[6749] Being ... pause.] As in Ff Q₂ Q₃. Capell divides the line at done.

[6750] Oth. Being ... pause. Des.] Omitted in Q₁.

[6751] It is too] Ff. Tis too Q₁. Tis to Q₂ Q₃.

[He stifles her.] Q₂ Q₃ (opposite prayer!). He stifles her. Q₁. Smothers her. Ff. Attempts to smother her. Pope.

Here Q₁ inserts: Des. O Lord, Lord, Lord. See note (XIII).

[6752] Emil. [Within]. Emillia calls within. Em. Qq (calles Q₂ Q₃). Æmilia at the doore. Æm. Ff.

Scene vii. Pope.

My ... lord!] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

[6753] noise] Ff. voyce Qq.

[6754] I would ... so.] As in Ff. One line in Qq.

[6755] [Stabbing her. Rann.

[Within] Ff. om. Qq.

[6756] [Within] Malone. om. Qq Ff.

[6757] good my] my good F₃ F₄.

I would] Ff. I'de Qq.

[6758] here] Q₁. heere Q₂ Q₃. high Ff.

[6759] moving? Still] moving! still! Still Seymour conj. moving? still, Still S. Walker conj.

[6760] best to do] the best Qq.

[6761] what wife?] my wife; Q₁.

have] Ff. ha Qq.

[6762] Should] Qq. Did Ff.

yawn at] yawn out Mason conj.

alteration.] alteration— Rowe.

[6763] I do ... lord!] Good my lord, I do beseech you I may speak with you. Capell.

[6764] do] om. Pope.

[6765] That] om. Qq, reading I ... lord as one line.

O] om. Q₁.

[6766] forgot] forgotten Q₂ Q₃.

O] om. Q₂ Q₃.

[6767] [Unlocks the door.] Theobald (after now?). Draws them, and then opens the Door. Capell. om. Qq Ff.

[6768] Enter....] As in Dyce. After draw in Qq. After now? in Ff.

[6769] my good] good my Steevens (1793).

murders] murder Theobald.

[6770] What,] Q₁. What? Ff Q₂ Q₃.

[6771] nearer] Ff. neere the Qq.

[6772] Cassio ... Roderigo.] Divided as in Qq. Two lines, the first ending kill'd, in Ff.

[6773] hath] Ff. has Qq.

[6774] Roderigo ... Cassio kill'd.] As in Capell. One line in Qq Ff.

[6775] murder'd] Ff. murdered Qq.

Alas] O Lord Q₁. Ahlas Q₂.

[6776] that was] Ff. it is Q₁. it was Q₂ Q₃.

[6777] hath] Ff. has Qq.

[6778] [Dies.] She dies. Qq. om. Ff.

[6779] murder'd] murdered Qq.

[6780] heard] Qq. heare F₁ F₂. hear F₃ F₄.

[6781] the truth] Ff. a truth Qq.

[6782] burning hell] burne in hell Q₃.

[6783] O ... devil!] Divided as in Qq. Prose in Ff.

[6784] Thou ... true!] Divided as in Ff. The first line ends fire in Qq.

[6785] art rash] as rash Q₁.

[6786] top] tup Pope (ed. 2).

[6787] extremity] extreme Steevens conj.

[6788] My husband!] My husband? Q₁ Ff. My husband: Q₂ Q₃.

[6789] Capell, reading with Ff, and Steevens (1793), reading with Qq, end the lines Cassio ... true.

Ay, with] Ay, and with Keightley.

Nay] Qq. om. Ff.

true] but true Collier MS.

[6790] me first] Qq. me on her first Ff.

[6791] on] one Q₃.

[6792] What ... husband.] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

iteration, woman? I] iteration woman? I Pope. iteration? woman, I Qq. itterance, woman? I Ff.

[6793] Emil. O ... Iago.] Omitted in Q₁.

[6794] O ... love!] One line in Q₂ Q₃. Two in Ff.

hath] had F₄. has Rowe.

[6795] that] Q₂ Q₃. om. Ff.

[6796] He ... word?] Divided as in Ff. One line in Q₂ Q₃.

[6797] say] says Theobald.

[6798] to the heart] o' th' heart Johnson.

