:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=35>Your mystery, your mystery: nay, dispatch.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exit EMILIA</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech20><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=36>Upon my knees, what doth your speech import?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=37>I understand a fury in your words.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=38>But not the words.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech21><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=39>Why, what art thou?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech22><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=40>Your wife, my lord; your true</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=41>And loyal wife.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech23><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=42> Come, swear it, damn thyself</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=43>Lest, being like one of heaven, the devils themselves</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=44>Should fear to seize thee: therefore be double damn'd:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=45>Swear thou art honest.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech24><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=46>Heaven doth truly know it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech25><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=47>Heaven truly knows that thou art false as hell.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech26><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=48>To whom, my lord? with whom? how am I false?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech27><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=49>O Desdemona! away! away! away!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech28><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=50>Alas the heavy day! Why do you weep?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=51>Am I the motive of these tears, my lord?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=52>If haply you my father do suspect</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=53>An instrument of this your calling back,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=54>Lay not your blame on me: If you have lost him,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=55>Why, I have lost him too.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech29><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=56>Had it pleased heaven</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=57>To try me with affliction; had they rain'd</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=58>All kinds of sores and shames on my bare head.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=59>Steep'd me in poverty to the very lips,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=60>Given to captivity me and my utmost hopes,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=61>I should have found in some place of my soul</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=62>A drop of patience: but, alas, to make me</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=63>A fixed figure for the time of scorn</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=64>To point his slow unmoving finger at!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=65>Yet could I bear that too; well, very well:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=66>But there, where I have garner'd up my heart,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=67>Where either I must live, or bear no life;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=68>The fountain from the which my current runs,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=69>Or else dries up; to be discarded thence!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=70>Or keep it as a cistern for foul toads</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=71>To knot and gender in! Turn thy complexion there,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=72>Patience, thou young and rose-lipp'd cherubin,--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=73>Ay, there, look grim as hell!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech30><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=74>I hope my noble lord esteems me honest.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech31><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=75>O, ay; as summer flies are in the shambles,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=76>That quicken even with blowing. O thou weed,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=77>Who art so lovely fair and smell'st so sweet</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=78>That the sense aches at thee, would thou hadst</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=79>ne'er been born!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech32><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=80>Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech33><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=81>Was this fair paper, this most goodly book,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=82>Made to write 'whore' upon? What committed!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=83>Committed! O thou public commoner!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=84>I should make very forges of my cheeks,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=85>That would to cinders burn up modesty,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=86>Did I but speak thy deeds. What committed!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=87>Heaven stops the nose at it and the moon winks,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=88>The bawdy wind that kisses all it meets</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=89>Is hush'd within the hollow mine of earth,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=90>And will not hear it. What committed!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=91>Impudent strumpet!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech34><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=92> By heaven, you do me wrong.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech35><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=93>Are you not a strumpet?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech36><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=94>No, as I am a Christian:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=95>If to preserve this vessel for my lord</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=96>From any other foul unlawful touch</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=97>Be not to be a strumpet, I am none.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech37><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=98>What, not a whore?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech38><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=99> No, as I shall be saved.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech39><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=100>Is't possible?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech40><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=101> O, heaven forgive us!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech41><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=102>I cry you mercy, then:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=103>I took you for that cunning whore of Venice</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=104>That married with Othello.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Raising his voice</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=105>You, mistress,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=106>That have the office opposite to Saint Peter,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=107>And keep the gate of hell!</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Re-enter EMILIA</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=108>You, you, ay, you!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=109>We have done our course; there's money for your pains:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=110>I pray you, turn the key and keep our counsel.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exit</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech42><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=111>Alas, what does this gentleman conceive?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=112>How do you, madam? how do you, my good lady?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech43><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=113>'Faith, half asleep.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech44><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=114>Good madam, what's the matter with my lord?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech45><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=115>With who?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech46><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=116>Why, with my lord, madam.