No Fear Shakespeare
Othello
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Act 1, Scene 2, Page 2
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IAGO
Those are the raisèd father and his friends.
You were best go in.
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IAGO
That’s her father and his friends, who’ve
been roused out of bed. You’d better go inside.
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OTHELLO
Not I, I must be
found.
My parts, my title, and my perfect soul
Shall manifest me rightly. Is it they?
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OTHELLO
No, I must let them find me. My good qualities, my legal status as
Desdemona’s husband, and my innocence will protect me. Is
it them?
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IAGO
By Janus, I think no.
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IAGO
I don’t think so.
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Enter CASSIO, with officers and
torches |
CASSIO enters with officers and men
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OTHELLO
The servants of the Duke and my lieutenant?
The goodness of the night upon you, friends!
What is the news?
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OTHELLO
The servants of the Duke and my lieutenant? Hello, everyone!
What’s going on?
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CASSIO
The Duke does
greet you, general,
And he requires your haste-post-haste appearance,
Even on the instant.
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CASSIO
The Duke sends his regards. He needs to see you right away.
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OTHELLO
What’s
the matter, think you?
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OTHELLO
What do you think he wants?
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CASSIO
Something from Cyprus as I may divine.
It is a business of some heat. The galleys
Have sent a dozen sequent messengers
This very night at one another’s heels,
And many of the consuls, raised and met,
Are at the Duke’s already. You have been hotly called
for.
When being not at your lodging to be found
The Senate hath sent about three several guests
To search you out.
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CASSIO
Something about Cyprus. I think it’s important. The
warships have sent a dozen messages tonight, one after the other,
and many of the senators have been awakened and are at the
Duke’s already. They’re very anxious for you
to get there. When you weren’t at home, the Senate sent
out three different search parties to find you.
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OTHELLO
'Tis
well I am found by you.
I will but spend a word here in the house
And go with you.
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OTHELLO
It’s good you found me. I’ll just speak a
word or two here in the house and then I’ll go with
you.
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OTHELLO exits. |
