Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1598 (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma · 513 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T28: married, marriage, wedding, day, bride, father, wife, luce, love, husband.
My Lord, I am for you, though it cost me ten nights watchings. And I my Lord. And you to gentle Hero? I will do any modest office, my Lord, to help my cousin to a good husband. And Benedick is not the unhopefullest husband that I know: thus far can I praise him, he is of a noble strain, of approved valour, and confirmed honesty, I will teach you how to humour your cousin, that she shall fall in love with Benedick, and I, with your two helps, will so practise on Benedick, that in despite of his quick wit, and his queasy stomach, he shall fall in love with Beatrice: if we can do this, Cupid is no longer an Archer, his glory shall be ours, for we are the only love-gods, go in with me, and I will tell you my drift. It is so, the Count Claudio shall marry the daughter of Leonato. Yea my Lord, but I can cross it. Any bar, any cross, any impediment, will be medicinable to me, I am sick in displeasure to him, and whatsoever comes athwart his affection, ranges evenly with mine, how canst thou cross this marriage? Not honestly my Lord, but so covertly, that no dishonesty shall appear in me. Show me briefly how. I think I told your Lordship a year since, how much I am in the favour of Margaret, the waiting gentlewoman to Hero. I remember. I can at any unseasonable instant of the night, appoint her to look out at her Lady's chamber window. What life is in that, to be the death of this marriage? The poison of that lies in you to temper, go you to the Prince your brother, spare not to tell him, that he hath wronged his Honour in marrying the renowned Claudio, whose estimation do you mightily hold up, to a contaminated stale, such a one as Hero. What proof shall I make of that? Proof enough, to misuse the Prince, to vex Claudio, to undo Hero, and kill Leonato, look you for any other issue? Only to despite them, I will endeavour any thing. Go then, find me a meet hour, to draw on Pedro and the Count Claudio alone, tell them that you know that Hero loves me, intent a kind of zeal both to the Prince and Claudio (as in a love of your brother's honour who hath made this match) and his friend's reputation, who is thus like to be cozened with the semblance of a maid, that you have discovered thus: they will scarcely believe this without trial: offer them instances which shall bear no less likelihood, than to see me at her chamber window, hear me call Margaret, Hero; hear Margaret term me Claudio, and bring them to see this the very night before the intended wedding, for in the mean time, I will so fashion the matter, that Hero shall be absent, and there shall appear such seeming truths of Hero's disloyalty, that jealousy shall be called assurance, and all the preparation overthrown.
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
My Lord, I am for you, though it coſt mee ten nights watchings. And I my Lord. And you to gentle Hero? I will doe any modeſt office, my Lord, to helpe my coſin to a good husband. And Benedick is not the vnhopefulleſt husband that I know: thus farre can I praiſe him, hee is of a noble ſtraine, of approued valour, and confirm'd honeſty, I will teach you how to humour your coſin, that ſhee ſhall fall in loue with Benedicke, and I, with your two helpes, will ſo practiſe on Benedicke, that in deſpight of his quicke wit, and his queaſie ſtomacke, hee ſhall fall in loue with Beatrice: if wee can doe this, Cupid is no longer an Archer, his glory ſhall be ours, for wee are the onely loue-gods, goe in with me, and I will tell you my drift. It is ſo, the Count Claudio ſhal marry the daughter of Leonato. Yea my Lord, but I can croſſe it. Any barre, any croſſe, any impediment, will be medicinable to me, I am ſicke in diſpleaſure to him, and whatſoeuer comes athwart his affection, ranges euenly with mine, how canſt thou croſſe this marriage? Not honeſtly my Lord, but ſo couertly, that no diſhoneſty ſhall appeare in me. Shew me breefely how. I thinke I told your Lordſhip a yeere ſince, how much I am in the fauour of Margaret, the waiting gentlewoman to Hero. I remember. I can at any vnſeaſonable inſtant of the night, appoint her to look out at her Ladies chamber window. What life is in that, to be the death of this marriage? The poyſon of that lies in you to temper, goe you to the Prince your brother, ſpare not to tell him, that hee hath wronged his Honor in marrying the renowned Claudio, whoſe eſtimation do you mightily hold vp, to a contaminated ſtale, ſuch a one as Hero. What proofe ſhall I make of that? Proofe enough, to miſuſe the Prince, to vexe Claudio, to vndoe Hero, and kill Leonato, looke you for any other iſſue? Onely to deſpight them, I will endeauour any thing. Goe then, finde me a meete howre, to draw on Pedro and the Count Claudio alone, tell them that you know that Hero loues me, intend a kinde of zeale both to the Prince and Claudio (as in a loue of your brothers honor who hath made this match) and his friends reputation, who is thus like to be coſen'd with the ſemblance of a maid, that you haue diſcouer'd thus: they will ſcarcely beleeue this without triall: offer them inſtances which ſhall beare no leſſe likelihood, than to ſee mee at her chamber window, heare me call Margaret, Hero; heare Margaret terme me Claudio, and bring them to ſee this the very night before the intended wedding, for in the meane time, I will ſo faſhion the matter, that Hero ſhall be abſent, and there ſhall appeare ſuch ſeeming truths of Heroes diſloyaltie, that iealouſie ſhall be cal'd aſſurance, and all the preparation ouerthrowne.