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