The Merchant of Venice (The Jew of Venice) · chunk 27 of 39
Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1596 [1596-1598] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 472 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
I shall grow jealous of you shortly Launcelet, if you thus get my wife into corners? Nay, you need not fear us Lorenzo, Launcelet and I are out, he tells me flatly there's no mercy for me in heaven, because I am a Iewes daughter: and he says you are no good member of the commonwealth, for in converting jews to Christians, you raise the price of pork. I shall answer that better to the commonwealth than you can the getting up of the Negro's belly: the Moor is with child by you Launcelet? It is much that the Moor should be more than reason: but if she be less than an honest woman, she is indeed more than I took her for. How every fool can play upon the word, I think the best grace of wit will shortly turn into silence, and discourse grow commendable in none only but Parrots: go in sirrah, bid them prepare for dinner? That is done sir, they have all stomachs? Goodly Lord what a wit snapper are you, than bid them prepare dinner? to offices of tender courtesy: We all expect a gentle answer Iewe? I have possessed your grace of what I purpose, and by our holy Sabaoth have I sworn to have the due and forfeit of my bond, if you deny it, let the danger light upon your charter and your cities freedom? You'll ask me why I rather choose to have a weight of carrion flesh, then to receive three thousand ducats: I'll not answer that? But say it is my humour, is it answered? What if my house be troubled with a Rat, and I be pleased to give ten thousand ducats to have it baind? what, are you answered yet? Some men there are love not a gaping pig? Some that are mad if they behold a Cat? And others when the bagpipe sings i'th' nose, cannot contain their urine for affection. Masters of passion sways it to the mood of what it likes or loathes, now for your answer: As there is no firm reason to be rendered why he cannot abide a gaping pig? why he a harmless necessary Cat? why he a woollen bagpipe: but of force must yield to such in evitable shame, as to offend himself being offended: So can I give no reason, nor I will not, more than a lodged hate, and a certain loathing I bear Anthonio, that I follow thus a losing suit against him? are you answered? This is no answer thou unfeeling man, to excuse the currant of thy cruelty? I am not bound to please thee with my answers? Do all men kill the things they do not love? Hates any man the thing he would not kill? Every offence is not a hate at first?
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Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
I ſhall grow iealious of you ſhortly Launcelet, if you thus get my wife into corners? Nay, you neede not feare vs Lorenzo, Launcelet and I are out, he tells me flatly there's no mercy for mee in heauen, becauſe I am a Iewes daughter: and he ſayes you are no good member of the common-wealth, for in conuerting Iewes to Chriſtians, you raiſe the price of porke. I ſhall aunſwere that better to the common-wealth than you can the getting vp of the Negroes belly: the Moore is vvith child by you Launcelet? It is much that the Moore ſhould be more then reaſon: but if ſhe be leſſe then an honeſt woman, ſhe is indeede more then I tooke her for. How euery foole can play vpon the word, I thinke the beſt grace of wit will ſhortly turne into ſilence, and diſcourſe grow commendable in none onely but Parrats: goe in ſirra, bid them prepare for dinner? That is done ſir, they haue all ſtomacks? Goodly Lord what a wit ſnapper are you, than bid them prepare dinner? to offices of tender curteſie: We all expect a gentle aunſwere Iewe? I haue poſſeſt your grace of what I purpoſe, and by our holy Sabaoth haue I ſworne to haue the due and forfet of my bond, if you deny it, let the danger light vpon your charter and your Citties freedome? Youle aske me why I rather chooſe to haue a weight of carrion fleſh, then to receaue three thouſand ducats: Ile not aunſwer that? But ſay it is my humour, is it aunſwerd? What if my houſe be troubled with a Rat, and I be pleaſd to giue ten thouſand ducats to haue it baind? vvhat, are you aunſwerd yet? Some men there are loue not a gaping pigge? Some that are mad if they behold a Cat? And others when the bagpipe ſings ith noſe, cannot containe their vrine for affection. Maiſters of paſſion ſwayes it to the moode of what it likes or loathes, now for your aunſwer: As there is no firme reaſon to be rendred vvhy he cannot abide a gaping pigge? vvhy he a harmeleſſe neceſſarie Cat? vvhy he a woollen bagpipe: but of force muſt yeeld to ſuch in euitable ſhame, as to offend himſelfe being offended: So can I giue no reaſon, nor I will not, more then a lodgd hate, and a certaine loathing I beare Anthonio, that I follow thus a looſing ſute againſt him? are you aunſwered? This is no aunſwer thou vnfeeling man, to excuſe the currant of thy cruelty? I am not bound to pleaſe thee with my anſwers? Doe all men kill the things they doe not loue? Hates any man the thing he would not kill? Euery offence is not a hate at firſt?