The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 8 of 9]

[5749] Act iii. Scene i.] Actus Tertius. Scena Prima. Ff. Actus 3. Scæna 1. Q₂ Q₃. om. Q₁.

Before the castle.] Capell. Othello's Palace. Rowe. Before Othello's Palace. Theobald.

Enter....] Enter Cassio, with Musitians and the Clowne. Q₁. Enter Cassio, Musitians, and Clowne. Ff. Enter Cassio, with Musitians. Q₂ Q₃.

[5750] Masters] Master Q₃.

[5751] morrow, general] morrow to the general Collier MS.

[Music. Enter Clown.] They play, and enter the Clowne. Q₂ Q₃. Omitted in the rest. Musick plays; and enter Clown from the House. Theobald.

[5752] have] Ff. ha Qq.

been in] F₄. bin in F₁ F₂ F₃. bin at Qq.

[5753] speak] play Capell (corrected in Errata). squeak Collier (Collier MS.)

[5754] First Mus.] 1. M. Capell. Mus. Ff. Boy Qq.

[5755] pray you,] Ff. pray, cald Q₁ Q₂. pray you, cald Q₃.

[5756] tail] tayle Qq. tale Ff.

[5757] tale] Ff. tayle Qq.

[5758] here's] hee's F₁. her's Q₃.

[5759] for love's sake] of all loves Q₁.

[5760] more] om. F₂ Q₃ F₃ F₄.

[5761] have Ff. ha Qq.

[5762] up] Ff. om. Qq.

for I'll away] and hye away Hanmer. fly away Ritson conj.

[5763] into air] om. Q₁.

[Exeunt....] Theobald. Exit Mu. F₁. Exit Mus. F₂ F₃. Exit Musi. F₄. om. Qq.

[5764] hear, my] heare my Qq. heare me, mine Ff (hear F₃ F₄). hear, mine Theobald (Warburton and Bentley conj.)

[5765] I hear you] In a separate line in Ff.

[5766] general's wife] Generals wife Q₂ Q₃. Cenerals wife Q₁. Generall F₁ F₂ F₃. General F₄.

[5767] her] of her Rowe.

[5768] seem to] soon so Singer (Singer MS.) seem so to Collier (Collier MS.)

[5769] Cas. Do ... friend.] Omitted in Ff.

good my] my good Rowe.

[Exit Clown.] Exit Clo. Ff Q₂. Exit Col. Q₃. om Q₁.

[5770] Enter Iago.] As in Rowe. After her, line 28, in Qq Ff.

[5771] have] Ff. ha Qq.

[5772] a-bed] Ff. a bed Qq.

[5773] Why ... Desdemona] Arranged as in Capell. Three lines, ending parted ... her, ... Desdemona, in Qq. Three, ending parted ... wife; ... Desdemona, in Ff. Johnson reads as four lines, ending parted ... wife; ... her ... Desdemona.

[5774] Iago] om. Pope.

[5775] to her] om. Pope.

[5776] virtuous] om. Pope, ending the lines as Ff.

[5777] to you] om. Pope

[5778] humbly] om. Lettsom conj.

for't] for it Q₁.

[Exit Iago.] Capell. Exit. Qq Ff, after line 38.

[5779] I never knew A] I ne'er knew S. Walker conj., reading I humbly ... Florentine or I ne'er ... honest as one line.

[5780] A Florentine] A man Capell, reading 38-40 as two lines, the first ending for't.

[5781] sure] Ff. soone Qq.

[5782] that] om. Seymour conj.

wholesome] om. Pope.

[5783] refuse you] refuse Q₂ Q₃.

he protests] om. Hanmer.

[5784] likings] liking S. Walker conj.

[5785] To ... front] Omitted in Ff.

safest] first Johnson. saf'st Capell.

[5786] Desdemona] Qq. Desdemon Ff.

you] om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

[5787] Cas. I ... you.] Omitted in Q₁.

I am] I'm Pope.

[Exeunt.] om. F₁ F₂.

[5788] Scene ii.] Scæna Secunda. Ff. Scene continued in Rowe.

A room ...] Capell. Gentlemen.] Ff. other Gentlemen. Qq.

[5789] by him] bid him Capell. conj.

senate] Ff. state Qq.

