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Othello

William Shakespeare

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Enter IAGO and RODERIGO	Enter IAGO and RODERIGO
IAGO Here, stand behind this bulk, straight will he come. Wear thy good rapier bare, and put it home. Quick, quick! Fear nothing. I’ll be at thy elbow. It makes us, or it mars us. Think on that, 5 And fix most firm thy resolution.	IAGO Here, stand behind this bulk, straight will he come. Wear thy good rapier bare, and put it home. Quick, quick! Fear nothing. I’ll be at thy elbow. It makes us, or it mars us. Think on that, And fix most firm thy resolution.
RODERIGO Be near at hand, I may miscarry in ’t.	RODERIGO Be near at hand, I may miscarry in ’t.
IAGO Here, at thy hand. Be bold, and take thy stand.	IAGO Here, at thy hand. Be bold, and take thy stand.
Withdraws	Withdraws
RODERIGO I have no great devotion to the deed And yet he hath given me satisfying reasons. 10 'Tis but a man gone. Forth, my sword: he dies.	RODERIGO I 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.
IAGO (aside) I have rubbed 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, 15 He calls me to a restitution large Of gold and jewels that I bobbed from him As gifts to Desdemona. It must not be. If Cassio do remain He hath a daily beauty in his life 20 That makes me ugly. And besides, the Moor May unfold me to him—there stand I in much peril. No, he must die. But so, I hear him coming.	IAGO (aside) I have rubbed 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 I bobbed 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 I in much peril. No, he must die. But so, I hear him coming.
Enter CASSIO	Enter CASSIO
RODERIGO I know his gait, ’tis he.—Villain, thou diest!	RODERIGO I know his gait, ’tis he.—Villain, thou diest!
Thrusts at CASSIO	Thrusts at CASSIO
CASSIO That thrust had been mine enemy indeed 25 But that my coat is better than thou know’st I will make proof of thine.	CASSIO That thrust had been mine enemy indeed But that my coat is better than thou know’st I will make proof of thine.
Draws, and wounds RODERIGO	Draws, and wounds RODERIGO
RODERIGO Oh, I am slain!	RODERIGO Oh, I am slain!
IAGO from behind wounds CASSIO in the legs, exits	IAGO from behind wounds CASSIO in the legs, exits
CASSIO I am maimed for ever. Help, ho! Murder! Murder!	CASSIO I am maimed for ever. Help, ho! Murder! Murder!
Enter OTHELLO	Enter OTHELLO
OTHELLO The voice of Cassio. Iago keeps his word.	OTHELLO The voice of Cassio. Iago keeps his word.
RODERIGO Oh, villain that I am!	RODERIGO Oh, villain that I am!
OTHELLO 30 It is even so.	OTHELLO It is even so.
CASSIO Oh, help, ho! Light! A surgeon!	CASSIO Oh, help, ho! Light! A surgeon!
OTHELLO 'Tis he. Oh, brave Iago, honest and just, That hast such noble sense of thy friend’s wrong!	OTHELLO 'Tis he. Oh, brave Iago, honest and just, That hast such noble sense of thy friend’s wrong!
Thou teachest me. Minion, your dear lies dead, 35 And your unblest fate hies. Strumpet, I come. For, of my heart, those charms, thine eyes, are blotted. Thy bed, lust-stained, shall with lust’s blood be spotted.	Thou teachest me. Minion, your dear lies dead, And your unblest fate hies. Strumpet, I come. For, of my heart, those charms, thine eyes, are blotted. Thy bed, lust-stained, shall with lust’s blood be spotted.
Exit	Exit
Enter LODOVICO and GRATIANO	Enter LODOVICO and GRATIANO
CASSIO What, ho! No watch? No passage? Murder! Murder!	CASSIO What, ho! No watch? No passage? Murder! Murder!
GRATIANO 'Tis some mischance, the cry is very direful.	GRATIANO 'Tis some mischance, the cry is very direful.
CASSIO 40 Oh, help!	CASSIO Oh, help!
LODOVICO Hark!	LODOVICO Hark!
RODERIGO Oh, wretched villain!	RODERIGO Oh, wretched villain!
LODOVICO Two or three groan. 'Tis heavy night, These may be counterfeits. Let’s think ’t unsafe 45 To come in to the cry without more help.	LODOVICO Two or three groan. 'Tis heavy night, These may be counterfeits. Let’s think ’t unsafe To come in to the cry without more help.
RODERIGO Nobody come? Then shall I bleed to death.	RODERIGO Nobody come? Then shall I bleed to death.
