No Fear Shakespeare: Othello: Act 1 Scene 2

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Enter OTHELLO , IAGO , and attendants with torches	LELOHTO dan GAOI etrne, elfdowol by aettstdnan hwit rtsoech.
IAGO Though in the trade of war I have slain men, Yet do I hold it very stuff o th conscience To do no contrived murder. I lack iniquity Sometimes to do me service. Nine or ten times I had thought t have yerked him here under the ribs.	IOAG evI likdel nyma men in bletta, utb I tlils iebeelv its dleype wgorn to eurmrd eenomso. smemeitSo I wryro Im ton erulc ngheou for ihst job. neiN or etn sitme I ndweta to abst mih eundr teh srib.
OTHELLO Tis better as it is.	LOOEHLT tIs rbette ttah oyu dndti llik ihm.
IAGO Nay, but he prated And spoke such scurvy and provoking terms Against your honor That, with the little godliness I have, 10 I did full hard forbear him. But I pray you, sir, Are you fast married? Be assured of this: That the Magnifico is much beloved And hath in his effect a voice potential As double as the Dukes. He will divorce you, 15 Or put upon you what restraint and grievance The law (with all his might to enforce it on) Will give him cable.	AIGO tBu he pket ranegcihtt so hllysfoio, kntigal aobtu oyu in suhc nilngitus nda leasdiepcb rtesm, that it asw ahrd rof me to iasretnr ysmlfe. tBu leepsa llte me, irs, is oryu arremiag esceur aoIg yam be asnigk hrewteh llhOote ahs otnducmsema ish meairagr by egielnsp wiht eandsoemD eyt. A egamrira doucl be neadnlul if it dah rveen nebe consummated. secure? taBibnaor is an amtpotrin mna in tish ciyt, samlto as rfupelwo as het udke miselhf. lleH ryt to unlna yuro gaierram, or lsee clitfni terevawh seputimhnn het lwa and hsi ewpor wlli ollwa mih to.
OTHELLO Let him do his spite. My services which I have done the signiory Shall out-tongue his complaints. Tis yet to know 20 Which, when I know that boasting is an honor, I shall promulgate. I fetch my life and being From men of royal siege, and my demerits May speak unbonneted to as proud a fortune As this that I have reached. For know, Iago, 25 But that I love the gentle Desdemona, I would not my unhousd free condition Put into circumscription and confine For the seas worth. But look, what lights come yond?	LOHETLO Lte ihm do ish orswt. The evecsrsi I aveh oedn orf teh iVaenent rgnoeevtnm ilwl nucto rfo eomr hnta his inptoacslm lilw. No eon kwsno tshi ynteda I otdn keil to bgra, btu I cmeo rofm a yrola yalifm, adn Im as oebnl as the aownm eIv iradmer. nAd tle me llte yuo, gaoI, if I itndd eolv maedneDso as uchm as I do, Id nrvee areeg to egt dearmir nda elso my merefdo at all. tBu okol at hetso gthlsi. Wsoh cmigon?
IAGO Those are the raisd father and his friends. 30 You were best go in.	OGAI thaTs reh earthf nda shi srfndei, weohv bene esrudo uot of bed. Yduo rttbee go endiis.
OTHELLO Not I, I must be found. My parts, my title, and my perfect soul Shall manifest me rightly. Is it they?	ETOOLHL No, I mstu lte hemt find me. My good iaqtliuse, my lelag tuasst as sesademoDn buhdnas, nad my nncecoine lwil potrtec me. Is it ethm?
IAGO By Janus, I think no.	AOIG I tdon hknit so.
Enter CASSIO , with officers and torches	ASOSCI rentse thiw ffoersic adn emn cayirnrg csrtohe.
OTHELLO The servants of the Duke and my lieutenant? 35 The goodness of the night upon you, friends! What is the news?	OEHLLOT eTh avsnsrte of het uDek dna my tnneltiaeu? leHol, eveoreny! tshaW gngoi on?
CASSIO The Duke does greet you, general, And he requires your haste-post-haste appearance, Even on the instant.	CSIAOS heT eDuk dssen ish rderags. He edesn to see uyo hgtri yawa.
OTHELLO Whats the matter, think you?	LHEOOTL Waht do yuo iknht he tnaws?
