"Were I the Moor I would not be……" — William Shakespeare

Were I the Moor I would not be Iago. In following him… - William Shakespeare

"Were I the Moor I would not be Iago. In following him I follow but myself; Heaven is my judge, not I for love and duty, But seeming so for my peculiar end. For when my outward action doth demonstrate The native act and figure of my heart In compliment extern, ’tis not long after But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at. I am not what I am"

— William Shakespeare

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