Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Woman Hater (The Hungry Courtier)

Beaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John, published 1607 · comedy · Boys Professional;Professional;Adult Professional

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TitleThe Woman Hater (The Hungry Courtier)
AuthorBeaumont, Francis / Fletcher, John
Publication year (edition)1607
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeBoys Professional;Professional;Adult Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 245 · edition 577 · TCP A06458 · DEEP 469
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1606
First performance (BritDrama)1606 [1604-1607]
Company (BritDrama)Children of Paul's (second)
Company (Annals)Children of Paul's (second)
Title-page companyChildren of Paul's (second)
PrinterRaworth, Robert
PublisherRaworth, Robert
FormatQuarto
STC1692
Greg245a(*)
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.1522
Title pageTHE WOMAN HATER.
Title-page performance noteAs it hath beene lately Acted by the Children of Paules.
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10–24473T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.80GEntlemen, Inductions are out of date, and a Prologue in Verse is as stale, as a black Velvet Cloak, and a Bay…
225–63465T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta0.78I think your grace intends to walk the public streets disguised, to see the streets disorders. It is not so. Y…
364–86472unassignedWhy so I thought till I was Duke, I thought I should have left me no more Flatterers, than there are now plain…
487–107448T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.74Your Perseus is come Master, that will destroy him, The very comfort of whole presence shuts The monster hunge…
5108–139454unassignedFollow boy, follow, my guts were half an hour since in the privy kitchen. Faith brother I must needs go yonder…
6140–151494T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta0.81Once more, if you stay in the presence till candlelight, keep on the foreside o'th' Curtain; & do you hear, ta…
7152–190491T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.78When I have tasted of this sacred dish, Then shall my bones rest in my father's tomb In peace, then shall I di…
8191–209495T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.79You shall bring me in, and after a little other talk, taking me by the hand, you shall utter these words to th…
9210–257520unassignedThither must I to see my loves face, the chaste virgin head Of a dear Fish, yet pure and underflowered, Not kn…
10258–298510T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.87Ha, ha, ha. Begot when thy father was drunk. Your Lordship hath a good wit. How? what have I good wit? Come my…
11299–330508T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.82She that you love. I do suspect. So do I. This fellow to be but a counterfeit, One that doth seem to loathe al…
12331–356495unassignedSomething fat. 'twill be the worse for him. I hope that's not material. Very much, for there is an impost set …
13357–396506T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.79It shall, so shall I best perceive their Love, if there be any, Farewell. Let me entreat your grace to stay a …
14397–431499T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.83Attend us Lazarello, we do want Men of such Action, as we have received you Reported from your honourable frie…
15432–476489unassignedLet me not fall from myself; speak I am bound So art thou to revenge, when thou shalt hear the fish head is go…
16477–514510unassignedPerform this, help me to this great heir by learning, and you shall want no black cloaks, taffeties, silk grog…
17515–569502T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.82That I hate truly, thou hadst better been a devil. women. Why my unpatient Lord? devils were once good, there …
18570–604512T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.85I cannot think your better knowledge can use a woman so uncivilly. I cannot think, I shall become a coxcomb, T…
19605–644507unassignedGod keep your Lordship. From thee and all thy sex. I'll be the clerk and cry Amen, Your Lordship's ever assure…
20645–664501unassignedNow my cold frosty Lord, my woman Hater, you that have sworn an everlasting hate to all our sex: by my troth g…
21665–688496T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.84The Duke doubt mine honour? a may judge 'Twill not be long, before i'll be enlarged again. A day or two. Mine …
22689–726465T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.80Then am I greater than the Duke. There, there's a notable piece of treason, greater than the Duke, mark that. …
23727–759484T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.82But how to compass it, search, east about, and bang your brains, Lazarello, thou art to dull and heavy to dese…
24760–773468T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.73Then a was naming plots; did ye not hear? Yes but a fell from that, unto discovery, to corrupt by money, and s…
25774–795472unassignedAnd perhaps torn stockings, she hath left her old wont else. Sir my Lord Gonde. hath sent you a rare fish head…
26796–837473T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.86Sir, the fish head is gone. Then be thou henceforth dumb, with thy ill boding voice Farewell Milan, fare well …
27838–856479unassignedDoth he hope to clear his sister, she will come no more to my house, to laugh at me: I have sent her to a habi…
28857–891467unassignedFive women! how many of my senses should I have left me then? call in five Devils first. No, I will rather wal…
29892–938520unassignedAll the diseases of man, light upon them that do, and upon me when I do; a week of such days, would either mak…
30939–951471unassignedGondarino, lead on, we'll follow thee. Here hope I to meet my citizen, and here hopes he to meet his scholar; …
31952–971471T35 Fools, wit and railing0.83Sir, but that in modesty I am bound not to affect mine own commendation, I would inquire it of you? Sure you a…
32972–998491unassignedBoy I am received to be a Gentleman, a Courtier, and a man of Action, modest, and wise, and be it spoken with …
33999–1026479unassignedSir, you forget yourself. Was never seen so rare a head, Of any Fish alive or dead. Good Sir remember, this is…
341027–1059479unassigned'Tis not so good upon am empty stomach: if it might be without the trouble of your house, I would eat? Sir, we…
351060–1101476unassignedI do contract myself unto thee now, before these gentlemen. I'll preserve it till you be hanged, or quitted. T…
361102–1141482T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.88Stay, good my Lord, I do believe all this, as great men as I have had known whores to their sisters, & have la…
371142–1177475unassignedMy Lord. Suffer not your modesty to excuse it, in short and in private I desire your direction, I take my stud…
381178–1209491unassignedTreason, horrible treason, I hope to have the leading of thee to prison, and prick thee on i'th' arse with a h…
391210–1252506unassignedHold thy peace: thou canst not answer this speech: no traitor can answer it: but because you cannot answer thi…
401253–1268495unassignedI have confessed it Sir. I dare not give thee credit without witness. does your Grace think, we carry seconds,…
411269–1286498unassignedNow even a word or two to you, and so farewell; you think you have deserved much of this state, by this discov…
421287–1329493unassignedArt is just, and will make me amends. No doubt Sir. The chief note of a Scholar you say, is to govern his pass…
431330–1384507T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.88When that is done, then will we taste the gift, Which Fates have sent, my fortunes up to lift. When that is do…
441385–1415500T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.88Speak, will ye yield? Villain, I will not; murderer do thy worst, thy base unnoble thoughts dare prompt thee t…
451416–1434477unassignedSir ye must be content, will ye sit down? nay do it willingly. Arrigo tie his arms close to the chair, I dare …
461435–1469508unassignedWhat a slovenly little villain art thou, why dost thou not stroke up thy hair? I think thou ne'er comb'st it: …