act four of aell by William Shakespeare this is a LibriVox recording all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org Act 4 scene one Cyprus before the castle enter aell and Iago will you think so think so Yago what to kiss in private an unauthorized kiss or to be naked with her friend in bed an hour or more not meaning any harm naked in bed Yago and not mean harm it is hypocrisy against the devil they that mean virtuously and yet do so the devil their virtue tempts and they tempt heaven so they do nothing is a venial slip but if I give my wife a handkerchief what then why then is hers my Lord and being hers she may I think bestow it on any man she is protectress of her honor too may she give that her honor is an Essence that's not seen they have it of that have it not but for the hankerchief by Heaven I would most gladly have forgot it thou s oh it comes or my memory as do the Raven or the infected house boding to all he had my handkerchief a what of that that's not so good now what if I had said I had seen him do you wrong or heard him say as naves be such abroad who having by their own importunate suit or voluntary dotage of some mistress convince it or supplied them cannot choose but they must blab hath he said anything he hath my Lord but be well assured no more than he'll unwear what hath he said faith that he did I I know not what he did what what lie with her with her on her what you will lie with her lie on her we say lie on her when they beely her lie with her that's fome handkerchief confessions handkerchief to confess and be hanged for his labor first to be hanged and then to confess I tremble at it nature would not invest herself in such shadowing passion without some instruction it is not words that shake me thus P noses ears and lips is it possible confess handkerchief oh Devil Falls in a trance work on my medson work thus credulous fools are caught and many worthy and chaste Dames even thus all Guiltless meet reproach whato my Lord my Lord I say o fell enter CIO how now Casio what's the matter my Lord has fallen into an epilepsy this is his second fit he had one yesterday rub him about the temp no forbear the lethargy must have his quiet course if not he Foams at mouth and by and by breaks out to Savage Madness look he stirs do you withdraw yourself a little while he will recover straight when he is gone I would on great occasion speak with you exit Casio how is it General have you not heard your head Dost thou mock me I Mock You No by Heaven would you would bear your fortune like a man a horned man's a monster and a beast there's many a beast then in a populous city and many a civil monster did he confess it good sir be a man think every bearded fellow that's but yolked may draw with you there's Millions now alive that nightly lie in those unproper Beds which they dare swear peculiar your case is better oh it is the spite of Hell the fiends Arch mock to lip a Wanton in a secure couch and to suppose her chased no let me know and knowing what I am I know what she shall be oh Thou Art wise to certain stand you a while apart confine yourself but in a patient list whilst you were here overwhelmed with your grief a passion most UNS suiting such a man Casio came hither I shifted him away and laid made good exuse upon your ecstasy bad him an on return and here speak with me the which he promised do but enave yourself and mark the fleers the jibes and notable scorns that dwell in every region of his face for I will make him tell the tale a new where how how of how long ago and when he have and is again to cope your wife is say but Mark his gesture marry patience or I shall say you are all in a spleen and nothing of a man dust thou hear Yago I will be found most cunning in my patience but Dost thou hear most bloody that's not a Miss but yet keep time in all will you withdraw a fellow withdraws now will I question CIO of Bianca a housewife that by selling her desires buys herself bread and clothes it is a creature that dots on C IO as is the trumpet's plague to beguile many and be beguiled by one he when he hears of her cannot refrain from the excess of laughter here he comes as he shall smile aell shall go mad and his un bookish jealousy must construe poor casio's Smiles gestures and light Behavior quite in the wrong re-enter Casio how do you now leftenant the worser that you give me the addition whose want even kills me P desona well and you are shant speaking lower now if this suit lay in Bianca's power how quickly should you speed Alas poor cative aside look how he laughs already I never knew a woman love men so Alas poor Rogue I think in faith she loves me aside now he denies it faintly and laughs it out do you hear Casio now he importunes him to tell Itor go too well said well said she gives it out that you will marry her do you intend it do you Triumph Roman do you Triumph I marry her what a customer I pry bear some charity to my wit do not think it's so UNH wholesome so so so so they laugh that win Faith the cry goes that you shall