This is how gullible fools are tricked, and many trustworthy and chaste women, completely innocent, are punished in situations like this. You are welcome, Sir, to Cyprus.’ He turned abruptly and strode off. She’s crying.’. Apologize to her. But you’ll make that all well.’. The full text of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets side-by-side with translations into modern English. I marry her! Then it belongs to her, my lord. ‘How is Lieutenant Cassio?’, ‘Cousin,’ said Desdemona. A sweet woman! Is that what you intend?’. Though I should swear I saw ’t. Whilst you were here o'erwhelmèd with your grief— A passion most resulting such a man— Cassio came hither. ‘Welcome to Cyprus.’, ‘Thank you,’ said Lodovico. Or did the letter he was reading raise his temper and make him so angry that he hit her? I, was the other day talking on the sea-bank with certain, Venetians, and thither comes the bauble and, by this, Crying “O dear Cassio!” as it were. ‘Think about it Iago?’ Othello was far away. Othello!’. The other day I was at the beach, talking to some Venetians, and the toy comes along and, by this hand, starts hugging and kissing me.’. O devil!’ He crashed to the floor in a faint. Oh, she will sing the, savageness out of a bear! The dramatic irony is that the most jealous indignation is expressed over offenses that did not happen: Othello jealous about his wife; Bianca jealous about Cassio; … Othello put his hands up and blocked his ears. And she can weep, sir, weep. ‘Cassio will take my place. Stay away for a bit. Each drop she falls would prove a crocodile. She's crying. Cousin, there's a rift now between my husband and him. Prithee bear some charity to my wit. Iago beckons me. Act 4 Scene 1 Respond to Othello's conflict - displaying him in a contrasting light - 'Ay, let her rot and perish, and be damned tonight, for she shall not live. LitCharts Teacher Editions. I warrant something from Venice. I was the other day talking on the sea-bank with certain Venetians, and thither comes the bauble and, by this hand, she falls me thus about my neck—, She was here just now. ‘What do you think you’re doing, stalking me like this?’ said Cassio. This is no small matter. A likelypiece of work, that you should find it in your chamber,and not know who left it there! [To LODOVICO] Sir, I obey my orders and will return to Venice. Lie with her—that’s fulsome. Breaks out to savage madness. Detailed quotes explanations with page numbers for every important quote on the site. No, my heart is turned to stone. ‘No, stop,’ said Iago. Othello Act 4 Scene 2 14. What a likely story, that you found it in your room and didn't know who left it there! Yes, let her rot and perish and go to hell tonight, for she will not live past tonight. And as for Cassio, let me handle him. He’s engrossed in the letter. When he’s gone there’s an important matter I want to talk to you about.’, ‘How are you General?’ said Iago. Othello Act 4 Scene 2 14. Here he comes. Chief among Iagos reasons for this hatred is Othellos recent p… Othello, the Moore of Venice Shakespeare homepage | Othello | Act 4, Scene 1 Previous scene | Next scene The lethargy must have his quiet course. Get out of my sight! You’re better off. Oh, she will sing thesavageness out of a bear! You shall observe him, That I may save my speech. Is this the same noble Moor that our whole senate thinks so highly of? Otherwise, she'll make a ruckus in the street. She follows me everywhere. My lord, no one in Venice would believe you just did that—even if I swore that I saw it with my own eyes. ‘If not, come when you like.’, ‘Yes, I must,’ said Cassio. Let the devil and his wife follow you around! I would have him nine years a-killing. ‘Hide away and wait patiently. Prithee bear some. T' atone them, for the love I bear to Cassio. Iago had to work fast. He had one yesterday.’. . I wouldn’t dare to breathe my judgment about what he’s capable of. Ha, ha, ha! But if I give my wife a handkerchief—. I'll call for you later. No, I'll kill him first and let him confess later. ‘The worse for you calling me by the title the lack of which is killing me,’ said Cassio. But as for the handkerchief…’, Othello sprang up. (To DESDEMONA) Hence, avaunt! You told me—oh, it comes back to my memory, like the bad omen of a raven coming over a house where someone is sick—that Cassio had my handkerchief. You are welcome, sir, to Cyprus. I may not breathe my censureWhat he might be. ‘What’s the matter?’ he said. I would on great occasion speak with you. With her, on her, however you want to say it. Is this the noble Moor whom our full senate Call all in all sufficient? Ply Desdemona well, and you are sure on ’t. To confess and be hanged for it. Get me the poison tonight, Iago! ‘By that logic, being the owner of her honour, may she give that too? Poor Cassio’s smiles, gestures, and light behavior. Because I’m going to make him tell me the story again: where, how often, how long ago and when he did, and will again, have your wife.’, Othello opened his mouth to cry out but Iago put his hand up. If you don't come to dinner then just keep on waiting until I call for you next—which will be never. My lord, he has—but you can be sure that he'll deny it. Act 4, scene 2 Othello questions Emilia about Cassio and Desdemona’s relationship, acting as if Emilia is the mistress of a brothel and Desdemona… Act 4, scene 3 You want me to copy the embroidery? Go follow after him, and just watch how he acts. Be patient. I must take out the work? [To himself] Keep on working, my harmful medicine, keep on working! ‘No, you must forget that,’ Now I will question Cassio about Bianca, a loose girl that makes a living by selling herself to men. No, forbear. Do you intend to? His gesture importsit. Bade him anon return and here speak with me. When he is gone. What was that about? Oh, they make her a thousand times worse! You can buy the Arden text of this play from the Amazon.com online bookstore: Othello (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series) Entire play in one page. ‘If the whole earth were flooded with woman’s tears, each drop would be a crocodile tear.’ He turned his head toward Desdemona. Cassio bent over Othello’s inert body. This is a gift from some woman, and you want me to copy out the embroidery? Othello Act 4 Scene 1 Lyrics. If you’ll come to supper tonight, you may. If you still care about her after her sinfulness, give her permission to cheat on you. ‘I want him killed slowly.’ Othello sank down at his desk and put his head on it. In Hamlet, staged three years before Othello, Ophelia drowns surrounded by willows and flowers; Gertrude describes the scene: "There is a willow grows askant a brook" (Hamlet IV.7, 166). I need to talk to you.’, ‘Please come.’ Cassio paused at the door. I'm just calling her what she is now. To lie. There were people coming along the corridor. ‘She’s an obedient lady,’ he said. Listen to me, Iago: I will be patient and cunning. (To LODOVICO) Sir, I obey the mandate And will return to Venice. Your case is better. You will see for yourself, and his actions will show you what he is like, so that I don't have to tell you. Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on, And turn again. Ay, you did wish that I would make her turn. ‘I strike it and it hurts my hand.’ He put his head on the desk again. Is this the nature Whom passion could not shake? Just leave us for a while. ‘Yes. First to be hanged, and then toconfess—I tremble at it . Cheat on me, will she? And since it is hers, she may give it to any man she wants. I must. Very good!’, ‘And as for Cassio, let me deal with him. [To himself] As Cassio smiles while we talk, Othello will go mad. She gives it out that you shall marry her.Do you intend it? [To DESDEMONA] Keep on crying. Act 2, Scene 1: A Sea-port in Cyprus.An open place near the quay. What if I had said I had seen him do you wrong? And she’s obedient, as you say, obedient. a passionate feeling you are prone to—Cassio was here. No, my heart is turned to stone: I strike it and it hurts my hand. You shall. I won't speak to her, so her body and beauty don't trick my mind again. Or heard him say—as knaves be such abroad. Oh, devil! Marry, patience, Or I shall say you are all in all in spleen, And nothing of a man. And here he was. And what's the news, good cousin Lodovico? Cassio threw his head back and laughed loudly. What did you mean by that same handkerchief you gave me even now? I told him to come back here and speak with me, and he promised to do so. But all in due course. instruction. ‘Hello Cassio,’ he said and beckoned him. My lord is fall'n into an epilepsy.This is his second fit. If he is not what he has the potential to be, then I wish to heaven he was! First line: My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty: Read full Desdemona Monologue; 2. tongue” of an actor. Very good! Could this be true? As he shall smile, Othello shall go mad. But you're better off. Othello falls into a trance of rage, and Iago decides to hammer home his false ideas about his wife. No, my heart has turned to stone.’ He beat his chest. Iago, get me some poison this very night. Should he confess first and then be executed? ‘By heaven, I’ve been trying to forget that! If the whole world were filled with the tears of women, they'd all be fake tears! So delicate with her needle, an admirable musician. To lie on someone is to tell lies about that person! Noses, ears, and lips. ‘Yes, let her rot and die and be damned tonight because she’ll not live beyond that. Whose solid virtue couldn’t be affected by anything? First the hanging then the confession!’ He was shaking violently. ‘The Duke and senators of Venice greet you.’. . It is believed that Shakespeare wrote 38 plays in total between 1590 and 1612. Do but encave yourself, And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns That dwell in every region of his face. She is truly an obedient lady. A man who's been cheated on isn't a man; he has the cuckold's horns, and so is a monstrous beast. Good! Emilia says she would, if she thought it would advance her husband’s status in the world. [To CASSIO so only he can hear] Now, if it were Bianca who had the power to help you, I imagine you'd be running off to her as fast as you could! Marry, a perfumed one.—, Let the devil and his dam haunt you! Thou saidst—Oh, it comes o'er my memory, As doth the raven o'er the infectious house, Boding to all—he had my handkerchief. My lord, I say! We say “lie on her” when theybelie her! He did not call, he’s busy in the paper.Is there division ’twixt my lord and Cassio? Then I'd know exactly what sort of person I am and what sort of person my wife is. If I beat my chest, it hurts my hand. Cassio shall have my place. But he, sir, had th' election And I, of whom his eyes had seen the proof At Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds Christian and heathen, must be belee’d and calmed By debitor and creditor. Stand you awhile apart, Confine yourself but in a patient list. As soon as he mentioned her name Cassio wouldn’t be able to stop himself from laughing about her. ‘Did you see how he laughed at his vice?’ said Iago. The man whose solid virtue was invulnerable to anything chance or fortune could throw at it? ‘I’m only saying what she is. ‘Do you hear, Iago? Lie on her? It is not words that shake me thus. From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. It must be some news from Venice. Oh, Cassio, I'm going to cut off your nose and throw it to some dog. This is a gift from some hussy, and I must take the embroidery out. He’s that he is. Othello opened the letter and started reading it. ‘She’s telling everyone that you’re going to marry her. A prostitute? Do you withdraw yourself a little while, He will recover straight. Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on. He had one yesterday. ‘Good. Alas, the poor girl, I think she really does love me. Work on, My medicine, work! Let the devil and his dam haunt you! His naïve jealousy would completely misconstrue Cassio’s smiles, gestures and frivolous behaviour. othello act 3, scene 4 summary. A likely story that you found it in your bedroom and not know who left it there. A customer? ‘My lord, I say! Alas, alas! Well, I must stop spending time with her. The worser that you give me the additionWhose want even kills me. Please, be patient, or else you'll show that you are completely ruled by your emotions and not a real man. She haunts me in every place. 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