Did Shakespeare write "Put out the light."?

Not exactly. The full line is "Put out the light, and then put out the light." — from Othello, Act V.ii.

Vol. 08 · Shakespeare ·Othello, Act V.ii ·Othello

"Put out the light."

Not quite the line.

How it's usually quoted

"Put out the light."

What Shakespeare actually wrote

"Put out the light, and then put out the light." Othello — Othello, Act V.ii

Othello says it twice — first the candle, then Desdemona. Single quotation loses the pivot: the first "light" is literal, the second is metaphorical.

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