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech47><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=117>Who is thy lord?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech48><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=118> He that is yours, sweet lady.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech49><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=119>I have none: do not talk to me, Emilia;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=120>I cannot weep; nor answer have I none,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=121>But what should go by water. Prithee, tonight</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=122>Lay on my bed my wedding sheets: remember;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=123>And call thy husband hither.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech50><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=124>Here's a change indeed!</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exit</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech51><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=125>'Tis meet I should be used so, very meet.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=126>How have I been behaved, that he might stick</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=127>The small'st opinion on my least misuse?</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Re-enter EMILIA with IAGO</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech52><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=128>What is your pleasure, madam?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=129>How is't with you?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech53><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=130>I cannot tell. Those that do teach young babes</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=131>Do it with gentle means and easy tasks:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=132>He might have chid me so; for, in good faith,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=133>I am a child to chiding.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech54><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=134>What's the matter, lady?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech55><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=135>Alas, Iago, my lord hath so bewhored her.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=136>Thrown such despite and heavy terms upon her,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=137>As true hearts cannot bear.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech56><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=138>Am I that name, Iago?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech57><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=139>What name, fair lady?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech58><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=140>Such as she says my lord did say I was.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech59><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=141>He call'd her whore: a beggar in his drink</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=142>Could not have laid such terms upon his callat.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech60><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=143>Why did he so?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech61><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=144>I do not know; I am sure I am none such.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech62><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=145>Do not weep, do not weep. Alas the day!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech63><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=146>Hath she forsook so many noble matches,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=147>Her father and her country and her friends,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=148>To be call'd whore? would it not make one weep?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech64><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=149>It is my wretched fortune.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech65><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=150>Beshrew him for't!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=151>How comes this trick upon him?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech66><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=152>Nay, heaven doth know.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech67><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=153>I will be hang'd, if some eternal villain,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=154>Some busy and insinuating rogue,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=155>Some cogging, cozening slave, to get some office,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=156>Have not devised this slander; I'll be hang'd else.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech68><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=157>Fie, there is no such man; it is impossible.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech69><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=158>If any such there be, heaven pardon him!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech70><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=159>A halter pardon him! and hell gnaw his bones!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=160>Why should he call her whore? who keeps her company?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=161>What place? what time? what form? what likelihood?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=162>The Moor's abused by some most villanous knave,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=163>Some base notorious knave, some scurvy fellow.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=164>O heaven, that such companions thou'ldst unfold,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=165>And put in every honest hand a whip</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=166>To lash the rascals naked through the world</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=167>Even from the east to the west!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech71><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=168>Speak within door.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech72><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=169>O, fie upon them! Some such squire he was</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=170>That turn'd your wit the seamy side without,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=171>And made you to suspect me with the Moor.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech73><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=172>You are a fool; go to.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech74><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=173>O good Iago,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=174>What shall I do to win my lord again?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=175>Good friend, go to him; for, by this light of heaven,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=176>I know not how I lost him. Here I kneel:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=177>If e'er my will did trespass 'gainst his love,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=178>Either in discourse of thought or actual deed,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=179>Or that mine eyes, mine ears, or any sense,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=180>Delighted them in any other form;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=181>Or that I do not yet, and ever did.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=182>And ever will--though he do shake me off</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=183>To beggarly divorcement--love him dearly,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=184>Comfort forswear me! Unkindness may do much;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=185>And his unkindness may defeat my life,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=186>But never taint my love. I cannot say 'whore:'</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=187>It does abhor me now I speak the word;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=188>To do the act that might the addition earn</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=189>Not the world's mass of vanity could make me.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech75><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=190>I pray you, be content; 'tis but his humour:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=191>The business of the state does him offence,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=192>And he does chide with you.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech76><b>DESDEMONA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=193>If 'twere no other--</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech77><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=194>'Tis but so, I warrant.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Trumpets within</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=195>Hark, how these instruments summon to supper!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=196>The messengers of Venice stay the meat;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=197>Go in, and weep not; all things shall be well.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt DESDEMONA and EMILIA</i></p> | |
