| Original text | Modern text | Key line |
| Newes Laddes: our warres are done: | News, lads! Our wars are done: | Oth II.i.20 |
| The desperate Tempest hath so bang'd the Turkes, | The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks | Oth II.i.21 |
| That their designement halts. A Noble ship of Venice, | That their designment halts. A noble ship of Venice | Oth II.i.22 |
| Hath seene a greeuous wracke and sufferance | Hath seen a grievous wrack and sufferance | Oth II.i.23 |
| On most part of their Fleet. | On most part of their fleet. | Oth II.i.24 |
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| The Ship is heere put in : | The ship is here put in, | Oth II.i.25.2 |
| A Verennessa, Michael Cassio | A Veronesa; Michael Cassio, | Oth II.i.26 |
| Lieutenant to the warlike Moore, Othello, | Lieutenant to the warlike Moor, Othello, | Oth II.i.27 |
| Is come on Shore: the Moore himselfe at Sea, | Is come on shore; the Moor himself at sea, | Oth II.i.28 |
| And is in full Commission heere for Cyprus. | And is in full commission here for Cyprus. | Oth II.i.29 |
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| But this same Cassio, though he speake of comfort, | But this same Cassio, though he speak of comfort | Oth II.i.31 |
| Touching the Turkish losse, yet he lookes sadly, | Touching the Turkish loss, yet he looks sadly | Oth II.i.32 |
| And praye the Moore be safe; for they were parted | And prays the Moor be safe; for they were parted | Oth II.i.33 |
| With fowle and violent Tempest. | With foul and violent tempest. | Oth II.i.34.1 |
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| Come, let's do so; | Come, let's do so; | Oth II.i.40.2 |
| For euery Minute is expectancie | For every minute is expectancy | Oth II.i.41 |
| Of more Arriuancie. | Of more arrivance. | Oth II.i.42 |
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| Gent. | GENTLEMEN | |
| Excellent well. | Excellent well. | Oth II.iii.111 |