Shakespeare, William · published 1622 · first performed or written 1604 [c.1603-1604] (Annals) tragedy · King's Men · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy · 502 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T23: wife, husband, cuckold, jealousy, woman, jealous, mistress, love, house, honest.
With him? why 'tis not possible. Lay thy finger thus, and let thy soul be instructed: mark me, with what violence she first loved the Moor, but for bragging, and telling her fantastical lies; and will she love him still for prating? let not the discreet heart think so. Her eye must be fed, and what delight shall she have to look on the Devil? When the blood is made dull with the act of sport, there should be again to inflame it, and give satiety a fresh appetite. Love's lines in favour, sympathy in years, manners and beauties; all which the Moor is defective in: now for want of these required conveniences, her delicate tenderness will find itself abused, begin to heave the gorge, disrelish and abhor the Moor, very nature will instruct her to it, and compel her to some second choice: now sir, this granted, as it is a most pregnant and unforced position, who stands so eminently in the degree of this fortune, as Cassio does? a knave very voluble, no farther conscionable, then in putting on the mere form of civil and handseeming, for the better compassing of his salt and hidden affections: A subtle slippery knave, a finder out of occasions; that has an eye, can stamp and counterfeit the true advantages never present themselves. Besides, the knave is handsome, young, and hath all those requisites in him that folly and green minds look after; a pestilent complete knave, and the woman has found him already. I cannot believe that in her, she's full of most blessed condition. Blessed figs end: the wine she drinks is made of grapes: if she had been blessed, she would never have loved the Moor. Didst thou not see her paddle with the palm of his hand? Yes, but that was but courtesy. Lechery, by this hand: an Index and prologue to the history of lust and foul thoughts: they met so near with their lips, that their breaths embraced together. When these mutualities so marshal the way, hand at hand, comes the main exercise, the incorporate conclusion. But sir, be you ruled by me, I have brought you from Venice: watch you to night, for your command I'll lay't upon you, Cassio knows you not, I'll not be far from you, do you find some occasion to anger Cassio, either by speaking too loud, or tainting his discipline, or from what other cause you please; which the time shall more favourably minister. Well, Sir he is rash, and very sudden in choler, and haply with his Trunchen may strike at you; provoke him that he may, for even out of that, will I cause these of Cypress to mutiny, whose qualification shall come into no true trust agained, but by the displanting of Cassio: So shall you have a shorter journey to your desires by the means I shall then have to prefer them, & the impediment, most profitably removed, without which there were no expectation of our prosperity.
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With him? why tis not possible. Lay thy finger thus, and let thy soule be instructed: marke me, with what violence she first lou'd the Moore, but for bragging, and telling her fantasticall lies; and will she loue him still for prating? let not the discreet heart thinke so. Her eye must be fed, and what delight shall she haue to look on the Diuell? When the lood is made dull with the act of sport, there should be againe to inflame it, and giue saciety a fresh appetite. Loue lines in fauour, sympathy in yeares, manners and beauties; all which the Moore is defectiue in: now for want of these requir'd conueniences, her delicate tendernesse will finde it selfe abus'd, beginne to heaue the gorge, disrellish and abhorre the Moore, very nature will instruct her to it, and compell her to some second choyce: now sir, this granted, as it is a most pregnant and vnforced posiion, who stands so eminently in the degree of this fortune, as Cassio does? a knaue vry voluble, no farder conscionable, then in putting on the meere forme of ciuill and hand-seeming, for the better compassing of his salt and hidden affections: A subtle slippery knaue, a finder out of occasions; that has an eye, can stampe and counterfeit the true aduantges neuer present themselues. Besides, the knaue is handsome, yong, and hath all those requisites in him that foly and green mindes look after; a pestilnt compleate knaue, and the woman has found him already. I cannot beleeue that in her, shee's full of most blest condition. Blest figs end: the wine shee drinkes is made of grapes: if she had beene blest, she would neuer haue lou'd the Moore. Dst thou not see her paddle with the palme of his hand? Yes, but that was but couresie. Lechery, by this hand: an Index and poogue to the history of lust and foule thoughts: they met so neere with their lips, that their breathes embrac'd together. When these mutualities so marshall the way, hand at hand, comes the maine exercise, the incorporate conclusion. But sir, be you rul'd by mee, I haue brought you from Venice: watch you to night, for your command I'le lay't vpon you, Cassio knowes you not, I'le not be farre from you, do you finde some occasion to anger Cassio, either by speaking too loud, or tainting his discipline, or from what other cause you please; which the time shall more fauourably minister. Well, Sir he is rash, and very suddain in choler, and haply with his Trunchen may strike at you; prouoke him that he may, for euen out of that, will I cause these of Cypres to mutiny, whose quallification shall come into no true trust again't, but by the displanting of Cassio: So shall you haue a shorter iourney to your desires by the meanes I shal then haue to prefer them, & the impediment, most profitably remou'd, without which there were no expectation of our prosperity.