The Complete Works of William Shakespeare In Plain and Simple English (Translated) (972 page)

To search you out.

To find you.

OTHELLO

'Tis well I am found by you.

It’s good you are the one who found me.

I will but spend a word here in the house,

I have to spend a minute here in this house,

And go with you.

And then will go with you.

Exit

CASSIO

Ancient, what makes he here?

Officer, what business does he have here?

IAGO

'Faith, he to-night hath boarded a land carack:

Truly, tonight he has boarded a large ship full of treasure,

If it prove lawful prize, he's made for ever.

And as long as it is and remains legal, he will be a made man forever.

CASSIO

I do not understand.

What are you talking about?

IAGO

He's married.

He’s married.

CASSIO

To who?

To who?

Re-enter OTHELLO

IAGO

Marry, to--Come, captain, will you go?

Why, to – My captain, shall we go?

OTHELLO

Have with you.

Yes, let’s go.

CASSIO

Here comes another troop to seek for you.

Here comes another group looking for you.

IAGO

It is Brabantio. General, be advised;

It is Brabantio. Be careful, general,

He comes to bad intent.

Because he intends you harm.

Enter BRABANTIO, RODERIGO, and Officers with torches and weapons

OTHELLO

Holla! stand there!

Hello, stay there!

RODERIGO

Signior, it is the Moor.

Sir, it is the Moor.

BRABANTIO

Down with him, thief!

Get that thief!

They draw on both sides

IAGO

You, Roderigo! come, sir, I am for you.

Roderigo, come towards me, I’ll fight you.

OTHELLO

Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them.

Keep your swords in their sheaths so the dew does not rust them.

Good signior, you shall more command with years

Good sir, the years you have served the government will make me respect you

Than with your weapons.

More than fighting you will.

BRABANTIO

O thou foul thief, where hast thou stow'd my daughter?

O you evil thief, where have you hidden my daughter?

Damn'd as thou art, thou hast enchanted her;

Since you are a damned soul, I know you put a spell on her.

For I'll refer me to all things of sense,

All good and common sense says that,

If she in chains of magic were not bound,

Unless she were enchanted through magic,

Whether a maid so tender, fair and happy,

A woman so gentle, beautiful, and happy,

So opposite to marriage that she shunned

A woman who was against marriage so much that she turned away

The wealthy curled darlings of our nation,

The wealthy noblemen of our nation,

Would ever have, to incur a general mock,

This woman would never do something others would see fit to make jokes at

Run from her guardage to the sooty bosom

Like run from her home to your black breast.

Of such a thing as thou, to fear, not to delight.

Someone like you should be feared, not enjoyed.

Judge me the world, if 'tis not gross in sense

The whole world may judge me if it’s not obvious

That thou hast practised on her with foul charms,

That you have practiced evil magic on her

Abused her delicate youth with drugs or minerals

And taken advantage of her naive youth through drugs

That weaken motion: I'll have't disputed on;

That make one unable to move. I would go to court over the matter;

'Tis probable and palpable to thinking.

It’s what most likely happened.

I therefore apprehend and do attach thee

Therefore, I will take you and see that you are tried

For an abuser of the world, a practiser

As a criminal, a practicer

Of arts inhibited and out of warrant.

Of dark magic.

Lay hold upon him: if he do resist,

Take him: if he resists arrest

Subdue him at his peril.

Then forcefully hold him down.

OTHELLO

Hold your hands,

Do not touch me,

Both you of my inclining, and the rest:

Neither you on my side or the rest of you.

Were it my cue to fight, I should have known it

If it were necessary to fight, I would not

Without a prompter. Where will you that I go

Need someone to tell me. Where do you want me to go

To answer this your charge?

In order to respond to your accusations?

BRABANTIO

To prison, till fit time

To prison until the time

Of law and course of direct session

That the law sees fit to take you to court

Call thee to answer.

And ask you to testify.

OTHELLO

What if I do obey?

And if I obey,

How may the duke be therewith satisfied,

Then how will the duke react,

Whose messengers are here about my side,

Since he sent these messengers

Upon some present business of the state

On urgent, national business

To bring me to him?

To bring me to him?

First Officer

'Tis true, most worthy signior;

It’s true, worthy sir:

The duke's in council and your noble self,

The duke has called a meeting and you, too,

I am sure, is sent for.

I am sure, are asked to attend.

BRABANTIO

How! the duke in council!

What? The duke has called a meeting!

In this time of the night! Bring him away:

This late at night! Take him away.

Mine's not an idle cause: the duke himself,

This is not some simple affair: the duke himself

Or any of my brothers of the state,

And all of the other senators

Cannot but feel this wrong as 'twere their own;

Will feel how wrong this is, as if it happened to them.

For if such actions may have passage free,

If actions like this go unpunished,

Bond-slaves and pagans shall our statesmen be.

Then slaves and pagans will become our rulers.

Exeunt

The DUKE and Senators sitting at a table; Officers attending

DUKE OF VENICE

There is no composition in these news

Nothing about these messages

That gives them credit.

Makes me think that they are credible.

First Senator

Indeed, they are disproportion'd;

Yes, they give conflicting reports.

My letters say a hundred and seven galleys.

My letters say there are a hundred and seven warships.

DUKE OF VENICE

And mine, a hundred and forty.

And mine says a hundred and forty.

Second Senator

And mine, two hundred:

Mind says two hundred.

But though they jump not on a just account,--

But though they give conflicting numbers –

As in these cases, where the aim reports,

Since it is often when one is reporting an estimate

'Tis oft with difference--yet do they all confirm

For there to be different numbers – they all report

A Turkish fleet, and bearing up to Cyprus.

That a Turkish fleet is moving to Cyprus.

DUKE OF VENICE

Nay, it is possible enough to judgment:

Right, that seems well confirmed.

I do not so secure me in the error,

I am not so taken by the inconsistency

But the main article I do approve

That I miss the bigger issue, which

In fearful sense.

Frightens me.

Sailor

[Within] What, ho! what, ho! what, ho!

Hello! Hello!

First Officer

A messenger from the galleys.

Another messenger from the warships.

Enter a Sailor

DUKE OF VENICE

Now, what's the business?

What have you come to tell us?

Sailor

The Turkish preparation makes for Rhodes;

The Turkish fleet is heading to Rhodes, not Cyprus – 

So was I bid report here to the state

This was what I was ordered to report to the government

By Signior Angelo.

By Sir Angelo.

DUKE OF VENICE

How say you by this change?

What do you make of this change?

First Senator

This cannot be,

This cannot be true

By no assay of reason: 'tis a pageant,

By any argument. It’s a show

To keep us in false gaze. When we consider

To distract us. We must remember

The importancy of Cyprus to the Turk,

The importance of Cyprus to the Turks.

And let ourselves again but understand,

This will force us to recognize

That as it more concerns the Turk than Rhodes,

That it is more important than Rhodes –

So may he with more facile question bear it,

Especially because the Turks can more easily take it

For that it stands not in such warlike brace,

Since it is not equipped with defenses

But altogether lacks the abilities

And lacks the preparations and forces

That Rhodes is dress'd in: if we make thought of this,

That Rhodes has. These things considered,

We must not think the Turk is so unskilful

We must not think that the Turks are so incompetent

To leave that latest which concerns him first,

That they would put off what they should do first,

Neglecting an attempt of ease and gain,

That they would not take a place so easily taken as Cyprus