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intentively。 I did consent; And often did beguile her of her tears When I
did speak of some distressful stroke That my youth suffer'd。 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 wish'd she had not heard it; yet she wish'd That heaven had
made her such a man; she thank'd me; And bade me; if I had a friend that
loved her; I should but teach him how to tell my story; And that would
woo her。 Upon this hint I spake: She loved me for the dangers I had pass'd;
And I loved her that she did pity them。 This only is the witchcraft I have
used。 Here comes the lady; let her witness it。
Enter Desdemona; Iago; and Attendants。
DUKE。 I 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。 BRABANTIO。 I 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?
DESDEMONA。 My noble father; I do perceive here a divided duty。 To
you I am bound for life and education; My life and education both do learn
me How to respect you; you are the lord of duty; I am hitherto your
daughter。 But here's my husband; And so much duty as my mother show'd
To you; preferring you before her father; So much I challenge that I may
profess Due to the Moor; my lord。 BRABANTIO。 God be with you! I have
done。 Please it your Grace; on to the state affairs; I had rather to adopt a
child than get it。 Come hither; Moor。 I here do give thee that with all my
heart Which; but thou hast already; with all my heart I would keep from
thee。 For your sake; jewel; I am glad at soul I have no other child; For thy
escape would teach me tyranny; To hang clogs on them。 I have done; my
lord。 DUKE。 Let me speak like yourself; and lay a sentence Which; as a
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grise or step; may help these lovers Into your favor。 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 robb'd that smiles steals
something from the thief; He robs himself that spends a bootless grief。
BRABANTIO。 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; I never yet did hear That the bruised heart was
pierced through the ear。 I humbly beseech you; proceed to the affairs of
state。 DUKE。 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。 OTHELLO。 The tyrant custom;
most grave senators; Hath made the flinty and steel couch of war My
thrice…driven bed of down。 I do agnize A natural and prompt alacrity I find
in hardness and do undertake These present wars against the Ottomites。
Most humbly therefore bending to your state; I crave fit disposition for my
wife; Due reference of place and exhibition; With such accommodation
and besort As levels with her breeding。 DUKE。 If you please; Be't at her
father's。 BRABANTIO。 I'll not have it so。 OTHELLO。 Nor I。
DESDEMONA。 Nor I。 I 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。 DUKE。 What would you; Desdemona?
DESDEMONA。 That I did love the Moor to live with him; My downright
violence and storm of fortunes May trumpet to the world。 My heart's
subdued Even to the very quality of my lord。 I saw Othello's visage in his
mind; And to his honors and his valiant parts Did I my soul and fortunes
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consecrate。 So that; dear lords; if I be left behind; A moth of peace; and he
go to the war; The rites for which I love him are bereft me; And I a heavy
interim shall support By his dear absence。 Let me go with him。 OTHELLO。
Let her have your voices。 Vouch with me; heaven; I 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
I will your serious and great business scant For she is with me。 No; when
light…wing'd toys Of feather'd 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! DUKE。 Be it as you
shall privately determine; Either for her stay or going。 The affair cries
haste; And speed must answer't: you must hence tonight。 DESDEMONA。
Tonight; my lord? DUKE。 This night。 OTHELLO。 With all my heart。
DUKE。 At nine i' the morning here we'll 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。 OTHELLO。 So
please your Grace; my ancient; A man he is of honesty and trust。 To his
conveyance I assign my wife; With what else needful your good Grace
shall think To be sent after me。 DUKE。 Let it be so。 Good night to
everyone。 'To Brabantio。' And; noble signior; If virtue no delighted beauty
lack; Your son…in…law is far more fair than black。 FIRST SENATOR。
Adieu; brave Moor; use Desdemona well。 BRABANTIO。 Look to her;
Moor; if thou hast eyes to see; She has deceived her father; and may thee。
Exeunt Duke; Senators; and Officers。 OTHELLO。 My life upon her faith!
Honest Iago; My Desdemona must I leave to thee。 I prithee; let thy wife
attend on her; And bring them after in the best advantage。 Come;
Desdemona; I have but an hour Of love; of worldly matters and direction;
To spend with thee。 We must obey the time。 Exeunt Othello and
Desdemona。 RODERIGO。 Iago! IAGO。 What say'st thou; noble heart?
RODERIGO。 What will I do; thinkest thou? IAGO。 Why; go to bed and
sleep。 RODERIGO。 I will incontinently drown myself。 IAGO。 If thou dost;
I shall never love thee after。 Why; thou silly gentleman! RODERIGO。 It is
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silliness to live when to live is torment; and then have we a prescription to
die when death is our physician。 IAGO。 O villainous! I have looked upon
the world for four times seven years; and since I could distinguish betwixt
a benefit and an injury; I never found man that knew how to love himself。
Ere I would say I would drown myself for the love of a guinea hen; I
would change my humanity with a baboon。 RODERIGO。 What should I
do? I confess it is my shame to be so fond; but it is not in my virtue to
amend it。 IAGO。 Virtue? a fig! 'Tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus。
Our bodies are