Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Love's Labor's Lost

Shakespeare, William, published 1623 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional · other editions of this work: 315 (1598) · other edition — not in the analysis

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TitleLove's Labor's Lost
AuthorShakespeare, William
Publication year (edition)1623
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 150 · edition 316 · TCP A11954 · DEEP 5081.07
Edition roleOther edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics; its chunks carry the topic they were placed in, for browsing
First performance / composition (Annals)c.1595
First performance (BritDrama)1596 [1594-1597]
Company (BritDrama)Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men
Company (Annals)Unknown
FormatFolio
Greg150b
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.1031
Title page[HT; L1v] Loues Labour’s lost.
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10–57476unassignedLEt Fame, that all hunt after in their lives, Live registered upon our brazen Tombs, And then grace us in the …
258–121518unassignedCome on then, I will swear to study so, To know the thing I am forbid to know: As thus, to study where I well …
3122–185512T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.74Four days ago. Let's see the penalty. On pain of losing her tongue. Who devised this penalty? Marry that did I…
4186–211511T5 Christian faith, sin and salvation0.67How low soever the matter, I hope in God for high words. A high hope for a low heaven, God grant us patience. …
5212–263524unassignedFor Iaquenetta (so is the weaker vessel called) which I apprehended with the aforesaid Swain, I keeper her as …
6264–304528unassignedHow many is one thrice told? I am ill at reckoning, it fits the spirit of a Tapster. You are a gentleman and a…
7305–336507unassignedI will have that subject newly writ over, that I may example my digression by some mighty precedent. Boy, I do…
8337–399478unassignedNow Madam summon up your dearest spirits, Consider who the King your father sends: To whom he sends, and what'…
9400–462483unassignedAnother of these Students at that time, Was there with him, as I have heard a truth. Berowne they call him, bu…
10463–533498unassignedMadame, your father here doth intimate, The payment of a hundred thousand Crowns, Being but th' one half, of a…
11534–601498unassignedA woman sometimes, if you saw her in the light. Perchance light in the light: I desire her name. She hath but …
12602–642499T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.79You are too hard for me. Warble child, make passionate my sense of hearing. Concolinel. Sweet Air, go tenderne…
13643–683488unassignedA wonder Master, here's a Costard broken in a shin. Some enigma, some riddle, come, thy Envoy begin. No enigma…
14684–743477unassignedO my good knave Costard, exceedingly well met. Pray you sir, How much Carnation Ribbon may a man buy for a rem…
15744–803478unassignedI know not, but I think it was not he. Who ere a was, a showed a mounting mind: Well Lords, to day we shall ha…
16804–836487unassignedBY heaven, that thou art fair, is most infallible: true that thou art beauteous, truth itself that thou art lo…
17837–872475unassignedYou still wrangle with her Boyet, and she strikes at the brow. But she herself is hit lower: Have I hit her no…
18873–904471unassignedI said the Dear was not a haud credo, 'twas a Pricket. Twice sod simplicity, his coctus, O thou monster Ignora…
19905–933498unassignedSir, I praise the Lord for you, and so may my parishioners, for their Sons are well tutored by you, and their …
20934–950472unassignedSir Holofernes, this Berowne is one of the Votaries with the King, and here he hath framed a Letter to a seque…
21951–1010495unassignedSo sweet a kiss the golden Sun gives not, To those fresh morning drops upon the Rose, As thy eye beams, when t…
221011–1077489T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.75By earth she is not, corporal, there you lie. Her Amber hairs for foul hath amber coted. An Amber coloured Rav…
231078–1139494unassignedNow step I forth to whip hypocrisy. Ah good my Liege, I pray thee pardon me. Good heart, What grace hast thou …
241140–1201493unassignedNow the number is even. True true, we are four: will these Turtles be gone? Hence sirs, away. Walk aside the t…
251202–1263482unassigned'Twere good yours did: for sir to tell you plain, I'll find a fairer face not washed to day. I'll prove her fa…
261264–1320487T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.76Above their functions and their offices. It adds a precious seeing to the eye: A Lover's eyes will gaze an Eag…
271321–1355499unassignedNovi hominum tanquam te, His humour is lofty, his discourse peremptory: his tongue filled, his eye ambitious, …
281356–1373501unassignedSir, it is the Kings most sweet pleasure and affection, to congratulate the Princess at her Pavilion, in the p…
291374–1430499unassignedI'll make one in a dance, or so: or I will play on the taber to the Worthies, & let them dance the hey. Most D…
301431–1493503unassignedWe are wise girls to mock our Lovers so. They are worse fools to purchase mocking so. That same Berowne i'll t…
311494–1560506unassignedThey do, they do; and are appareled thus, Like Muscovites, or Russians, as I guess. Their purpose is to parley…
321561–1632512unassignedThey say that they have measured many a mile, To tread a Measure with you on this grass. It is not so. Ask the…
331633–1701513unassignedVeal quoth the Dutchman: is not Veal a Calf? A Calf fair Lady? No, a fair Lord Calf. Let's part the word. No, …
341702–1764512unassignedGone to her Tent. Please it your Majesty command me any service to her? That she vouchsafe me audience for one…
351765–1829509unassignedThis jest is dry to me. Gentle sweet, Your wits makes wise things foolish when we greet With eyes best seeing,…
361830–1891511unassignedMadam, I was. And were you well advised? I was fair Madam. When you then were here, What did you whisper in yo…
371892–1937508T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.75O Lord sir, it were pity you should get your living by reckoning sir. How much is it? O Lord sir, the parties …
381938–1997508T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.74When in the world I lived, I was the world's Commander: By East, West, North, & South, I spread my conquering …
391998–2059512T7 The Trojan war: conflict and its afterma0.74Hector was but a Trojan in respect of this. But is this Hector? I think Hector was not so leane timbered. His …
402060–2126514unassignedEven so: My tale is told. Worthies away, the Scene begins to cloud. For mine own part, I breathe free breath: …
412127–2194540unassignedA time me thinks too short, To make a world-without-end bargain in; No, no my Lord, your Grace is perjured muc…
422195–2268522unassignedTo move wild laughter in the throat of death? It cannot be, it is impossible. Mirth cannot move a soul in agon…