LODOVICO Hark!	LODOVICO Hark!
Enter IAGO	Enter IAGO
GRATIANO Here’s one comes in his shirt, with light and weapons.	GRATIANO Here’s one comes in his shirt, with light and weapons.
IAGO Who’s there? Whose noise is this that ones on murder?	IAGO Who’s there? Whose noise is this that ones on murder?
LODOVICO 50 We do not know.	LODOVICO We do not know.
IAGO Do not you hear a cry?	IAGO Do not you hear a cry?
CASSIO Here, here! For heaven’s sake, help me!	CASSIO Here, here! For heaven’s sake, help me!
IAGO What’s the matter?	IAGO What’s the matter?
GRATIANO (to LODOVICO) This is Othello’s ancient, as I take it.	GRATIANO (to LODOVICO) This is Othello’s ancient, as I take it.
LODOVICO The same indeed, a very valiant fellow.	LODOVICO The same indeed, a very valiant fellow.
IAGO (to CASSIO) What are you here that cry so grievously?	IAGO (to CASSIO) What are you here that cry so grievously?
CASSIO 55 Iago? Oh, I am spoiled, undone by villains! Give me some help.	CASSIO Iago? Oh, I am spoiled, undone by villains! Give me some help.
IAGO Oh, me, lieutenant! What villains have done this?	IAGO Oh, me, lieutenant! What villains have done this?
CASSIO I think that one of them is hereabout, And cannot make away.	CASSIO I think that one of them is hereabout, And cannot make away.
IAGO Oh, treacherous villains!— (to LODOVICO and GRATIANO) What are you there? Come in, and give some help.	IAGO Oh, treacherous villains!— (to LODOVICO and GRATIANO) What are you there? Come in, and give some help.
RODERIGO Oh, help me there!	RODERIGO Oh, help me there!
CASSIO That’s one of them.	CASSIO That’s one of them.
IAGO O murd'rous slave! O villain!	IAGO O murd'rous slave! O villain!
Stabs RODERIGO	Stabs RODERIGO
RODERIGO O damned Iago! O inhuman dog!	RODERIGO O damned Iago! O inhuman dog!
IAGO Kill men i' th' dark! Where be these bloody thieves? How silent is this town!—Ho! murder! murder!— What may you be? Are you of good or evil?	IAGO Kill men i' th' dark! Where be these bloody thieves? How silent is this town!—Ho! murder! murder!— What may you be? Are you of good or evil?
LODOVICO As you shall prove us, praise us.	LODOVICO As you shall prove us, praise us.
IAGO Signior Lodovico?	IAGO Signior Lodovico?
LODOVICO 70 He, sir.	LODOVICO He, sir.
IAGO I cry you mercy. Here’s Cassio hurt by villains.	IAGO I cry you mercy. Here’s Cassio hurt by villains.
GRATIANO Cassio!	GRATIANO Cassio!
IAGO How is ’t, brother!	IAGO How is ’t, brother!
CASSIO My leg is cut in two.	CASSIO My leg is cut in two.
IAGO 75 Marry, heaven forbid! Light, gentlemen, I’ll bind it with my shirt.	IAGO Marry, heaven forbid! Light, gentlemen, I’ll bind it with my shirt.
Enter BIANCA	Enter BIANCA
BIANCA What is the matter, ho? Who is ’t that cried?	BIANCA What is the matter, ho? Who is ’t that cried?
IAGO Who is ’t that cried?	IAGO Who is ’t that cried?
BIANCA Oh, my dear Cassio! My sweet Cassio! O Cassio, Cassio, Cassio!	BIANCA Oh, my dear Cassio! My sweet Cassio! O Cassio, Cassio, Cassio!
IAGO 80 O notable strumpet! Cassio, may you suspect Who they should be that have thus mangled you?	IAGO O notable strumpet! Cassio, may you suspect Who they should be that have thus mangled you?
CASSIO No.	CASSIO No.
GRATIANO I am sorry to find you thus. I have been to seek you.	GRATIANO I am sorry to find you thus. I have been to seek you.
IAGO Lend me a garter. So.—Oh, for a chair, 85 To bear him easily hence!	IAGO Lend me a garter. So.—Oh, for a chair, To bear him easily hence!
BIANCA Alas, he faints! O Cassio, Cassio, Cassio!	BIANCA Alas, he faints! O Cassio, Cassio, Cassio!
