“ There's many a beast, then, in a populous city, and many a civil monster. ”
William Shakespeare, Othello (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Othello |
| Topic | civilization monsters beasts |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1601 and 1604 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1531/1531-h/1531-h.htm |
Context
“IAGO. I mock you? No, by heaven.
Would you would bear your fortune like a man!
OTHELLO. A horned man's a monster and a beast.
IAGO. There's many a beast, then, in a populous city, And many a civil monster.
OTHELLO. Did he confess it?
IAGO. Good sir, be a man. Think every bearded fellow that's but yok'd May draw with you. There's millions now alive
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Would you would bear your fortune like a man!
OTHELLO. A horned man's a monster and a beast.
IAGO. There's many a beast, then, in a populous city, And many a civil monster.
OTHELLO. Did he confess it?
IAGO. Good sir, be a man. Think every bearded fellow that's but yok'd May draw with you. There's millions now alive
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