The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice
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- 1981
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There was once in venice
a moor othello who for
his merits in the affairs of war
was held in great esteem.
It happened that he fell in love
called desdemona,
who drawn by his virtue,
became equally enamoured of him.
So it was that since her father
was much opposed to the union
of desdemona with a moor,
she fled her house at night.
In secret haste
they were married.
Now there was in othello's
company, an ensign named lago,
a very amiable outward appearance
but his character was
extremely treacherous.
I have told often and
I hate the moore.
I'll poison his delight.
How? How, lago?
Proclaim him in the streets,
incense her kinsmen,
and though he in fertile climate
dwell, plague him with flies.
No, they come.
What will i do?
Why, go to bed and sleep.
- I'll incontinently drown myself.
Oh, bitterness.
What should i do?
Put money in thy purse.
myself for love of a guinea
humanity with a baboon!
Come, be a man.
Drown thyself?
Drown cats and blind puppies.
It cannot be that desdemona
should long continue her love
to the moor or he his to her.
It was a violent commencement.
And thou shalt see an answerable
sequestration,
put buy money in thy purse.
When she is sated with his body
she'll fine the error
of her choice.
She must change, she must,
for youth.
Your daughter!
- Look, your house!
- Your house!
- Your daughter!
- Your daughter!
Senior, is all your family
within?
Why, wherefore ask you this?
Lf't be your pleasure for your
dull watch o' th' night,
transported, with no worse nor
better guard but with a knave
of common hire, a gondolier,
lascivious moor.
This thou shalt answer!
Straight satisfy yourself, if she
be in your chamber or your house,
lago, can i depend on the issue?
Thou are sure of me.
Go, make money.
It is too true an evil.
Gone she is.
the property of youth
and maidhood may be abused?
Call up all my people!
Raise my kindred!
Where is the moor?
Keep up your bright swords
for the dew'll rust them.
Oh, thou foul thief!
Where hast thou stowed
my daughter?
Hold your hands! Good signor,
where will you that i go to
answer this your charge?
To prison till fit time of law
call thee to answer.
Now at the same hour, there
came messengers in haste
news that the turkish armies
venetian garrison in cyprus.
The senators, already raised
the net, elected the moor to the
commander of their troops.
And officers were searching
the town to apprise othello
of this honor
when lo, desdemona's old
father himself brings the moor
at sword's point to the council
chamber upon a charge of
working from desdemona with
unlawful enchant.
She was abused,
stolen from me and, ay,
corrupted by magic spells.
I'm very sorry for't.
If she in chains of magic were not
bound, whether a maid so tender,
fair and happy would ever have
run from her father
fierce bat!
Damned as thou art,
thou hast enchanted her!
Othello, what in your own part
can you say to this?
Nothing but this is so!
Did you by indirect and forced
courses subdue and poison
this young maid of affection?
reverend signors,
my very noble and approved
good masters,
that i've taken away this old
man's daughter it's most true.
True i have married her.
The very head and front of my
offending has this extent,
no more.
Rude in my speech,
and little blessed with the soft
phrase of peace,
since these arms of mine had
seven years' pith till now some
nine moon wasted they
have used their dearest action
in the tented field and little
little of this great world can i
speak more than pertains
And therefore little shall i grace
my cause in speaking of myself.
Yet by your gracious patience
i will round unvarnished tale
deliver of my whole course of love,
what drugs, what charms,
what conjuration and what
mighty magic, for such
proceedings am i charged withal
that i won his daughter.
invited me, still questioned me
the story of my life.
I ran it through even from my
boyish days wherein i speak of
the most disastrous chances
and fields of hair-breadth
scapes for the imminent
deadly breach.
Of being taken by insolent foe,
and sold to slavery,
of my redemption thence and
potency my travels history
wherein a venturous vast and
desert idle, rough quarries,
touch heaven.
It was my head to speak.
Rest to hear, but desdemona
seriously inclined.
But still the house affairs would
draw her thence, which ever as
she could with haste dispatch,
come again and with a greedy
ear devour up my discourse.
from her a prayer of earnest
heart that i would all my
pilgrimage dilate, and often
did beguile her of her tears
when i did speak of some
distressed stroke of my use of it.
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 wished she had not heard
it, yet she wished that
heaven made her such a man.
She thanked me, and bade me
if i had a friend that loved her
tell my story
and that would woo her.
Upon this hint i spake,
she loved my for the dangers
i had passed,
and i loved her that she
did pity them.
This only is the witchcraft
i have used.
my daughter, too.
Come hither, desdemona.
Do you perceive in all this
noble company
where most owe you obedience?
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 showed to you
preferring you before her father
so much i challenge that i
may profess,
due to the moor, my lord.
God be with you. I have done.
When remedies are past
the griefs are ended.
Please it your grace on to
the state affairs.
The turk with a most mighty
preparation makes for cyprus.
Othello, the fortitude of the
place is vast known to you.
You must away this morning.
With all my heart.
When we consider the importance
of cyprus to the turk, we must
not think the turk is so
unskillful to leave that latest
which concerns them first,
neglecting an attempt of ease and
gain to wake and wage a danger.
Look to her, moor
if thou hast eyes to see.
She has deceived her father
and may thee.
My life upon her faith!
Mark me with what violence
but for bragging and dealing
a fantastical lie.
Will she love him still for prating?
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