The Complete Works of William Shakespeare In Plain and Simple English (Translated)
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Here's one comes in his shirt, with light and weapons.
Here comes someone with no coat on, with a light and with weapons.
IAGO
Who's there? whose noise is this that ones on murder?
Who is htere? Who is shouting “murder”?
LODOVICO
We do not know.
We don’t know.
IAGO
Did not you hear a cry?
Did you hear the cries?
CASSIO
Here, here! for heaven's sake, help me!
Here, here, help me!
IAGO
What's the matter?
What is the matter?
GRATIANO
This is Othello's ancient, as I take it.
That is Othello’s ensign, I think
LODOVICO
The same indeed; a very valiant fellow.
It is, and he is a good man.
IAGO
What are you here that cry so grievously?
Who is crying so loudly here?
CASSIO
Iago? O, I am spoil'd, undone by villains!
Iago? O I am hurt, destroyed by criminals!
Give me some help.
Get me help!
IAGO
O me, lieutenant! what villains have done this?
O, lieutenant! What criminals have done this?
CASSIO
I think that one of them is hereabout,
I think one is nearby,
And cannot make away.
And can’t get away.
IAGO
O treacherous villains!
O evil men!
What are you there? come in, and give some help.
Why are you standing there? Come in and help.
To LODOVICO and GRATIANO
RODERIGO
O, help me here!
O help me here!
CASSIO
That's one of them.
That must be one of them.
IAGO
O murderous slave! O villain!
Murderer! Villain!
Stabs RODERIGO
RODERIGO
O damn'd Iago! O inhuman dog!
O damn you Iago, you inhuman dog!
IAGO
Kill men i' the dark!--Where be these bloody thieves?--
How awful to kill men in the dark! – Where are the other thieves? –
How silent is this town!--Ho! murder! murder!--
And this is such a quiet town! – Murder! murder!–
What may you be? are you of good or evil?
Who is coming? Friend or foe?
LODOVICO
As you shall prove us, praise us.
Judge us and see we are friends.
IAGO
Signior Lodovico?
Sir Lodovico?
LODOVICO
He, sir.
I am he, sir.
IAGO
I cry you mercy. Here's Cassio hurt by villains.
I beg you for mercy. Cassio is here, injured by criminals.
GRATIANO
Cassio!
Cassio!
IAGO
How is't, brother!
How did this happen! My brother!
CASSIO
My leg is cut in two.
My leg is sliced into two.
IAGO
Marry, heaven forbid!
O, God forbid!
Light, gentlemen; I'll bind it with my shirt.
Bring the light, gentlemen. I will cover the wound with my shirt.
Enter BIANCA
BIANCA
What is the matter, ho? who is't that cried?
What is the matter? Who is crying out?
IAGO
Who is't that cried!
Who has cried!
BIANCA
O my dear Cassio! my sweet Cassio! O Cassio,
O my dear Cassio! Cassio! O Cassio,
Cassio, Cassio!
Cassio, Cassio!
IAGO
O notable strumpet! Cassio, may you suspect
Notorious prostitute! Cassio, do you know
Who they should be that have thus many led you?
Who attacked you?
CASSIO
No.
No.
GRATIANO
I am to find you thus: I have been to seek you.
I am sorry to see you like this, I have been trying to find you.
IAGO
Lend me a garter. So. O, for a chair,
Give me your sash. O, if only we had a chair
To bear him easily hence!
To carry him away on.
BIANCA
Alas, he faints! O Cassio, Cassio, Cassio!
No, he is fainting! O Cassio, Cassio, Cassio!
IAGO
Gentlemen all, I do suspect this trash
Gentlemen, I think that this trashy girl
To be a party in this injury.
Is part of this situation.
Patience awhile, good Cassio. Come, come;
Be patient, good Cassio. Come, come,
Lend me a light. Know we this face or no?
Put a light on this. Does anyone recognize this face?
Alas my friend and my dear countryman
O, it is my friend and countryman
Roderigo! no:--yes, sure: O heaven! Roderigo.
Roderigo! It can’t be – yes, it is, oh no! Roderigo.
GRATIANO
What, of Venice?
From Venice?
IAGO
Even he, sir; did you know him?
That’s him, sir – did you know him?
GRATIANO
Know him! ay.
Know him! Yes.
IAGO
Signior Gratiano? I cry you gentle pardon;
Sir Gratiano? I ask for your pardon.