marry her pry say true I am a very villain else have you scored me well this is the monkey's own giving out she is persuaded I will marry her out of her own love and flattery not out of my promise hiago beckons me now he begins the story she was here even now she haunts me in every place I was the other day talking on the seab bank with certain venetians and thither comes the Bobble and Falls thus about my neck crying oh dear Casio as it were his gesture import reports it so hangs and lulls and weeps upon me so hails and pulls me now he tells how she plucked him to my chamber oh I see that nose of yours but not that dog I shall throw it to well I must leave her company before me look where she comes is such another fit you marry a perfumed one enter Bianca what do you mean by this Haunting of me let the devil and his damn haunt you what did you mean by that same handkerchief you gave me even now I was a fine fool to take it I must take out the work a likely piece of work that you should find it in your chamber and not know who left it there this is some Ming token and I must take out the work there give it your hobby horse wheresoever you had it I'll take out no work on how now my sweet Bianca how now how Now by Heaven that should be my handkerchief and you'll come to supper tonight you may and you will not come when you are next prepared for exit after her after her faith I must she'll rail in the street else will you st there faith I intend so well I may chance to see you for I would very Fain speak with you pry come will you go to say no more exit Casio coming forward how shall I murder him Yago did you perceive how he laughed at his voice oh Yago and did you see the handkerchief was that mine yours by this hand and to see how he prizes the foolish woman your wife she gave it him and he hath given it his I would have him nine years a killing a fine woman a fair woman a sweet woman nay you must forget that I let her rot and perish and be damned tonight for she shall not live no my my heart is turned to stone I strike it and it hurts my hand oh the world hath not a sweeter creature she might lie by an Emperor's side and command him tasks nay that's not your way hang her I do but say what she is so delicate with her needle an admirable musician oh she will sing the savageness out of a bear of so high and plenteous wit and invention she's the worst for all this oh a thousand a thousand times and then of so gentle a condition I too gentle nay that's certain but yet the pity of it Yago oh Yago the pity of it Yago well if you are so fond over her iniquity give her Payton to offend for if it touch not you it comes near nobody I will chop her into messes cck old me oh IS F fouling her with mine officer that's Fowler get me some poison Yago this night I'll not expostulate with her lest her body and Beauty unproved my mind again this night Yago do it not with poison strangle her in her bed even the bed she hath contaminated good good the justice of it pleases very good and for Casio let me be his Undertaker you shall hear more by midnight excellent good a trumpet within what trumpet is that same something from Venice sure to L ofo come from the Duke and see your wife is with him enter lovo Desdemona and attendance save your worthy General with all my heart sir the Duke and senators of Venice greet you gives him a packet I kiss the instrument of their Pleasures opens the packet and reads and what's the news good cousin lovik I am very glad to see you Senor welcome to Cyprus I thank you how does liutenant Casio lives sir cousin there's Fallen between him and my Lord an unkind breach but you shall make all well are you sure of that my Lord reads this fail you not to do as you will he did not call he's busy in the paper is there division Twix my Lord and casu a most unhappy one I would do much to atone them for the love I bear to Casio fire and brimstone my Lord are you wise what is he angry maybe the letter moved him for as I think they do command him home deputing casu in his government trust me I'm glad on it indeed my Lord I am glad to see you mad why sweet o fell devil strike her I have not deserved this my Lord this would not be believed in Venice though I should swear I sought this very much make her amends she weeps oh devil devil if that the Earth could team with woman's tears each drop she falls would prove a crocodile out of my sight I will not stay to offend you going truly an obedient lady I do beseech your lordship call her back mistress my Lord what would you with her sir who I my Lord I you did wish that I would make her turn sir she can turn and turn and yet go on and turn again and she can weep sir weep and she's obedient as you say obedient very obedient proceed you in your tears concerning this sir oh well painted passion I am commanded home get you away I'll send for you a naone sir I obey the Mandate and we'll return to Venice hence a vant exit Desdemona Casio shall have my place and Sir tonight I do entreat that we may sub together you are welcome