-Now o'er one half the world. Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse Pale Hecate's offerings: and wither'd murder, Whose howl's his watch) thus with his stealthy pace, With Tarquin's ravishing strides, tow'rd his design Moves like a ghost GUILT. -Thou sound and firm-set earth, Hear not my steps, which way they walk, for fear Which now suits with it-Whilst I threat, he lives— Igo and it is done; the bell invites me. [A bell rings] II. HAMLET'S SOLILOQUỶ upon his finding, that the king, his father, was murdered by his uncle, in which he considers of the consequence of putting an end to a burthensome life. ANXIETY. Hamlet. To be or not to be ["To be or not to be." The thought at length runs thus. That is the question- COURAGE. Or to take arms against a seige of troubles, DEEP THOUGHTFULNESS. To sleep no more ; To die [" To die-to sleep-no more." The pauses must be equal the sense, at length being, "I dying only fall asleep, and nothing else!"] And by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks, VEXATION. 'Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd. ["Devoutly to be wish'd." To be spoken with the eyes DEEP THOUGHTFULNESS. APPREHENSION. -Perchance to dream-ay, there's the rub; VEXATION. For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, ANGUISH. The pangs of love despis'd, the laws delay, That patient Merit of the unworthy takes, MEEKNESS. AVERSION. When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin? COURAGE. Who would fardels bear COMPLAINT. To groan and sweat under a weary life; FEAR. But that the dread of something after death- And makes us rather bear those ills we have, Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought; III. Iago artfully endeavours to excite Othello to jealousy against his innocent wife, Desdemona, to be revenged on Othello for a supposed injury. QUESTION. Jago. Did Michael Cassio, when you woo'd my lady, CRAFT. Know of your love? INDIFFERENCE. Othello. He did from first to last. Why dost thou ask? J INSINUATION. Iago. But for a satisfaction of my thought. No farther harm. DOUBTING. Othello. Why of thy thought, Iago? INSINUATION. Iago. I did not think he had been acquainted with it. DECLINING. Othello. O yes, and went between us very often. lago. Indeed. SURMISING. ANXIETY. Othello. Ay, indeed, discern'st thou ought in that? Is he not honest? SURMISING. Iago. Honest, my lord? ANXIETY. Othello. Honest! ay, honest! SURMISING. Fago. My lord-for ought-for ought-I know, ANXIETY. Othello. What dost thou think of? SURMISING. lago. Think of, my lord! ANXIETY. Othello. Think of my lord! Why dost thou echo me, SUSPICION. As if there was some monster in thy thought but Too hideous to be shewn: Thou dost mean something, When Cassio left my wife, what did❜st not like ? SUSPICION. And when I told thee, he was of my counsel In my whole course of wooing: thou cry'd'st, " Indeed!" Some horrible conceit! EARNESTNESS. If thou dost love me, Shew me thy thought.. FAWNING. Iago. My lord, you know I love you. SUSPICION. Othello. I think thou dost, And for I know thou'rt full of love and honesty, APPREHENSION, Therefore those stops of thine, fright me the more; For such things in a fulse disloyal knare, Are tricks of custom, but in a man, that's just, Which passion cannot rule. CHARGING. Thou dost conspire against thy friend, Iago, PRETENDING. Iago. I do beseech you,→→→ RELUCTANCE. From one, that so improbably conceits, QUESTION. Othello. What dost thou mean? PRETENDING. lago. Good name in man or woman, dear, my lord, RELUCTANCE. Is the immediate jewel of their souls. CONTEMPT. Who steals my purse, steals trask, 'tis something— nothing "Twas mine-'tis his-it has been slave to thousands : CONCERN. But he, who filches from me my good name, CHARGING. Othello. I'll know thy thoughts. REFUSING. Jago. You cannot, if my heart were in CAUTIONING. Beware, my lord, beware of jealousy. your hand.. |