These bloody accidents must excuse my manners,
These bloody events have made me forget my manners,
That so neglected you.
And I ignored you.
GRATIANO
I am glad to see you.
I am glad to see you.
IAGO
How do you, Cassio? O, a chair, a chair!
Cassio, are you alright? Bring a chair!
GRATIANO
Roderigo!
Roderigo!
IAGO
He, he 'tis he.
Yes, it’s him.
A chair brought in
O, that's well said; the chair!
O, good, the chair!
GRATIANO
Some good man bear him carefully from hence;
Some strong men need to carry him carefully.
I'll fetch the general's surgeon.
I will get the general’s surgeon.
To BIANCA
For you, mistress,
As for you, mistress,
Save you your labour. He that lies slain here, Cassio,
Calm down. Cassio, the man who is dead here
Was my dear friend: what malice was between you?
Was a friend of mine. What argument was between you?
CASSIO
None in the world; nor do I know the man.
None in the world: I don’t even know him.
IAGO
[To BIANCA] What, look you pale? O, bear him out o' the air.
Why do you look so pale? O carry him away.
CASSIO and RODERIGO are borne off
Stay you, good gentlemen. Look you pale, mistress?
Stay and look, good gentlemen. Are you pale, mistress?
Do you perceive the gastness of her eye?
Do you all see how afraid she looks?
Nay, if you stare, we shall hear more anon.
If you watch her, we will hear more soon.
Behold her well; I pray you, look upon her:
Watch her well, please, watch her well:
Do you see, gentlemen? nay, guiltiness will speak,
Do you see, men? Her guilti
ness will speak
Though tongues were out of use.
Even if she is silent.
Enter EMILIA
EMILIA
'Las, what's the matter? what's the matter, husband?
Oh no, what is the matter? Husband, what is the matter?
IAGO
Cassio hath here been set on in the dark
Cassio has been attached in the dark
By Roderigo and fellows that are scaped:
By Roderigo and others who escaped.
He's almost slain, and Roderigo dead.
He is hurt badly, and Roderigo is dead.
EMILIA
Alas, good gentleman! alas, good Cassio!
O my! Good gentlemen! O no, good Cassio!
IAGO
This is the fruit of whoring. Prithee, Emilia,
This is what happens when you visit whores. Please, Emilia,
Go know of Cassio where he supp'd to-night.
Go find out where Cassio had dinner tonight.
To BIANCA
What, do you shake at that?
Why are you shaking?
BIANCA
He supp'd at my house; but I therefore shake not.
He ate at my house, but I am not shaking.
IAGO
O, did he so? I charge you, go with me.
O he did? You must come with me.
EMILIA
Fie, fie upon thee, strumpet!
Curses on you, whore!
BIANCA
I am no strumpet; but of life as honest
I am no whore. I am as honest
As you that thus abuse me.
As all of you who curse me.
EMILIA
As I! foh! fie upon thee!
As me! No! Curses on you!
IAGO
Kind gentlemen, let's go see poor Cassio dress'd.
Gentlemen, let us visit Cassio as he is tended to.
Come, mistress, you must tell's another tale.
Come mistress, you must tell your story.
Emilia run you to the citadel,
Emilia, run to the castle
And tell my lord and lady what hath happ'd.
And tell my lord and lady what happened.
Will you go on? I pray.
Will you go now? Please.
Aside
This is the night
Tonight
That either makes me or fordoes me quite.
Either makes my fortunes or ruins me.
Exeunt
Enter OTHELLO
OTHELLO
It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul,--
I have good reason, I have good reason –
Let me not name it to you, you chaste stars!--
I won’t say it to you, O pure stars! –
It is the cause. Yet I'll not shed her blood;
I have good reason. I won’t make her bleed
Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow,
Nor will I scar her skin that is as white as snow,
And smooth as monumental alabaster.
And as smooth as alabaster stone.
Yet she must die, else she'll betray more men.
Yet if she doesn’t die she will betray even more men.
Put out the light, and then put out the light:
I will put out the light of the candle, and then the light of her life.
If I quench thee, thou flaming minister,
If I put you out, you flaming candle,
I can again thy former light restore,
I can always light you again
Should I repent me: but once put out thy light,
If I feel sorry for it. But once I put out Desdemona’s light,
Thou cunning'st pattern of excelling nature,
That beautiful, cunning woman,
I know not where is that Promethean heat
Then I do not know what heat
That can thy light relume. When I have pluck'd the rose,
Can relit her life. When I have picked that rose,
I cannot give it vital growth again.
