Othello

Act 2 Scene 3

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Enter OTHELLO, DESDEMONA, CASSIO, and attendants	OTHELLO, DESDEMONA, CASSIO and attendants enter.
OTHELLO Good Michael, look you to the guard tonight. Let’s teach ourselves that honorable stop Not to outsport discretion.	OTHELLO Good Michael, keep a careful eye on the guards tonight. Let’s exercise restraint and not let the party get too wild.
CASSIO Iago hath direction what to do, 5But notwithstanding with my personal eye Will I look to ’t.	CASSIO Iago has orders what to do. But I’ll see to it personally anyway.
OTHELLO Iago is most honest. Michael, good night. Tomorrow with your earliest Let me have speech with you.— Come, my dear love, 10The purchase made, the fruits are to ensue: That profit’s yet to come ’tween me and you. Good night.	OTHELLO Iago’s a good man. Goodnight, Michael. Come talk to me tomorrow as early as you can.—Come with me, my dear love. Now that the wedding’s over, we can have the pleasure of consummating our marriage. Good night, everyone.
Exeunt OTHELLO, DESDEMONA, and attendants	OTHELLO and DESDEMONA exit with their attendants.
Enter IAGO	IAGO enters.
CASSIO Welcome, Iago. We must to the watch.	CASSIO Hello, Iago. It’s time for us to stand guard.
IAGO Not this hour, lieutenant, ’tis not yet ten o' the clock. Our general cast us thus early for the love of his Desdemona—who let us not therefore blame. He hath not yet made wanton the night with her, and she is sport for Jove.	IAGO Not yet, lieutenant. It’s not even ten o'clock. The general got rid of us early tonight so he could be with Desdemona.—I can’t blame him. He hasn’t spent the night with her yet, and she’s beautiful enough to be Jove’s Jove is the head of the gods in Roman mythology. Jove’s lover.
CASSIO 15She’s a most exquisite lady.	CASSIO She’s an exquisitely beautiful lady.
IAGO And, I’ll warrant her, full of game.	IAGO And I bet she’s good in bed too.