［Cyprus．A
  street．
  Enter
  IAGO
  and
  RODERIGO］
  IAGO
  Here，
  stand
  behind
  this
  bulk；
  straight
  will
  he
  come：
  Wear
  thy
  good
  rapierbare，
  and
  put
  it
  home：
  Quick，
  quick；
  fear
  nothing；
  I’ll
  be
  at
  thy
  elbow：
  It
  makes
  us，
  or
  it
  mars
  us；
  think
  on
  that，
  And
  fix
  most
  firm
  thy
  resolution．
  RODERIGO
  Be
  near
  at
  hand；I
  may
  miscarry
  in’t．
  IAGO
  Here，
  at
  thy
  handd：
  be
  bold，
  and
  take
  thy
  stand．
  ［Retires．］
  RODERIGO
  I
  have
  no
  great
  devotion
  to
  the
  deed；
  And
  yet
  he
  hath
  given
  me
  satisfying
  reasons：
  ‘Tis
  but
  a
  man
  gone．
  Forth，
  my
  sword：
  he
  dies．
  IAGO
  I
  have
  rubb’d
  this
  young
  quat
  almost
  to
  the
  sense，
  And
  he
  grows
  angry．
  Now，whether
  he
  kill
  Cassio，
  Or
  Cassio
  him，or
  each
  do
  kill
  the
  other，
  Every
  way
  makes
  my
  gain：
  live
  Roderigo，
  He
  calls
  me
  to
  a
  restitution
  large
  Of
  gold
  and
  jewels
  that
  I
  bobb’d
  from
  him，
  As
  gifts
  to
  Desdemona；
  It
  must
  not
  be：
  if
  Cassio
  do
  remain，
  He
  hath
  a
  daily
  beauty
  in
  his
  life
  That
  makes
  me
  ugly；
  and，
  besides，
  the
  Moor
  May
  unfoldme
  to
  him；
  there
  stand
  I
  in
  much
  peril：
  No，he
  must
  die．But
  so：I
  hear
  him
  coming．
  ［Enter
  CASSIO］
  RODERIGO
  I
  know
  his
  gait，’tis
  he．—Villain，
  thou
  diest！
  ［Makes
  a
  pass
  at
  CASSIO］
  CASSIO
  That
  thrust
  had
  been
  mine
  enemy
  indeed，
  But
  that
  my
  coat
  is
  better
  than
  thou
  know’st
  I
  will
  make
  proof
  of
  thine．
  ［Draws，
  and
  wounds
  RODERIGO］
  RODERIGO
  O，
  I
  am
  slain！
  ［IAGO
  from
  behind
  wounds
  CASSIO
  in
  the
  leg，
  and
  exit］
  CASSIO
  I
  am
  maim’d
  for
  ever．
  Help，
  ho！
  murder！
  murder！
  ［Falls］
  ［Enter
  OTHELLO］
  OTHELLO
  The
  voice
  of
  Cassio：Iago
  keeps
  his
  word．
  RODERIGO
  O，
  villain
  that
  I
  am！
  OTHELLO
  It
  is
  even
  so．
  CASSIO
  O，
  help，
  ho！
  light！
  a
  surgeon！
  OTHELLO
  ‘Tis
  he：
  ——O
  brave
  Iago，
  honest
  and
  just，
  That
  hast
  such
  noble
  sense
  of
  thy
  friend’s
  wrong！
  Thou
  teachest
  me．
  Minion，
  your
  dear
  lies
  dead，
  And
  your
  unblestfate
  hies：strumpet，I
  come．
  Forth
  of
  my
  heart
  those
  charms，thine
  eyes，are
  blotted；
  Thy
  bed，lust－stain’d，shall
  with
  lust’s
  blood
  be
  spotted．
  [Exit]
  ［Enter
  LODOVICO
  and
  GRATIANO］
  CASSIO
  What，ho！no
  watch？no
  passage？murder！murder！
  GRATIANO
  ‘Tis
  some
  mischance；the