[5790] on] to Q₂ Q₃.

[5791] Well,] om. Pope.

[5792] We'll] F₃ F₄. Well F₁. Weel F₂. We Qq.

[5793] Scene iii.] Scæna Tertia. Ff. Scene ii. Rowe.

The garden ...] Dyce. An Apartment. Rowe. An Apartment in the Palace. Theobald. The same. Before the Castle. Capell.

[5794] Good ... husband] One line in Qq. Two, the first ending do: in Ff.

warrant] Ff. know Qq.

[5795] case] Qq. cause Ff.

[5796] Do not doubt] doubt not Pope.

[5797] Bounteous] Most bounteous Pope.

[5798] I know't:] Ff. O sir, Qq.

[5799] You have] You've Pope.

you well] om. Q₃.

[5800] in strangeness] in strangest Qq. in's strangest Anon. conj.

farther] further Steevens (1793).

[5801] That] The Q₁.

[5802] circumstance] Qq. circumstances Ff.

[5803] will] would Jennens.

[5804] place:] place? Q₂.

[5805] shall never] shan't Hanmer.

[5806] thy cause] thee cause: Q₁.

[5807] Scene iv. Pope.

Enter ... at a distance.] Enter ... at distance. Theobald. Enter Othello, Iago, and Gentlemen. Qq. Enter Othello and Iago. Ff. Transferred to follow line 34 by Dyce.

[5808] Nay] Q₂ Q₃. Why Q₁ Ff.

[5809] I am] I'm Pope.

[5810] purposes] Ff. purpose Qq.

[5811] Well,] Well, well, Capell, ending lines 33, 34 well, ... that.

[5812] if—] Ff. if, Q₁. if,— Q₂ Q₃.

[5813] it] om. Seymour conj.

[5814] steal] sneake Q₁.

[5815] you] Qq F₃ F₄. your F₁ F₂.

do] om. Pope.

[5816] I do ... lord!] As one line, S. Walker conj.

[5817] [going towards him. Capell.

[5818] Cassio] F₂ F₃ F₄. Cassio: F₁. Cassio, Qq.

[5819] take] make Warburton.

[5820] Went ... humbled,] As one line, S. Walker conj.

[5821] Ay, sooth] Capell. I, sooth F₃ F₄. I sooth F₁ F₂. Yes faith Qq. In sooth Rowe. I' sooth Johnson.

[5822] hath] Ff. has Qq.

grief] griefes Qq.

[5823] To suffer] I suffer Q₁.

[5824] Desdemona] Q₁ Q₃ F₄. Desdemon The rest.

[5825] The sooner] Sooner Pope.

[5826] No, not] Not Pope.

[5827] or] Qq. on Ff.

[5828] On] Or Pope.

noon] morne Qq.

night; on] Ff. night, or Qq.

Wednesday] Q₂ F₃ F₄. Wensday Q₁ F₁ F₂. wedensday Q₃.

[5829] prithee] praythee F₂.

[5830] in faith] Ifaith Q₁ Q₂. I saith Q₃.

[5831] wars] war Capell.

examples] Qq. example Ff.

[5832] their] Rowe. her Qq Ff. our Collier (Collier MS.) the Singer (ed. 2).

almost] at most Anon. conj.

[5833] you would] Ff. you could Qq.

I should] Qq F₁. I would F₂ F₃ F₄.

[5834] mammering] mam'ring Ff Q₂ Q₃. muttering Q₁. mummering Johnson.

[5835] so] om. Pope.

[5836] Trust me] Birlady Q₁.

much—] much,— Q₂ Q₃. much. The rest.

[5837] gloves] cloths Warburton.

[5838] dishes] meats Pope.

[5839] a] om. Pope.

[5840] a suit] suit F₃ F₄.

[5841] difficult weight] difficulty Q₁.

[5842] Desdemona] Desdemon Dyce (ed. 2).

I'll] I will Capell.

to thee] om. Pope.

[5843] Be] be Ff. be it Qq.

[To Othello. Jennens.

[5844] [Exeunt....] Exeunt Des. and Em. Q₂ Q₃. Exit Desd. and Em. Q₁. Exit. Ff. Exeunt. Manent Othello and Jago. Pope.

[5845] Scene v. Pope.

wretch] wench Theobald.

