Othello

kissed…thee perhaps another reference to Judas, who famously identified Christ to his enemies by kissing him; he later killed himself⁴⁰³ die with shading into sense of “orgasm”⁴⁰⁶ Spartan dog a particularly fierce breed of hunting dog⁴⁰⁷ fell fierce/cruel⁴¹⁰ keep guard, secure/remain in/seize⁴¹¹ seize upon take legal possession of⁴¹² succeed on descend to, pass to⁴¹³ censure judgment/sentencing⁴¹⁶ heavy sorrowfulgulled duped, deceived* See discussion of Quarto/Folio variants in “About the Text,” below.