I should be wise, because being honest is foolish and causes someone to lose all that he works for. Oh, grace! 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Just tell me this: have you occasionally seen a handkerchief decorated with strawberries in your wife's hand? Maybe since I am black and don't have the smooth conversational skills of gallant men, or maybe since I'm getting old—but no, none of that's important. Look, where he comes. And it's precisely because I know you are full of love and honesty and think carefully before you speak that I'm even more worried about the way you're hesitating. Ugh! Desdemona and Emilia return into the scene, but Othello immediately sends Emilia to patrol the door so that no one would come in to disturb he and Desdemona. That errs in ignorance and not in cunning. No, Iago, I’ll see before I doubt, when I doubt, prove, And on the proof there is no more but this: Away at once with love or jealousy! What do you mean, "really?" A good reputation is the most precious jewel of a man's or a woman's soul, my dear lord. My friend Cassio will die. And hold her free, I do beseech your honor. Farewell the neighing horses and the shrill war trumpets, the war drums that stir the spirit, the ear-piercing flute, the royal banners, pride, the pomp and circumstance, and everything else that's good about war! Desdemona deceived her father in marrying you, and she pretended to shake in fear at your looks when she actually loved them. First performed around 1604, the play is also a pioneering exploration of racial prejudice. I saw ’t not, thought it not, it harmed not me. Now, some men have such a loose soul that they mutter things in their sleep. To hang a doubt on, or woe upon thy life! I did say so. Who steals my purse steals trash. Blog. My good lord, pardon me. I'd rather die than fail on your behalf. Exit [with Othello]. My lord, I will leave now. You name the time, but please sometime within the next three days. I'd rather be a toad who survives off the mold in a dungeon than to share the thing I love with others. And for I know thou 'rt full of love and honesty. I think thou dost. And when I told thee he was of my counsel, Of my whole course of wooing, thou cried’st “Indeed?”, And didst contract and purse thy brow together, As if thou then hadst shut up in thy brain, Some horrible conceit. That makes ambition virtue! I wouldn't want you to get taken advantage of because of your noble, kind nature. Emilia says she would, if she thought it would advance her husband’s status in the world. But for a satisfaction of my thought,No further harm. Much will be seen in that. I speak not yet of proof. But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed. Now you are my lieutenant. Leave it alone. As far as Michael Cassio goes, I think I can swear that he is honest. Well, there you have it, then. Wasn't that Cassio who was just talking to my wife? But, sith I am entered in this cause so far. Farewell the neighing horses and the shrill war trumpets, the war drums that stir the spirit, the ear-piercing flute. Cassio is my deserving friend—my Lord, I see you're troubled. Let him come when he will,I will deny thee nothing. Who dotes, yet doubts— suspects, yet soundly loves! Emilia speaks with Desdemona about the nature of women’s affections READ MORE - PRO MEMBERS ONLY Join the StageAgent community to learn more about this monologue from Othello and unlock other amazing theatre resources! My lord, I ask you not to worry about this anymore. Should you do so, my lord, My speech should fall into such vile success Which my thoughts aimed not at. Bounteous madam,Whatever shall become of Michael Cassio,He’s never anything but your true servant. Who has that breast so pure Wherein uncleanly apprehensions Keep leets and law-days and in sessions sit With meditations lawful? I shall not dine at home, I meet the captains at the citadel. If you don't have an important purpose for it, then give it back to me. Yield up, O love, thy crown and hearted throne. The Othello monologues below are extracts from the full NoSweatShakespeare modern Othello ebook, along with a modern English translation.Reading through the original Othello monologue followed by a modern version and should help you to understand what each Othello monologue is about: Ugh! Farewell the tranquil mind! One is too poor, too weak for my revenge. And then it's as if the robbery never happened. This reading has value as it expresses the point of view Emilia is coming from in regards to Desdemona's death. I’ll come to thee straight. It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds on. I need some proof. Emilia is concerned. The immortal Jove’s dead clamors counterfeit. I will leave this handkerchief in Cassio's room, and let him find it there. I only meant to warn you to be a little suspicious. Come on, you're repeating everything I say like a strange monster in your mind that you're afraid is to hideous to show. Trust me, I worry it has. I