By William Shakespeare
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Beguiled . . , caused your daughter to be at odds with herself. 69. our proper: my own. 70. stood action: were accused by you. 77. approved: tested. 80. front: forehead. 81. Rude: Unpolished. 83. pith: strength. 85. dearest: most important. Why, what’s the matter? Brabantio My daughter! O, my daughter! All Dead? Brabantio Ay, to me. She is abused, stol’n from me, and corrupted By spells and medicines bought of mountebanks; For nature so prepost’rously to err, Being not deficient, blind, or lame of sense, Sans witchcraft could not.
Bear: more easily made captive. 24. brace: stance of defense. 30. wake and wage: rouse and risk. 33. Ottomites: Turks. 35. injointed: joined. 37. restem: steer again. 38. frank appearance: no attempt to conceal. 41. With . . thus: With proper respect thus advises. 25 30 Duke Nay, in all confidence he’s not for Rhodes. Officer Here is more news. ] Messenger The Ottomites, reverend and gracious, Steering with due course toward the isle of Rhodes, Have there injointed them with an after fleet. 35 Senator Ay, so I thought.
110 Brabantio What profane wretch art thou? Iago I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs. 115 Brabantio Thou art a villain. Iago You are — a senator. Brabantio This thou shalt answer. I know thee, Roderigo. Roderigo Sir, I will answer anything. But I beseech you, If ’t be your pleasure and most wise consent, As partly I find it is, that your fair daughter, At this odd-even and dull watch o’ th’ night, Transported, with no worse nor better guard But with a knave of common hire, a gondolier, To the gross clasps of a lascivious Moor — If this be known to you, and your allowance, We then have done you bold and saucy wrongs; 120 dull: dead.