Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma typicality 0.76 · 506 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T7: hector, troy, achilles, greeks, aeneas, priam, ulysses, troilus, trojan, trojans.
As Hector, I assure you, and in the managing of quarrels you may say he is wise, for either he avoids them with great discretion, or undertakes them with a most christian-like fear. If he do fear God, a must necessarily keep peace, if he break the peace, he ought to enter into a quarrel with fear and trembling. And so will he do, for the man doth fear God, howsoever it seems not in him, by some large jests he will make: well I am sorry for your niece, shall we go seek Benedick, and tell him of her love? Never tell him, my Lord, let her wear it out with good counsel. Nay that's impossible, she may wear her heart out first. Well, we will hear further of it by your daughter, let it cool the while, I love Benedick well, and I could wish he would modestly examine himself, to see how much he is unworthy so good a lady. My lord, will you walk? dinner is ready. If he do not dote on her upon this, I will never trust my expectation Let there be the same net spread for her, and that must your daughter and her gentlewomen carry: the sport will be, when they hold one an opinion of an others dotage, and no such matter, that's the scene that I would see, which will be merely a dumb show: let us send her to call him in to dinner. This can be no trick, the conference was sadly borne, they have the truth of this from Hero, they seem to pity the Lady: it seems her affections have their full bent: love me? why it must be requited: I hear how I am censured, they say I will bear myself proudly, if I perceive the love come from her: they say too that she will rather die than give any sign of affection: I did never think to marry, I must not seem proud, happy are they that hear their detractions, and can put them to mending: they say the Lady is fair, 't is a truth, I can bear them witness: and virtuous, us so, I cannot reprove it, and wise, but for loving me, by my troth it is no addition to her wit, nor no great argument of her folly, for I will be horribly in love with her, I may chance have some odd quirks and remnants of wit broken on me, because I have railed so long against marriage: but doth not the appetite alter? a man loves the meat in his youth, that he cannot endure in his age. Shall quips and sentences, and these paper bullets of the brain awe a man from the career of his humour? No, the world must be peopled. When I said I would die a bachelor, I did not think I should live till I were married, here comes Beatrice: by this day, she's a fair lady, I do spy some marks of love in her.
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As Hector, I assure you, and in the mannaging of quarrels you may say he is wise, for either hee auoydes them with great discretion, or vndertakes them with a most christianlike feare. If he do feare God, a must necessarily keep peace, if hee breake the peace, hee ought to enter into a quarrel with feare and trembling. And so will hee doe, for the man doth feare God, howsoeuer it seemes not in him, by some large iestes hee will make: well I am sory for your niece, shall we go seeke Benedicke, and tell him of her loue? Neuer tell him, my Lord, let her weare it out with good counsell. Nay thats impossible, shee may weare her heart out first. Well, we will heare further of it by your daughter, let it coole the while, I loue Benedicke wel▪ and I could wish he would modestly examine himselfe, to see how much he is vnworthy so good a lady. My lord, will you walke? dinner is ready. If he do not doate on her vppon this, I will neuer trust my expectation Let there be the same nette spread for her, and that must your daughter and her gentlewomen carry: the sporte will be, when they holde one an opinion of an others dotage, and no such matter, thats the scene that I woulde see, which wil be meerely a dumbe shew: let vs send her to call him in to dinner. This can be no tricke, the conference was sdly borne▪ they haue the trueth of this from Hero, they seeme to pittie the Lady: it seemes her affections haue their full bent: loue me? why it must be requited: I heare how I am censurde, they say I will beare my selfe prowdly, if I perceiue the loue come from her: they say too that she will rather die than giue anie signe of affection: I did neuer thinke to marry, I must not seeme prowd, happy are they that heare their detractions, and can put them to mending: they say the Lady is faire, us a trueth, I can beare them witnesse: and vertuous, us so, I cannot reprooue it, and wise, but for louing me, by my troth it is no addition to her wit, nor no great argument of her follie, for I will be horribly in loue with her, I may chaunce haue some odde quirkes and remnants of witte broken on me, because I haue railed so long against marriage: but doth not the appetite alter? a man loues the meate in his youth, that he cannot indure in his age. Shall quippes and sentences, and these paper bullets of the brain awe a man from the carreere of his humor? No, the world must be peopled. When I saide I woulde die a batcheller, I did not think I should liue til I were married, here comes Beatrice: by this day, shees a faire lady, I doe spie some markes of loue in her.