Being not deficient, blind, or lame of sense, Duke. Whoe'er he be, that, in this foul proceed- Hath thus beguil'd your daughter of herself, After your own sense; yea, though our proper son Bra. Humbly I thank your grace. Here is the man, this Moor; whom now, it seems, Your special mandate, for the state affairs, Hath hither brought. Duke & Sen. We are very sorry for it. [To OTHELLO. Duke. What, in your own part, can you say to this? Bra. Nothing but this is so. Oth. Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors, And little bless'd with the set phrase of peace, In speaking for myself: Yet, by your gracious patience, I will a round unvarnish'd tale deliver Of my whole course of love; what drugs, what charms, What conjuration, and what mighty magick, 3 Without. 4 Accusation. s Best exertion. (For such proceeding I am charg'd withal,) I won his daughter with. Bra. A maiden never bold; Of spirit so still and quiet, that her motion Blush'd at herself; And she, in spite of nature, Of years, of country, credit, every thing, To fall in love with what she fear'd to look on? Why this should be. I therefore vouch again, He wrought upon her. Duke. Did you by indirect and forced courses Oth. I do beseech you, Send for the lady to the Sagittary, And let her speak of me before her father : If Not only take away, but let your sentence Even fall Duke. upon my life, Fetch Desdemona hither. Oth. Ancient, conduct them; you best know the place. [Exeunt LAGO, and Attendants. And, till she come, as truly as to heaven I do confess the vices of my blood, 6 Open proof. 7 Weak show. The sign of the fictitious creature so called. A So justly to your grave ears I'll present Duke. Say it, Othello. Oth. Her father lov'd me, oft invited me; Still question'd me the story of my life, From year to year; the battles, sieges, fortunes, That I have pass'd. I ran it through, even from my boyish days, Of hair-breadth scapes i' the imminent deadly breach; Of being taken by the insolent foe, And sold to slavery; of my redemption thence, Wherein of antres' vast, and desarts idle, It was my hint to speak, such was the process; Do grow beneath their shoulders. These things to hear, Would Desdemona seriously incline: But still the house affairs would draw her thence; 9 My behaviour. Caves and dens. • Intention and attention were once synonymous. When I did speak of some distressful stroke, She swore, - In faith, 't was strange, 't was passing strange; 'T was pitiful, 't was wondrous pitiful : She wish'd, she had not heard it; yet she wish'd That heaven had made her such a man: she thank'd me; And bade me, if I had a friend that lov'd her, Enter DESDEMONA, IAGO, and Attendants. Duke. I think, this tale would win my daughter too. Good Brabantio, Take up this mangled matter at the best: Bra. I pray you, hear her speak; If she confess, that she was half the wooer, bad blame Light on the man! Come hither, gentle mistress; Do you perceive in all this noble company, Where most you owe obedience? Des. I do perceive here a divided duty: My noble father, Το you I am bound for life and education; And so much duty as my mother show'd Bra. Then I have done Please it your grace, on to the state affairs; I had rather to adopt a child, than get it.Come hither, Moor: I here do give thee that with all my heart, Which, but thou hast already, with all my heart I would keep from thee. For your sake, jewel, I am glad at soul I have no other child; - For thy escape would teach me tyranny, To hang clogs on them.-I have done, my lord. Duke. Let me speak like yourself, and lay a sentence, Which, as a grise 3, or step, may help these lovers Into your favour. When remedies are past, the griefs are ended, The robb'd, that smiles, steals something from the thief; He robs himself, that spends a bootless grief. He bears the sentence well, that nothing bears Being strong on both sides are equivocal: 3 Grise from degrees. |