The Massacre at Paris

Marlowe, Christopher, published 1596 · tragedy · Adult Professional;Professional

19chunks

9,614words

2topics

79 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	The Massacre at Paris
Author	Marlowe, Christopher
Publication year (edition)	1596
Genre (British Drama)	tragedy
Genre group (comparison)	tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: history;foreign history
Play type	Adult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 133 · edition 260 · TCP A07003 · DEEP 207
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1593 [Jan 26; Jan 30]
First performance (BritDrama)	1593 [Jan] [1589-1593]
Company (BritDrama)	Derby's (Strange's) Men
Company (Annals)	Derby's (Strange's) Men
Title-page company	Admiral's (Nottingham's) Men
Printer	Allde, Edward
Publisher	White, Edward (1)
Format	Octavo
STC	17423
Greg	133a
Genre (Annals)	Foreign History
Genre (BritDrama)	Tragedy
BritDrama no.	947
Title page	THE MASSACRE AT PARIS: With the Death of the Duke of Guise.
Title-page performance note	As it was plaide by the right honourable the Lord high Admirall his Seruants.
Corpus build	corpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1174 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

79.4 %

T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown

15.6 %

T15 Friars and holy orders in plot

5.1 %

Chunks in order

#	nodes	words	topic	typ.	opening
1	0–63	514	unassigned		Prince of Navarre my honourable brother, Prince Condy, and my good Lord Admiral, I Wish this union and religio…
2	64–133	510	unassigned		My Lord. Now shall I prove and guerdon to the full, The love thou bear'st unto the house of Guise: Where are t…
3	134–196	506	unassigned		As monasteries, Priories, Abbeys and halls, Wherein are thirty thousand able men, Besides a thousand sturdy st…
4	197–265	523	unassigned		My noble son, and princely Duke of Guise, Now have we got the fatal straggling deer: Within the compass of a d…
5	266–335	514	unassigned		I humbly thank your royal Majesty. Anjoy, Dumaine, Gonzago, Retes, Swear by the argent crosses in your burgone…
6	336–400	521	unassigned		Husband come down, here's one would speak with you from the Duke of Guise. To speak with me from such a man as…
7	401–463	513	unassigned		Go place some men upon the bridge, With bows and darts to shoot at them they see, And sink them in the river a…
8	464–525	501	T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown	0.71	What shall we do then? Let's throw him into the river. Oh 'twill corrupt the water, and the water the fish, an…
9	526–590	503	unassigned		What art thou dead, sweet son speak to thy Mother, O no, his soul is fled from out his breast, And he nor hear…
10	591–651	495	T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown	0.87	Then may it please your Majesty to give me leave, To punish those that do profane this holy feast. How meanst …
11	652–714	513	unassigned		Thou trothless and unjust, what lines are these? Am I grown old, or is thy lust grown young, Or hath my love b…
12	715–772	510	unassigned		My sweet Ioyeux, I make thee General, Of all my army now in readiness: To march against the rebellious King Na…
13	773–819	514	unassigned		Sir, to you sir, that dares make the Duke a cuckold, And use a counterfeit key to his privy Chamber door: And …
14	820–883	504	unassigned		The choice is hard, I must dissemble. My Lord, in token of my true humility, And simple meaning to your Majest…
15	884–945	516	unassigned		Come on sirs, what, are you resolutely bent, Hating the life and honour of the Guise? What, will you not fear …
16	946–1003	493	unassigned		Stand close, he is coming, I know him by his voice. As pale as ashes, nay then 'tis time to look about. Down w…
17	1004–1060	501	T31 Popes, cardinals and the crown	0.84	My Lord, see where she comes, as if she drooped to hear these news. And let her droop, my heart is light enoug…
18	1061–1117	487	T15 Friars and holy orders in plot	0.82	My brother Cardenall slain and I alive? O words of power to kill a thousand men. Come let us away and levy men…
19	1118–1173	476	unassigned		Pleaseth your grace to let the Surgeon search your wound. The wound I warrant ye is deep my Lord, Search Surge…

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