Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1604 [c.1603-1604] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men unassigned nearest T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat · 532 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T33: daughter, marriage, father, love, davus, matter, son, chremes, wife, mother.
I am glad of this: For now I shall have reason To show the Love and Duty that I bear you With franker spirit. Therefore (as I am bound) Receive it from me. I speak not yet of proof: Look to your wife, observe her well with Cassio, Wear your eyes, thus: not jealous, nor Secure: I would not have your free, and Noble Nature, Out of selfe-Bounty, be abused: Look too't: I know our Country disposition well: In Venice, they do let Heaven see the pranks They dare not show their Husbands. Their best Conscience, Is not to leave't undone, but kept unknown. Dost thou say so? She did deceive her Father, marrying you, And when she seemed to shake, and fear your looks, She loved them most. And so she did. Why go too then: She that so young could give out such a Seeming To seel her Father's eyes up, close as Oak, He thought 'twas Witchcraft. But I am much too blame: I humbly do beseech you of your pardon For too much loving you. I am bound to thee for ever. I see this hath a little dashed your Spirits: Not a jot, not a jot. Trust me, I fear it has: I hope you will consider what is spoke Comes from your Love.. But I do see you're moved: I am to pray you, not to strain my speech To grosser issues, nor to larger reach, Then to Suspicion. I will not. Should you do so (my Lord) My speech should fall into such vild success, Which my Thoughts aimed not. Cassio's my worthy Friend: My Lord, I see you're moved. No, not much moved: I do not think but Desdemona's honest. Long live she so; And long live you to think so. And yet how Nature erring from itself. I, there's the point: As (to be bold with you) Not to affect many proposed Matches Of her own Clime, Complexion, and Degree, Whereto we see in all things, Nature tends: Foh, one may smell in such, a will most rank, Fowl disproportions, Thoughts unnatural. But (pardon me) I do not in position Distinctly speak of her, though I may fear Her will, recoiling to her better judgement, May fall to match you with her Country forms, And happily repent. Farewell, farewell: If more thou dost perceive, let me know more: Set on thy wife to observe. Leave me Iago. My Lord, I take my leave. Why did I marry? This honest Creature (doubtless) Sees, and knows more, much more than he unfolds. My Lord, I would I might entreat your Honour To scan this thing no farther: Leave it to time, Although 'tis fit that Cassio have his Place; For sure he fills it up with great Ability; Yet if you please, to him off awhile: You shall by that perceive him, and his means: Note if your Lady strain his Entertainment With any strong, or vehement importunity, Much will be seen in that: In the mean time, Let me be thought too busy in my fears, (As worthy cause I have to fear I am) And hold her free, I do beseech your Honor.
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I am glad of this: For now I ſhall haue reaſon To ſhew the Loue and Duty that I beare you With franker ſpirit. Therefore (as I am bound) Receiue it from me. I ſpeake not yet of proofe: Looke to your wife, obſerue her well with Caſsio, Weare your eyes, thus: not Iealious, nor Secure: I would not haue your free, and Noble Nature, Out of ſelfe-Bounty, be abus'd: Looke too't: I know our Country diſpoſition well: In Venice, they do let Heauen ſee the prankes They dare not ſhew their Husbands. Their beſt Conſcience, Is not to leaue't vndone, but kept vnknowne. Doſt thou ſay ſo? She did deceiue her Father, marrying you, And when ſhe ſeem'd to ſhake, and feare your lookes, She lou'd them moſt. And ſo ſhe did. Why go too then: Shee that ſo young could giue out ſuch a Seeming To ſeele her Fathers eyes vp, cloſe as Oake, He thought 'twas Witchcraft. But I am much too blame: I humbly do beſeech you of your pardon For too much louing you. I am bound to thee for euer. I ſee this hath a little daſh'd your Spirits: Not a iot, not a iot. Truſt me, I feare it has: I hope you will conſider what is ſpoke Comes from your Loue. But I do ſee y'are moou'd: I am to pray you, not to ſtraine my ſpeech To groſſer iſſues, nor to larger reach, Then to Suſpition. I will not. Should you do ſo (my Lord) My ſpeech ſhould fall into ſuch vilde ſucceſſe, Which my Thoughts aym'd not. Caſſio's my worthy Friend: My Lord, I ſee y'are mou'd. No, not much mou'd: I do not thinke but Deſdemona's honeſt. Long liue ſhe ſo; And long liue you to thinke ſo. And yet how Nature erring from it ſelfe. I, there's the point: As (to be bold with you) Not to affect many propoſed Matches Of her owne Clime, Complexion, and Degree, Whereto we ſee in all things, Nature tends: Foh, one may ſmel in ſuch, a will moſt ranke, Foule diſproportions, Thoughts vnnaturall. But (pardon me) I do not in poſition Diſtinctly ſpeake of her, though I may feare Her will, recoyling to her better iudgement, May fal to match you with her Country formes, And happily repent. Farewell, farewell: If more thou doſt perceiue, let me know more: Set on thy wife to obſerue. Leaue me Iago. My Lord, I take my leaue. Why did I marry? This honeſt Creature (doubtleſſe) Sees, and knowes more, much more then he vnfolds. My Lord, I would I might intreat your Honor To ſcan this thing no farther: Leaue it to time, Although 'tis fit that Caſſio haue his Place; For ſure he filles it vp with great Ability; Yet if you pleaſe, to him off a-while: You ſhall by that perceiue him, and his meanes: Note if your Lady ſtraine his Entertainment With any ſtrong, or vehement importunitie, Much will be ſeene in that: In the meane time, Let me be thought too buſie in my feares, (As worthy cauſe I haue to feare I am) And hold her free, I do beſeech your Honor.