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Othello and A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Cunningly, and little by little, Iago begins to undermine Othello’s faith in Desdemona’s fidelity whilst appearing to be reluctant to say anything at all…
“So, speak to me your feelings, the good as well as bad.”
“Oh my Lord,” replied Iago, “such an order makes me sad,
For although in acts of duty, in every way I’m bound,
As a man who’s free, I am not bound, to give my thinking sound.”
“Why, say my thoughts were vile and false…as thoughts can oft times be,
What if I were mistaken Sir, would you then take note of me?
Why then build a troubled mind, with what is vague…unsure?
It would not serve your interest so…do not press me, I implore.”
“My interest?” Othello asked, “What is it that you mean?”
“I’ll explain Sir,” said Iago, “let me set for you…a scene.
Steal the purse of a man or woman, very little have they lost,
But, steal from them their good name…and they cannot count the cost.”
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Macbeth and Julius Caesar
Macbeth, with the murder on his mind, has a vision.
“Is this a dagger I can see… see but cannot touch?
The hilt is turned toward my hand, but still… I cannot clutch.
It is a dagger… of the mind to lead me to his room
Although unreal, it’s like the one I draw to seal his doom.”
He draws his dagger.
“I must move soft, that no one hears my footsteps on the stone
In silence then I make my way, my presence never known…”
A bell rings.
“The signal sounds, the time has come for Duncan… it’s a knell
I go… it’s done, I send him now to heaven, or… to hell.”
He enters the room.
End of Scene 1
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