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Jealousy destroys the marriage between an older black man and a younger white woman in 1500s Venice.

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Act II

Iago
O, you are well tuned now!
But I’ll set down the pegs that make this music,
As honest as I am.
Aside.
Othello
Come, let us to the castle.
News, friends; our wars are done, the Turks
are drown’d.
How does my old acquaintance of this isle?
Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus;
I have found great love amongst them. O my sweet,
I prattle out of fashion, and I dote
In mine own comforts. I prithee, good Iago,
Go to the bay and disembark my coffers:
Bring thou the master to the citadel;
He is a good one, and his worthiness
Does challenge much respect. Come, Desdemona,
Once more, well met at Cyprus.
Exeunt Othello , Desdemona , and Attendants.
Iago
Do thou meet me presently at the harbour. Come hither. If thou be’st valiant⁠—as, they say, base men being in love have then a nobility in their natures more than is native to them⁠—list me. The lieutenant tonight watches on the court of guard:⁠—first, I must tell thee this⁠—Desdemona is directly in love with him.
Roderigo
With him! why, ’tis not possible.
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