The Merchant of Venice (The Jew of Venice) · chunk 5 of 39
Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1596 [1596-1598] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T6 Money, debt and credit typicality 0.78 · 538 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
If I could bid the fifth welcome with so good heart as I can bid the other four farewell, I should be glad of his approach: if he have the condition of a Saint, and the complexion of a devil, I had rather he should shrive me then wive me. Come Nerrissa, sirrah go before: whiles we shut the gate upon one wooer, another knocks at the door. Three thousand ducats, well. I sir, for three months. For three months, well. For the which as I told you, Anthonio shallbe bound. Anthonio shall become bound, well. May you stead me? Will you pleasure me? Shall I know your answer. Three thousand ducats for three months, and Anthonio bound. Your answer to that. Anthonio is a good man. Have you heard any imputation to the contrary. Ho no, no, no, no: my meaning in saying he is a good man, is to have you understand me that he is sufficient, yet his means are in supposition: he hath an Argosy bound to Tripoli, another to the Indies, I understand moreover upon the Ryalta, ●ee hath a third at Mexico, a fourth for England, and other ventures he hath squandered abroad, but ships are but boards, Sailors but men, there be land rats, and water rats, water thieves, and land thieves, I mean Pirates, and then there is the peril of waters; winds, and rocks: the man is notwithstanding sufficient, three thousand ducats, I think I may take his bond. Be assured you may. I will be assured I may: and that I may be assured, I will bethink me, may I speak with Anthonio? If it please you to dine with us. Yes, to smell pork, to eat of the habitation which your Prophet the Nazarit conjured the devil into: I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following: but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you. What news on the Rialto, who is he comes here? This is signor Anthonio. How like a fawning publican he looks. I hate him for he is a Christian: But more, for that in low simplicity He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice. If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him. He hates our sacred Nation, and he rails Even there where Merchants most do congregate On me, my bargains, and my well-wone thrift, which he calls interest: Cursed be my Tribe if I forgive him. Shyloch, do you hear. I am debating of my present store, And by the near guess of my memory I cannot instantly raise up the gross Of full three thousand ducats: what of that, Tubal a wealthy Hebrew of my Tribe Will furnish me; but soft, how many months Do you desire? Rest you fair good signor, Your worship was the last man in our mouths. Shylocke, albeit I neither lend nor borrow By taking nor by giving of excess, Yet to supply the ripe wants of my friend, I'll break a custom: is he yet possessed How much ye would?
nodes 141–183 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 5 of 39 in this edition
Length
538 words · 707 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T6 — Money, debt and creditcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.783 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: T9 · seed 44: T10 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Yf I could bid the fift welcome with ſo good hart as I can bid the other foure farewell, I ſhould bee glad of his approch: if he haue the condition of a Saint, and the complexion of a deuill, I had rather he ſhould ſhriue mee then wiue mee. Come Nerriſſa, ſirra goe before: whiles we ſhut the gate vpon one wooer, another knocks at the doore. Three thouſand ducates, well. I ſir, for three months. For three months, well. For the which as I told you, Anthonio ſhalbe bound. Anthonio ſhall become bound, well. May you ſted me? Will you pleaſure me? Shall I know your aunſwere. Three thouſand ducats for three months, and Anthonio bound. Your aunſwere to that. Anthonio is a good man. Haue you heard any imputation to the contrary. Ho no, no, no, no: my meaning in ſaying hee is a good man, is to haue you vnderſtand mee that hee is ſufficient, yet his meanes are in ſuppoſition: hee hath an Argoſie bound to Tripolis, another to the Indies, I vnderſtand moreouer vpon the Ryalta, ee hath a third at Mexico, a fourth for England, and other ventures he hath ſquandred abroade, but ſhips are but boordes, Saylers but men, there be land rats, and water rats, water theeues, and land theeues, I meane Pyrats, and then there is the perill of waters; windes, and rockes: the man is notwithſtanding ſufficient, three thouſand ducats, I thinke I may take his bond. Be aſſurd you may. I will be aſſurd I may: and that I may bee aſſured, I will bethinke mee, may I ſpeake with Anthonio? Yf it pleaſe you to dine with vs. Yes, to ſmell porke, to eate of the habitation which your Prophet the Nazarit coniured the deuill into: I wil buy with you, ſell with you, talke with you, walke with you, and ſo following: but I will not eate with you, drinke with you, nor pray with you. What newes on the Ryalto, who is he comes heere? This is ſignior Anthonio. How like a fawning publican he lookes. I hate him for he is a Chriſtian: But more, for that in low ſimplicitie He lends out money gratis, and brings downe The rate of vſance heere with vs in Venice. Yf I can catch him once vpon the hip, I will feede fat the auncient grudge I beare him. He hates our ſacred Nation, and he rayles Euen there where Merchants moſt doe congregate On me, my bargaines, and my well-wone thrift, vvhich hee calls interreſt: Curſed be my Trybe if I forgiue him. Shyloch, doe you heare. I am debating of my preſent ſtore, And by the neere geſſe of my memorie I cannot inſtantly raiſe vp the groſſe Of full three thouſand ducats: what of that, Tuball a wealthy Hebrew of my Tribe Will furniſh me; but ſoft, how many months Doe you deſire? Reſt you faire good ſignior, Your worſhip was the laſt man in our mouthes. Shylocke, albeit I neither lend nor borrow By taking nor by giuing of exceſſe, Yet to ſupply the ripe wants of my friend, Ile breake a cuſtome: is hee yet poſſeſt How much ye would?