No Fear Shakespeare
Othello
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Act 1, Scene 3, Page 4
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For nature so prepost'rously to err,
Being not deficient, blind, or lame of sense,
Sans witchcraft could not.
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been tricked or drugged, because there’s no way she
could have made this mistake on her own.
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DUKE
Whoe'er he be that in this foul proceeding
Hath thus beguiled your daughter of herself
And you of her, the bloody book of law
You shall yourself read in the bitter letter,
After your own sense, yea, though our proper son
Stood in your action.
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DUKE
Whoever tricked your daughter and stole her from you will pay for
it. And you yourself will determine the sentence as you see fit, and
impose the death penalty if you choose to, even if the criminal were
my own son.
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BRABANTIO
Humbly I thank
your grace.
Here is the man, this Moor, whom now it seems,
Your special mandate for the state affairs
Hath hither brought.
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BRABANTIO
I humbly thank you, sir. Here is the man, the Moor. It seems you
had your own reasons for summoning him here.
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ALL
We are very sorry
for’t.
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ALL
We’re sorry to hear this.
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DUKE
(to OTHELLO)What, in your own part, can you say to this?
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DUKE
(to OTHELLO) What do you have to say for yourself?
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BRABANTIO
Nothing, but this is so.
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BRABANTIO
Nothing, but this is true.
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OTHELLO
Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors,
My very noble and approved good masters,
That I have ta'en away this old man’s
daughter,
It is most true. True, I have married her.
The very head and front of my offending
Hath this extent, no more. Rude am I in my speech,
And little blessed with the soft phrase of peace,
For since these arms of mine had seven years' pith
Till now some nine moons wasted, they have used
Their dearest action in the tented field,
And little of this great world can I speak,
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OTHELLO
Noble, honorable gentlemen whom I serve: it’s true that
I’ve taken this man’s daughter from him and
married her. But that’s my only offense.
There’s nothing more. I’m awkward in my speech
and I’m not a smooth talker. From the time I was seven
years old until nine months ago I’ve been fighting in
battles. I don’t know much about the world apart from
fighting. So I won’t do myself much good by speaking in
my own defense. But if you’ll let me, I’ll
tell you the plain
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