The Merchant of Venice (The Jew of Venice) · chunk 19 of 39
Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1596 [1596-1598] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T32 Rings and jewels as tokens · 490 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T32: ring, ti, gave, finger, jewel, lady, lord, love, invisible, away.
Thou stickst a dagger in me, I shall never see my gold again, four score ducats at a sitting, four score ducats There came divers of Antonio's creditors in my company to Ven●●●●hat swear he cannot choose but break. I am very glad of it, i'll plague him, i'll torture him, I am glad of it. One of them showed me a ring that he had of your daughter for a Monkey. Out upon her, thou torturest me Tubal, it was my Turkeys, I had it of Leah when I was a Bachelor: I would not have given it for a Wilderness of Monkeys. But Anthonio is certainly undone. Nay, that's true, that's very true, go Tubal fee me an Officer, bespeak him a fortnight before, I will have the heart of him if he forfeit, for were he out of Venice I can make what merchandise I will: go Tubal, and meet me at our Smagogue, go good Tubal, at our Synagogue Tubal. I pray you tarry, pause a day or two Before you hazard, for in choosing wrong I lose your company; therefore forbear a while, There's something tells me (but it is not love) I would not lose you, and you know yourself, Hate counsels not in such a quality; But lest you should not understand me well, And yet a maiden hath no tongue, but thought, I would detain you here some month or two before you venture for me. I could teach you how to choose right, but then I am forsworn, So will I never be, so may you miss me, But if you do, you'll make me wish a sin, That I had been forsworn: Beshrew your eyes, They have overlooked me and divided me, One half of me is yours, the other halfe yours, Mine own I would say: but if mine then yours, And so all yours; o these naughty times puts bars between the owners and their rights, And so though yours, not yours, (prove it so) Let Fortune go to hell for it, not I I speak too long, but 'tis to peise the time, To each it, and to draw it out in length, To stay you from election. Let me choose, For as I am, I hue upon the rack. Upon the rack Bassanio, then confess what treason there is mingled with your love. None but that ugly treason of mistrust, which makes me fear th'enjoying of my Love, There may as well be amity and life tween snow and fire, as treason and my love. I but I fear you speak upon the rack where men enforced do speak any thing. Promise me life, and i'll confess the truth. Well then, confess and live. Confess and love had been the very sum of my confession: O happy torment, when my torturer doth teach me answers for deliverance: But let me to my fortune and the caskets.
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Thou ſtickſt a dagger in me, I ſhall neuer ſee my gold againe, foure ſcore ducats at a ſitting, foure ſcore ducats There came diuers of Anthonios creditors in my company to Ven hat ſweare he cannot chooſe but breake. I am very glad of it, ile plague him, ile torture him, I am glad of it. One of them ſhewed mee a ring that hee had of your daughter for a Monky. Out vpon her, thou tortureſt mee Tuball, it was my Turkies, I had it of Leah when I was a Batcheler: I would not haue giuen it for a Wildernes of Monkies. But Anthonio is certainly vndone. Nay, that's true, that's very true, goe Tuball fee me an Officer, beſpeake him a fortnight before, I will haue the hart of him if he forfeite, for were he out of Venice I can make what merchandize I will: goe Tuball, and meete me at our Smagogue, goe good Tuball, at our Sinagogue Tuball. I pray you tarry, pauſe a day or two Before you hazard, for in chooſing wrong I looſe your companie; therefore forbeare a while, Theres ſomething tells me (but it is not loue) I would not looſe you, and you know your ſelfe, Hate counſailes not in ſuch a quallity; But leaſt you ſhould not vnderſtand me well, And yet a mayden hath no tongue, but thought, I would detaine you heere ſome moneth or two before you venture for me. I could teach you how to chooſe right, but then I am forſworne, So will I neuer be, ſo may you miſſe me, But if you doe, youle make me wiſh a ſinne, That I had beene forſworne: Beſhrow your eyes, They haue ore-lookt me and deuided me, One halfe of me is yours, the other halfe yours, Mine owne I would ſay: but if mine then yours, And ſo all yours; ô theſe naughty times puts barres betweene the ovvners and their rights, And ſo though yours, not yours, (proue it ſo) Let Fortune goe to hell for it, not I. I ſpeake too long, but tis to peize the time, To ech it, and to draw it out in length, To ſtay you from election. Let me chooſe, For as I am, I hue vpon the racke. Vpon the racke Baſſanio, then confeſſe vvhat treaſon there is mingled with your loue. None but that vgly treaſon of miſtruſt, vvhich makes me feare th'inioying of my Loue, There may as well be amity and life Tweene ſnow and fire, as treaſon and my loue. I but I feare you ſpeake vpon the racke vvhere men enforced doe ſpeake any thing. Promiſe me life, and ile confeſſe the truth. Well then, confeſſe and liue. Confeſſe and loue had beene the very ſum of my confeſſion: O happy torment, when my torturer doth teach me aunſweres for deliuerance: But let me to my fortune and the caskets.