Bianca A courtesan, in love with Cassio
Tragedy · Othello

Bianca's lines in Othello

15 speeches in 3 scenes, with cues

8 speeches

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Cassio I humbly thank your ladyship.
Bianca
Bianca. Save you, friend Cassio!
Cassio What make you from home? How is it with you, my most fair Bianca? I' faith, sweet love, I was coming to your house.
Bianca
Bianca. And I was going to your lodging, Cassio. What, keep a week away? seven days and nights? Eight score eight hours? and lovers' absent hours, More tedious than the dial eight score times? O weary reckoning!
Cassio Take me this work out.
Bianca
Bianca. O Cassio, whence came this? This is some token from a newer friend: To the felt absence now I feel a cause: Is't come to this? Well, well.
Cassio Go to, woman! Throw your vile guesses in the devil's teeth, From whence you have them. You are jealous now That this is from some mistress, some remembrance: No, in good troth, Bianca.
Bianca
Bianca. Why, whose is it?
Cassio I know not, sweet: I found it in my chamber. I like the work well: ere it be demanded-- As like enough it will--I'd have it copied: Take it, and do't; and leave me for this time.
Bianca
Bianca. Leave you! wherefore?
Cassio I do attend here on the general; And think it no addition, nor my wish, To have him see me woman'd.
Bianca
Bianca. Why, I pray you?
Cassio Not that I love you not.
Bianca
Bianca. But that you do not love me. I pray you, bring me on the way a little, And say if I shall see you soon at night.
Cassio 'Tis but a little way that I can bring you; For I attend here: but I'll see you soon.
Bianca
Bianca. 'Tis very good; I must be circumstanced.

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Cassio What do you mean by this haunting of me?
Bianca
Bianca. 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. I must take out the work?--A likely piece of work, that you should find it in your chamber, and not know who left it there!
This is some minx's token, and I must take out the work? There; give it your hobby-horse: wheresoever you had it, I'll take out no work on't.
Othello By heaven, that should be my handkerchief!
Bianca
Bianca. An you'll come to supper to-night, you may; an you will not, come when you are next prepared for.

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Iago Marry, heaven forbid! Light, gentlemen; I'll bind it with my shirt.
Bianca
Bianca. What is the matter, ho? who is't that cried?
Iago Who is't that cried!
Bianca
Bianca. O my dear Cassio! my sweet Cassio! O Cassio, Cassio, Cassio!
Iago Lend me a garter. So. O, for a chair, To bear him easily hence!
Bianca
Bianca. Alas, he faints! O Cassio, Cassio, Cassio!
Iago What, do you shake at that?
Bianca
Bianca. He supp'd at my house; but I therefore shake not.
Emilia Fie, fie upon thee, strumpet!
Bianca
Bianca. I am no strumpet; but of life as honest As you that thus abuse me.