slept the next night well, fed well, was free and. Now, by heaven, with all the reverence of a sacred oath, I here make a vow. So, it didn't do me any harm. So, hear what I must tell you. Oh, damn her, damn her! If she is a liar, heaven has played a trick on itself. Make social videos in an instant: use custom templates to tell the right story for your business. On Tuesday noon, or night, or Wednesday morn. I'll lecture him until our bed feels like a school room and his table a confessional. Thou dost mean something. I’ll have the work ta'en out. I'll lecture him until our bed feels like a school room and his table a confessional. Part of me thinks you're trustworthy, and another part of me thinks you're not. Oh, heaven forgive me! I'll have the embroidered pattern copied and give it to Iago. It is believed that Shakespeare wrote 38 plays in total between 1590 and 1612. Trust me, I could do much—, Then do it tomorrow night, or Tuesday morning. Thank you. I’ll have the work ta'en out And give ’t Iago. Farewell the neighing steed and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, th' ear-piercing fife, The royal banner, and all quality, Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war! Emilia. No, there's something more going on. Be not acknown on ’t,I have use for it. Black vengeance, come to me from the depths of hell! Cassio, do not doubt that I will soon have you and my husband as close as you were before. No, not much moved. Thou dost conspire against thy friend, Iago,If thou but think’st him wronged and mak’st his earA stranger to thy thoughts. Unfazed by Othello’s threat that she “were best” to remain silent, Emilia calls out for help, bringing Montano, Graziano, and Iago to the scene (V.ii. It were not for your quiet nor your good, Since I am maybe wrong in my guess—and I admit it's my nature to look into possible misdeeds and often I imagine wrongs that aren't really there—. Be thou assured, good Cassio, I will doAll my abilities in thy behalf. [Exeunt OTHELLO, LODOVICO, and Attendants] Emilia. No! Othello threatens Emilia. Out of his scattering and unsure observance. Cassio, my lord? With Emilia here as my witness, I guarantee that you will have your place back as lieutenant. But let Desdemona live. Dangerous suspicion are like poisons that don't even taste very bad at first. But like Shylock's "Hath not a Jew eyes" speech in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice , it's not perhaps the best argument for equality. I know ’t, I thank you. Making it easier to find monologues since 1997. That he hath left part of his grief with me. What handkerchief? It was my first gift to her. Now, some men have such a loose soul that they mutter things in their sleep. Give me some proof that Desdemona is disloyal. But I see you really are affected by what I've said. And for I know thou 'rt full of love and honesty And weigh’st thy words before thou giv’st them breath, Therefore these stops of thine fright me the more. Othello's military career is finished. In Shakespeare’s play, Othello, the character Emilia is essential in exploring the theme of gender and the expectations placed on women.The anonymous writer of, “From Counsel to the Husband: To the Wife Instruction” believes the answer to maintaining a happy marriage is for both men and women to know and respect the role God has given them (279). The smallest fear or doubt of her revolt. The world will end before I stop loving her. To suffer with him. Cf. Character: DESDEMONA. Be patient, I'm telling you. Othello’s occupation’s gone. If you are going to slander Desdemona and torture me, you can give up on praying, and showing any remorse, because it won't help you. I humbly do beseech you of your pardon For too much loving you. No, sure, I cannot think itThat he would steal away so guilty-likeSeeing you coming. May fall to match you with her country forms. Teacher Editions with classroom activities for all 1386 titles we cover. Look to your wife, observe her well with Cassio. Tell me, Othello. Whereon I do beseech thee, grant me this. Look, Iago, I let go of all my fond love; it's all gone. And yet, one can act against one's nature—. You've known him for a long time, and you can be sure. This monologue springs from a tense scene between Othello and Desdemona. But—pardon me— I do not in position Distinctly speak of her, though I may fear Her will, recoiling to her better judgment, May fall to match you with her country forms, And happily repent. — Taming of the Shrew, iv. Must say that you have instigated them to murder. Iago, if you think that a friend of yours is in trouble but you don't say anything, then you are wronging your friend. But keep an eye on your wife, and watch her carefully with Cassio. How goes it now? And knows all quantities, with a learnèd spirit. Out of self-bounty be abused. Emilia knocks at the door and calls out for Othello. Cassio, my lord? After all, what palace is there that has never let a foul thing inside? I