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| Enter Cassio, Musitians, and Clowne. | Enter Cassio and Musicians | | Oth III.i.1.1 | |
| Cassio. | CASSIO | | | |
| Masters, play heere, I wil content your paines, | Masters, play here – I will content your pains – | content (v.) reward, compensate, recompense | Oth III.i.1 | |
| Something that's briefe: and bid, goodmorrow General. | Something that's brief; and bid ‘ Good morrow, General.’ | morrow (n.)morning | Oth III.i.2 | |
| They play | | Oth III.i.3.1 | |
| Enter Clown | | Oth III.i.3.2 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| Why Masters, haue your Instruments bin in | Why, masters, have your instruments been in | | Oth III.i.3 | |
| Naples, that they speake i'th'Nose thus? | Naples, that they speak i'th' nose thus? | | Oth III.i.4 | |
| Mus. | FIRST MUSICIAN | | | |
| How Sir? how? | How, sir, how? | | Oth III.i.5 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| Are these I pray you, winde Instruments? | Are these, I pray you, wind instruments? | | Oth III.i.6 | |
| Mus. | FIRST MUSICIAN | | | |
| I marry are they sir. | Ay, marry are they, sir. | marry (int.)[exclamation] by Mary | Oth III.i.7 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| Oh, thereby hangs a tale. | O, thereby hangs a tail. | | Oth III.i.8 | |
| Mus. | FIRST MUSICIAN | | | |
| Whereby hangs a tale, sir? | Whereby hangs a tale, sir? | | Oth III.i.9 | |
| Clow. | CLOWN | | | |
| Marry sir, by many a winde Instrument that I | Marry, sir, by many a wind instrument that I | | Oth III.i.10 | |
| know. But Masters, heere's money for you: and the | know. But, masters, here's money for you: and the | | Oth III.i.11 | |
| Generall so likes your Musick, that he desires you for | General so likes your music that he desires you, for | | Oth III.i.12 | |
| loues sake to make no more noise with it. | love's sake, to make no more noise with it. | | Oth III.i.13 | |
| Mus. | FIRST MUSICIAN | | | |
| Well Sir, we will not. | Well, sir, we will not. | | Oth III.i.14 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| If you haue any Musicke that may not be heard, | If you have any music that may not be heard, | | Oth III.i.15 | |
| too't againe. But (as they say) to heare Musicke, the Generall | to't again. But, as they say, to hear music the General | | Oth III.i.16 | |
| do's not greatly care. | does not greatly care. | | Oth III.i.17 | |
| Mus. | FIRST MUSICIAN | | | |
| We haue none such, sir. | We have none such, sir. | | Oth III.i.18 | |
| Clow. | CLOWN | | | |
| Then put vp your Pipes in your bagge, for Ile | Then put up your pipes in your bag, for I'll | | Oth III.i.19 | |
| away. Go, vanish into ayre, away. | away. Go, vanish into air, away. | | Oth III.i.20 | |
| Exit Mu. | Exeunt Musicians | | Oth III.i.20 | |
| Cassio | CASSIO | | | |
| Dost thou heare me, mine honest Friend? | Dost thou hear, mine honest friend? | | Oth III.i.21 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| No, I heare not your honest Friend: / I heare you. | No, I hear not your honest friend: I hear you. | | Oth III.i.22 | |
| Cassio. | CASSIO | | | |
| Prythee keepe vp thy Quillets, ther's a poore peece | Prithee keep up thy quillets – there's a poor piece | quillet (n.)quibble, equivocation, hair-splitting distinction | Oth III.i.23 | |
| of Gold for thee: if the Gentlewoman that attends the | of gold for thee. If the gentlewoman that attends the | attend (v.)serve, follow, wait [on/upon] | Oth III.i.24 | |
| Generall be stirring, tell her, there's one Cassio | General's wife be stirring, tell her there's one Cassio | | Oth III.i.25 | |
| entreats her a little fauour of Speech. Wilt thou do this? | entreats her a little favour of speech. Wilt thou do this? | | Oth III.i.26 | |
| Clo. | CLOWN | | | |
| She is stirring sir: if she will stirre hither, I shall | She is stirring, sir. If she will stir hither, I shall | | Oth III.i.27 | |
| seeme to notifie vnto her. | seem to notify unto her. | seem (v.)arrange, contrive, try speciously | Oth III.i.28 | |
