Moor, she was chaste; she lov'd thee, cruel Moor; So come my soul to bliss, as I speak true; [Dies. Oth. I have another weapon in this chamber, It is a sword of Spain, the ice-brook's temper! 0, here it is:-Uucle, I must come forth. Gra. [Within.] If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear; Thou hast no weapon, and perforce must suffer. Oth. Look in upon me then, and speak with me, Or, naked as I am, I will assault thee. Re-enter GRATIANO. Gra. What is the matter? Oth. Behold! I have a weapon; A better never did itself sustain Upon a soldier's thigh: I have seen the day, That, with this little arm, and this good sword, I have made my way through more impediments Than twenty times your stop:-But, O vain boast! Who can control his fate? 'tis not so now.- Do you go back dismay'd? 'tis a lost fear; Pale as thy smock! when we shall meet at compt, O cursed, cursed slave!-Whip me, ye devils, Dead? O! O! O! Enter LODOVICO, MONTANO, CASSIO, carried in a Chair, and Officers, with IAGO, prisoner. Lod. Where is this rash and most unfortunate man? Oth. That's he, that was Othello; here I am. Lod. Where is that viper? bring the villain forth. Oth. I look down towards his feet-but that's a fable; If that thou be'st a devil, I cannot kill thee. OTHELLO wounds IAGO. Lod. Wrench his sword from him. Iago. I bleed, sir; but not kill'd. Oth. I am not sorry neither; I'd have thee live; For, in my sense, 'tis happiness to die. Lod. O thou Othello, that wast once so good, Fall'n in the practice of a cursed slave. What shall be said to thee? Oth. Did you and he consent in Cassio's death? Cas. Dear general, I never gave you cause. Oth. I do believe it, and I ask your pardon. Will you, I pray you, demand that demi-devil, Why he hath thus ensnar'd my soul and body? Tago. Demand me nothing: What you know, you know: From this time forth I never will speak word. Lod. What! not to pray? Gra. Torments will ope your lips. Oth. Well, thou dost best. Lod. Sir, you shall understand what hath be- Which, as I think, you know not: Here is a letter, By Roderigo. Oth. O villain! Cas. ! Most heathenish, and most gross Lod. Now here's another discontented paper, Found in his pocket too: and this, it seems, Roderigo meant to have sent this damned villain; But that belike, Iago, in the interim, Came in and satisfied him. Oth. O the pernicious caitiff!— How came you, Cassio, by that handkerchief That was my wife's? Cas. I found it in my chamber: And he himself confess'd, but even now, That there he dropp'd it, for a special purpose, Which wrought to his desire. Oth O fool! fool! fool! Cas. There is, besides, in Roderigo's letter,How he upbraids Iago, that he made him Brave me upon the watch; whereon it came That I was cast; And even but now he spake, After long seeming dead,-lago hurt him, Iago set him on. Lod. You must forsake this room, and go with us; Your power and your command is taken off, That can torment him much, and hold him long, No more of that;-I pray you, in your letters, Of one, that lov'd not wisely, but too well; Albeit unused to the melting mood, Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees Lod. O bloody period! [Stabs himself. All, that's spoke, is marr'd. Oth. I kiss'd thee, ere I kill'd thee;-No way but this, [Falling upon DESDEMONA. Killing myself, to die upon a kiss. [Dies. Cas. This did I fear, but thought he had no weapon; For he was great of heart. Lod. [To IAGO. [Exeunt. GLOSSARY. ABJECTS, the most servile and lowest of subjects. Aby, to pay dear for, to suffer. Abysm, abyss, from the French abysme, now abime. Accite, to call or summons. Aconitum, wolfsbane. Adam, the name of an outlaw, noted for his skillin archery. Much Ado. Adam Cupid, an allusion to the same person. Addrest, ready, prepared. Advertising, attentive. Aery, or Aiery, a nest. Affect the letter, to practise alliteration. Affects, affections or passions. Affeered, a law-term for confirmed. Affied, betrothed. Affined, joined by affinity. Affront, sometimes, to face or confront. Affy, to betroth in marriage. Aglet-baby, a diminutive heing, not exceeding in size the tag of a point; from aiguillettes. Agnize, acknowledge, confess, avow. Aiery, a hawk's or eagle's nest. Airy fame, verbal eulogium. Alder-liefest, preferred to all things; from leve or lefe, dear, and alder, of all. A'life, at life. Amazonian chin, a chin with- Amort, sunk, dispirited. Aroint, avaunt, or be gone. Ascaunt, askew, aside, side- Assinego, an ass driver, a foolish fellow. Astringer, a gentleman falconer; from austercus, a goshawk. At point, completely armed. Atomies, minute particles dis cernible when the sun breaks into a darkened room. Attasked, taken to task, censured. Attent, attentive. Baccare, a proverbial word, of doubtful meaning; perhaps from baccalare, arrogant. Bale, bane, ruin, misfortune. Baldrick, a belt. Balked, either bathed, or piled |