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The Revenger's Tragedy

Middleton, Thomas, published 1607 · tragedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleThe Revenger's Tragedy
AuthorMiddleton, Thomas
Publication year (edition)1607
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Genre group (comparison)tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 253 · edition 594 · TCP A13843 · DEEP 491
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1606 [1605-1606]
First performance (BritDrama)1606 [1604-1607]
Company (BritDrama)King's Men
Company (Annals)King's Men
Title-page companyKing's Men
PrinterEld, George
PublisherEld, George
FormatQuarto
STC24149
Greg253a(*)
Genre (Annals)Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.1520
Title pageTHE REVENGERS TRAGÆDIE.
Title-page performance noteAs it hath beene sundry times Acted, by the Kings Maiesties Seruants.
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10–64447T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.85duke: royal lecher; go, grey haired adultery, And thou his son as impious steeped as he: And thou his bastard …
265–138513T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.81Faith I have been shooud at, but 'twas still my hap To hold byth' Duchess skirt, you guess at that, Whom such …
3139–204503T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.85Most sure he did! Did he? lack,— you know all You were his midnight secretary. No. He was to wise to trust me …
4205–276512T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.84I thank you troth, good admonitions faith, Ifide the grace now to make vse of them, That ladies name has sprea…
5277–334478T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.88madam? your Grace so private. My duty on your hand. Upon my hand sir, troth I think you'd fear, To kiss my han…
6335–394469T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.86Thence flew sweet comfort, earnest and farewell. Oh one incestuous kiss picks open hell. Faith now old Duke; m…
7395–460465T6 Money, debt and credit0.83Your plenteous honour— an exc'llent fellow my Lord. So, give us leave— welcome, be not far off, we must be bet…
8461–528470T33 Fathers, daughters and marriage negotiat0.81Attend me, I am past my depth in lust And I must swim or drown, all my desires Are leveled at a Virgin not far…
9529–588457unassignedOh fie, fie, that's the wrong end my Lord. 'tis mere impossible that a mother by any gifts should become a baw…
10589–652503T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.82You deal with truth my Lord. Lend me but your Attentions, and I'll cut Long grief into short words: last revel…
11653–712478T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.86there is one as they say a thing of flesh and blood, a man I take him by his beard that would very desirously …
12713–779509unassignedMarry but I would I hope, I know you would too, If youd that blood now which you gave your daughter, To her in…
13780–851506T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.82O you're a kind Madman; I'll see how I can move, Your words will sting, If she be still chaste I'll near call …
14852–907491unassignedThat I will. O think upon the pleasure of the Palace, Secured ease and state; the stirring meats, Ready to mov…
15908–975503unassignedI much applaud thy judgement, thou art well read in a fellow, And 'tis the deepest Art to study man; I know th…
16976–1032501T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.80She does the wiser I commend her for't, Women with women can work best alone, By this light and so they can, g…
171033–1109505T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.84Sweet word, sweet occasion, faith than brother I'll disinherit you in as short time, As I was when I was begot…
181110–1181501unassignedI am amazed to death. Nay villain traitor, Worse than the foulest Epithet, now I'll gripe thee e'en with the N…
191182–1251498unassignedwe must needs confess, Some father would have entered into hate, So deadly pointed, that before his eyes, He w…
201252–1324488T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.85In troth 'tis true too! Then let's set by the judges And fall to the Officers, 'tis but mistaking The Duke our…
211325–1382488T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.69Nothing but paper comforts? I looked for my delivery before this, Had they been worth their oaths— prithee be …
221383–1446496T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.86It says true in that sir, for you must suffer presently. A villainous Duns, upon the letter knavish exposition…
231447–1510514unassignedMadame his grace will not be absent long. Secret? near doubt us madam? 'twill be worth Three velvet gowns to y…
241511–1573480T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.84Brother I do applaud thy constant vengeance, The quaintness of thy malice above thought. So 'tis laid on: now …
251574–1642503T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.85And let this comfort thee: our Lord and Father Fell sick upon the infection of thy frowns, And died in sadness…
261643–1719487T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.80Heart, 'twas a thing I thought on too. You thought on't too, 'sfoot slander not your thoughts With glorious un…
271720–1792488unassignedI villain, where's this head now? Why here my Lord, Just after his delivery, you both came With warrant from t…
281793–1856487T40 Sin, guilt and violent loss within famil0.80Has greatly moved me. Much to blame i'faith. But i'll recover, to his ruin: 'twas told me lately, I know not w…
291857–1910482T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.80Well I must suit my tongue to his desires, What colour soe'er they be; hoping at last To pile up all my wishes…
301911–1956493unassignedStudy why to think how a great rich man lies a dying, and a poor Cobbler tolls the bell for him? how he cannot…
311957–2036489unassignedI'm covetous, To know the villain, You know him that slave Pandar, Piato whom we threatened last With irons in…
322037–2108489T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.84I shall. Rise but in this, and you shall never fall. Your honour's Vassals. This was wisely carried, Deep poli…
332109–2176500unassignedAre you so barbarous to set Iron nipples Upon the breast that gave you suck. That breast, Is turned to Quarled…
342177–2239468T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.79And then our sister full of hire, and baseness. There had been boiling led again, The Duke's sons great Concub…
352240–2282489T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.87I wonder what you mean, are not you she For whose infect persuasions I could scarce Kneel out my prayers, and …
362283–2349497T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.78Content, I'm for any wether? heart step close, here he comes? My honoured Lord? Oh me; you both present. E'en …
372350–2418478T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.79My royal father, too basely let blood, By a malevolent slave. Hark? he calls thee slave again. Has lost, he ma…
382419–2481494T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.81In the mean season, Let us bethink the latest-funerall honours: Endue to the Duke's cold body,— and withal, Ca…
392482–2560480T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.82That shine makes us all happy. His Grace frowns? Yet we must say he smiles. I think we must. That foul-inconti…
402561–2633483T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.75How came the Duke slain then; We found him so, O villain, Hark. Those in the mask did murder us, la you now si…