第 17 节
作者:美丽心点      更新:2021-02-19 19:37      字数:9322
  time for scorn To point his slow unmoving finger at! Yet could I bear that
  too; well; very well; But there; where I have garner'd up my heart; Where
  either I must live or bear no life; The fountain from the which my current
  runs; Or else dries up; to be discarded thence! Or keep it as a cistern for
  foul   toads   To   knot   and   gender   in!   Turn   thy   complexion   there;   Patience;
  thou    young     and   rose…lipp'd    cherubin;     Ay;   there;   look   grim    as  hell!
  DESDEMONA。 I hope my noble lord esteems me honest。 OTHELLO。 O;
  ay; as summer flies are in the shambles; That quicken even with blowing。
  O thou weed; Who art so lovely fair and smell'st so sweet That the sense
  aches   at   thee;   would   thou   hadst   ne'er   been   born!   DESDEMONA。  Alas;
  what ignorant sin have I committed? OTHELLO。 Was this fair paper; this
  most     goodly    book;    Made    to   write   〃whore〃     upon?    What    committed?
  Committed? O thou public commoner! I should make very forges of my
  cheeks; That would to cinders burn up modesty; Did I but speak thy deeds。
  What committed! Heaven stops the nose at it; and the moon winks; The
  bawdy wind; that kisses all it meets; Is hush'd within the hollow mine of
  earth;    And    will   not   hear    it。  What    committed?      Impudent      strumpet!
  DESDEMONA。 By heaven; you do me wrong。 OTHELLO。 Are not you a
  strumpet?   DESDEMONA。   No;   as   I   am   a   Christian。   If   to   preserve   this
  vessel   for   my   lord   From   any   other   foul   unlawful   touch   Be   not   to   be   a
  strumpet; I am none。 OTHELLO。 What; not a whore? DESDEMONA。 No;
  as I shall be saved。 OTHELLO。 Is't possible? DESDEMONA。 O; heaven
  forgive us! OTHELLO。 I cry you mercy then; I took you for that cunning
  whore     of  Venice    That    married    with   Othello。   'Raises    his  voice。'   You;
  mistress; That have the office opposite to Saint Peter; And keep the gate of
  hell!
  Re…enter Emilia。
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  You; you; ay; you! We have done our course; there's money for your
  pains。 I pray you; turn the key; and keep our counsel。 Exit。 EMILIA。 Alas;
  what does this gentleman conceive? How do you; madam? How do you;
  my good lady? DESDEMONA。 Faith; half asleep。 EMILIA。 Good madam;
  what's   the   matter   with   my   lord?   DESDEMONA。   With   who?   EMILIA。
  Why; with my lord; madam。 DESDEMONA。 Who is thy lord? EMILIA。
  He that is yours; sweet lady。 DESDEMONA。 I have none。 Do not talk to
  me; Emilia; I cannot weep; nor answer have I none But what should go by
  water。   Prithee;   tonight   Lay   on   my   bed   my   wedding   sheets。   Remember;
  And     call  thy   husband    hither。   EMILIA。      Here's   a  change    indeed!    Exit。
  DESDEMONA。   'Tis   meet   I   should   be   used   so;   very   meet。   How   have   I
  been    behaved;     that  he   might    stick  The    small'st   opinion    on   my   least
  misuse?
  Re…enter Emilia with Iago。
  IAGO。      What     is  your    pleasure;    madam?       How     is't  with    you?
  DESDEMONA。 I cannot tell。 Those that do teach young babes Do it with
  gentle means and easy tasks。 He might have chid me so; for in good faith;
  I  am  a  child   to   chiding。  IAGO。 What's   the  matter;  lady?   EMILIA。 Alas;
  Iago; my lord hath so bewhored her; Thrown such despite and heavy terms
  upon   her;  As   true   hearts   cannot   bear。   DESDEMONA。  Am   I   that   name;
  Iago? IAGO。 What name; fair lady? DESDEMONA。 Such as she says my
  lord did   say  I   was。  EMILIA。  He   call'd   her   whore;   a beggar   in   his   drink
  Could   not   have   laid   such   terms   upon   his   callet。  IAGO。  Why  did   he   so?
  DESDEMONA。 I do not know; I am sure I am none such。 IAGO。 Do not
  weep;   do   not   weep。 Alas   the   day!   EMILIA。   Hath   she   forsook   so   many
  noble   matches;   Her   father   and   her   country   and   her   friends;   To   be   call'd
  whore? Would it not make one weep? DESDEMONA。 It is my wretched
  fortune。    IAGO。     Beshrew      him   for't!  How    comes     this  trick  upon    him?
