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| <H3>SCENE I. Cyprus. A street.</h3> | |
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| <i>Enter IAGO and RODERIGO</i> | |
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| <A NAME=speech1><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=1>Here, stand behind this bulk; straight will he come:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=2>Wear thy good rapier bare, and put it home:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=3>Quick, quick; fear nothing; I'll be at thy elbow:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=4>It makes us, or it mars us; think on that,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=5>And fix most firm thy resolution.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech2><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=6>Be near at hand; I may miscarry in't.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech3><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=7>Here, at thy hand: be bold, and take thy stand.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Retires</i></p> | |
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| <A NAME=speech4><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=8>I have no great devotion to the deed;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=9>And yet he hath given me satisfying reasons:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=10>'Tis but a man gone. Forth, my sword: he dies.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech5><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=11>I have rubb'd this young quat almost to the sense,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=12>And he grows angry. Now, whether he kill Cassio,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=13>Or Cassio him, or each do kill the other,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=14>Every way makes my gain: live Roderigo,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=15>He calls me to a restitution large</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=16>Of gold and jewels that I bobb'd from him,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=17>As gifts to Desdemona;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=18>It must not be: if Cassio do remain,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=19>He hath a daily beauty in his life</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=20>That makes me ugly; and, besides, the Moor</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=21>May unfold me to him; there stand I in much peril:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=22>No, he must die. But so: I hear him coming.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter CASSIO</i></p> | |
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| <A NAME=speech6><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=23>I know his gait, 'tis he.--Villain, thou diest!</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Makes a pass at CASSIO</i></p> | |
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| <A NAME=speech7><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=24>That thrust had been mine enemy indeed,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=25>But that my coat is better than thou know'st</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=26>I will make proof of thine.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Draws, and wounds RODERIGO</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech8><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=27>O, I am slain!</A><br> | |
| <p><i>IAGO from behind wounds CASSIO in the leg, and exit</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech9><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=28>I am maim'd for ever. Help, ho! murder! murder!</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Falls</i></p> | |
| <p><i>Enter OTHELLO</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech10><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=29>The voice of Cassio: Iago keeps his word.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech11><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=30>O, villain that I am!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech12><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=31>It is even so.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech13><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=32>O, help, ho! light! a surgeon!</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech14><b>OTHELLO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=33>'Tis he:--O brave Iago, honest and just,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=34>That hast such noble sense of thy friend's wrong!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=35>Thou teachest me. Minion, your dear lies dead,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=36>And your unblest fate hies: strumpet, I come.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=37>Forth of my heart those charms, thine eyes, are blotted;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=38>Thy bed, lust-stain'd, shall with lust's blood be spotted.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exit</i></p> | |
| <p><i>Enter LODOVICO and GRATIANO</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech15><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=39>What, ho! no watch? no passage? murder! murder!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech16><b>GRATIANO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=40>'Tis some mischance; the cry is very direful.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech17><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=41>O, help!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech18><b>LODOVICO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=42>Hark!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech19><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=43>O wretched villain!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech20><b>LODOVICO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=44>Two or three groan: it is a heavy night:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=45>These may be counterfeits: let's think't unsafe</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=46>To come in to the cry without more help.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech21><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=47>Nobody come? then shall I bleed to death.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech22><b>LODOVICO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=48>Hark!</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Re-enter IAGO, with a light</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech23><b>GRATIANO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=49>Here's one comes in his shirt, with light and weapons.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech24><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=50>Who's there? whose noise is this that ones on murder?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech25><b>LODOVICO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=51>We do not know.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech26><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=52> Did not you hear a cry?</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech27><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=53>Here, here! for heaven's sake, help me!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech28><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=54>What's the matter?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech29><b>GRATIANO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=55>This is Othello's ancient, as I take it.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech30><b>LODOVICO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=56>The same indeed; a very valiant fellow.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech31><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=57>What are you here that cry so grievously?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech32><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=58>Iago? O, I am spoil'd, undone by villains!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=59>Give me some help.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech33><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=60>O me, lieutenant! what villains have done this?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech34><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=61>I think that one of them is hereabout,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=62>And cannot make away.</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech35><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=63>O treacherous villains!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=64>What are you there? come in, and give some help.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>To LODOVICO and GRATIANO</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech36><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
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| <A NAME=65>O, help me here!</A><br> | |
