No Fear Shakespeare
Othello
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Act 5, Scene 2, Page 3
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DESDEMONA
They are loves I bear to you.
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DESDEMONA
My only sin was loving you too much.
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OTHELLO
Ay, and for that thou diest.
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OTHELLO
Yes, that’s why you have to die.
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DESDEMONA
That death’s unnatural that kills for loving.
Alas, why gnaw you so your nether lip?
Some bloody passion shakes your very frame.
These are portents, but yet I hope, I hope
They do not point on me.
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DESDEMONA
You’re wrong to kill me for loving you. Why are you
chewing on your lower lip like that? You’re shaking with
emotion. These are bad omens, but I hope, I hope, they
don’t predict my future.
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OTHELLO
Peace, and be
still.
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OTHELLO
Quiet. Stay still.
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DESDEMONA
I will so. What’s the matter?
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DESDEMONA
I will. What’s this all about?
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OTHELLO
That handkerchief
Which I so loved and gave thee, thou gav’st
To Cassio.
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OTHELLO
You gave that handkerchief, the one I loved and gave to you, to
Cassio.
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DESDEMONA
No, by my life and soul!
Send for the man and ask him.
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DESDEMONA
No, I swear by my life and soul! Bring him here and ask
him.
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OTHELLO
Sweet soul, take heed, take heed of perjury.
Thou art on thy deathbed.
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OTHELLO
My sweet darling, don’t lie. You’re on your
deathbed.
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DESDEMONA
Ay—but not yet to die!
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DESDEMONA
I am? But I’m not dying yet!
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OTHELLO
Presently.
Therefore confess thee freely of thy sin,
For to deny each article with oath
Cannot remove nor choke the strong conception
That I do groan withal. Thou art to die.
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OTHELLO
Yes, right now. So confess your sin freely now. Even if you swear
you’re innocent of every accusation, you won’t
change my mind or remove the thought that’s tormenting
me. You’re going to die.
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DESDEMONA
Oh, heaven have mercy on me!
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DESDEMONA
Then heaven have mercy on me!
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OTHELLO
I say
“amen.”
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OTHELLO
Amen to that.
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