  DESDEMONA。   Nay;   heaven   doth   know。   EMILIA。   I   will   be   hang'd;   if
  some   eternal   villain;   Some   busy   and   insinuating   rogue;   Some   cogging;
  cozening slave; to get some office; Have not devised this slander; I'll be
  hang'd     else。   IAGO。      Fie;  there    is  no   such    man;     it  is  impossible。
  DESDEMONA。   If   any   such   there   be;   heaven   pardon   him!   EMILIA。   A
  halter   pardon   him!   And   hell   gnaw   his   bones!   Why   should   he   call   her
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  whore? Who   keeps   her   company? What place? What   time? What   form?
  What     likelihood?    The    Moor's    abused    by   some   most   villainous    knave;
  Some   base   notorious   knave;   some   scurvy   fellow。   O   heaven;   that   such
  companions thou'ldst unfold; And put in every honest hand a whip To lash
  the rascals naked through the world Even from the east to the west! IAGO。
  Speak within door。 EMILIA。 O; fie upon them! Some such squire he was
  That turn'd your wit the seamy side without; And made you to suspect me
  with the Moor。 IAGO。 You are a fool; go to。 DESDEMONA。 O good Iago;
  What shall I do to win my lord again? Good friend; go to him; for by this
  light of heaven; I know not how I lost him。 Here I kneel: If e'er my will
  did trespass 'gainst his love Either in discourse of thought or actual deed;
  Or that mine eyes; mine ears; or any sense; Delighted them in any other
  form; Or that I do not yet; and ever did; And ever will; though he do shake
  me off To beggarly divorcement; love him dearly; Comfort forswear me!
  Unkindness   may  do   much; And   his   unkindness   may  defeat   my  life;   But
  never taint my love。 I cannot say 〃whore。〃 It doth abhor me now I speak
  the word; To do the act that might the addition earn Not the world's mass
  of vanity could make me。 IAGO。 I pray you; be content; 'tis but his humor:
  The business of the state does him offense; And he does chide with you。
  DESDEMONA。             If  'twere   no   other   IAGO。     'Tis   but  so;   I  warrant。
  Trumpets   within。   Hark;   how   these   instruments   summon   to   supper!   The
  messengers of Venice stay the meat。 Go in; and weep not; all things shall
  be well。 Exeunt Desdemona and Emilia。
  Enter Roderigo。
  How   now;   Roderigo!   RODERIGO。   I   do   not   find   that   thou   dealest
  justly with me。 IAGO。 What in the contrary? RODERIGO。 Every day thou
  daffest   me   with   some   device;   Iago;   and   rather;   as   it   seems   to   me   now;
  keepest     from    me    all  conveniency      than   suppliest    me   with    the  least
  advantage      of  hope。    I  will  indeed   no   longer   endure    it;  nor  am    I  yet
  persuaded to put up in peace what already I have foolishly suffered。 IAGO。
  Will you hear me; Roderigo? RODERIGO。 Faith; I have heard too much;
  for your words and performances are no kin together。 IAGO。 You charge
  me   most   unjustly。   RODERIGO。   With   nought   but   truth。   I   have   wasted
  myself out of my means。 The jewels you have had from me to deliver to
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  Desdemona   would   half   have   corrupted   a   votarist。 You   have told   me   she
  hath received them and returned me expectations and comforts of sudden
  respect and acquaintance; but I find none。 IAGO。 Well; go to; very well。
  RODERIGO。 Very well! go to! I cannot go to; man; nor 'tis not very well。
  By this hand; I say 'tis very scurvy; and begin to find myself fopped in it。
  IAGO。 Very well。 RODERIGO。 I tell you 'tis not very well。 I will make
  myself known to Desdemona。 If she will return me my jewels; I will give
  over my suit and repent my unlawful solicitation; if not; assure yourself I
  will seek satisfaction of you。 IAGO。 You have said now。 RODERIGO。 Ay;
  and said nothing but what I protest intendment of doing。 IAGO。 Why; now
  I see there's mettle in thee; and even from this
  instant do build on thee a better opinion than ever before。 Give me
  thy hand; Roderigo。 Thou hast taken against me a most just exception; but
  yet; I protest; I have dealt most directly in thy affair。 RODERIGO。 It hath
  not    appeared。    IAGO。     I  grant   indeed    it  hath  not   appeared;    and   your
  suspicion   is   not   without   wit   and   judgement。   But;   Roderigo;   if   thou   hast
  that in thee indeed; which I have greater reason to believe now than ever; I
  mean purpose; courage; and valor; this night show it; if thou t