The death of Cassio to be undertook

By Roderigo.

Oth.

O pernicious caitiff!—

I found it in my chamber:

How came you, Cassio, by that handkerchief
That was my wife's?

Cas.

And he himself confess'd, but even now,

That there he dropp'd it, for a special purpose,
Which wrought to his desire.

Oth.

O fool! fool! fool! Cas. There is, besides, in Roderigo's letter, How he upbraids Iago, that he made him Brave me upon the watch; whereon it came That I was cast; And e'en but now he spake, After long seèming dead,-Iago hurt him, Iago set him on.

go

Lod. You must forsake this room, and Your power and your command is taken off, And Cassio rules in Cyprus. Come away.

with

us;

Oth. Soft you; a word or two, before you go. I've done the state some service, and they know it : No more of that;-I pray you, in your letters,

When you shall these unlucky deeds relate,
Speak of me as I am; nothing extenuate,

Nor set down aught in malice: then must you speak
Of one, that lov'd nòt wìsely, but tòo wèll;
Of one, not eas'ly jealous, but being wrought,
Perplex'd in the extreme: of one, whose eyes,
Albeit unused to the melting mood,

Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees
Their medicínal gum: Set you down this :
And say, besides,-that in Aleppo, once,
Where a malignant and a turban'd Turk
Beat a Venetian, and traduc'd the state,

I took by the throat the circumcised dog,
And smote him-thus.

I kiss'd thee ere I kill'd thee;-No way but this,

[Stabs himself.

[Falling upon Desdemona.

Killing myself, to die upon a kiss.

[Dies.

Cas. This did I fear, but thought he had no

weapon;

For he was great of heart.

To you, good Cassio,

Lod.
Remains the censure of this hellish villain :

The time, the place, the torture; O enforce it!
Myself will straight aboard; and, to the State,
This heavy act with heavy heart relate.

[Exeunt.

THE FIRST PART OF

KING HENRY IV.

K K