CASSIO Something from Cyprus as I may divine. 40 It is a business of some heat. The galleys Have sent a dozen sequent messengers This very night at one anothers heels, And many of the consuls, raised and met, Are at the Dukes already. You have been hotly called for. 45 When being not at your lodging to be found The Senate hath sent about three several guests To search you out.	SIOACS tgnheoSmi touab yprsuC. I tihnk tis noipatmtr. eTh issrhwpa ehav tesn a zenod sgaseesm ingotht, one atref eht rohet, dna nmya of teh sarsnoet heva nbee awkenaed adn rea at the uksDe ardayle. hTyeer vrey nxsuiao for uoy to etg tehre. henW yuo teewnr at meoh, the Steena tens out ehrte ideenffrt racehs teisrpa to infd you.
OTHELLO Tis well I am found by you. I will but spend a word here in the house And go with you.	EHOTOLL tIs gdoo uyo dfuno me. lIl sjut speak a odrw or two eehr in het hueos dan hnet Ill go hiwt ouy.
Exit	LOEOLHT sixte.
CASSIO Ancient, what makes he here?	CASOIS Ensgni, sahtw he goidn in rehet?
IAGO 50 Faith, he tonight hath boarded a land carrack. If it prove lawful prize, hes made for ever.	OAGI oihgTtn he ardebod a asterure siph. If he nac peke it, lehl be tse rerovfe.
CASSIO I do not understand.	OCSISA I tond nsrdnteaud.
IAGO Hes married.	OAGI sHe areimdr.
CASSIO To who?	CASSIO To wmoh?
IAGO Marry, to	GOAI To
Enter OTHELLO	LHELOTO tnseer.
Come, captain, will you go?	Aer you ydrea?
OTHELLO 55 Have with you.	OEOLHTL sYe, Ill go whit ouy wno.
CASSIO Here comes another troop to seek for you.	CAISSO Here cmose renahto roupg lgonkoi for uoy.
Enter BRABANTIO , RODERIGO , and officers with torches and weapons	NABROIABT dna ODROGRIE tneer, lfdowole by SFECIROF nda nme twhi chretso.
IAGO It is Brabantio. General, be advised, He comes to bad intent.	AGOI stI aitboBnra. Look tuo, ris. He tnsdein to do egtnoimsh dba to ouy.
OTHELLO Holla! Stand there!	OLELHOT eHy! opSt hirtg eerth!
RODERIGO Signior, it is the Moor.	OOERRGDI riS, tis eht roMo.
BRABANTIO Down with him, thief!	BITAANORB Get mih, hse a hetfi!
They draw their swords	tBoh sesdi dawr irhte wrsdso.
IAGO 60 You, Roderigo! Come, sir, I am for you.	AOGI You, rRoioegd! omeC on, Ill fhitg you.
OTHELLO Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them. Good signior, you shall more command with years Than with your weapons.	HOLTLOE utP wyaa uyor osrwsd. Teyllh tge rsytu in eth dwe. riS, rouy gea and assttu eiirspn more cpsrete tnha oyur opsenwa do.
BRABANTIO O thou foul thief, where hast thou stowed my daughter? 65 Damned as thou art, thou hast enchanted her! For Ill refer me to all things of sense, If she in chains of magic were not bound, Whether a maid so tender, fair, and happy, So opposite to marriage that she shunned 70 The wealthy curld darlings of our nation, Would ever have, t incur a general mock, Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom Of such a thing as thouto fear, not to delight. Judge me the world if tis not gross in sense 75 That thou hast practiced on her with foul charms, Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals That weakens motion. Ill have t disputed on. Tis probable and palpable to thinking. I therefore apprehend and do attach thee 80 For an abuser of the world, a practicer Of arts inhibited and out of warrant. Lay hold upon him. If he do resist, Subdue him at his peril!	OBTIBARAN oYu viel hetfi, rewhe vhae uoy hneddi my dghetrau? You dilve, veoyu utp a epsll on erh! dnybAyo iwth eyse ucldo lelt uyo htta a lutbeifua nad ppayh ynugo lgir klei hre, wsho efursed to rrmya lla of hte saemndho uygon mne of the tiyc, tldnuwo run fof ihtw a blcak ngiht like yuo slsneu esdh nebe beidwtche. rYeuo tigmhsnoe to aefr, ton to lveo. Its obisouv to yreonvee taht uyove irdcekt hre, dudeggr ehr, or adnkdpiep her. Tstha byprbola athw eeapdphn, so Im aritsenrg yuo.rArste isth man as a itpceranotri of albkc ciamg. arGb him. If he guesltgsr, seu croef!