| <p><i>Enter RODERIGO</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=198>How now, Roderigo!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech78><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=199>I do not find that thou dealest justly with me.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech79><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=200>What in the contrary?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech80><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=201>Every day thou daffest me with some device, Iago;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=202>and rather, as it seems to me now, keepest from me</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=203>all conveniency than suppliest me with the least</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=204>advantage of hope. I will indeed no longer endure</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=205>it, nor am I yet persuaded to put up in peace what</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=206>already I have foolishly suffered.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech81><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=207>Will you hear me, Roderigo?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech82><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=208>'Faith, I have heard too much, for your words and</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=209>performances are no kin together.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech83><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=210>You charge me most unjustly.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech84><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=211>With nought but truth. I have wasted myself out of</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=212>my means. The jewels you have had from me to</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=213>deliver to Desdemona would half have corrupted a</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=214>votarist: you have told me she hath received them</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=215>and returned me expectations and comforts of sudden</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=216>respect and acquaintance, but I find none.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech85><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=217>Well; go to; very well.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech86><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=218>Very well! go to! I cannot go to, man; nor 'tis</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=219>not very well: nay, I think it is scurvy, and begin</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=220>to find myself fobbed in it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech87><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=221>Very well.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech88><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=222>I tell you 'tis not very well. I will make myself</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=223>known to Desdemona: if she will return me my</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=224>jewels, I will give over my suit and repent my</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=225>unlawful solicitation; if not, assure yourself I</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=226>will seek satisfaction of you.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech89><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=227>You have said now.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech90><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=228>Ay, and said nothing but what I protest intendment of doing.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech91><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=229>Why, now I see there's mettle in thee, and even from</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=230>this instant to build on thee a better opinion than</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=231>ever before. Give me thy hand, Roderigo: thou hast</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=232>taken against me a most just exception; but yet, I</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=233>protest, I have dealt most directly in thy affair.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech92><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=234>It hath not appeared.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech93><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=235>I grant indeed it hath not appeared, and your</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=236>suspicion is not without wit and judgment. But,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=237>Roderigo, if thou hast that in thee indeed, which I</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=238>have greater reason to believe now than ever, I mean</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=239>purpose, courage and valour, this night show it: if</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=240>thou the next night following enjoy not Desdemona,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=241>take me from this world with treachery and devise</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=242>engines for my life.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech94><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=243>Well, what is it? is it within reason and compass?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech95><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=244>Sir, there is especial commission come from Venice</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=245>to depute Cassio in Othello's place.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech96><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=246>Is that true? why, then Othello and Desdemona</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=247>return again to Venice.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech97><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=248>O, no; he goes into Mauritania and takes away with</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=249>him the fair Desdemona, unless his abode be</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=250>lingered here by some accident: wherein none can be</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=251>so determinate as the removing of Cassio.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech98><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=252>How do you mean, removing of him?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech99><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=253>Why, by making him uncapable of Othello's place;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=254>knocking out his brains.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech100><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=255>And that you would have me to do?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech101><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=256>Ay, if you dare do yourself a profit and a right.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=257>He sups to-night with a harlotry, and thither will I</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=258>go to him: he knows not yet of his horrorable</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=259>fortune. If you will watch his going thence, which</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=260>I will fashion to fall out between twelve and one,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=261>you may take him at your pleasure: I will be near</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=262>to second your attempt, and he shall fall between</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=263>us. Come, stand not amazed at it, but go along with</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=264>me; I will show you such a necessity in his death</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=265>that you shall think yourself bound to put it on</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=266>him. It is now high suppertime, and the night grows</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=267>to waste: about it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech102><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=268>I will hear further reason for this.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech103><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=269>And you shall be satisfied.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
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