The Merchant of Venice (The Jew of Venice) · chunk 20 of 42
Shakespeare, William · published 1623 · first performed or written 1596 [1596-1598] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T6 Money, debt and credit · 524 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T6: money, master, pound, law, lawyer, chain, gentleman, gold, pay, pray.
There I have another bad match, a bankrupt, a prodigal, who dare scarce show his head on the Rialto, a beggar that was used to come so smug upon the Mart: let him look to his bond, he was wont to call me Usurer, let him look to his bond, he was wont to lend money for a Christian curtsy, let him look to his bond. Why I am sure if he forfeit, thou wilt not take his flesh, what's that good for? To bait fish withal, if it will feed nothing else, it will feed my revenge; he hath disgraced me, and hindered me halfe a million, laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my Nation, thwarted my bargains, cooled my friends, heated mine enemies, and what's the reason? I am a Iewe: Hath not a Iew eyes? hath not a Iew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions, fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same Winter and Sommmer as a Christian is: if you prick us do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us do we not die? and if you wrong us shall we not revenge? if we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that. If a Iew wrong a Christian, what is his humility, revenge? If a Christian wrong a Iew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example, why revenge? The villainy you teach me I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. Gentlemen, my master Anthonio is at his house, and desires to speak with you both. We have been up and down to seek him. Here comes another of the Tribe, a third cannot be matched, unless the devil himself turn Iew. How now Tubal, what news from Genowa? hast thou found my daughter? I often came where I did hear ofster, but cannot find her. Why there, there, there, there, a diamond gone cost me two thousand ducats in Frankford, the curse never fell upon our Nation till now, I never felt it till now, two thousand ducats in that, and other precious, precious jewels: I would my daughter were dead at my foot, and the jewels in her care: would she were hearst at my foot, and the ducats in her coffin: no news of them, why so? and I know not how much is spent in the search: why thou loss upon loss, the thief gone with so much, and so much to find the thief, and no satisfaction, no revenge, nor no ill luck stirring but what lights a my shoulders, no sighs but a my breathing, no tears but a my shedding. Yes, other men have ill luck too, Anthonio as I heard in Genowa? What, what, what, ill luck, ill luck. Hath an Argosy cast away coming from Tripoli. I thank God, I thank God, is it true, is it true? I spoke with some of the Sailors that escaped the wrack.
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There I haue another bad match, a bankrout, a prodigall, who dare ſcarce ſhew his head on the Ryalto, a begger that was vſd to come ſo ſmug vpon the Mart: let him look to his bond, he was wont to call me Vſurer, let him looke to his bond, he was wont to lend money for a Chriſtian curtſie, let him looke to his bond. Why I am ſure if he forfaite, thou wilt not take his fleſh, what's that good for? To baite fiſh withall, if it will feede nothing elſe, it will feede my reuenge; he hath diſgrac'd me, and hindred me halfe a million, laught at my loſſes, mockt at my gaines, ſcorned my Nation, thwarted my bargaines, cooled my friends, heated mine enemies, and what's the reaſon? I am a Iewe: Hath not a Iew eyes? hath not a Iew hands, organs, dementions, ſences, affections, paſſions, fed with the ſame foode, hurt with the ſame weapons, ſubiect to the ſame diſeaſes, healed by the ſame meanes, warmed and cooled by the ſame Winter and Sommmer as a Chriſtian is: if you pricke vs doe we not bleede? if you tickle vs, doe we not laugh? if you poiſon vs doe we not die? and if you wrong vs ſhall we not reuenge? if we are like you in the reſt, we will reſemble you in that. If a Iew wrong a Chriſtian, what is his humility, reuenge? If a Chriſtian wrong a Iew, what ſhould his ſufferance be by Chriſtian example, why reuenge? The villanie you teach me I will execute, and it ſhall goe hard but I will better the inſtruction. Gentlemen, my maiſter Anthonio is at his houſe, and deſires to ſpeake with you both. We haue beene vp and downe to ſeeke him. Here comes another of the Tribe, a third cannot be matcht, vnleſſe the diuell himſelfe turne Iew. How now Tuball, what newes from Genowa? haſt thou found my daughter? I often came where I did heare ofſter, but cannot finde her. Why there, there, there, there, a diamond gone coſt me two thouſand ducats in Franckford, the curſe neuer fell vpon our Nation till now, I neuer felt it till now, two thouſand ducats in that, and other precious, precious iewels: I would my daughter were dead at my foot, and the iewels in her care: would ſhe were hearſt at my foote, and the duckets in her coffin: no newes of them, why ſo? and I know not how much is ſpent in the ſearch: why thou loſſe vpon loſſe, the theefe gone with ſo much, and ſo much to finde the theefe, and no ſatisfaction, no reuenge, nor no ill luck ſtirring but what lights a my ſhoulders, no ſighes but a my breathing, no teares but a my ſhedding. Yes, other men haue ill lucke too, Anthonio as I heard in Genowa? What, what, what, ill lucke, ill lucke. Hath an Argoſie caſt away comming from Tripolis. I thanke God, I thanke God, is it true, is it true? I ſpoke with ſome of the Saylers that eſcaped the wracke.