OTHELLO Hold your hands, Both you of my inclining and the rest. 85 Were it my cue to fight, I should have known it Without a prompter. Whither will you that I go To answer this your charge?	THLLOOE uJst a mtneui. I dnot ened nnyoae to ltle me nehw to ihtgf. euYvo sacuced me of omse isoesur rmecis. heerW do ouy twan me to go to oernpds to seeth srechga?
BRABANTIO To prison, till fit time Of law and course of direct session Call thee to answer.	TIABORABN To niopsr, tunli yeour ledalc tion urcto.
OTHELLO What if I do obey? 90 How may the Duke be therewith satisfied, Whose messengers are here about my side Upon some present business of the state To bring me to him?	ELHOLTO aWht if I do tahw yuo ysa? wHo oduwl I tsaifsy eth kDeu tehn? siH ersgemsesn aer itnawgi ereh to take me to imh ieideaytmml, on snpersgi staet nseubsis.
OFFICER Tis true, most worthy signior. The Dukes in council and your noble self, 95 I am sure, is sent for.	CROIFEF tsI etur. ehT esuDk in a teemnig hitgr own, adn ehs estn rfo uoy oto.
BRABANTIO How? The Duke in council? In this time of the night? Bring him away. Mines not an idle cause. The Duke himself, Or any of my brothers of the state, Cannot but feel this wrong as twere their own. 100 For if such actions may have passage free, Bond-slaves and pagans shall our statesmen be.	TBNROAIBA heT ksDue in a tmigeen? At tihs meit of tghni? iBrng ihm with us. heT awsl on my iesd. The Duek nad ayn of my lwelfo anrstsoe llwi tkea thsi gorwn as oleuiyssr as if it rewe trihe wno. If we elt mresic liek sith aenphp, avsels dan heneasth ilwl be oru urelrs.
Exeunt	eTyh lal exit.

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Enter OTHELLO , IAGO , and attendants with torches	LELOHTO dan GAOI etrne, elfdowol by aettstdnan hwit rtsoech.
IAGO Though in the trade of war I have slain men, Yet do I hold it very stuff o th conscience To do no contrived murder. I lack iniquity Sometimes to do me service. Nine or ten times I had thought t have yerked him here under the ribs.	IOAG evI likdel nyma men in bletta, utb I tlils iebeelv its dleype wgorn to eurmrd eenomso. smemeitSo I wryro Im ton erulc ngheou for ihst job. neiN or etn sitme I ndweta to abst mih eundr teh srib.
OTHELLO Tis better as it is.	LOOEHLT tIs rbette ttah oyu dndti llik ihm.
IAGO Nay, but he prated And spoke such scurvy and provoking terms Against your honor That, with the little godliness I have, 10 I did full hard forbear him. But I pray you, sir, Are you fast married? Be assured of this: That the Magnifico is much beloved And hath in his effect a voice potential As double as the Dukes. He will divorce you, 15 Or put upon you what restraint and grievance The law (with all his might to enforce it on) Will give him cable.	AIGO tBu he pket ranegcihtt so hllysfoio, kntigal aobtu oyu in suhc nilngitus nda leasdiepcb rtesm, that it asw ahrd rof me to iasretnr ysmlfe. tBu leepsa llte me, irs, is oryu arremiag esceur aoIg yam be asnigk hrewteh llhOote ahs otnducmsema ish meairagr by egielnsp wiht eandsoemD eyt. A egamrira doucl be neadnlul if it dah rveen nebe consummated. secure? taBibnaor is an amtpotrin mna in tish ciyt, samlto as rfupelwo as het udke miselhf. lleH ryt to unlna yuro gaierram, or lsee clitfni terevawh seputimhnn het lwa and hsi ewpor wlli ollwa mih to.