sir to Cyprus coats and monkeys exit is this the noble Moore whom our full Senate call All In All sufficient is this the nature whom passion could not Shake whose solid virtue the shot of accident nor Dart of chance could neither Grace nor Pierce he is much changed are his wits safe is he not light of brain he's that he is I may not breathe my sensual what he might be if what he might he is not I would to have when he were what strike his wife faith that was not so well yet would I knew that stroke would prove the worst is it his use or did the letters work upon his blood and new create this fault alas alas it is not honesty in me to speak what I have seen and known you shall observe him and his own courses will denote him so that I may save my speech do but go after and Mark how he continues I am sorry that I'm deceived in him exiant scene two Cyprus a room in the castle enter aello and Amelia you have seen nothing then nor ever heard nor ever did suspect yes you have seen Casio and she together but then I saw no harm and then I heard each syllable that breath made up between them what did they never whisper never my Lord nor send you out of the way never to fetch her fan her gloves her mask nor nothing never my Lord that's strange I Durst my Lord to wager she is honest lay down my soul at stake if you think other remove your thought it doth abuse your bosom if any wretch have put this in your head let Heaven requite it with the Serpent's curse for if she be not honest chaste and true there's no man happy the purest of their wives is foul as slander B her come hither go exit Amelia she says enough yet she's a simple bod that cannot say as much this is a subtle a closet lock and key of villainous secrets and yet she'll kneel and pray I have seen her do it enter Amelia with Desdemona my Lord what is your will pray Chuck come hither what is your pleasure let me see see your eyes look in my face what horrible fancy is this to Amelia some of your function mistress leave procreant alone and shut the door cough or cem if anybody come your mystery your mystery n dispatch exit Emelia upon my knees what does your speech import I understand a fury in your words but not the words why what art thou your wife my lord your true and loyal wife come swear it damn thyself lest being like one of Heaven the Devils themselves should fear to seize thee therefore be double damned swear Thou Art honest Heaven do truly know it Heaven truly knows that thou art false as hell to whom my Lord with whom how am I false oh Desdemona away away away Al last the heavy day why do You Weep am I the motive of these tears my Lord if happily you my father do suspect an instrument of this your calling back lay not your blame on me if you have lost him why I have lost him too had it pleased heaven to try me with Affliction had they reigned all kinds of sares and shames on my bare head steeped me in poverty to the very lips given to captivity me and my utmost hope hes I should have found in some place of my soul a drop of patience but alas to make me a fixed figure for the time for scorn to point his slow unmoving finger at yet could I bear that too well very well but there where I have garnered up my heart where either I must live or bear no life the fountain from the which my current runs or else drop rise up to be discarded V or keep it as a sistern for foul toads to not and gender in turn thy complexion there patience thou young and Rose lipped cherubin I there look Grim as hell I hope my Noble Lord esteems me honest oh I as summer flies are in the shambles that Quicken even with blowing oh thou weed who art so lovely fair and smell us so sweet that the sense aches at thee would thou had n been born alas what ignorant sin have I committed was this fair paper this most goodly book made to write upon what committed committed oh thou public commoner I should make very forges of my cheeks that would to cinders burn up modesty did I but speak thy Deeds what committed Heaven stops the nose at it and the moon Winks the body wind that kisses all it meets is hushed within the Hollow mine of Earth and will not hear it what committed impudent strumpet by Heaven you do me wrong are you not a strumpet no as I am a Christian if to preserve this vessel for my Lord from any other foul unlawful touch be not to be a it I am none what not a no as I shall be saved is it possible Oh Heaven forgive us I cry you Mercy then I took you for that cunning of Venice that married with a fellow you mistress that have the office opposite to St Peter and keep the Gate of Hell re-enter Amelia you you I you we have done our course there's money for your pains I pray you turn the key and keep our counsel exit alas what does this gentleman conceive how do you madam how do you my good lady faith half asleep good Madam what's the matter with my Lord with who why with my Lord Madam who is th Lord he that is yours sweet lady I have none do not talk to me Amelia I cannot weep nor answer Have I None but what should go by water prii tonight