Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850Various
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850
Various
England -- Periodicals; Scotland -- Periodicals
Very few will suffice. Act IV. begins a little before supper-time.
Bianca enters in Scene I. inviting Cassio to supper--"An you'll come
to supper to-night, you may." If anything were wanting to connect
the closing Scene of Act III. with this opening Scene of Act IV. it
is fully supplied by Bianca, who at the end of Act III. gets the
handkerchief, in order that she may copy it, and in the scene of this
IVth Act, comes back in a fury. "Let the devil and his dam haunt
you--what did you mean by that same handkerchief you gave me _even
now_? I was a fine fool to take it." Cassio had given it to her a
little after dinner, and Bianca, inviting him to supper, says he had
given it to her EVEN NOW. This Scene I. of Act IV. ends with
Othello's invitation to the newly arrived Lodovico--"I do entreat that
we may sup together." Scene II. comprehends the interview between
Othello and Emilia; Othello and Desdemona--Desdemona, Emilia and Iago.
The whole do not occupy an hour of time--they follow one another
naturally, and the action is continuous. Scene III. shows Lodovico and
the Noble Venetians still at the Castle--but now it is _after_ supper.
Lodovico is departing--
"I do beseech you, sir, trouble yourself no farther.
_Othello._ O pardon me; 'twill do me good to walk.
O Desdemona!
_Desdemona._ My Lord?
_Othello. Get you to bed on the instant, I will
be returned forthwith._"
Desdemona, obeys--the bed-scene follows--and _she is
murdered_. What say you, Seward?
SEWARD.
"I say ditto to Mr Burke."
NORTH.
Buller?
BULLER.
I say ditto to Mr North.
NORTH.
Why have both of you been so silent?
SEWARD.
I knew it all before.
TALBOYS.
What a bouncer!
BULLER.
I never speak when I am busking Flies. There's a Professor
for you--(six red and six black)--pretty full in the
body--long-winged--liker eagle than insect--sharper than needle--and
with, barb "inextricable as the gored Lion's bite." Lunch-gong. To the
Deeside.
NORTH.
Verdict: DESDEMONA MURDERED BY OTHELLO ON THE SECOND NIGHT IN
CYPRUS.
SCENE III.--_Deeside._
TIME--_At and after Lunch._
NORTH--TALBOYS--SEWARD--BULLER.
NORTH.
Having demonstrated SHORT TIME AT CYPRUS, let us now, if it
please you, gentlemen, show forth LONG TIME AT CYPRUS.
TALBOYS.
With all our heart. We have _demonstrated_ the one, let us _show forth_
the other.
NORTH.
And as, in our Demonstration of Short Time, we kept Long Time out of
sight--excluded him from the Tent--
BULLER.
Pardon me, sir. I for one was beginning to feel his influence.
NORTH.
How?
BULLER.
In that contraction and expansion of the jaws denoted by that most
expressive and characteristic word YAWN; for Seward and I were
but listeners.
NORTH.
I don't believe you heard one word.
BULLER.
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