Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Adrasta, or The Woman's Spleen and Love's Conquest

Jones, John, published 1635 · tragicomedy · Closet/Unacted;Nonprofessional

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TitleAdrasta, or The Woman's Spleen and Love's Conquest
AuthorJones, John
Publication year (edition)1635
Genre (British Drama)tragicomedy
Genre group (comparison)tragicomedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragicomedy
Play typeCloset/Unacted;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 501 · edition 1030 · TCP A04604 · DEEP 845
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1635
First performance (BritDrama)1635
PrinterFlesher, Miles
PublisherRoyston, Richard
FormatQuarto
STC14721
Greg501a
Genre (Annals)Tragicomedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragicomedy
BritDrama no.2488
Title pageADRASTA: OR, THE WOMANS SPLEENE, And LOVES CONQVEST. A Tragi-comedie.
Title-page performance noteNever Acted.
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10–8448T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.76HOw now Prologue! is your mind so much on your part, that you must run over men as you go? The fault was yours…
29–36451T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.79I should have opened the Argument of our Play, but stumbling on this stranger, makes me doubtful what we shall…
337–102472unassignedMy Lord, I do acknowledge it a debt As to their loves: Only your Princely care To grace our new return hath so…
4103–162482T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig0.80Must it be so? Have all those lavish signs Of undeserved favours heaped on you By your too careful father, and…
5163–184466unassignedBy my troth I am glad to see thee well my little Gallow-clapper; how hast thou done this many a day? ha! Faith…
6185–230455unassignedAs your own thoughts Madam, I can stick as close to any piece of villainy As a Punk to a farmer's son new gent…
7231–296512T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.86Antonio, thou mistak'st the name of love In thy Lucilio, if thou conceivest it dull And sprightless melancholy…
8297–345509T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.78How came your knavery by such experience? As fools do by news, somebody told me so, and I believe it. But in g…
9346–412492T1 Death, grief and revenge0.80Urge me no more: the white unspotted hand Of never treacherous justice, shall not blush By our imbruing it in …
10413–420510unassignedI'll ensure you 'tis true Mistress Abigail, my Husband was called from my side at midnight by the Duke's Pursu…
11421–432491T16 Gallantry: ladies, lordships and complim0.80I'll ensure you Mistress Abigail, many of 'em be able to do a woman a good pleasure sometimes; and yet there b…
12433–497494unassignedLet it suffice Antonio that thy friend Entreats thy silence; nor let thy curious love Question our farther pro…
13498–564489T1 Death, grief and revenge0.79Thy words Antonio cannot add an Atom To the full love that's harboured in my breast Of thy true real worth: th…
14565–626489T1 Death, grief and revenge0.82It was my seal, which by my mother's charge 'Tis thought the Page stole out, without suspect, As I conceive, o…
15627–671485unassignedI'll meet the ugliest shapes that ever Death Appeared to Nature in, before I'll leave Your Grace exposed to da…
16672–735501T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.68How did we think, that when the storms of war Were with our danger, care, and cost expelled From out these con…
17736–794506T1 Death, grief and revenge0.81Which will outlive our Tombs, and make our names Come hateful to posterities Records. Should have a birth with…
18795–841515unassignedWonder of women! could my attempts but yield Half what my heart conceives, these limbs should die, As many sev…
19842–905498T1 Death, grief and revenge0.90Where shall I run to meet, that, which beheld Kills with a deadlier wound then do the eyes Or coldest poison o…
20906–938498unassignedPost to the Duke before, and let him know The strangeness of the accident. Antonio: know that I ever held thy …
21939–959513unassignedOne of the eight Tribes into which your livery is divided— Nay, nay, nay sober Master Constable, be not deject…
22960–1022479T1 Death, grief and revenge0.77Madam, It shall be speedily performed Please you a while retire into this room And wait the ceremonious hour, …
231023–1083482T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.74Antonio, thou wouldst turn Philosopher To do thy friend a kindness; but 'tis not words Our business asks, we m…
241084–1108484T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.84'sfoot Sir, your speeches be peremptory. Why Sir, I said it, and I say it again, that the Duke's Son was a foo…
251109–1128484unassignedO Mistress! my Master and Mistress Abigail are coming up the street together. Thunder from heaven confound 'em…
261129–1182488T36 Hell, Furies and the language of punishm0.71Music! most opportunely welcome; we'll make a night on't now: strike up Tigellius. Away with him profane Taver…
271183–1200475T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.71Mother the noise is done, The flames grow pale and dim, and in dark shows Speak the approaching horror which t…
281201–1238513unassignedBy poison! gi'mee something then that kills Past Cure, and speedily— it is sufficient. I have a nimble Spirit …
291239–1252501unassignedThat's the error of our ambition, that while we take our aim at admiration, by publicness and common flattery,…
301253–1293479unassignedI could be angry with thee Camilla, for I'll first be treacherous to my own soul, ere buy content or kingdoms …
311294–1335470T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.87Both to yourself, I am not sick. Pledge her fair Nymph. See what a company of religious fools we maids be, to …
321336–1395492T1 Death, grief and revenge0.78Not to dissemble, no: but from the Wine I tasted of the Bottle, went a cold Through every vein, that settling …
331396–1438482T1 Death, grief and revenge0.60Fashion is a traveler, and shepherds cannot follow it. I Laurinda, it travels into all Nations the world o'er.…
341439–1484476T1 Death, grief and revenge0.77Too timeless death that killed two hearts in one! And now Lucilio, where ere thou liv'st, Here we may jointly …
351485–1511497unassignedWhy when we have reduced him to this impotent state, we will straight divest him, and truss him up naked in a …
361512–1573483T1 Death, grief and revenge0.78Nor Fiddler I. Would I could cast my head too. O you damned Villains! have you betrayed me thus to shame and h…
371574–1622506unassignedThat's full of hazard, for a peace being sworn, The enterprise may make them happier, Us still more miserable:…
381623–1644506unassignedBut they showed other Cards before they won it, too. Nay, that's enough i'faith. Yet they had more. As what! W…
391645–1678498T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.79Yet fearing disgrace above damnation, and loving a popular esteem more than heaven; methinks obscurity should …
401679–1731533unassignedThou art deceived, good friend, 'twas not his hand, But the just hand of Heaven that whips my sins, And throug…
411732–1798565T1 Death, grief and revenge0.82To her grave for love's sake, an honest Husband: 'tis better than the Duke's son, that sent her from the City,…
421799–1867530T1 Death, grief and revenge0.85Let me be open Madam to your love, 'Tis but the doom of justice I sustain; I know I wronged your daughter's in…
431868–1933497unassignedMadam, My love to you and to that virtuous Lord Could do no less: I do assure your Ladyship The murderer has c…
441934–1995479unassignedMethinks I sleep, that, thus illusive shows Do mock my apprehension: or is't decreed That even in death I must…
451996–2059491T1 Death, grief and revenge0.88Speak, speak thou heavenly spirit, And tell me since thyself art made Divine, What makes thee come in confines…
462060–2120484T1 Death, grief and revenge0.81Then let the Execution proceed, That we may do this latest Exequy To his wronged ghost, which is to see his bl…
472121–2176433unassignedFather we will, but should we live again, You would not yet relent, and yield our loves The sufferance you see…