lay on my bed my my wedding sheets remember and call thy husband hither here's a change indeed exit to meet I should be used so very meat how have I been behaved that he might stick the smallest opinion on my last misuse re-enter Amelia with Iago what is your pleasure Madam how is it with you I cannot tell those that do teach young babes do it with gentle means and easy tasks he might have cheit me so for in good faith I am a child to chiding what's the matter lady Hass Yago my Lord hath so beho her thrown such despite and heavy terms upon her as true hearts cannot bear am I that name Iago what name Fair Lady such as she says my Lord did say I was he called her a beggar in his drink could not have laid such terms upon his CET why did he so I do not know I am sure I am none such do not weep do not weep Al last the day how hath she forsook so many noble matches her father and her country and her friends to be called would it not make one weep it is my wretched Fortune BW him for it how comes this trick upon Him nay Heaven does know I will be hanged if some Eternal villain some busy and insinuating Rogue some cogging cousing slave to get some office have not devised this slander I'll be hanged else F there is no such man it is impossible if any such There Be Heaven pardon him a halter pardon him and Hell gnaw his bones why should he call her who keeps her company what place what time what form what likelihood the Moors abused by some most villainous Nave some base notorious Nave some scurvy fellow Oh Heaven that such companions thst unfold and put in every honest hand a whip to lash The Rascals naked through the world even from the East to the West speak within the door oh F upon them some such Squire he was that turned your witch the seami side without and made you to suspect me with the Moore you are a fool go to Alas Iago what shall I do to win my Lord again good friend go to him for by this light of Heaven I know not how I lost him here I kneel if ever my will did trespass against his love either in discourse of thought or actual deed or that mine eyes mine ears or any sense delighted them in any other form or that I do not yet and ever did and ever will though he do shake me off to beggarly divorcement love him dearly comfort for swear me unkindness may do much and his unkindness May defeat my life but never taint my love I cannot say it do upon me now I speak the word to do the act that might the addition earn not the world's mass of vanity could make me I pray you be content it is but his humor the business of the state does him some offense and he just tried with you if were no other is but so I warrant trumpets within har how these instruments summon to Supper The Messengers of Venice stay the meat go in and weep not all things shall be well exient des deona and Amelia enter rodigo how now rodo I do not find that thou dealest justly with me what in the contrary every day thou dest me with some device Yago and rather as it seems to me now keepest from me all conveniency and supplies me with the least advantage of hope I will indeed no longer endure it nor am I yet persuaded to put up in peace what I've already foolishly suffered will you hear me rodo Faith I have heard too much for your words and performances are no kin together you charge me most unjustly with not but truth I've wasted myself out of my means Jewels you have had for me to deliver to desona would have half corrupted a voist you have told me she ha received them and returned to me expectations and Comforts of sudden respect and acquaintance but I find none well go to very well very well well go to I cannot go to man nor T not very well N I say is very scurvy and began to find myself bobbed in it very well I tell you is not very well I will make myself known to desona if she will return me my Jewels I will give over my suit and repent my unlawful solicitation if not assure yourself I will seek satisfaction of you you have said now I and said nothing but what I protest intendment of doing why now I see there's metal in thee and even from this instant you build on the a better opinion than ever before give me thy hand Rod Rico thou Hast taken against me a most just exception but yet I protest and have dealt most directly in thy Affair it hath not appeared I grant indeed it hath not appeared and your suspicion is not without wit and judgment but rodigo if thou Hast that in the indeed which I have greater reason to believe now than ever I mean purpose courage and Valor this night show it if thou the next night following enjoy not Desdemona take me from this world with treachery and devise engines for my life well what is it is it with reason and Compass sir there is a special commission come from Venice to depute Casio in orell's place is that true why then a fellow in desona return again to Venice oh no he goes into morania and takes away with him the fair desona unless his Abode be lingered here by some accident wherein none can be so determinate as the removing of Casio how do you mean