OTHELLO Let him do his spite. My services which I have done the signiory Shall out-tongue his complaints. Tis yet to know 20 Which, when I know that boasting is an honor, I shall promulgate. I fetch my life and being From men of royal siege, and my demerits May speak unbonneted to as proud a fortune As this that I have reached. For know, Iago, 25 But that I love the gentle Desdemona, I would not my unhousd free condition Put into circumscription and confine For the seas worth. But look, what lights come yond?	LOHETLO Lte ihm do ish orswt. The evecsrsi I aveh oedn orf teh iVaenent rgnoeevtnm ilwl nucto rfo eomr hnta his inptoacslm lilw. No eon kwsno tshi ynteda I otdn keil to bgra, btu I cmeo rofm a yrola yalifm, adn Im as oebnl as the aownm eIv iradmer. nAd tle me llte yuo, gaoI, if I itndd eolv maedneDso as uchm as I do, Id nrvee areeg to egt dearmir nda elso my merefdo at all. tBu okol at hetso gthlsi. Wsoh cmigon?
IAGO Those are the raisd father and his friends. 30 You were best go in.	OGAI thaTs reh earthf nda shi srfndei, weohv bene esrudo uot of bed. Yduo rttbee go endiis.
OTHELLO Not I, I must be found. My parts, my title, and my perfect soul Shall manifest me rightly. Is it they?	ETOOLHL No, I mstu lte hemt find me. My good iaqtliuse, my lelag tuasst as sesademoDn buhdnas, nad my nncecoine lwil potrtec me. Is it ethm?
IAGO By Janus, I think no.	AOIG I tdon hknit so.
Enter CASSIO , with officers and torches	ASOSCI rentse thiw ffoersic adn emn cayirnrg csrtohe.
OTHELLO The servants of the Duke and my lieutenant? 35 The goodness of the night upon you, friends! What is the news?	OEHLLOT eTh avsnsrte of het uDek dna my tnneltiaeu? leHol, eveoreny! tshaW gngoi on?
CASSIO The Duke does greet you, general, And he requires your haste-post-haste appearance, Even on the instant.	CSIAOS heT eDuk dssen ish rderags. He edesn to see uyo hgtri yawa.
OTHELLO Whats the matter, think you?	LHEOOTL Waht do yuo iknht he tnaws?
CASSIO Something from Cyprus as I may divine. 40 It is a business of some heat. The galleys Have sent a dozen sequent messengers This very night at one anothers heels, And many of the consuls, raised and met, Are at the Dukes already. You have been hotly called for. 45 When being not at your lodging to be found The Senate hath sent about three several guests To search you out.	SIOACS tgnheoSmi touab yprsuC. I tihnk tis noipatmtr. eTh issrhwpa ehav tesn a zenod sgaseesm ingotht, one atref eht rohet, dna nmya of teh sarsnoet heva nbee awkenaed adn rea at the uksDe ardayle. hTyeer vrey nxsuiao for uoy to etg tehre. henW yuo teewnr at meoh, the Steena tens out ehrte ideenffrt racehs teisrpa to infd you.
OTHELLO Tis well I am found by you. I will but spend a word here in the house And go with you.	EHOTOLL tIs gdoo uyo dfuno me. lIl sjut speak a odrw or two eehr in het hueos dan hnet Ill go hiwt ouy.
Exit	LOEOLHT sixte.
CASSIO Ancient, what makes he here?	CASOIS Ensgni, sahtw he goidn in rehet?
IAGO 50 Faith, he tonight hath boarded a land carrack. If it prove lawful prize, hes made for ever.	OAGI oihgTtn he ardebod a asterure siph. If he nac peke it, lehl be tse rerovfe.
CASSIO I do not understand.	OCSISA I tond nsrdnteaud.
IAGO Hes married.	OAGI sHe areimdr.
CASSIO To who?	CASSIO To wmoh?
IAGO Marry, to	GOAI To
Enter OTHELLO	LHELOTO tnseer.
Come, captain, will you go?	Aer you ydrea?
OTHELLO 55 Have with you.	OEOLHTL sYe, Ill go whit ouy wno.
CASSIO Here comes another troop to seek for you.	CAISSO Here cmose renahto roupg lgonkoi for uoy.
Enter BRABANTIO , RODERIGO , and officers with torches and weapons	NABROIABT dna ODROGRIE tneer, lfdowole by SFECIROF nda nme twhi chretso.
