Cassio exits.Ĥ0 Was not that Cassio parted from my wife?Ĭassio, my lord? No, sure, I cannot think itĪ man that languishes in your displeasure. Therefore be merry, Cassio,ĭESDEMONA Well, do your discretion. His bed shall seem a school, his board a shrift My lord shall never rest:Ģ5 I’ll watch him tame and talk him out of patience If I do vow a friendship, I’ll perform it That, I being absent and my place supplied,Ģ0 My general will forget my love and service.

Or breed itself so out of ⟨circumstance, ⟩ Or feed upon such nice and waterish diet, He shall in strangeness stand no farther off You have known him long and be you well assured I warrant it grieves my husbandĥ O, that’s an honest fellow! Do not doubt, Cassio,ġ0 He’s never anything but your true servant. Othello then appoints Iago to the lieutenancy. Othello is convinced by this “proof” and vows to kill Desdemona Iago agrees to kill Cassio. Iago alleges that Cassio one night talked in his sleep about making love to Desdemona and that Cassio once wiped his beard with the lost handkerchief. Othello reenters and, now tormented by jealousy, threatens Iago with death unless he provides proof of Desdemona’s infidelity. Emilia picks it up and gives it to Iago, who has often asked for it. As they exit, the handkerchief drops unnoticed by either of them. When Desdemona enters and Othello complains of an aching head, Desdemona offers to bind his head with her handkerchief. He warns Othello against becoming jealous of Desdemona. When she exits, Iago says that Cassio’s avoidance of Othello is suspicious and that Cassio may not be honorable, all the while insinuating that he, Iago, knows more than he is willing to say. Desdemona pleads to Othello on Cassio’s behalf. Cassio leaves hastily in order to avoid speaking with Othello. Desdemona’s interview with Cassio is cut short by the arrival of Othello.

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