I cannot give it life again.
It must needs wither: I'll smell it on the tree.
It must wither. I will smell it once more while it is alive on the tree.
Kissing her
Ah balmy breath, that dost almost persuade
Sweet breath, you almost persuade me
Justice to break her sword! One more, one more.
Not to kill you and not to carry out the deserved justice. One more kiss.
Be thus when thou art dead, and I will kill thee,
If you look like this when you are dead, then I will kill you
And love thee after. One more, and this the last:
And I will love you afterwards. One more kiss, and this is the last one.
So sweet was ne'er so fatal. I must weep,
Something so sweet was never so fatal. I must cry,
But they are cruel tears: this sorrow's heavenly;
But I must be cruel as well. This is a Godly sorrow
It strikes where it doth love. She wakes.
Which punishes the one it loves. She is waking up.
DESDEMONA
Who's there? Othello?
Who is there? Othello?
OTHELLO
Ay. Desdemona.
Yes, Desdemona.
DESDEMONA
Will you come to bed, my lord?
Will you please come to bed, my lord?
OTHELLO
Have you pray'd to-night, Desdemona?
Have you prayed tonight, Desdemona?
DESDEMONA
Ay, my lord.
yes, my lord.
OTHELLO
If you bethink yourself of any crime
If you can think of any crime
Unreconciled as yet to heaven and grace,
That you have not asked for forgiveness for,
Solicit for it straight.
Do that now.
DESDEMONA
Alas, my lord, what do you mean by that?
My lord, what do you mean?
OTHELLO
Well, do it, and be brief; I will walk by:
Do it, and be quick. I will wait,
I would not kill thy unprepared spirit;
For I will not kill someone who is not spiritually ready.
No; heaven forfend! I would not kill thy soul.
No, by God I would not want your soul to go to hell.
DESDEMONA
Talk you of killing?
You are talking about killing?
OTHELLO
Ay, I do.
I am.
DESDEMONA
Then heaven
God
Have mercy on me!
Have mercy on me!
OTHELLO
Amen, with all my heart!
Amen to that!
DESDEMONA
If you say so, I hope you will not kill me.
Since you say so, I hope you will not kill me.
OTHELLO
Hum!
Hmm!
DESDEMONA
And yet I fear you; for you are fatal then
Yet I am afraid of you, for you are deadly and dangerous
When your eyes roll so: why I should fear I know not,
When your eyes are so red. I don’t know why I am afraid,
Since guiltiness I know not; but yet I feel I fear.
Since I am not guilty of anything, but I still feel fear.
OTHELLO
Think on thy sins.
Think about your sins.
DESDEMONA
They are loves I bear to you.
The only one is the love I have for you.
OTHELLO
Ay, and for that thou diest.
And that is why you will die.
DESDEMONA
That death's unnatural that kills for loving.
It isn’t right to kill someone for loving.
Alas, wh
y gnaw you so your nether lip?
O, why are you biting your lip?
Some bloody passion shakes your very frame:
A strong, evil emotion is shaking your body.
These are portents; but yet I hope, I hope,
This is some bad omen, but still I hope
They do not point on me.
That it does not bode poorly for me.
OTHELLO
Peace, and be still!
Be quiet and still!
DESDEMONA
I will so. What's the matter?
I will. What is the matter?
OTHELLO
That handkerchief which I so loved and gave thee
The handkerchief that I loved and gave to you,
Thou gavest to Cassio.
You gave to Cassio.
DESDEMONA
No, by my life and soul!
I didn’t, I swear by my life and soul!
Send for the man, and ask him.
Send for him and ask him.
OTHELLO
Sweet soul, take heed,
Sweet soul, be careful,
Take heed of perjury; thou art on thy deathbed.
Be careful not to lie, for you are on your deathbed.
DESDEMONA
Ay, but not yet to die.
Yes, but I have not died yet.
OTHELLO
Yes, presently:
Soon,
Therefore confess thee freely of thy sin;
So confess your sin openly:
For to deny each article with oath
It won’t help you to swear against each accusation,
Cannot remove nor choke the strong conception
That won’t remove the thought that makes me
That I do groan withal. Thou art to die.
Groan in pain. You are going to die.
DESDEMONA
Then Lord have mercy on me!
Lord have mercy on me!
OTHELLO
I say, amen.
Again, I say Amen.