“ Take note, take note, O world, to be direct and honest is not safe. ”
William Shakespeare, Othello (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | Othello |
| Topic | honesty fairplay inequity |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1601 and 1604 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1531/1531-h/1531-h.htm |
Context
“O heaven defend me!
Are you a man? Have you a soul or sense?
God be wi' you. Take mine office.—O wretched fool,
That liv'st to make thine honesty a vice! O monstrous world! Take note, take note, O world,
To be direct and honest is not safe. I thank you for this profit, and from hence I'll love no friend, sith love breeds such offence.
OTHELLO. Nay, stay. Thou shouldst be honest.
IAGO. I should be wise; for honesty's a fool,” source
Are you a man? Have you a soul or sense?
God be wi' you. Take mine office.—O wretched fool,
That liv'st to make thine honesty a vice! O monstrous world! Take note, take note, O world,
To be direct and honest is not safe. I thank you for this profit, and from hence I'll love no friend, sith love breeds such offence.
OTHELLO. Nay, stay. Thou shouldst be honest.
IAGO. I should be wise; for honesty's a fool,” source
Meaning and analysis
