Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1604 [c.1603-1604] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 518 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
Lay thy finger thus: and let thy soul be instructed. Mark me with what violence she first loved the Moor, but for bragging, and telling her fantastical lies. To love him still for prating, let not thy discreet heart think it. Her eye must be fed. And what delight shall she have to look on the devil? When the Blood is made dull with the Act of Sport, there should be a game to inflame it, and to give Satiety a fresh appetite. Loveliness in favour, sympathy in years, Manners, and Beauties: all which the Moor is defective in. Now for want of these required Conueniences, her delicate tenderness will find itself abused, begin to heave the, gorge, disrelish and abhor the Moor, very Nature will instruct her in it, and compel her to some second choice. Now Sir, this granted (as it is a most pregnant and unforced position) who stands so eminent in the degree of this Forune, as Cassio does: a knave very voluble: no further conscionable, then in putting on the mere form of Civil, and humane seeming, for the better compass of his salt, and most hidden lose Affection? Why none, why none: A slipper, and subtle knave, a finder of occasion: that he's an eye can stamp, and counterfeit Advantages, though true Advantage never present itself. A devilish knave: besides, the knave is handsome, young: and hath all those requisites in him, that folly and green minds look after. A pestilent complete knave, and the woman hath found him already. I cannot believe that in her, she's full of most blessed condition. Blessed figges-end. The Wine she drinks is made of grapes. If she had been blessed, she would never have loved the Moor: Blessed pudding. Didst thou not see her paddle with the palm of his hand? Didst not mark that? Yes, that I did: but that was but courtesy. Lechery by this hand: an Index, and obscure prologue to the History of Lust and foul Thoughts. They met so near with their lips, that their breaths embraced together. Villainous thoughts Rodorigo, when these mutabilities so marshal the way, hard at hand comes the Master, and main exercise, th' incorporate conclusion: Pish. But Sir, be you ruled by me. I have brought you from Venice. Watch you to night: for the Command, I'll lay't upon you. Cassio knows you not: I'll not be far from you. Do you find some occasion to anger Cassio, either by speaking too loud, or tainting his discipline, or from what other course you please, which the time shall more favourably minister. Well. Sir, he's rash, and very sudden in Choler: and happily may strike at you, provoke him that he may: for even out of that will I cause these of Cyprus to Mutiny. Whose qualification shall come into no true taste again, but by the displanting of Cassio. So shall you have a shorter journey to your desires, by the means I shall then have to prefer them. And the impediment most profitably removed, without the which there were no expectation of our prosperity.
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Lay thy finger thus: and let thy ſoule be inſtructed. Marke me with what violence ſhe firſt lou'd the Moore, but for bragging, and telling her fantaſticall lies. To loue him ſtill for prating, let not thy diſcreet heart thinke it. Her eye muſt be fed. And what delight ſhall ſhe haue to looke on the diuell? When the Blood is made dull with the Act of Sport, there ſhould be a game to enflame it, and to giue Satiety a freſh appetite. Louelineſſe in fauour, ſimpathy in yeares, Manners, and Beauties: all which the Moore is defectiue in. Now for want of theſe requir'd Conueniences, her delicate tenderneſſe wil finde it ſelfe abus'd, begin to heaue the, gorge, diſrelliſh and abhorre the Moore, very Nature wil inſtruct her in it, and compell her to ſome ſecond choice. Now Sir, this granted (as it is a moſt pregnant and vnforc'd poſition) who ſtands ſo eminent in the degree of this Forune, as Caſſio do's: a knaue very voluble: no further conſcionable, then in putting on the meere forme of Ciuill, and Humaine ſeeming, for the better compaſſe of his ſalt, and moſt hidden looſe Affection? Why none, why none: A ſlipper, and ſubtle knaue, a finder of occaſion: that he's an eye can ſtampe, and counterfeit Aduantages, though true Aduantage neuer preſent it ſelfe. A diueliſh knaue: beſides, the knaue is handſome, young: and hath all thoſe requiſites in him, that folly and greene mindes looke after. A peſtilent compleat knaue, and the woman hath found him already. I cannot beleeue that in her, ſhe's full of moſt bleſs'd condition. Bleſs'd figges-end. The Wine ſhe drinkes is made of grapes. If ſhee had beene bleſs'd, ſhee would neuer haue lou'd the Moore: Bleſs'd pudding. Didſt thou not ſee her paddle with the palme of his hand? Didſt not marke that? Yes, that I did: but that was but curteſie. Leacherie by this hand: an Index, and obſcure prologue to the Hiſtory of Luſt and foule Thoughts. They met ſo neere with their lippes, that their breathes embrac'd together. Villanous thoughts Rodorigo, when theſe mutabilities ſo marſhall the way, hard at hand comes the Maſter, and maine exerciſe, th' incorporate concluſion: Piſh. But Sir, be you rul'd by me. I haue brought you from Venice. Watch you to night: for the Command, Ile lay't vpon you. Caſſio knowes you not: Ile not be farre from you. Do you finde ſome occaſion to anger Caſſio, either by ſpeaking too loud, or tainting his diſcipline, or from what other courſe you pleaſe, which the time ſhall more fauorably miniſter. Well. Sir, he's raſh, and very ſodaine in Choller: and happely may ſtrike at you, prouoke him that he may: for euen out of that will I cauſe theſe of Cyprus to Mutiny. Whoſe qualification ſhall come into no true taſte againe, but by the diſplanng of Caſſio. So ſhall you haue a ſhorter iourney to your deſires, by the meanes I ſhall then haue to preferre them. And the impediment moſt profitably remoued, without the which there were no expectation of our proſperitie.