Othello Essay, Research Paper

Othello

Act V: Scene II:

OTHELLO Peace, and be still!

DESDEMONA I will so. What’s the matter?

OTHELLO That handkerchief which I so loved with the monogrammed

‘D’ on it, and gave thee,

Thou gav’st to Cassio

DESDEMONA Well he swapped me a little electronic organ for it.

Send for the man, and ask him.

OTHELLO Sweet soul, take heed,

Take heed of perjury

thou art on thy death-bed.

DESDEMONA Ay, but not yet to die.

The life-expectancy these days is low, but not this low…

OTHELLO Therefore confess thee freely of thy skin, er sin;

For to deny each article with oath

Cannot remove nor choke the strong conception

That I do groan withal. Thou art to die.

DESDEMONA You come near me and I’ll put this breadknife in you!

OTHELLO I say, amen. Hallelujah and praise the Lord. And all that jazz.

DESDEMONA And have you mercy too! I never did

Offend you in my life; and Cassio

Did provide such a general warranty of heaven on that organ.

We did never even have it off.

OTHELLO By heaven, I saw my handkerchief in’s hand.

O perjured woman! thou dost stone my heart,

And mak’st me call what I intend to do

A murder, which I thought a sacrifice.

I saw the handerchief.

DESDEMONA Look, it only cost two dollars!

I never gave it him. He wanted it bad… but a letter of

France he had not.

OTHELLO He hath confessed.

DESDEMONA Oh. Well. In that case…

OTHELLO That he hath used thee.

DESDEMONA Yeah? Was I good?

OTHELLO Ay

DESDEMONA He didn’t tell me that.

OTHELLO No, his mouth is stopped;

Honest Iago hath ta’en order for’t.

DESDEMONA Oh, my fish interprets! what, is he dead?

OTHELLO Had all his hairs been lives, my great revenge

Had stomach for them all.

DESDEMONA You violent sadistic black bastard!

Alas, he is betrayed, and I undone!

OTHELLO Out, strumpet! weep’st thou for him to my face?

DESDEMONA What trumpet? O, banish me, my lord, but kill me not!

Anything- I’ll even listen to Milli Vanilli, but please…

OTHELLO Down, strumpet!

DESDEMONA Kill me tomorrow; let me live tonight!

I’ll make it worth your while…

OTHELLO Nay, if you strive-

DESDEMONA Right, I’ve just about had enough of you.

You’re stingy with the housekeeping money,

you’re always in a bad mood when you get home from work,

and now I find out you’re a dangerous murderer!

OTHELLO Being done, there is no pause

DESDEMONA What, the VCR’s broken as well? Oh terrific.

I’ll get Cassio in to fix it.

OTHELLO It is too late. For ’tis past 1am already,

and I must to work on the morrow

[Attempts to brutally murder her with a pillow.]