[6799] [looking towards her Sword. Capell, corrected to 'his Sword' in Errata. Threatening her. Collier (Collier MS.)

[6800] [threat'ning her with it. Capell.

[6801] that] Ff. the Qq.

[6802] be hurt] bear hurt Hanmer. hurt thee Anon. MS. (pencil). See note (IV).

[6803] thou hast] thou'st Pope.

deed—] Qq. deed Ff.

[6804] I ... sword] Put in a parenthesis in Ff.

sword] word F₄.

known] know Qq.

[6805] ho! help!] O, helpe; Qq.

[6806] hath] has Qq.

Gratiano,] Gragantio, Q₂ Q₃.

and others.] Qq. om. Ff.

[6807] Scene viii. Pope.

[staying him. Capell.

[6808] murders] murder Qq.

[6809] Gra.] All. Q₁.

[6810] Disprove this villain] Disprove it, villain Capell. Disprove this villany Rann (Capell conj.)

[6811] thou'rt] Ff. thou art Qq.

[6812] I ... more] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

[6813] Than] But Capell.

[6814] But ... false?] One line in Qq. Two, the first ending him, in Ff.

[6815] She ... speak:] Three lines in Qq. Six in Ff.

[6816] false] was false Q₃.

[6817] charm] clam Johnson conj. chain Anon. conj.

[6818] I am] I'm Pope.

[6819] My ... villany!] Omitted in Q₁.

[6820] here lies] lies here Pope.

murder'd] murther'd Pope. murdered Q₂ Q₃. murthered Ff.

bed,—] Dyce. bed, Q₃. bed. The rest.

[6821] All. O heavens ... villany!] Put in the margin by Pope.

[6822] murder] F₁ F₂ Q₃. murther F₃ F₄. murderer Q₂.

[6823] Nay ... indeed.] One line in Q₂ Q₃. Two in Ff.

[6824] smell't: O villany] smell a villany Q₂ Q₃.

[6825] What, ... home.] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

[6826] Perchance] Q₁ Ff. Perhaps Q₂ Q₃.

[6827] O! O! O!] Four times in Capell.

[Falling....] Oth. fals on the bed. Qq (falls Q₂ Q₃). Omitted in Ff. hanging over his Wife. Capell. Falling on the ground. Collier MS.

[6828] [Rising] Theobald. om. Qq Ff. Starting up. Collier MS.

[6829] horrible] Ff. terrible Qq.

[6830] Poor ... dead] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

Desdemona] Qq F₃ F₄. Desdemon F₁ F₂.

I am] I'm Pope.

[6831] in twain] atwane Q₁.

[6832] reprobation] Qq. reprobance Ff.

[6833] hath] Q₁ Ff. had Q₂ Q₃.

[6834] that] the Q₁.

[6835] handkerchief] hankercher Q₁.

[6836] a] an Pope.

antique] Qq F₁ F₂. antick F₃ F₄.

[6837] O ... powers!] O God, O heavenly God. Q₁.

[6838] 'Zounds] Zouns Q₁. Come The rest.

'Twill out, 'twill out.] Twill out, twill: Q₁.

[6839] I peace! No,] I peace? No, Ff. I hold my peace sir, no, Qq, ending the line no.

[6840] I ... north] Ff. I ... air Pope. I ... wind Collier MS. I'le be in speaking, liberall as the ayre Q₁. Ile be in speaking, liberall as the north Q₂ Q₃.

[6841] them] Ff. em Qq.

[6842] [Iago....] Jago offers to stab his wife. Rowe. om. Qq Ff. Iago strikes his wife with a sword. Anon. MS. See note (IV).

[6843] Fie ... woman!] Divided as by Capell. One line in Qq Ff.

[6844] [to Iago, seeing him about to draw it. Capell.

[6845] O ... of] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

of] Ff. on Qq.

[6846] steal it] F₄. steale it Qq. steale't F₁ F₂. steal't F₃.

[They hold him. Collier (ed. 2).

[6847] give] Ff. gave Qq.

no] om. F₃ F₄.

found] find Q₃.

[6848] wife] Ff. woman Qq.

stones] stores Anon. MS. (pencil). See note (IV).

[6849] But ... Precious] For what then serves the thunder? Precious Warburton. What serves the thunder for? Pernicious Anon. MS. (pencil). See note (IV).