| CASSIO | | | |
| Do, good my friend. | | Oth III.i.29 | |
| Exit Clo. | Exit Clown | | Oth III.i.29 | |
| Enter Iago. | Enter Iago | | Oth III.i.30 | |
| In happy time, Iago. | In happy time, Iago. | happy time, inwell met | Oth III.i.30.1 | |
| Iago. | IAGO | | | |
| You haue not bin a-bed then? | You have not been abed then? | abed, a-bed (adv.)in bed | Oth III.i.30.2 | |
| Cassio. | CASSIO | | | |
| Why no: the day had broke before we parted. | Why, no: the day had broke before we parted. | | Oth III.i.31 | |
| I haue made bold (Iago) | I have made bold, Iago, | | Oth III.i.32 | |
| to send in to your wife: / My suite to her | To send in to your wife. My suit to her | suit (n.)formal request, entreaty, petition | Oth III.i.33 | |
| is, that she will to vertuous Desdemona | Is that she will to virtuous Desdemona | | Oth III.i.34 | |
| Procure me some accesse. | Procure me some access. | | Oth III.i.35.1 | |
| Iago. | IAGO | | | |
| Ile send her to you presently: | I'll send her to you presently; | presently (adv.)immediately, instantly, at once | Oth III.i.35.2 | |
| And Ile deuise a meane to draw the Moore | And I'll devise a mean to draw the Moor | mean (n.)means, way, method | Oth III.i.36 | |
| Out of the way, that your conuerse and businesse | Out of the way, that your converse and business | converse (n.)conversation, discourse, interaction | Oth III.i.37 | |
| May be more free. | May be more free. | | Oth III.i.38.1 | |
| Cassio. | CASSIO | | | |
| I humbly thanke you for't. | I humbly thank you for't. | | Oth III.i.38.2 | |
| Exit | Exit Iago | | Oth III.i.38 | |
| I neuer knew / A Florentine more kinde, and honest. | I never knew a Florentine more kind and honest. | Florentine (n.)someone from Florence, Italy | Oth III.i.39 | |
| Enter Amilia. | Enter Emilia | | Oth III.i.40.1 | |
| Amil. | EMILIA | | | |
| Goodmorrow (good Lieutenant) I am sorrie | Good morrow, good Lieutenant; I am sorry | morrow (n.)morning | Oth III.i.40 | |
| For your displeasure: but all will sure be well. | For your displeasure: but all will sure be well. | displeasure (n.)being out of favour, discredit; or: discomfort, trouble | Oth III.i.41 | |
| The Generall and his wife are talking of it, | The General and his wife are talking of it, | | Oth III.i.42 | |
| And she speakes for you stoutly. The Moore replies, | And she speaks for you stoutly. The Moor replies | | Oth III.i.43 | |
| That he you hurt is of great Fame in Cyprus, | That he you hurt is of great fame in Cyprus, | | Oth III.i.44 | |
| And great Affinitie: and that in wholsome Wisedome | And great affinity; and that in wholesome wisdom | wholesome (adj.)reasonable, sensible, rational | Oth III.i.45 | |
| | affinity (n.)kinship, relationship, connections | | |
| He might not but refuse you. But he protests he loues you | He might not but refuse you; but he protests he loves you | | Oth III.i.46 | |
| And needs no other Suitor, but his likings | And needs no other suitor but his likings | | Oth III.i.47 | |
| To take the safest occasion by the front | front (n.)forelock | Oth III.i.48 | |
| To bring you in againe. | To bring you in again. | | Oth III.i.49.1 | |
| Cassio. | CASSIO | | | |
| Yet I beseech you, | Yet I beseech you, | | Oth III.i.49.2 | |
| If you thinke fit, or that it may be done, | If you think fit, or that it may be done, | | Oth III.i.50 | |
| Giue me aduantage of some breefe Discourse | Give me advantage of some brief discourse | | Oth III.i.51 | |
| With Desdemon alone. | With Desdemona alone. | | Oth III.i.52.1 | |
| Amil. | EMILIA | | | |
| Pray you come in: | Pray you, come in: | | Oth III.i.52.2 | |
| I will bestow you where you shall haue time | I will bestow you where you shall have time | | Oth III.i.53 | |
| To speake your bosome freely. | To speak your bosom freely. | | Oth III.i.54.1 | |
| Cassio. | CASSIO | | | |
| I am much bound to you. | I am much bound to you. | | Oth III.i.54.2 | |
| Exeunt | | Oth III.i.54 | |