don't have any proof yet. Tell me, Othello. What are you doing here alone? Have you a soul or sense? Let him come when he will. Leave it to time. There are a kind of men So loose of soul that in their sleeps will mutter Their affairs. Indeed? I didn't see anything, and I didn't suspect anything. I'm meeting the captains at the castle. Whereon I do beseech thee, grant me this,To leave me but a little to myself. Yes, that's the point. I didn't see anything, and I didn't suspect anything. Emilia says: Yes, a dozen; and as many to the vantage as would store the world they played for. I am glad of this, for now I shall have reason, To show the love and duty that I bear you. If you asked me for something, I wouldn't just say no, or stand there hesitating. You do love my lord. Her reputation, which was as pure and fair as. He laid his leg over my thigh and sighed, and kissed, and then cried out, "Curse fate for giving you to the Moor!". Not with vain thanks but with acceptance bounteous. Farewell to the soldiers in uniform and the big wars that allow me to fulfill my ambitions! Go on, leave me alone. Each Shakespeare’s play name links to a range of resources about each play: Character summaries, plot outlines, example essays and famous quotes, soliloquies and monologues: All’s Well That Ends Well Antony and Cleopatra As You Like It The Comedy of Errors Coriolanus Cymbeline Hamlet Henry IV Part 1 Henry IV Part 2 Henry VIII Henry VI Part 1 Henry VI Part 2 Henry VI Part 3 Henry V Julius Caesar King John King Lear Loves Labour’s Lost Macbeth Measure for Measure The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor A Midsummer Night’s Dream Much Ado About Nothing Othello Pericles Richard II Richard III Romeo & Juliet  The Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus Troilus & Cressida  Twelfth Night The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Winter’s Tale. It is impossible that you should see them in the act, even if they were frisky as goats, monkeys, or wolves in heat, as lustful as drunk idiots. Damn them then. And long live you to think so. I give thee warrant of thy place. Oh, my lord, beware of jealousy! For nothing you could do would add more to your damnation than if you should slander Desdemona more. What if my thoughts are vile and untrue? Though that her jesses were my dear heartstrings, I’d whistle her off and let her down the wind, And have not those soft parts of conversation, That chamberers have, or for I am declined, Into the vale of years—yet that’s not much—, Must be to loathe her. What do you say? Would you, the supervisor, grossly gape on,Behold her topped? I prithee name the time, but let it not Exceed three days. But, oh, what torture it is to love but doubt your wife, suspect her of something but still love her. Why don't you stay here and hear me speak? Emilia, come.—Be as your fancies teach you. DESDEMONA He says he will return incontinent: He hath commanded me to go to bed, And bade me to dismiss you. I beg you not to make more out of this than you should. I should be wise, for honesty’s a foolAnd loses that it works for. It were a tedious difficulty, I think, To bring them to that prospect. Yes, that's the point. Sees and knows more, much more, than he unfolds. Thank you for teaching me this lesson. Good heaven, defend us all from jealousy! To scan this thing no farther. Your handkerchief is too small. The Othello monologues below are extracts from the full NoSweatShakespeare modern Othello ebook, along with a modern English translation. He laid his leg over my thigh and sighed, and kissed, and then cried out, "Curse fate for giving you to the Moor!". I do beseech you, Though I perchance am vicious in my guess, As, I confess, it is my nature’s plague To spy into abuses, and oft my jealousy Shapes faults that are not, that your wisdom, From one that so imperfectly conceits, Would take no notice, nor build yourself a trouble Out of his scattering and unsure observance. Truly, he regrets what he's done, and his error wasn't really that serious—except that, as they say, military discipline requires that you be most strict with the best soldiers—and should barely have even required a private scolding . Why would say that? My anger is like a tide and if it ever recedes back to love it is swallowed up again by a huge wave of revenge. A good reputation is the most precious jewel of a man's or a woman's soul, my dear lord. I prithee speak to me as to thy thinkings, As thou dost ruminate, and give thy worst of thoughts The worst of words. do things so horrible they'll make heaven cry and astound everyone on earth. Monologue #1: (Act V, Scene II, Lines 354-372) Othello’s Monologue: “Soft you; a word or two before you go. Excellent wretch! I gave her such a one, ’twas my first gift. But nonetheless, I tell you, if you would be satisfied to find strong circumstantial evidence pointing to the truth, you could then find such satisfaction. 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