Othello

by: William Shakespeare

Act 5 Scene 2

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DESDEMONA And have you mercy too! I never did Offend you in my life, never loved Cassio But with such general warranty of heaven As I might love. I never gave him token.	DESDEMONA And you have mercy on me too! I never did anything wrong to you in my life. I never loved Cassio, except with the pure love that I feel for humankind. I never gave him any token of romantic love.
OTHELLO 70By heaven, I saw my handkerchief in ’s hand. O perjured woman, thou dost stone my heart, And mak’st me call what I intend to do A murder, which I thought a sacrifice! I saw the handkerchief.	OTHELLO I saw him holding the handkerchief! You liar, you’re turning my heart to stone, and making me call what I’ll do murder, when I had been thinking of it as a sacrifice! I saw the handkerchief.
DESDEMONA He found it then, 75I never gave it him. Send for him hither, Let him confess a truth.	DESDEMONA He found it somewhere, then. I never gave it to him. Tell him to come here. He’ll tell the truth.
OTHELLO He hath confessed.	OTHELLO He’s already done so.
DESDEMONA What, my lord?	DESDEMONA What, my lord?
OTHELLO That he hath usèd thee.	OTHELLO That he had sex with you.
DESDEMONA How? Unlawfully?	DESDEMONA What? Had sex with me?
OTHELLO Ay.	OTHELLO Yes.
DESDEMONA 80He will not say so.	DESDEMONA He wouldn’t say that.
OTHELLO No, his mouth is stopped. Honest Iago Hath ta'en order for ’t.	OTHELLO No. He won’t say anything anymore. Honest Iago’s arranged that.
DESDEMONA Oh! My fear interprets. What, is he dead?	DESDEMONA Oh, I’m scared. What, is he dead?
OTHELLO Had all his hairs been lives 85My great revenge had stomach for them all.	OTHELLO If he had as many lives as he’s got hairs on his head, I would’ve killed them all in revenge.

Read the Summary of Act V, scenes i–ii

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