It is Othello, his last monologue, V. ii. 352
And say besides, that in Aleppo once,
Where a malignant and turban'd Turk
Beat a Venetian and traduc'd the state,
I took by th' throat the circumsised dot,
And smote him - thus. [He stabs himself.]
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Date: Sunday, June 1, 2008 2:51 pm
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> >>> Jansy <jansy@AETERN.US> 29/05/2008 8:06 am >>>
> I had always been intrigued by the title "in Aleppo once" and my
> curiosity was satisfied after I read, somewhere, that the title
> was a reference to Shakespeare. To Othello, I think.
> Unfortunately, in the middle of my muddle I lost the indication
> and forgot its source. Does any one know?
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