  cry
  is
  very
  direful．
  CASSIO
  O，help！
  LODOVICO
  Hark！
  RODERIGO
  O
  wretched
  villain！
  LODOVICO
  Two
  or
  three
  groan：it
  is
  a
  heavy
  night：
  These
  may
  be
  counterfeits：let’s
  think’t
  unsafe
  To
  come
  in
  to
  the
  cry
  without
  more
  help．
  RODERIGO
  Nobody
  come？then
  shall
  I
  bleedto
  death．
  LODOVICO
  Hark！
  ［Re-enter
  IAGO，with
  a
  light］
  GRATIANO
  Here’s
  one
  comes
  in
  his
  shirt，with
  light
  and
  weapons．
  IAGO
  Who’s
  there
  ？whose
  noise
  is
  this
  that
  ones
  on
  murder？
  LODOVICO
  We
  do
  not
  know．
  IAGO
  Did
  not
  you
  hear
  a
  cry？
  CASSIO
  Here，here！for
  heaven’s
  sake，help
  me！
  IAGO
  What’s
  the
  matter？
  GRATIANO
  This
  is
  Othello’s
  ancient，as
  I
  take
  it．
  LODOVICO
  The
  same
  indeed；a
  very
  valiantfellow．
  IAGO
  What
  are
  you
  here
  that
  cry
  so
  grievously？
  CASSIO
  Iago
  ？O，I
  am
  spoil’d，undone
  by
  villains！
  Give
  me
  some
  help．
  IAGO
  O
  me，lieutenant！what
  villains
  have
  done
  this？
  CASSIO
  I
  think
  that
  one
  of
  them
  is
  hereabout，
  And
  cannot
  make
  away．
  IAGO
  O
  treacherousvillains！
  What
  are
  you
  there？come
  in，and
  give
  some
  help．
  ［To
  LODOVICO
  and
  GRATIANO］
  RODERIGO
  O，help
  me
  here！
  CASSIO
  That’s
  one
  of
  them．
  IAGO
  O
  murderousslave！O
  villain！
  ［StabsRODERIGO］
  RODERIGO
  O
  damn’dIago！O
  inhuman
  dog！
  IAGO
  Kill
  men
  i’the
  dark！—Where
  be
  these
  bloodythieves？—
  How
  silent
  is
  this
  town！——Ho！murder！murder！——
  What
  may
  you
  be？are
  you
  of
  good
  or
  evil？
  LODOVICO
  As
  you
  shall
  prove
  us，praise
  us．
  IAGO
  Signior
  Lodovico？
  LODOVICO
  He，sir．
  IAGO
  I
  cry
  you
  mercy．Here’s
  Cassio
  hurt
  by
  villains．
  GRATIANO
  Cassio！
  IAGO
  How
  is’t，brother！
  CASSIO
  My
  leg
  is
  cut
  in
  two．
  IAGO
  Marry，heaven
  forbid！
  Light，gentlemen；I’ll
  bindit
  with
  my
  shirt．
  ［Enter
  BIANCA．］
  BIANCA
  What
  is
  the
  matter，ho？who
  is’t
  that
  cried？
  IAGO
  Who
  is’t
  that
  cried！
  BIANCA
  O
  my
  dear
  Cassio！my
  sweet
  Cassio！O
  Cassio，
  Cassio，Cassio！
  IAGO
  O
  notable
  strumpet！Cassio，may
  you
  suspect
  Who
  they
  should
  be
  that
  have
  thus
  many
  led
  you？
  CASSIO
  No．
  GRATIANO
  I
  am
  to
  find
  you
  thus：I
  have
  been
  to
  seekyou．
  IAGO
  Lend
  me
  a
  garter．So．O，for
  a
  chair，
  To
  bearhim
  easily
  hence！
  BIANCA
  Alas，he
  faints！O
  Cassio，Cassio，Cassio！
  IAGO
  Gentlemen
  all，I
  do
  suspect
  this
  trash
  To
  be
