No Fear Shakespeare: Othello: Act 2 Scene 3 Page 6

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IAGO 90'Tis evermore the prologue to his sleep. He’ll watch the horologe a double set If drink rock not his cradle.	IAGO He drinks like this every night before he goes to sleep. He’d stay up all night and all day if he didn’t drink himself to sleep.
MONTANO It were well The general were put in mind of it. Perhaps he sees it not, or his good nature 95Prizes the virtue that appears in Cassio And looks not on his evils. Is not this true?	MONTANO The general should be informed about this. Maybe he’s never noticed, or he only wants to see Cassio’s good side. Don’t you think so?
Enter RODERIGO	RODERIGO enters.
IAGO (aside) How now, Roderigo? I pray you, after the lieutenant, go!	IAGO (speaking so that only RODERIGO can hear) Hello, Roderigo. Please, follow the lieutenant. Hurry! Go!
Exit RODERIGO	RODERIGO exits.
MONTANO And ’tis great pity that the noble Moor 100Should hazard such a place as his own second With one of an ingraft infirmity. It were an honest action to say So to the Moor.	MONTANO And it’s too bad that the Moor chose a man with such a deep-rooted drinking problem as his second-in-command. We should definitely say something to the Moor.
IAGO Not I, for this fair island. I do love Cassio well, and would do much 105To cure him of this evil—	IAGO I wouldn’t say anything, not if you gave me the whole island for doing so. I respect Cassio and I’d like to help cure his alcoholism—
Cry within “Help! help!”	A voice offstage calls “Help! Help!”
IAGO But, hark! What noise?	IAGO What’s that noise?
Enter CASSIO, pursuing RODERIGO	CASSIO enters, chasing RODERIGO.