| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| What from the Cape, can you discerne at Sea? | What from the cape can you discern at sea? | Oth II.i.1 |
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| Me thinks, the wind hath spoke aloud at Land, | Methinks the wind does speak aloud at land; | Oth II.i.5 |
| A fuller blast ne're shooke our Battlements: | A fuller blast ne'er shook our battlements. | Oth II.i.6 |
| If it hath ruffiand so vpon the Sea, | If it hath ruffianed so upon the sea, | Oth II.i.7 |
| What ribbes of Oake, when Mountaines melt on them, | What ribs of oak, when mountains melt on them, | Oth II.i.8 |
| Can hold the Morties. What shall we heare of this? | Can hold the mortise? What shall we hear of this? | Oth II.i.9 |
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| If that the Turkish Fleete | If that the Turkish fleet | Oth II.i.17.2 |
| Be not enshelter'd, and embay'd, they are drown'd, | Be not ensheltered and embayed, they are drowned: | Oth II.i.18 |
| It is impossible to beare it out. | It is impossible they bear it out. | Oth II.i.19 |
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| How? Is this true ? | How! Is this true? | Oth II.i.25.1 |
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| I am glad on't: / 'Tis a worthy Gouernour. | I am glad on't; 'tis a worthy governor. | Oth II.i.30 |
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| Pray Heauens he be: | Pray heaven he be: | Oth II.i.34.2 |
| For I haue seru'd him, and the man commands | For I have served him, and the man commands | Oth II.i.35 |
| Like a full Soldier. Let's to the Sea-side (hoa) | Like a full soldier. Let's to the seaside, ho! | Oth II.i.36 |
| As well to see the Vessell that's come in, | As well to see the vessel that's come in, | Oth II.i.37 |
| As to throw-out our eyes for braue Othello, | As to throw out our eyes for brave Othello, | Oth II.i.38 |
| Euen till we make the Maine, and th'Eriall blew, | Even till we make the main and th' aerial blue | Oth II.i.39 |
| An indistinct regard. | An indistinct regard. | Oth II.i.40.1 |
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| Is he well ship'd? | Is he well shipped? | Oth II.i.47 |
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| But good Lieutenant, is your Generall wiu'd? | But, good Lieutenant, is your General wived? | Oth II.i.60 |
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| What is she? | What is she? | Oth II.i.73.2 |
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| Good-faith a litle one: not past a pint, as I am | Good faith, a little one; not past a pint, as I am | Oth II.iii.61 |
| a Souldier. | a soldier. | Oth II.iii.62 |
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| I am for it Lieutenant: and Ile do you | I am for it, Lieutenant; and I'll do you | Oth II.iii.81 |
| Iustice. | justice. | Oth II.iii.82 |
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| To th'Platforme (Masters) come, let's set the | To th' platform, masters; come, let's set the | Oth II.iii.114 |
| Watch. | watch. | Oth II.iii.115 |
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| But is he often thus? | But is he often thus? | Oth II.iii.123.2 |
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| It were well | It were well | Oth II.iii.126.2 |
| The Generall were put in mind of it: | The General were put in mind of it: | Oth II.iii.127 |
| Perhaps he sees it not, or his good nature | Perhaps he sees it not, or his good nature | Oth II.iii.128 |
| Prizes the vertue that appeares in Cassio, | Prizes the virtue that appears in Cassio | Oth II.iii.129 |
| And lookes not on his euills: is not this true? | And looks not on his evils. Is not this true? | Oth II.iii.130 |
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| And 'tis great pitty, that the Noble Moore | And 'tis great pity that the noble Moor | Oth II.iii.133 |
| Should hazard such a Place, as his owne Second | Should hazard such a place as his own second | Oth II.iii.134 |
| With one of an ingraft Infirmitie, | With one of an ingraft infirmity. | Oth II.iii.135 |
| It were an honest Action, to say | It were an honest action to say | Oth II.iii.136 |
| so / To the Moore. | So to the Moor. | Oth II.iii.137.1 |
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| What's the matter Lieutenant? | What's the matter, Lieutenant? | Oth II.iii.141 |
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| Nay, good Lieutenant: / I pray you Sir, hold | Nay, good Lieutenant; I pray you, sir, hold | Oth II.iii.146 |
| your hand. | your hand. | Oth II.iii.147 |
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| Come, come: you're drunke. | Come, come, you're drunk. | Oth II.iii.149 |
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| I bleed still, | Zounds, I bleed still. | Oth II.iii.158.2 |
| I am hurt to th'death. He dies. | I am hurt to th' death. | Oth II.iii.159.1 |
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| Worthy Othello, I am hurt to danger, | Worthy Othello, I am hurt to danger. | Oth II.iii.191 |
| Your Officer Iago, can informe you, | Your officer, Iago, can inform you, | Oth II.iii.192 |
| While I spare speech which something now offends me. | While I spare speech, which something now offends me, | Oth II.iii.193 |
| Of all that I do know, nor know I ought | Of all that I do know; nor know I aught | Oth II.iii.194 |
| By me, that's said, or done amisse this night, | By me that's said or done amiss this night, | Oth II.iii.195 |
| Vnlesse selfe-charitie be sometimes a vice, | Unless self-charity be sometimes a vice, | Oth II.iii.196 |
| And to defend our selues, it be a sinne | And to defend ourselves it be a sin | Oth II.iii.197 |
| When violence assailes vs. | When violence assails us. | Oth II.iii.198.1 |
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| If partially Affin'd, or league in office, | If partially affined or leagued in office, | Oth II.iii.212 |
| Thou dost deliuer more, or lesse then Truth, | Thou dost deliver more or less than truth, | Oth II.iii.213 |
| Thou art no Souldier. | Thou art no soldier. | Oth II.iii.214.1 |
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| What is the matter? How now Generall? | What is the matter? How now, General! | Oth V.ii.167 |
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| All. | ALL | |
| Oh Heauens, forefend. | O heavens forfend! | Oth V.ii.185 |
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| O monstrous Acte. | O monstrous act! | Oth V.ii.189.1 |
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| 'Tis a notorious Villain: take you this weapon | 'Tis a notorious villain. Take you this weapon, | Oth V.ii.237 |
| Which I haue recouer'd from the Moore: | Which I have here recovered from the Moor. | Oth V.ii.238 |
| Come guard the doore without, let him not passe, | Come guard the door without: let him not pass, | Oth V.ii.239 |
| But kill him rather. Ile after that same villaine, | But kill him rather. I'll after that same villain, | Oth V.ii.240 |
| For 'tis a damned Slaue. | For 'tis a damned slave. | Oth V.ii.241.1 |