The Merchant of Venice (The Jew of Venice) · chunk 33 of 39
Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1596 [1596-1598] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men T1 Death, grief and revenge typicality 0.78 · 494 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T1: death, life, dead, die, blood, revenge, soul, father, heart, heaven.
Beg that thou mayst have leave to hang thyself, and yet thy wealth being forfeit to the state, thou hast not left the value of a cord, therefore thou must be hanged at the states charge. That thou shalt see the difference of our spirit I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it: for half thy wealth, it is Antonio's, the other half comes to the general state, which humbleness may drive unto a fine. I for the state, not for Anthonio. Nay, take my life and all, pardon not that, you take my house, when you do take the prop that doth sustain my house: you take my life when you do take the means whereby I live. What mercy can you render him Anthonio? A halter gratis, nothing else for Godsake. So please my Lord the Duke, & all the Court to quit the fine for one half of his goods, I am content: so he will let me have the other half in use, to render it upon his death unto the Gentleman that lately stole his daughter. Two things provided more, that for this favour he presently become a Christian: the other, that he do record a gift here in the Court of all he dies possessed unto his son Lorenzo and his daughter. He shall do this, or else I do recant the pardon that I late pronounced here. Art thou contented Iew? what dost thou say? I am content. Clarke, draw a deed of gift. I pray you give me leave to go from hence, I am not well, send the deed after me, and I will sign it. Get thee gone, but do it. In christening shalt thou have two Godfathers, had I been judge, thou shouldst have had ten more, to bring thee to the gallows, not to the font. Sir I entreat you home with me to dinner. I humbly do desire your Grace of pardon, I must away this night toward Padua, and it is meet I presently set forth. I am sorry that your leisure serves you not. Anthonio, gratify this gentleman, for in my mind you are much bound to him. Most worthy gentleman, I and my friend have by your wisdom been this day aquitted of grievous penalties, in Iewe whereof, three thousand ducats due unto the Iew we freely cope your courteous pains withal. And stand indebted over and above in love and service to you evermore. He is well paid that is well satisfied, and I delivering you, am satisfied, and therein do account myself well paid, my mind was never yet more mercenary. I pray you know me when we meet again, I wish you well, and so I take my leave. Dear sir, of force I must attempt you further, take some remembrance of us as a tribute, not as fee: grant me two things I pray you, not to deny me, and to pardon me.
nodes 1472–1534 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 33 of 39 in this edition
Length
494 words · 612 tokens
Topic (seed 42)
T1 — Death, grief and revengecross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.781 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seeds
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: T1 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Beg that thou maiſt haue leaue to hang thy ſelfe, and yet thy wealth beeing forfait to the ſtate, thou haſt not left the value of a cord, therefore thou muſt be hangd at the ſtates charge. That thou ſhalt ſee the difference of our ſpirit I pardon thee thy life before thou aske it: for halfe thy wealth, it is Anthonios, the other halfe comes to the generall ſtate, vvhich humblenes may driue vnto a fine. I for the ſtate, not for Anthonio. Nay, take my life and all, pardon not that, you take my houſe, when you doe take the prop that doth ſuſtaine my houſe: you take my life vvhen you doe take the meanes whereby I liue. What mercy can you render him Anthonio? A halter gratis, nothing elſe for Godſake. So pleaſe my Lord the Duke, & all the Court to quit the fine for one halfe of his goods, I am content: ſo he will let me haue the other halfe in vſe, to render it vpon his death vnto the Gentleman that lately ſtole his daughter. Two things prouided more, that for this fauour he preſently become a Chriſtian: the other, that he doe record a gift heere in the Court of all he dies poſſeſt vnto his ſonne Lorenzo and his daughter. He ſhall doe this, or elſe I doe recant the pardon that I late pronounced heere. Art thou contented Iew? what doſt thou ſay? I am content. Clarke, draw a deede of gift. I pray you giue me leaue to goe from hence, I am not well, ſend the deede after me, and I will ſigne it. Get thee gone, but doe it. In chriſtning ſhalt thou haue two Godfathers, had I beene iudge, thou ſhouldſt haue had ten more, to bring thee to the gallowes, not to the font. Sir I entreate you home with me to dinner. I humbly doe deſire your Grace of pardon, I muſt away this night toward Padua, and it is meete I preſently ſet forth. I am ſorry that your leyſure ſerues you not. Anthonio, gratifie this gentleman, for in my mind you are much bound to him. Moſt worthy gentleman, I and my friend haue by your wiſedome been this day aquitted of greeuous penalties, in Iewe whereof, three thouſand ducats due vnto the Iew wee freely cope your curtious paines withall. And ſtand indebted ouer and aboue in loue and ſeruice to you euer-more. Hee is well payd that is well ſatisfied, and I deliuering you, am ſatisfied, and therein doe account my ſelfe well payd, my minde was neuer yet more mercinarie. I pray you know me when we meete againe, I wiſh you well, and ſo I take my leaue. Deere ſir, of force I muſt attempt you further, take ſome remembrance of vs as a tribute, not as fee: graunt me two things I pray you, not to deny me, and to pardon me.