All 13 Uses of
beseech
in
Othello, the Moor of Venice
- But, I beseech you, If't be your pleasure and most wise consent,— As partly I find it is,—that your fair daughter, At this odd-even and dull watch o' the night, Transported with no worse nor better guard But with a knave of common hire, a gondolier, To the gross clasps of a lascivious Moor,— If this be known to you, and your allowance, We then have done you bold and saucy wrongs; But if you know not this, my manners tell me We have your wrong rebuke.†
Scene 1.1
- I do beseech you, Send for the lady to the Sagittary, And let her speak of me before her father.†
Scene 1.3
- — I humbly beseech you, proceed to the affairs of state.†
Scene 1.3
- I think it freely; and betimes in the morning I will beseech the virtuous Desdemona to undertake for me; I am desperate of my fortunes if they check me here.†
Scene 2.3
- Yet, I beseech you,— If you think fit, or that it may be done,— Give me advantage of some brief discourse With Desdemona alone.†
Scene 3.1
- I will deny thee nothing: Whereon, I do beseech thee, grant me this, To leave me but a little to myself.†
Scene 3.3
- I do beseech you,— Though I perchance am vicious in my guess, As, I confess, it is my nature's plague To spy into abuses, and of my jealousy Shape faults that are not,—that your wisdom yet, From one that so imperfectly conceits, Would take no notice; nor build yourself a trouble Out of his scattering and unsure observance:— It were not for your quiet nor your good, Nor for my manhood, honesty, or wisdom, To let you know my thoughts.†
Scene 3.3
- I humbly do beseech you of your pardon
For too much loving you.Scene 3.3 *beseech = beg
- In the meantime, Let me be thought too busy in my fears,— As worthy cause I have to fear I am,— And hold her free, I do beseech your honour.†
Scene 3.3
- Madam, my former suit: I do beseech you That by your virtuous means I may again Exist, and be a member of his love, Whom I, with all the office of my heart, Entirely honour: I would not be delay'd.†
Scene 3.4
- Truly, an obedient lady:— I do beseech your lordship, call her back.†
Scene 4.1
- I do beseech you, sir, trouble yourself no further.†
Scene 4.3
- I do beseech you That I may speak with you, O, good my lord!†
Scene 5.2
Definition:
to ask strongly or beg for something
Beseech is common in classic literature. Though its usage has doubled in recent decades, it remains a rare word in modern writing.
Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Beseech is similar to beg or entreat. Beg implies the request for a personal favor, while entreat implies an attempt to overcome resistance.
Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
Beseech is similar to beg or entreat. Beg implies the request for a personal favor, while entreat implies an attempt to overcome resistance.