Why he hath thus ensnared my soul and body? Iago. Demand me nothing: what you know, you know. From this time forth I never will speak word. Lo. What? not to pray? Gra. Torments will ope your lips. Oth. Well, thou dost best. Lo. Sir, you shall understand what hath befallen, Which, as I think, you know not: here is a letter, Found in the pocket of the slain Roderigo; And here another: the one of them imports The death of Cassio to be undertook By Roderigo. Oth. O villain ! Cas. Most heathenish, and most gross! Lo. Now here's another discontented paper, Found in his pocket too; and this, it seems, Roderigo meant to have sent this damned villain ; But that, belike, Iago in the interim Came in and satisfied him. And he himself confess'd, but even now, That there he dropp'd it, for a special purpose, O fool! fool! fool! Oth. Brave me upon the watch; whereon it came That I was cast: and even but now he spake, Lo. You must forsake this room, and go with us: Your power and your command is taken off, And Cassio rules in Cyprus. For this slave, If there be any cunning cruelty, That can torment him much, and hold him long, I have done the state some service, and they know it ; No more of that. I pray you, in your letters, When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I am; nothing extenuate, Nor set down aught in malice: then must you speak Of one, that loved not wisely, but too well; Richer than all his tribe; of one, whose subdued eyes, Albeit unused to the melting mood, Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees I took by the throat the circumcised dog, And smote him—thus. Lo. O bloody period! Gra. [stabs himself. All that's spoke is marr❜d. Oth. I kiss'd thee ere I kill'd thee :-no way but this; [falling upon Desdemona. [dies. Killing myself, to die upon a kiss. Cas. This did I fear, but thought he had no weapon; For he was great of heart. Lo. O Spartan dog, [to Iago. More fell than anguish, hunger, or the sea ! [Exeunt. Sentence. RND OF VOL. XIV. |