removing of him why by making him uncapable of ao's place knocking out his brains and that you would have me do I if you would dare do yourself a prophet and a right he subs tonight with a harlotry and thither will I go to him he knows not yet of his honorable Fortune if you will watch his going vents which I will fashion to fall out between 12 and 1 you may take him at your pleasure I will be near to Second your attempt and he shall fall between us come stand not amazed at it but go along with me I will show you such a necessity in his death that you shall think yourself bound to put it on him it is now n supper time and the night grows to waste about it I will hear further reason for this and you shall be satisfied exient Scene Three Cyprus another room in the castle enter aelo lovo desona Amelia and attendants I do beseech you sir trouble yourself no further oh pardon me it will do me good to walk Madam good night I humbly thank your ladyship your honor is most welcome will you walk sir oh does Demona my Lord get you to bed on the instant I will be returned forth with dismiss your attendant there look it be done I will my Lord exient aelo lovo and attendance how goes it now he looks gentler than he did he says he will return in continent he hath commanded me to go to bed and bade me to dismiss you dismiss me it was his bidding therefore good Amelia give me my nightly wearing and Ado we must not now displease him I would you had never seen him so would not I my laugh doth so approve him that even his stubbornness his checks his frowns price unpin me have grace and favor in them I have laid those sheets you bad me on the bed ALS one good faith how foolish are our minds if I do die before thee pry shroud me in one of those same sheets oh come come you talk my mother had a maid called Barbara she was in love and he she loved proved mad and did forsake her she had a song of Willow an old thing it was but it expressed her fortune and she died singing it that song tonight will not go from my mind I have much to do but to go hang my head all at one side and sing it like pabra pry dispatch shall I go fetch your night gown no unpin me here this lovo is a proper man A very handsome man he speaks well I know a lady in Venice would have walked Barefoot to Palestine for a touch of his nether lip sings the poor soul said sighing by a syamore tree sing all the green Willow her hand on her bosom her head on her knee sing Willow Willow Willow the fresh streams ran by her and murmured her moans sing Willow Willow Willow her salt tears fell from her and softened the stones lay by these sings Sing Willow Willow Willow price hii he'll come on sings sing all the green Willow must be my Garland let nobody blame him his scorn I approve n that's not next hark who is that nox it's the wind sings I called my love false love but what said he then sing Willow Willow Willow if I Court more women you'll couch with more men so get the gone good night mine eyes do itch does that boat weeping is neither here nor there I have heard it said so oh these men these men Dost thou in conscience think tell me Amelia that there be women to abuse their husbands in such gross kind there be some such no question would thou do such a deed for all the world why would not you no by this heavenly light nor I neither by this heavenly light I might do it as well in the dark wouldst thou do such a deed for all the world the world's a huge thing it is a great price for a small Vice in truth I think thou wouldst not in truth I think I should and undo it when I had done Mary I would not do such a thing for a joint ring nor for measures of lawn nor for gowns Petty coats nor caps nor any Petty exhibition but for the whole world why who would not make her husband a cuckle to make him a monarch I should Venture Purgatory for it be true me if I would do such a wrong for the whole world why the wrong is but a wrong of the world and having the world for your labor is a wrong in your own world and you might quickly make it right I do not think there is any such woman yes a dozen and as many to the advantage as would store the world they played for but I do think it is their husband's faults if wives do fall say that they slack their duties and pour our Treasures into foreign laps or else break out in peevish jealousies throwing restraint upon us or say they strike us or scant our former having and despite why we have gos and though we have some Grace yet have we some Revenge let husbands know their wives have sense like them they see and smell and have their pallets both for sweet and sour as husbands have what is it that they do when they change us for others is it sport I think it is and doth affection breed it I think it doth is frailty that thus s it is so too and have not we affections desires for sport and Frailty as men have then let them use us well else let them know the ills we do their ills instruct us so good night good night having me such usage send not to pick bad from bad but by bad me exient end of act four