Note 6751 — Scene II. A bedchamber in the castle: Desdemona in bed asleep; a light burning.[6698]

It is too] Ff. Tis too Q1. Tis to Q2 Q3.

[He stifles her.] Q₂ Q₃ (opposite prayer!). He stifles her. Q₁. Smothers her. Ff. Attempts to smother her. Pope.

Here Q₁ inserts: Des. O Lord, Lord, Lord. See note (XIII).