  a
  partyin
  this
  injury．
  Patience
  awhile，good
  Cassio．Come，come；
  Lend
  me
  a
  light．Know
  we
  this
  face
  or
  no？
  Alas
  my
  friend
  and
  my
  dear
  countryman
  Roderigo！no：——yes，sure：O
  heaven！Roderigo．
  GRATIANO
  What，of
  Venice？
  IAGO
  Even
  he，sir；did
  you
  know
  him？
  GRATIANO
  Know
  him！ay．
  IAGO
  Signior
  Gratiano？I
  cry
  you
  gentle
  pardon；
  These
  bloody
  accidents
  must
  excusemy
  manners，
  That
  so
  neglectedyou．
  GRATIANO
  I
  am
  glad
  to
  see
  you．
  IAGO
  How
  do
  you，Cassio？O，a
  chair，a
  chair！
  GRATIANO
  Roderigo！
  IAGO
  He，he’tis
  he．
  ［A
  chair
  brought
  in］
  O，that’s
  well
  said；the
  chair！
  GRATIANO
  Some
  good
  man
  bear
  him
  carefully
  from
  hence；
  I’ll
  fetchthe
  general’s
  surgeon．
  ［To
  BIANCA］
  For
  you，mistress，
  Save
  you
  your
  labour．He
  that
  lies
  slain
  here，Cassio，
  Was
  my
  dear
  friend：what
  malicewas
  between
  you？
  CASSIO
  None
  in
  the
  world；nor
  do
  I
  know
  the
  man．
  IAGO
  [To
  BIANCA]
  What，look
  you
  pale？O，bear
  him
  out
  o’the
  air．
  ［CASSIO
  and
  RODERIGO
  are
  borne
  off．]
  Stay
  you，good
  gentlemen．Look
  you
  pale，mistress？
  Do
  you
  perceivethe
  gastnessof
  her
  eye？
  Nay，if
  you
  stare，we
  shall
  hear
  more
  anon．
  Behold
  her
  well；I
  pray
  you，look
  upon
  her：
  Do
  you
  see，gentlemen？nay，guiltiness
  will
  speak，
  Though
  tongues
  were
  out
  of
  use．
  ［Enter
  EMILIA］
  EMILIA
  ‘Las，what’s
  the
  matter？what’s
  the
  matter，husband？
  IAGO
  Cassio
  hath
  here
  been
  set
  onin
  the
  dark
  By
  Roderigo
  and
  fellows
  that
  are
  scaped：
  He’s
  almost
  slain，and
  Roderigo
  dead．
  EMILIA
  Alas，good
  gentleman！alas，good
  Cassio！
  IAGO
  This
  is
  the
  fruitof
  whoring．Prithee，Emilia，
  Go
  know
  of
  Cassio
  where
  he
  supp’dto-night．
  ［To
  BIANCA］
  What，do
  you
  shake
  at
  that？
  BIANCA
  He
  supp’d
  at
  my
  house；but
  I
  therefore
  shake
  not．
  IAGO
  O，did
  he
  so？I
  chargeyou，go
  with
  me．
  EMILIA
  Fie，fie
  upon
  thee，strumpet！
  BIANCA
  I
  am
  no
  strumpet；but
  of
  life
  as
  honest
  As
  you
  that
  thus
  abuse
  me．
  EMILIA
  As
  I！foh！fie
  upon
  thee！
  IAGO
  Kind
  gentlemen，let’s
  go
  see
  poor
  Cassio
  dress’d．
  Come，mistress，you
  must
  tell’s
  another
  tale．
  Emilia
  run
  you
  to
  the
  citadel，
  And
  tell
  my
  lord
  and
  lady
  what
  hath
  happ’d．
  Will
  you
  go
  on？I
  pray．
  ［Aside]
  This
  is
  the
  night
  That
  either
  makes
  me
  or
  fordoesme
  quite．
  ［Exeunt］