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An Apology For The Character And Conduct Of Iago.
I observed that lago ' s military deserts are never questioned ; and , in the first scene , he speaks like one , who was no less conscious of his own merit , than tremblingly alive to tl ? e indignitiesjie had suffered . ¦ By the faith of man / says he , ' I know my price , I am worth no worse a place . ' He concludes his spirited speech with remarking , that
notwithstanding his services , Othello permitted him to ' be belied and calmed By debtor and creditor . ' * This somewhat softens an exceptionable part of his conduct , the . ' making his fool his purse . ' He had " a right to expect promotion . In consequence of this expectation he had lived , it may naturally be
concluded , more profusely than he would otherwise have done ; had involved himself in many difficulties , or as JEmilia-expresses it , had ' scanted his former , havings '—another cause for chagrin and anger against Othello , whose cruel neglect had obliged him to stoop to meannesses he ' would otherwise have detested . Instances of faults pommitted by naturally virtuous characters in reduced circumstances , which they would have abhorred in a state of affluence , every day
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Apology For The Character And Conduct Of Iago.
I observed that lago ' s military deserts are never questioned ; and , in the first scene , he speaks like one , who was no less conscious of his own merit , than tremblingly alive to tl ? e indignitiesjie had suffered . ¦ By the faith of man / says he , ' I know my price , I am worth no worse a place . ' He concludes his spirited speech with remarking , that
notwithstanding his services , Othello permitted him to ' be belied and calmed By debtor and creditor . ' * This somewhat softens an exceptionable part of his conduct , the . ' making his fool his purse . ' He had " a right to expect promotion . In consequence of this expectation he had lived , it may naturally be
concluded , more profusely than he would otherwise have done ; had involved himself in many difficulties , or as JEmilia-expresses it , had ' scanted his former , havings '—another cause for chagrin and anger against Othello , whose cruel neglect had obliged him to stoop to meannesses he ' would otherwise have detested . Instances of faults pommitted by naturally virtuous characters in reduced circumstances , which they would have abhorred in a state of affluence , every day