[5846] lord,—] Theobald. lord. Qq Ff.

[5847] Did ... love?] Arranged as in Qq. Two lines, the first ending Cassio, in Ff.

[5848] you] he F₁.

woo'd] Ff. wooed Qq.

[5849] He ... ask?] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

[5850] a] om. Q₃.

my thought] my thoughts Q₁.

[5851] he had] he'd Pope.

her] Qq. hir F₁. it F₂ F₃ F₄.

[5852] oft] often Q₁.

[5853] Indeed! ay, indeed:] Indeed: Steevens conj.

ay,] Rowe. I Ff Q₂ Q₃. om. Q₁.

in that] of that Rowe.

[5854] Honest! ay, honest.] Ay, honest. Steevens (1793), reading Is he ... honest as one line.

[5855] Think ... me,] One line in Qq Ff. Steevens (1793) reads What ... lord! as one line; By heaven ... me, as another.

By ... echoes] By heaven he ecchoes Q₁. Alas, thou ecchos't Ff. (eccos't F₂). why dost thou ecchoe Q₂ Q₃. why, by heav'n, thou eccho'st Pope.

[5856] his] Q₁. thy Ff Q₂ Q₃.

[5857] dost] didst Q₁.

[5858] even] Ff. but Qq.

likedst] lik'dst Pope. lik'st Qq Ff.

[5859] In] Qq. Of Ff. See note (IV).

[with admiring action. Anon. MS. See note (IV).

[5860] conceit] counsell Q₁. conceits Rowe (ed. 2).

[5861] And] om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

thou'rt] Ff. thou art Qq.

love and] om. Hanmer.

[5862] weigh'st] Ff. weighest Qq.

givest] give Q₁.

them] Ff. em Q₁. 'em Q₂ Q₃.

[5863] fright] affright Q₁.

[5864] They're] Ff. They are Qq.

close delations] Johnson. close denotements Q₁. close dilations F₁ Q₂ Q₃. cold delations F₂ F₃ F₄. distillations Hanmer.

[5865] be sworn] presume Q₁.

sworn I] sworn—I Lettsom conj.

that] om Q₃.

[5866] what] that Q₁.

[5867] seem none!] seeme, Q₃. seem knaves! Warburton. be known! Heath conj.

[5868] Certain, men] Certain men, Q₃.

[5869] Cassio's] that Cassio's Steevens (1793), ending line 132 at then.

[5870] prithee] preethee Q₁. pray thee F₂ F₃ F₄.

as] om. Q₁.

[5871] As ... worst] One line in Hanmer.

thy ... thoughts] Ff Q₂. the worst of thought Q₁. thy thoughts Q₃.

[5872] words] word Q₁.

[5873] Though I am] I am not Rowe (ed. 2).

[5874] that all] Qq. that: all Ff.

free to.] free to; Rowe. free to, Qq. free: Ff.

[5875] thoughts?] Q₁ Ff. thoughts: Q₂ Q₃.

they are] they're Pope.

vile] Qq. vild Ff.

[5876] a breast] Qq. that breast Ff.

[5877] But some] Qq. Wherein Ff.

[5878] session] Qq. sessions Ff.

sit] fit Q₂ Q₃.

[5879] think'st] Ff. thinkest Qq.

[5880] I do ... perchance] I thought—beseech you—I do—perchance Becket conj.

you— Though I perchance] Malone (Henley conj.) you, Though I perchance Qq Ff. you, Though, I— perchance Johnson.

[5881] Though] 'Cause Hanmer. Think Warburton (Theobald conj.)

[5882] abuses] abuse Pope.

[5883] oft ... Shapes] Qq. of ... Shapes Ff. of ... Shape Grant White.

[5884] that ... yet] I intreate you then Q₁ and Pope.

yet] Q₂ Q₃. om. Ff.

[5885] imperfectly] improbably Johnson. See note (V).

conceits] coniects Q₁. conjects Warburton.

[5886] Would] You'd Q₁. Will Q₃.

Would ... build] Your wisdom would not build Pope.

notice] note Anon. conj.

[5887] his] Ff. my Qq.

[5888] or] Qq. and Ff.

[5889] What ... mean?] Zouns. Q₁.

[5890] woman] woman's Q₁.