As I do thee.
—From Act III, Scene 2.
OTHELLO’S APOLOGY
[The speech calls for great dignity, ease, and power, in both speech and manner.]
Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors,
My very noble and approved good masters,
That I have ta’en away this old man’s daughter,
It is most true; true, I have married her:
The very head and front of my offending
Hath this extent, no more. Rude am I in my speech,