{"id":4795,"date":"2015-11-30T10:46:48","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T15:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=4795"},"modified":"2015-11-30T10:54:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T15:54:49","slug":"othello-act-v-scene-ii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=4795","title":{"rendered":"Othello: Act V, Scene ii"},"content":{"rendered":"

Othello.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act 5, Scene 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Othello<\/strong><\/p>\n

This speech is used in our interview with Debra Ann Byrd<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here for a scanned version of the text<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul,–<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Let me not name it to you, you chaste stars!–<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. It is the cause. Yet I’ll not shed her blood;<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow,<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. And smooth as monumental alabaster.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Yet she must die, else she’ll betray more men.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Put out the light, and then put out the light:<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. If I quench thee, thou flaming minister,<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. I can again thy former light restore,<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Should I repent me: but once put out thy light,<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Thou cunning’st pattern of excelling nature,<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. I know not where is that Promethean heat<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. That can thy light relume. When I have pluck’d the rose,<\/span><\/li>\n
  14. I cannot give it vital growth again.<\/span><\/li>\n
  15. It must needs wither: I’ll smell it on the tree.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    [Kissing her]<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0 \u00a016. \u00a0Ah balmy breath, that dost almost persuade<\/span>
    \n\u00a0 \u00a017. \u00a0Justice to break her sword! One more, one more.<\/span>
    \n\u00a0 \u00a018. \u00a0Be thus when thou art dead, and I will kill thee,<\/span>
    \n\u00a0 \u00a019. \u00a0And love thee after. One more, and this the last:<\/span>
    \n\u00a0 \u00a020. \u00a0So sweet was ne’er so fatal. I must weep,<\/span>
    \n\u00a0 \u00a021. \u00a0But they are cruel tears: this sorrow’s heavenly;<\/span>
    \n\u00a0 \u00a022. \u00a0It strikes where it doth love. She wakes. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Othello.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Act 5, Scene 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Othello This speech is used in our interview with Debra Ann Byrd. Click here for a scanned version of the text. It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul,– Let me not name it to you, you chaste stars!– It is the cause. Yet I’ll not shed her blood;<\/p>\n [...]<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4795","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-line-bottom","fix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"Othello: Act V, Scene ii | The State of Shakespeare","description":"Othello. Act 5, Scene 2. Othello This speech is used in our interview with Debra Ann Byrd. Click here for a scanned version of the text. It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul,-- Let me not name it to you, you chaste stars!-- It is the cause. Yet I'll not shed her blood;","canonical_url":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=4795","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"google-site-verification":"UA-28965856-1","p:domain_verify":"d36dfa872cf08cb1686a0c207bca81df","miscellaneous":""},"schema":null,"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"The State of Shakespeare","og:type":"website","og:title":"Othello: Act V, Scene ii | The State of Shakespeare","og:description":"Othello. Act 5, Scene 2. Othello This speech is used in our interview with Debra Ann Byrd. Click here for a scanned version of the text. It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul,-- Let me not name it to you, you chaste stars!-- It is the cause. Yet I'll not shed her blood;","og:url":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=4795","fb:admins":"100001614971768","og:image":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stateofshakes_600x600.jpg","og:image:secure_url":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stateofshakes_600x600.jpg","og:image:width":600,"og:image:height":600,"twitter:card":"summary_large_image","twitter:site":"@stateofshakespe","twitter:title":"Othello: Act V, Scene ii | The State of Shakespeare","twitter:description":"Othello. Act 5, Scene 2. Othello This speech is used in our interview with Debra Ann Byrd. Click here for a scanned version of the text. It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul,-- Let me not name it to you, you chaste stars!-- It is the cause. Yet I'll not shed her blood;","twitter:image":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stateofshakes_600x600.jpg"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"4795","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":null,"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":"","og_description":"","og_object_type":"website","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":"","og_article_tags":"","twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":null,"schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":null,"robots_max_videopreview":null,"robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":null,"local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2021-01-04 18:36:21","updated":"2026-04-03 02:08:23","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"

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