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Duke of Venice,
Brabantia, a noble Venetian,

Gratiano, Brother to Brabantia,

Appears Act L. Sc. 7, 8, g

A& I. Sc. 2, 3, 6, 8, go

A&V. Sc. 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10,

Lodovico, Kinfinan to Braban- f A& IV. Sc. 6, 7, 13.

tio and Gratiano,

Othello, the Moor,

Caffio, his Lieutenant-General,

Jago, Standard-bearer to Othello,

b Roderigo, a foolish Gentleman, in love with Defde

mona,

Montano, the Moor's Predeceffor in the Government of Cyprus,

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5, 10.

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A& V. Sc. 3, 4ì

A& II. Sc. 6, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, Sc. 2, 6, 7, 8, 9,

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Act II. Sc. 3, 4, A& III. Sc. A&t IV. Sc. 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10.

A& I. Sc. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11. A& II. Sc. 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. A& III. Sc. 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, A& IV. Sc. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. A& V. Sc. 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10.

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11, 12:

Act 1. Sc. 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 6, 10. Act II. 5, 6, 7, 12, 16. A&IV. Sc. 12. Aft V. Sc. 1, 2, 3.

A&t II. Sc. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13. AR V. Sc. 8, io.

Clown, Servant to the Moor, A& III. Sc. 1, 9.

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Defd mona, Daughter to Bra-Act III. Sc. 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12.

Act I. Sc. 9. Act II. Sc. 5, 6, 10, 13.

bantio, and Wife to Othello,

Emilia, Wife to lago,

A&t IV. Sc, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13. A& V.
Sc. 6, 7.

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A& II. Sc. 5, 6. A&t. III. Sc. 1, 3, 4,
6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12. A& IV. Sc. 8, 9,
10, 12, 13. A& V. Sc. 5, 7, 8, 9.
A& III. Sc. 13. A& IV. Sc. 4. A&
V. Sc. 4, 5.

A& II. Sc. 11. A&UI. Sc. 2.

Bianca, Miftrefs to Caffio,

Officers, Gentlemen,

Meffengers, Muficians,

A&t Ill. Sc. 1.

Sailors, and Attendants.

SCENE,

For the first Act in Venice; during the rest of the Play,

in Cyprus.

A SKETCH

S K E

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THE PLAY.

Sc. I.

A

ACT I.

Street in Venice. Enter Rod, and Iago. Iago's hatred to the Moor and Caffie. They alarm

Bra.

Sc. II. Bra. appears above at a window. They inform him that the Moor is run away with his daughter Des Exit lago.

Sc. III. Enter Bra. and fervants. Rod. goes with them in fearch of Oth. and Def.

Sc, IV. Another street before the Sagittary.

Enter Oth

Iago and attendants with torches. Talk of Oth's fituation with Bra, on account of ftealing his daughter.

Sc. V. Enter Caf. and officers with torches. Caf. informs Oth. that the Duke and Senate fend for him on bufinefs of ftate.

Sc. VII. Enter Bra. Rod. and others. Bra. talks Oth. about his deluding his daughter; accufes him of having ufed fpells for that purpofe; and infifts upon his

being carried to prifon: which Oth. evades by telling him he is fent for by the Duke on business. Exeunt.

Sc. VII. The fenate-house. Duke and Senators at a table, with lights and attendants. News have arrived that a Turkish fleet is failing against Cyprus.

Sc. VIII. To them, enter Bra. Oth. Caf. Rod. and officers. Duke tells Oth. he must go against the Turks. Bra, complains to the Duke of Oth,'s having ftolen his daughter, and corrupted her by fpells and medicines. Oth. defends himself, that he had used no unlawful arts in gaining her; but that, in telling the ftory of his life and adventures, he had gotten her affections.

Sc. IX. Def. (being fent for) enters, and confirms the truth of Oth's affertion. The Duke endeavours to reconcile Bra. to the ftep his daughter has taken in marrying Oth. but tells Oth. he muft imme-" diately depart from Cyprus; which Oth. agrees to; and Def. prevails that fhe may follow him. Ex

eunt.

Sc. X. Manent Rod. and Iago. Iago encourages Rod. in pursuing Def. (with whom that Rod. is in love was hinted in the 1st, 2d, and 3d scenes) although married to Oth. and advifes him to raise money,

follow her to Cyprus. Exit Rod.

and

Sc. XI. Manet fago, who in the foliloquy discovers his de

fign of fleecing Rod. and his jealoufy of the Moor and Caf. with his wife Emil. and lays a plot to make Oth. jealous of Def. with Caf

ACT

A C T II.

Sc. I. The capital city of Cyprus. Enter Montano the Governor, and two gentlemen. A violent ftorm;

Sc. II. Which, a 3d gentlemen brings news, hath ruined the Turkish fleet, but that Caf. in a Venetian ship is safe arrived, and that Oth. is on the fea.

Sc. III. Enter Caf. His concern for Othello's fafety.
Sc. IV. News of Iago's arrival with Def.

Sc. V. Enter Def. Iago, Rod. and Emil. After mutual faJutations, Iago's abufive fatire against the women. Sc. VI. Enter Oth. and attendants. He expreffes his joy in meeting Def. which Iago maliciously refolves to spoil. Exeunt.

Sc. VII. Manent Iago and Rod. Iago perfuades Rod. that Def. is of a loofe, inconftant character, is in love with Caf. and therefore may be brought to love him (Roderigo); lays a plot that Rod. shall provoke Caf. to ftrike him, which may cause a mutiny, and be the occafion of Caf's lofing his place: and tells him this will make his way easier to Def. Exit Rod.

Sc. VIII. Manet Iago. Soliloquy; that he is jealous of the Moor and Caf. with Emil. his wife; and refolves to be revenged of them both. Exit.

Sc. IX. The ftreet. Enter herald, and proclaims a triumph, feaft, and merry-making, on account of the deftruction of the Turkish fleet. Exit.

Sc. X. The caftle. Enter Oth. Def. Caf. and attendants. Oth. charges Caf. to look to the guard; Caf. informs him he hath deputed lago for that purpose, but ne

vertheless,

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