Shakespeare, William · published 1608 · first performed or written 1605 [1605-1606] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · before the Court T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour typicality 0.75 · 488 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T0: duke, lord, duchess, love, court, madam, prince, honour, grace, lady.
Why? Why, to put his head in, not to give it away to his daughter, and leave his horns without a case. I will forget my nature, so kind a father; be my horses ready; Thy Asses are gone about them, the reason why the seven stars are no more than seven, is a pretty reason. Because they are not eight. Yes thou wouldst make a good fool. To take't again perforce, Monster, ingratitude! If thou wert my fool Nuncle, id'e have thee beaten for being old before thy time. How's that; Thou shouldst not have been old, before thou hadst been wise. O let me not be mad sweet heaven! I would not be mad, keep me in temper, I would not be mad, are the horses ready; Ready my Lord. Come boy. She that is maid now, and laughs at my departure, Shall not be a maid long, except things be cut shorter. Save thee Curan. And you Sir, I have been with your father, and given him notice, that the Duke of Cornwall and his Duchess will be here with him to night. How comes that; Nay, I know not, you have heard of the news abroad, I mean the whispered ones, for there are yet but eare-bussing arguments. Not, I pray you what are they; Have you heard of no likely wars towards, twixt the two Dukes of Cornwall and Albany? Not a word. You may then in time, far you well sir. The Duke be here to night! the better best, this weaves itself perforce into my business, my father hath set guard to take my brother, and I have one thing of a queasy question, which must ask breefnes and fortune help; brother, a word, descend brother I say, my father watches, O fly this place, intelligence is given where you are hid, you have now the good advantage of the night, have you not spoken 'gainst the Duke of Cornwall ought, he's coming hither now in the night, i'th' haste, and Regan with him, have you nothing said upon his party against the Duke of Albany, advise your— I am sure on't not a word. I hear my father coming, pardon me in craving, I must draw my sword upon you, seem to defend yourself, now quit you well, yield, come before my father, light here, here, fly brother fly, torch's, torches, so farewell; some blood drawn on me would beget opinion of my more fierce endeavour, I have seen drunkards do more than this in sport, father, father, stop, stop, no, help; Now Edmund where is the villain; Here stood he in the dark, his sharp sword out, warbling of wicked charms, conjuring the Moon to stands auspicious Mistress. But where is he? Look sir, I bleed. Where is the villain Edmund? Fled this way sir, when by no means he could— Pursue him, go after by no means, what?
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Why? Why, to put his head in, not to giue it away to his daughter, and leaue his hornes without a case. I will forget my nature, so kind a father; be my horses readie; Thy Asses are gone about them, the reason why the seuen starres are no more then seuen, is a prettie reason. Because they are not eight. Yes thou wouldst make a good foole. To tak't againe perforce, Monster, ingratitude! If thou wert my foole Nunckle, id'e haue thee beatē for being old before thy time. Hows that; Thou shouldst not haue beene old, before thou hadst beene wise. O let me not be mad sweet heauen! I would not be mad, keepe me in temper, I would not be mad, are the horses readie; Readie my Lord. Come boy. Shee that is maide now, and laughs at my departure, Shall not be a maide long, except things be cut shorter. Saue thee Curan. And you Sir, I haue beene with your father, and giuen him notice, that the Duke of Cornwall and his Dutches will bee here with him to night. How comes that; Nay, I know not, you haue heard of the newes abroad, I meane the whisperd ones, for there are yet but eare-bussing arguments. Not, I pray you what are they; Haue you heard of no likely warres towards, twixt the two Dukes of Cornwall and Albany? Not a word. You may then in time, fare you well sir. The Duke be here to night! the better best, this weaues it selfe perforce into my busines, my father hath set gard to take my brother, and I haue one thing of a quesie question, which must aske breefnes and fortune helpe; brother, a word, discend brother I say, my father watches, O flie this place, intelligence is giuen where you are hid, you haue now the good aduantage of the night, haue you not spoken gainst the Duke of Cornwall ought, hee's coming hether now in the night, it'h hast, and Regan with him, haue you nothing said vpon his partie against the Duke of Albany, aduise your— I am sure on't not a word. I heare my father coming, pardon me in crauing, I must draw my sword vpon you, seeme to defend your selfe, now quit you well, yeeld, come before my father, light here, here, flie brother flie, torches, torches, so farwell; some bloud drawne on mee would beget opinion of my more fierce indeuour, I haue seene drunckards doe more then this in sport, father, father, stop, stop, no, helpe; Now Edmund where is the villaine; Here stood he in the darke, his sharpe sword out, warbling of wicked charms, coniuring the Moone to stand's auspicious Mistris. But where is he? Looke sir, I bleed. Where is the villaine Edmund? Fled this way sir, when by no meanes he could— Pursue him, go after by no meanes, what?