Note 6849 — Scene II. A bedchamber in the castle: Desdemona in bed asleep; a light burning.[6698]
Reading edition
But ... Precious] For what then serves the thunder? Precious Warburton. What serves the thunder for? Pernicious Anon. MS. (pencil). See note (IV).
But ... villain!] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.
serve] F4. serves The rest.
Precious] Ff. pretious Q1. pernitious Q2 Q3.
[He ... exit.] Edd. (Globe ed.) The Moore runnes at Iago. Iago kils his wife. Qq (runs Q2 Q3, kills Q2 Q3), after woman? line 237. Omitted in Ff. Jago breaks through and wounds his Wife, then runs out. Rowe, after wife? line 237. Iago stabs his Wife suddenly, and runs off. Capell. Othello offers to stab Iago, but is disarmed by Montano: Iago stabs Emilia, and then runs out. Dyce (ed. 2).