IAGO It is Brabantio. General, be advised, He comes to bad intent.	AGOI stI aitboBnra. Look tuo, ris. He tnsdein to do egtnoimsh dba to ouy.
OTHELLO Holla! Stand there!	OLELHOT eHy! opSt hirtg eerth!
RODERIGO Signior, it is the Moor.	OOERRGDI riS, tis eht roMo.
BRABANTIO Down with him, thief!	BITAANORB Get mih, hse a hetfi!
They draw their swords	tBoh sesdi dawr irhte wrsdso.
IAGO 60 You, Roderigo! Come, sir, I am for you.	AOGI You, rRoioegd! omeC on, Ill fhitg you.
OTHELLO Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them. Good signior, you shall more command with years Than with your weapons.	HOLTLOE utP wyaa uyor osrwsd. Teyllh tge rsytu in eth dwe. riS, rouy gea and assttu eiirspn more cpsrete tnha oyur opsenwa do.
BRABANTIO O thou foul thief, where hast thou stowed my daughter? 65 Damned as thou art, thou hast enchanted her! For Ill refer me to all things of sense, If she in chains of magic were not bound, Whether a maid so tender, fair, and happy, So opposite to marriage that she shunned 70 The wealthy curld darlings of our nation, Would ever have, t incur a general mock, Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom Of such a thing as thouto fear, not to delight. Judge me the world if tis not gross in sense 75 That thou hast practiced on her with foul charms, Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals That weakens motion. Ill have t disputed on. Tis probable and palpable to thinking. I therefore apprehend and do attach thee 80 For an abuser of the world, a practicer Of arts inhibited and out of warrant. Lay hold upon him. If he do resist, Subdue him at his peril!	OBTIBARAN oYu viel hetfi, rewhe vhae uoy hneddi my dghetrau? You dilve, veoyu utp a epsll on erh! dnybAyo iwth eyse ucldo lelt uyo htta a lutbeifua nad ppayh ynugo lgir klei hre, wsho efursed to rrmya lla of hte saemndho uygon mne of the tiyc, tldnuwo run fof ihtw a blcak ngiht like yuo slsneu esdh nebe beidwtche. rYeuo tigmhsnoe to aefr, ton to lveo. Its obisouv to yreonvee taht uyove irdcekt hre, dudeggr ehr, or adnkdpiep her. Tstha byprbola athw eeapdphn, so Im aritsenrg yuo.rArste isth man as a itpceranotri of albkc ciamg. arGb him. If he guesltgsr, seu croef!
OTHELLO Hold your hands, Both you of my inclining and the rest. 85 Were it my cue to fight, I should have known it Without a prompter. Whither will you that I go To answer this your charge?	THLLOOE uJst a mtneui. I dnot ened nnyoae to ltle me nehw to ihtgf. euYvo sacuced me of omse isoesur rmecis. heerW do ouy twan me to go to oernpds to seeth srechga?
BRABANTIO To prison, till fit time Of law and course of direct session Call thee to answer.	TIABORABN To niopsr, tunli yeour ledalc tion urcto.
OTHELLO What if I do obey? 90 How may the Duke be therewith satisfied, Whose messengers are here about my side Upon some present business of the state To bring me to him?	ELHOLTO aWht if I do tahw yuo ysa? wHo oduwl I tsaifsy eth kDeu tehn? siH ersgemsesn aer itnawgi ereh to take me to imh ieideaytmml, on snpersgi staet nseubsis.
OFFICER Tis true, most worthy signior. The Dukes in council and your noble self, 95 I am sure, is sent for.	CROIFEF tsI etur. ehT esuDk in a teemnig hitgr own, adn ehs estn rfo uoy oto.
BRABANTIO How? The Duke in council? In this time of the night? Bring him away. Mines not an idle cause. The Duke himself, Or any of my brothers of the state, Cannot but feel this wrong as twere their own. 100 For if such actions may have passage free, Bond-slaves and pagans shall our statesmen be.	TBNROAIBA heT ksDue in a tmigeen? At tihs meit of tghni? iBrng ihm with us. heT awsl on my iesd. The Duek nad ayn of my lwelfo anrstsoe llwi tkea thsi gorwn as oleuiyssr as if it rewe trihe wno. If we elt mresic liek sith aenphp, avsels dan heneasth ilwl be oru urelrs.
Exeunt	eTyh lal exit.