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| <A NAME=speech37><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=66>That's one of them.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech38><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=67>O murderous slave! O villain!</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Stabs RODERIGO</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech39><b>RODERIGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=68>O damn'd Iago! O inhuman dog!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech40><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=69>Kill men i' the dark!--Where be these bloody thieves?--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=70>How silent is this town!--Ho! murder! murder!--</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=71>What may you be? are you of good or evil?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech41><b>LODOVICO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=72>As you shall prove us, praise us.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech42><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=73>Signior Lodovico?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech43><b>LODOVICO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=74>He, sir.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech44><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=75>I cry you mercy. Here's Cassio hurt by villains.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech45><b>GRATIANO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=76>Cassio!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech46><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=77>How is't, brother!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech47><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=78>My leg is cut in two.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech48><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=79>Marry, heaven forbid!</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=80>Light, gentlemen; I'll bind it with my shirt.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter BIANCA</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech49><b>BIANCA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=81>What is the matter, ho? who is't that cried?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech50><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=82>Who is't that cried!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech51><b>BIANCA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=83>O my dear Cassio! my sweet Cassio! O Cassio,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=84>Cassio, Cassio!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech52><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=85>O notable strumpet! Cassio, may you suspect</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=86>Who they should be that have thus many led you?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech53><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=87>No.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech54><b>GRATIANO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=88>I am to find you thus: I have been to seek you.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech55><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=89>Lend me a garter. So. O, for a chair,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=90>To bear him easily hence!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech56><b>BIANCA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=91>Alas, he faints! O Cassio, Cassio, Cassio!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech57><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=92>Gentlemen all, I do suspect this trash</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=93>To be a party in this injury.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=94>Patience awhile, good Cassio. Come, come;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=95>Lend me a light. Know we this face or no?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=96>Alas my friend and my dear countryman</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=97>Roderigo! no:--yes, sure: O heaven! Roderigo.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech58><b>GRATIANO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=98>What, of Venice?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech59><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=99>Even he, sir; did you know him?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech60><b>GRATIANO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=100>Know him! ay.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech61><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=101>Signior Gratiano? I cry you gentle pardon;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=102>These bloody accidents must excuse my manners,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=103>That so neglected you.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech62><b>GRATIANO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=104>I am glad to see you.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech63><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=105>How do you, Cassio? O, a chair, a chair!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech64><b>GRATIANO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=106>Roderigo!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech65><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=107>He, he 'tis he.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>A chair brought in</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=108>O, that's well said; the chair!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech66><b>GRATIANO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=109>Some good man bear him carefully from hence;</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=110>I'll fetch the general's surgeon.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>To BIANCA</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=111>For you, mistress,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=112>Save you your labour. He that lies slain</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=113>here, Cassio,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=114>Was my dear friend: what malice was between you?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech67><b>CASSIO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=115>None in the world; nor do I know the man.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech68><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=116>[To BIANCA] What, look you pale? O, bear him out</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=117>o' the air.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>CASSIO and RODERIGO are borne off</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=118>Stay you, good gentlemen. Look you pale, mistress?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=119>Do you perceive the gastness of her eye?</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=120>Nay, if you stare, we shall hear more anon.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=121>Behold her well; I pray you, look upon her:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=122>Do you see, gentlemen? nay, guiltiness will speak,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=123>Though tongues were out of use.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Enter EMILIA</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech69><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=124>'Las, what's the matter? what's the matter, husband?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech70><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=125>Cassio hath here been set on in the dark</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=126>By Roderigo and fellows that are scaped:</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=127>He's almost slain, and Roderigo dead.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech71><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=128>Alas, good gentleman! alas, good Cassio!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech72><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=129>This is the fruit of whoring. Prithee, Emilia,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=130>Go know of Cassio where he supp'd to-night.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>To BIANCA</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=131>What, do you shake at that?</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech73><b>BIANCA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=132>He supp'd at my house; but I therefore shake not.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech74><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=133>O, did he so? I charge you, go with me.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech75><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=134>Fie, fie upon thee, strumpet!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech76><b>BIANCA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=135>I am no strumpet; but of life as honest</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=136>As you that thus abuse me.</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech77><b>EMILIA</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=137>As I! foh! fie upon thee!</A><br> | |
| </blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=speech78><b>IAGO</b></a> | |
| <blockquote> | |
| <A NAME=138>Kind gentlemen, let's go see poor Cassio dress'd.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=139>Come, mistress, you must tell's another tale.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=140>Emilia run you to the citadel,</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=141>And tell my lord and lady what hath happ'd.</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=142>Will you go on? I pray.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Aside</i></p> | |
| <A NAME=143>This is the night</A><br> | |
| <A NAME=144>That either makes me or fordoes me quite.</A><br> | |
| <p><i>Exeunt</i></p> | |
| </blockquote> | |
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