Oh, I am spoiled, undone by villains!Give me some help. ‘What’s the matter?’ he said. You teach me by your example. We win or lose everything with this. Emilia, run to the castle and tell Othello and Desdemona what has happened. Murder! Oh, my dear Cassio! If Roderigo lives, he will make me pay him back for all the gold and jewels I took from him as gifts for Desdemona. But so, I hear him coming. I can't have that. The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. Someone carry him off. Quickly. This is going to make or break us – just think about that, and be firm in your resolution. Oh, brave Iago, you are honest and just, to care so much for a wrong done to your friend! A bedchamber in the castle: DESDEMONA in bed asleep; a light burning. Be bold, and take thy stand. For, of my heart, those charms, thine eyes, are, Thy bed, lust-stained, shall with lust’s blood be. Know we this face or no? Alas, he faints! Enter RODERIGO and IAGO RODERIGO Tush! That mustn’t be allowed to happen. Oh, Cassio, Cassio, Cassio! Iago keeps his word. Kind gentlemen, let's go make sure poor Cassio's wounds get tended to. I take it much unkindly That thou, Iago, who hast had my purse As if the strings were thine, shouldst know of this. Othello. And take your stand.’ Iago retired to the shadows where he couldn’t be seen, leaving Roderigo in a state of some bewilderment as to why he should be about to kill a man when he had no real cause for it. Come in, and give some help. murder! If Cassio survives, his beauty every day makes me seem ugly by comparison. Villain, time for you to die! Essay titles are as follows: Section A of the exam – Othello Extract Question / Extract Act One, Scene Two Explore the significance of this extract in relation to the tragedy of the play as a whole. But the hero struggles against this fate and this cosmic conflict wins It was Cassio’s voice, crying murder. He supped at my house, but I therefore shake not. Cassio hath here been set on in the dark By Roderigo and fellows that are ’scaped. Home / Literature / Othello / Modern English ; ... Click on any scene below for a side-by-side translation from the original Shakespeare into modern English. The scene begins with Othello holding a candle, which he uses to construct a metaphor for killing Desdemona: if he puts out a light, he can put it on again, but if he snuffs out her life, he can't bring her back to life. [To BIANCA] As for you, mistress, don't bother trying to help. Oh, I have been ruined and undone by villains! ‘Cassio, do you have any suspicion as to who it is who has mangled you?’, ‘I’m sorry to find you like this,’ said Gratiano. What may you be? Othello ... Read our modern English translation of this scene. Roderigo was on his knees, holding his side, and Cassio lay moaning on the ground. Thy bed, lust-stained, shall with lust’s blood be spotted. Summary. It's just one man to kill. Iago rushed to him. Gentlemen all, I do suspect this trash To be a party in this injury.— Patience awhile, good Cassio.— Come, come, Lend me a light. Act 2. Just have patience, good Cassio.’ He went over to Roderigo. Othello. And yet he hath given me satisfying reasons. O Cassio, Cassio, Cassio! Here, stand behind this bulk, straight will he come. No Fear Shakespeare – Macbeth (by SparkNotes) -1- Original Text Modern Text Act 1, Scene 1 Thunder and lightning. No fear Shakespeare is available online and in book form at barnesandnoble.com.. Antony and Cleopatra There. But so, I hear him coming. ‘Take him gently away from here. Two or three groan. I'll go get the general's doctor. Oh, help, hey! ‘We need a chair to carry him in.’, ‘Oh, he’s fainting,’ said Bianca. Thou teachest me. We meet Roderigo and Iago, having a spat on a street in Venice, Italy. Lend me a light. I rubbed this young pimple as much as I can, and he's getting angry. Do we know this face or not? 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