| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Indeed, they are disproportioned; | Indeed they are disproportioned. | Oth I.iii.2.2 |
| My Letters say, a Hundred and seuen Gallies. | My letters say a hundred and seven galleys. | Oth I.iii.3 |
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| This cannot be | This cannot be, | Oth I.iii.17.2 |
| By no assay of reason. 'Tis a Pageant | By no assay of reason. 'Tis a pageant | Oth I.iii.18 |
| To keepe vs in false gaze, when we consider | To keep us in false gaze. When we consider | Oth I.iii.19 |
| Th'importancie of Cyprus to the Turke; | Th' importancy of Cyprus to the Turk, | Oth I.iii.20 |
| And let our selues againe but vnderstand, | And let ourselves again but understand | Oth I.iii.21 |
| That as it more concernes the Turke then Rhodes, | That as it more concerns the Turk than Rhodes, | Oth I.iii.22 |
| So may he with more facile question beare it, | So may he with more facile question bear it, | Oth I.iii.23 |
| For that it stands not in such Warrelike brace, | For that it stands not in such warlike brace, | Oth I.iii.24 |
| But altogether lackes th'abilities | But altogether lacks th' abilities | Oth I.iii.25 |
| That Rhodes is dress'd in. If we make thought of this, | That Rhodes is dressed in. If we make thought of this, | Oth I.iii.26 |
| We must not thinke the Turke is so vnskillfull, | We must not think the Turk is so unskilful | Oth I.iii.27 |
| To leaue that latest, which concernes him first, | To leave that latest which concerns him first, | Oth I.iii.28 |
| Neglecting an attempt of ease, and gaine | Neglecting an attempt of ease and gain | Oth I.iii.29 |
| To wake, and wage a danger profitlesse. | To wake and wage a danger profitless. | Oth I.iii.30 |
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| I, so I thought: how many, as you guesse? | Ay, so I thought. How many, as you guess? | Oth I.iii.36 |
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| He's now in Florence. | He's now in Florence. | Oth I.iii.45.1 |
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| Here comes Brabantio, and the Valiant Moore. | Here comes Brabantio and the valiant Moor. | Oth I.iii.47 |
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| Sen. | SENATORS | |
| Dead? | Dead? | Oth I.iii.59.2 |
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| But Othello, speake, | But, Othello, speak: | Oth I.iii.110 |
| Did you, by indirect, and forced courses | Did you by indirect and forced courses | Oth I.iii.111 |
| Subdue, and poyson this yong Maides affections? | Subdue and poison this young maid's affections? | Oth I.iii.112 |
| Or came it by request, and such faire question | Or came it by request and such fair question | Oth I.iii.113 |
| As soule, to soule affordeth? | As soul to soul affordeth? | Oth I.iii.114.1 |
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| Adieu braue Moore, vse Desdemona well. | Adieu, brave Moor: use Desdemona well. | Oth I.iii.288 |