Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Mustapha

Greville, Fulke, published 1633 · tragedy · Closet/Unacted;Nonprofessional

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Metadata

TitleMustapha
AuthorGreville, Fulke
Publication year (edition)1633
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Genre group (comparison)tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play typeCloset/Unacted;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 278 · edition 656 · TCP A02226 · DEEP 5101.02
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1596 [c.1594-c.1596]
First performance (BritDrama)1596 [1594-1600] [revised c. 1607-1610]
FormatFolio
Greg278b
Genre (Annals)Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.1041
Title page[HT; N4v] MVSTAPHA
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 2652 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

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10–62486T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.87Rossa! Th'eternall wisdome doth not couet Of man, his strength, or reason, but his loue. And not in vaine: Sin…
263–125508T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.89Rossa! I scorne there should be cause of feares In one mans rage; for hard then were our state, That reynes of…
3126–182464T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.83Fond Man! distract with diuers thoughts on foot, That rack'st thy selfe, & Natures peace do'st breake; Iudgeno…
4183–240471unassignedWhere all that fit him not, are ruined: Straight then he offers vp vnto my Sonne My life, my Crowne, and all t…
5241–299462T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.77This is the glasse which Father lookes not in; The Workman hides, the instruments discouer: See how it fitts a…
6300–368521T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.76His foot on land, straight to the Church he goes; Applause, and wonder follow to that place, Greater he, by yo…
7369–436510T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.81He now is in the hands of Power, and Time. His danger is to come, and ours is past; Lets see into what moulds …
8437–503504T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.77We forced are with modest breath to proue, Which way these People-tides will passe with ease; Crownes wounding…
9504–574505T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.80But where the Better rules the Greater part, And reason onely is the Princes Art; There, as in Margents of gre…
10575–639508T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.81Is not one, enuious there, in many eyes? Disease thus growne, the Crisis, and the Doome, Shew Princes must be …
11640–705508T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.89Thus caried vp by fortune to be tempted, Must, for my Princes sake, destroy Succession, Or suffer ruine to pre…
12706–773518T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.93My Lord! what moues these vndermining words, Which shewing feare in you, stirre feare in vs? Cruelty, and Diss…
13774–838513T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.88Below the danger of Omnipotence. Are thoughts, and deeds confounded any where? In Princes liues, that may not …
14839–902509T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.84What King, or Man, loues feare, wrong, treacherie? These be the things that now in question be. Sir! where Kin…
15903–964489unassignedYet Vertue, I am thine, for thy sake grieued (Since basest thoughts, for their ill-plac'd desires, In shame, i…
16965–1021442T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.77But streames backe to their springs doe neuer runne. Pardon my Lord! Doubt is Successions foe: Let not her mis…
171022–1081465T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.84Is it a fault, or fault for you to know, My Mother doubts a thing that is not so? These vgly workes of monstro…
181082–1147518T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.74Well: deare Camena! keepe this secretly: I will be well aduis'd before he die. Come Achmat! to the Church: we …
191148–1213504unassignedVices, I grant, our Martiall course then had; For spoile, blood, lust, were therein left too free, As raising …
201214–1275496T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.76An Art by which Man seemes, but is not free; Crownes keeping all their specious guiding reynes, Fast in the ha…
211276–1342508T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.75For proofe: Behold in Solyman that feare, Which Torrid Zones of Tyrannie must beare. For who hath lost mans Na…
221343–1410504T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.90Rossa! Take heede. Your Honors, like Kings humors, brittle are, Which broken once, repayr'd can hardly be; And…
231411–1478501T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.80" Who shall correct Errors, made for the King, But Kings themselues; who Actors in their feares, " Most honor …
241479–1540476T1 Death, grief and revenge0.75Ross●! Not words, but deeds please Hell, or Heauen: I feare to tell; I tremble to conceale; Fortune, vnto the …
251541–1606504unassignedDay, Night, Houres, Arts, All; God, or Men create, The world doth charge me, that I restlesse change; Suffer n…
261607–1672514unassignedNo; Let Man draw, by his owne cursed Square, Such crooked lines, as his fraile thoughts affect: And, like thin…
271673–1733491unassignedLet Mustapha by your course be destroy'd, Let your wheeles, made to winde vp, and vntwine, Leaue nothing const…
281734–1801510T1 Death, grief and revenge0.85When hither I from Mustapha return'd, And had made you accompt of my Commission; Rossa, whose heart in care fo…
291802–1865507T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.76But tell: what made Camena thinke this thought? Or by whom could she thinke to haue it wrought? Mischiefe it s…
301866–1927488unassignedHow brook'd she that the wicked only feare? Her death (I meane) with what heart did she beare? She neither stu…
311928–1993504unassignedPeople! Beleeue in God: we are vntrue, And spirituall forges vnder Tyrants might: God only doth command what's…
321994–2058493unassignedNo man commanded is by God to die, As long as he may Persecution flie. To flie hath scorne; it argues Guiltine…
332059–2121498T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.74Sir! by our Lords commandement, here I wayt, To guide you to his presence: Where, like a King, and Father, he …
342122–2172499T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.73Labors, with shaddowed light of imbecillitie, To raise more towers of Babel vp, aboue the Truth to be. Among w…
352173–2222498T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.73Guiltie, and so not strong to stand vpon a constant foot, They waue, striue, and aspire, can beare no weight a…
362223–2285494T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.80Which erst, remoued from mens eyes, wrought reuerend impression. Where now, this Sultans line prophan'd when m…
372286–2346474unassignedAlas! Could neither Truth appease his furie? Nor his vnlook'd Humilitie of comming? Nor any secret witnessing …
382347–2407473unassignedHelpe Achmat! helpe: Furies runnes ouer all. Pittie my state, that with the Empire fall. What sound is this of…
392408–2468453T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi0.87If Solyman who hath beene thy best Fortune, Safe thou wilt see, or safe his state preserue, Make haste. The St…
402469–2531492unassignedWho euer thinkes by Vertue to aspire, And Goodnesse dreames to be but Fortunes starre; Or who by Mischiefes wi…
412532–2594506T1 Death, grief and revenge0.81But ah! Woe worth each false preposterous way, Which promiseth good lucke to euill deeds: Since Mustapha, whos…
422595–2651422unassignedVAst Superstition! Glorious stile of Weaknesse! Sprung from the deepe disquiet of Mans passion, To desolation,…