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| OTHELLO | Peace, and be still! |
| DESDEMONA | I will so. What's the matter? |
| OTHELLO | That handkerchief which I so loved with the monogrammed
'D' on it, and gave thee, Thou gav'st to Cassio |
| DESDEMONA | Well he swapped me a little electronic organ for it. Send for the man, and ask him. |
| OTHELLO | Sweet soul, take heed, Take heed of perjury thou art on thy death-bed. |
| DESDEMONA | Ay, but not yet to die. The life-expectancy these days is low, but not this low... |
| OTHELLO | Therefore confess thee freely of thy skin, er sin; For to deny each article with oath Cannot remove nor choke the strong conception That I do groan withal. Thou art to die. |
| DESDEMONA | You come near me and I'll put this breadknife in you! |
| OTHELLO | I say, amen. Hallelujah and praise the Lord. And all that jazz. |
| DESDEMONA | And have you mercy too! I never did
Offend you in my life; and Cassio Did provide such a general warranty of heaven on that organ. We did never even have it off. |
| OTHELLO | By heaven, I saw my handkerchief in's hand. O perjured woman! thou dost stone my heart, And mak'st me call what I intend to do A murder, which I thought a sacrifice. I saw the handerchief. |
| DESDEMONA | Look, it only cost two dollars! I never gave it him. He wanted it bad... but a letter of France he had not. |
| OTHELLO | He hath confessed. |
| DESDEMONA | Oh. Well. In that case... |
| OTHELLO | That he hath used thee. |
| DESDEMONA | Yeah? Was I good? |
| OTHELLO | Ay |
| DESDEMONA | He didn't tell me that. |
| OTHELLO | No, his mouth is stopped;
Honest Iago hath ta'en order for't. |
| DESDEMONA | Oh, my fish interprets! what, is he dead? |
| OTHELLO | Had all his hairs been lives, my great revenge
Had stomach for them all. |
| DESDEMONA | You violent sadistic black bastard! Alas, he is betrayed, and I undone! |
| OTHELLO | Out, strumpet! weep'st thou for him to my face? |
| DESDEMONA | What trumpet? O, banish me, my lord, but kill me not!
Anything- I'll even listen to Milli Vanilli, but please... |
| OTHELLO | Down, strumpet! |
| DESDEMONA | Kill me tomorrow; let me live tonight!
I'll make it worth your while... |
| OTHELLO | Nay, if you strive- |
| DESDEMONA | Right, I've just about had enough of you.
You're stingy with the housekeeping money, you're always in a bad mood when you get home from work, and now I find out you're a dangerous murderer! |
| OTHELLO | Being done, there is no pause |
| DESDEMONA | What, the VCR's broken as well? Oh terrific.
I'll get Cassio in to fix it. |
| OTHELLO | It is too late. For 'tis past 1am already, and I must to work on the morrow |
| [Attempts to brutally murder her with a pillow.] |
