Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Cynthia's Revenge, or Maenander's Ecstasy · chunk 53 of 67

Stephens, John · published 1613 · first performed or written 1613 (Annals)
tragedy
T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma typicality 0.72 · 472 words

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Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T7: hector, troy, achilles, greeks, aeneas, priam, ulysses, troilus, trojan, trojans.

Have you decreed some ravisher's attempt? Will you determine to be violent? A dead pale horror doth possess thy cheek With repetition of the simple sound; Thou violate a virgin's chastity? Canst thou commit an odious rape, a sin Of such high outrage; yet look pale and dead Upon recital of the sin itself? Nip me (good Gracchus) how? look pale and dead? Fetch Aquafortis (Gracchus) stab my arm, A shaking palsy doth oppress my heart; How? pale, and dead? (Wise woman) I adore The quick invention, and if Gods agree Will in despite of falsehood set her free. O what damned terror to a wicked man Be guilty thoughts, considering offence (Fitly compared to prodigal expense:) Nor may the valiantest sinful youth alive With resolution so enwalled appear But his high heart will be below his fear. Can you commit lewd rape (Amilcar?) no: Maids, and chaste women need no more defence For hot invasion except innocence, Earnest resistance, by but one true maid, Will make the fiercest ravisher afraid: For if a virgin violate you see She did in part deny, in part agree: firm resolution of a maiden's hand, Tall Giant-lechers, cannot half withstand. Take her (good Gracchus) to your custody Be thou my bawd, and purge Phlebotomy. Our ; the most valiant scule which tall Champion, truly doth possess My corpulent square limbs; then (subjects) call, Call me brave Ajax that renowned Peer equal to Agamemnon, we presume By our Tragedians Art to Deify: Laelio must Act Ulysses. I agree. Mantesio and Lucilla must like mutes Expect upon my rage all counterfeit, As did the savage throng that Ajax slew; Robes shall not make a metamorphosis; we may suppose you whom the scene requires Some savage couple fit for Ajax wrath. You may command us. but brave Messala Acts Agamemnon. Brother I am glad To thank your estimation of my parts And I will strive to please you sir, though mad. Bufo, Perillus, both be chieftains too, Attentive to decide the argument Of our contention, striving to deserve The honour of Achilles after death. we both be vassals to your celsitude. Each take his part and study to rehearse That none may stumble at an easy verse. Manander is a Delphic Oracle. Be silent, leave this big Hyperbole, And show thy breeding modest. Sir I am A Gallant, thanks to Tailors, and good clothes, Yet keep no crafty Page to pick a purse: Nor do I often play the Sodomite, Will, with a lively posture personate The scene of Ajax, and enjoy our fate, Enough, the solemn festival of joy Which doth ensue, exacts your diligence, To give some testimonial indeed Of true deservings: think me bountiful If any Action in my troop excel. Fortune. I do contemn thee; sirs advance And in despite of death, use vigilance.
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Metadata, position in the edition, topic in the other seeds
PlayCynthia's Revenge, or Maenander's Ecstasy
AuthorStephens, John
Publication year (edition)1613
First performance / composition (Annals)1613
First performance (BritDrama)1613
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Play typeCloset/Unacted;Nonprofessional
Edition / TCP / DEEPedition 720 · TCP A12954 · DEEP 598
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
Positionnodes 3898–3972 (positions in the processed text, not lines of the printed book) · chunk 53 of 67 in this edition
Length472 words · 669 tokens
Topic (seed 42)T7 — The Trojan war: conflict and its aftermath cross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · typicality 0.719 (cosine to the topic centroid)
Other seedsseed 43: unassigned · seed 44: T11 — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
Haue you decreed some rauisher's attempt? Will you determine to be violent? A dead pale horror doth possesse thy cheeke With repetition of the simple sound; Thou violate a virgins chastity? Canst thou commit an odious rape, a sinne Of such high out-rage; yet looke pale and ded Vpon recitall of the sinne it selfe? Np mee (good Gracchus) how? looke pale and dead? Fetch Aqua-fortis (Gracchus) stab my arme, A shaking palsie doth oppresse my heart; How? pale, and dead? (Wise woman) I adore The quicke inuention, and if Gods agree Will in despight of false-hood set her free. O what damn'd terrour to a wicked ma Be guilty thoughts, considering offence (Fitly compar'd to prodigall expence:) Nor may the valiant'st sinnefull youth aliue With resolution so in-wal'd appeare But his high heart will be below his feare. Can you commit lewd rape (Amilcar?) no: Mas, and chaste women need no more defence For hot inuasion except innocence, Earnest resistance, by but one true maide, Will make the fierest rauisher afraid: For if a virgin violate you see Shee did in part deny, in part agree: resolution of a maidens hand, Tall Gyant-letchers, cannot halfe with-stand. Take her (good Gracchus) to your custody Be thou my bawd, and purge Phlebotomy. Our ; the most valiant scule Champion, truely doth possesse My square limbs; then (subiects) call, braue Aiax that renowned Peere Aequall to Agamemnon, ee presume By our Tragoedians Art to Deify: Lalio must Act Vlysses. I agree. Mantesio and Lucilla must like mutes Expect vpon my rage all counterfeit, As did the sauage throng that Aiax slew; Robes shall not make a metamorphosis; Wee may suppose you whom the Scoene requires Some sauage couple fit for Aiax wrath. You may command vs. but braue Messala Acts Agamemnon. Brother I am glad To thanke your aestimation of my parts And I will striue to please you sir, though mad. Bufo, Perillus, both be Chiefe-taines too, Attentiue to decide the argument Of our contention, striuing to deserue The honour of Achilles after death. Wee both be vassailes to your celsitude. Each take his part and study to rehearse may stumble at an easy verse. Manander is a Delphicke Oracle. Be silent, leaue this big Hyperbole, And shew thy breeding modest. Sir I am A Gallant, thankes to Tailors, and good clothes, Yet keepe no crafty Page to picke a purse: Nor doe I often play the Sodomite, Will, with a liuely posture personate The Scoene of Aiax, and inioy our fate, Enough, the solemne festiuall of ioy Which doth ensue, exacts your diligence, To giue some testimoniall indeed Of deseruings: thinke mee bountifull If any Action in my troupe excell. Fortun. I doe contemne thee; sirs aduance And in despight of death, vse vigilance.