But ... villain!] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

serve] F₄. serves The rest.

Precious] Ff. pretious Q₁. pernitious Q₂ Q₃.

[He ... exit.] Edd. (Globe ed.) The Moore runnes at Iago. Iago kils his wife. Qq (runs Q₂ Q₃, kills Q₂ Q₃), after woman? line 237. Omitted in Ff. Jago breaks through and wounds his Wife, then runs out. Rowe, after wife? line 237. Iago stabs his Wife suddenly, and runs off. Capell. Othello offers to stab Iago, but is disarmed by Montano: Iago stabs Emilia, and then runs out. Dyce (ed. 2).

[6850] The ... wife.] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

[6851] [Exit Iago. Qq.

[6852] you this] Ff. your Qq. this Pope.

[giving Gra. a sword. Capell.

[6853] have here recover'd] Pope (ed. 2). have here recovered Qq. have recover'd Ff. recover'd have here Pope (ed. 1). have now recover'd Collier MS. See note (XIV).

[6854] Come, guard] Some guard Theobald conj. (withdrawn).

[6855] [Exeunt ... Emilia.] Edd. Exit Mont. and Gratiano. Qq. Exit. Ff. Exit Montano. Knight.

Scene ix. Pope.

[6856] What ... willow.] Omitted in Q₁.

[6857] [Singing] Dyce. om. Qq Ff.

Willow, willow, willow.] In italics in Qq Ff.

[6858] I die, I die] Qq. alas, I dye Ff (die F₃ F₄).

[Dies.] She dies. Qq. om. Ff.

[6859] It is] Qq. It was Ff.

the ice-brook's] the Ice brookes F₁ F₂. the Ice brooks F₃ F₄. the Isebrookes Qq. the Ebro's Pope. 'tis ebroes Blackstone conj.

[6860] Gra. [Within] Gra. within. Gra. Qq. Gra. Ff.

[6861] with me] Ff. to me Qq.

[6862] Re-enter Gratiano.] Theobald. om. Qq Ff and Knight.

[6863] Behold,] Lo! Pope.

[6864] I have] I've Pope.

[6865] I have made] I made Pope. I've made Theobald.

[6866] your] you Q₁.

[6867] Be ... wench!] Omitted in Q₁.

[6868] And] Ff. The Q₂ Q₃.

[6869] Now, how] Now: how Ff. Now—how Rowe. How Q₂ Q₃.

[6870] compt] count Q₁. 'count Jennens.

[6871] Even ... devils,] Divided as by Qq Ff. The first line ends chastity in Capell, reading with Ff.

[6872] cursed] Qq. cursed, cursed Ff.

[6873] ye] Ff. you Qq.

[6874] roast] and roast F₃ F₄.

[6875] steep-down] Hyphened in Ff.

[6876] See note (XV).

[6877] Enter ... prisoner.] Malone, after Capell. Enter Lodovico, Montano, Iago, and Officers, Cassio in a Chaire. Q₁. 'Iago' is omitted in Q₂ Q₃. Enter Lodovico, Cassio, Montano, and Iago, with Officers. Ff. Enter Lodovico, Cassio led in wounded, Montano, and Jago Prisoner, with Officers. Rowe.

[6878] Scene x. Pope.

unfortunate] Ff. infortunate Qq.

[6879] [pointing to his Wife. Capell.

[6880] Where ... forth.] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

that] Ff. this Q₁.

[6881] that] om. Q₁.

[Wounds Iago.] Othello wounds Jago. Rowe. om. Qq Ff.

[6882] Wrench] Wring Q₁.

I bleed] Ay, bled Maginn conj.

bleed, sir, but not] bleed, but am not Hanmer.

[6883] wert] Qq. was Ff. wast Rowe.

[6884] damned] Qq. cursed Ff.

[6885] shall] Ff. should Qq.]

thee?] Qq F₄. thee. F₁ F₂ F₃.

[6886] did I in] Qq. I did in F₁ F₂ F₃. I did F₄.

[6887] never gave] Ff. did never give Qq.

[6888] your] Ff. you Qq.

[6889] I] om. Q₁.

[6890] my soul] me, soul Anon. MS. (pencil). See note (IV).

[6891] Sir,] As in Qq. A separate line in Ff.