IAGO Gentlemen all, I do suspect this trash To be a party in this injury.— Patience awhile, good Cassio.—Come, come, 90 Lend me a light. Know we this face or no? Alas, my friend and my dear countryman Roderigo! No—yes, sure! Yes, ’tis Roderigo.	IAGO Gentlemen all, I 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! No—yes, sure! Yes, ’tis Roderigo.
GRATIANO What, of Venice?	GRATIANO What, of Venice?
IAGO Even he, sir. Did you know him?	IAGO Even he, sir. Did you know him?
GRATIANO 95 Know him? Ay.	GRATIANO Know him? Ay.
IAGO Signior Gratiano? I cry you gentle pardon, These bloody accidents must excuse my manners That so neglected you.	IAGO Signior Gratiano? I cry you gentle pardon, These bloody accidents must excuse my manners That so neglected you.
GRATIANO I am glad to see you.	GRATIANO I am glad to see you.
IAGO How do you, Cassio?—Oh, a chair, a chair!	IAGO How do you, Cassio?—Oh, a chair, a chair!
GRATIANO 100 Roderigo!	GRATIANO Roderigo!
IAGO He, he, ’tis he.	IAGO He, he, ’tis he.
A chair is brought in	A chair is brought in
Oh, that’s well said—the chair! Some good man bear him carefully from hence. I’ll fetch the general’s surgeon.—(to BIANCA) For you, mistress, Save you your labor.—He that lies slain here, Cassio, 105 Was my dear friend. What malice was between you?	Oh, that’s well said—the chair! Some good man bear him carefully from hence. I’ll fetch the general’s surgeon.—(to BIANCA) For you, mistress, Save you your labor.—He that lies slain here, Cassio, Was my dear friend. What malice was between you?
CASSIO None in the world, nor do I know the man.	CASSIO None in the world, nor do I know the man.
IAGO (to BIANCA) What, look you pale?—Oh, bear him out o' the air.—	IAGO (to BIANCA) What, look you pale?—Oh, bear him out o' the air.—
CASSIO and RODERIGO are borne off	CASSIO and RODERIGO are borne off
Do you perceive the gastness of her eye?—Stay you, good gentlemen.—Look you pale, mistress?— 110 Nay, if you stare, we shall hear more anon.— Behold her well. I pray you, look upon her. Do you see, gentlemen? Nay, guiltiness Will speak, though tongues were out of use.	Do you perceive the gastness of her eye?—Stay you, good gentlemen.—Look you pale, mistress?— Nay, if you stare, we shall hear more anon.— Behold her well. I pray you, look upon her. Do you see, gentlemen? Nay, guiltiness Will speak, though tongues were out of use.
Enter EMILIA	Enter EMILIA
EMILIA Alas, what is the matter? What is the matter, husband?	EMILIA Alas, what is the matter? What is the matter, husband?
IAGO 115 Cassio hath here been set on in the dark By Roderigo and fellows that are ’scaped. He’s almost slain, and Roderigo dead.	IAGO Cassio hath here been set on in the dark By Roderigo and fellows that are ’scaped. He’s almost slain, and Roderigo dead.
EMILIA Alas, good gentleman! Alas, good Cassio!	EMILIA Alas, good gentleman! Alas, good Cassio!
IAGO This is the fruits of whoring. Prithee, Emilia, 120 Go know of Cassio where he supped tonight.— (to BIANCA) What, do you shake at that?	IAGO This is the fruits of whoring. Prithee, Emilia, Go know of Cassio where he supped tonight.— (to BIANCA) What, do you shake at that?
BIANCA He supped at my house, but I therefore shake not.	BIANCA He supped at my house, but I therefore shake not.
IAGO Oh, did he so? I charge you, go with me.	IAGO Oh, did he so? I charge you, go with me.
EMILIA Oh, fie upon thee, strumpet!	EMILIA Oh, fie upon thee, strumpet!
BIANCA 125 I am no strumpet, but of life as honest As you that thus abuse me.	BIANCA I am no strumpet, but of life as honest As you that thus abuse me.
EMILIA As I! Fie upon thee!	EMILIA As I! Fie upon thee!
IAGO Kind gentlemen, let’s go see poor Cassio dressed.— Come, mistress, you must tell ’s another tale. Emilia, run you to the citadel 130 And tell my lord and lady what hath happed.— Will you go on afore? (aside) This is the night That either makes me or fordoes me quite.	IAGO Kind gentlemen, let’s go see poor Cassio dressed.— Come, mistress, you must tell ’s another tale. Emilia, run you to the citadel And tell my lord and lady what hath happed.— Will you go on afore? (aside) This is the night That either makes me or fordoes me quite.
Exeunt	Exeunt