This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: …He cannot believe her other than innocent. But, unwittingly, she plays into lago’s hand. For her first words on joining Othello are a plea for Cassio. All the Moor’s jealousy is re-aroused. When she would apply her handkerchief to his heated brow, he tears it from her hand, and throws it to the ground. Emilia picks it up, but lago takes it from her. The scene is brought to a close by a quartet for Desdemona, Othello, lago, and Emilia. Othello and lago are left together again. Othello voices the grief that shakes his whole being, in what Mr. Upton happily describes as a pathetic but stirring melody. In. Photo by White Alda as Desck.mona in
Otello’ Copyright photo by Mishkin A1nato as Barnaba in La Gioconda it he bids farewell, not only to love and trust, but to the glories of war and battle. The trumpet is effectively employed in the accompaniment to this outburst of grief, which begins, Addio sante memorie (Farewell, O sacred memories). dto 9an. fa /nt-mo. rtt Jl.r /. To such a fury is the Moor aroused that he seizes /ago, hurls him to the ground, and threatens to kill him should his accusations against Desdemona prove false. There is a dramatic duet in which lago pledges his aid to Othello in proving beyond doubt the falseness of Desdemona. Act III. The great hall of the castle. At the back a terrace. After a brief scene in which the approach of a galley with the Venetian ambassadors is announced, Desdemona enters. Wholly unaware of the cause of Othello’s strange actions toward her, she again begins to plead for Cassio’s restoration to favour. lago has pretended to Othello that Desdemona ‘s handkerchief (of which he surreptitiously possessed himself) had been given by her to Cassio, and this has still further fanned the flame of the…
