Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Case Is Altered

Jonson, Ben, published 1609 · comedy · Boys Professional;Professional

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TitleThe Case Is Altered
AuthorJonson, Ben
Publication year (edition)1609
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeBoys Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 281 · edition 663 · TCP A04638 · DEEP 541
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1597 [1597-1598; interpolations later]
First performance (BritDrama)1597 [revised c.1600]
Company (BritDrama)Pembroke's Men
Company (Annals)Unknown
Title-page companyChildren of the Queen's Revels
PrinterOkes, Nicholas
FormatQuarto
STC14758
Greg281a(ii*)
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.1072
Title pageA Pleasant Comedy, CALLED: The Case is Alterd.
Title-page performance noteAs it hath beene sundry times acted by the children of the Black-friers.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1879 · witness single

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10–33467unassignedyou woeful wights give ear a while, And mark the tenor of my style, Which shall such trembling hearts unfold A…
234–56469T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.81O did my fellow juniper tell you? marry sir, she is as one may say, but a poor man's child indeed, and for min…
357–96466unassignedDo you acknowledge it? nay then you shall go forth, I'll teach you how shall acknowledge it another time; go t…
497–150478unassignedO it's a most heavenly thing to travel, & see countries, especially at sea, and a man had a patent not to be s…
5151–219498T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig0.81That's well. Then Angelio I will be brief. Since time forbids the use of circumstance, How well you are receiv…
6220–271496unassignedNo my Lord. No my Lord, I shall have shortly all my family Speak nought, but no my Lord, where is Christophero…
7272–306466T11 Siblings, kin and confidants0.79Go to, my merry daughter, o these looks, Agree well with your habit, do they not? Tut, let me alone. By your f…
8307–358472unassignedNo by my troth, but I have such an odd pretty apprehension of his humour methinks: that I am e'en tickled with…
9359–417484unassignedGrieve not sweet Count: comfort your spirits, you have a son a noble gentleman, he stands in the face of honou…
10418–475484unassignedI muse he spoke no, belike he was amazed Coming so suddenly and unprepared? Well let's go: SO now enough my he…
11476–520492unassignedBut hark thee Rachel: say a thief should come, And miss the key, he would resolve indeed None were at home, an…
12521–584479T1 Death, grief and revenge0.79Room for a case of matrons coloured black, How motherly my mother's death hath made us? I would I had some gir…
13585–646480unassigned'tis much pity Madam. You should have any reason to retain This sign of grief, much less the thing designed. G…
14647–706491T28 Marriage-making: weddings, brides and ma0.84Nay stay sweet Angelo, I am disposed A little to be pleasant past my custom, He's gone? he's gone, I have disg…
15707–733478T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.76How dost thou bastinado the poor cudgel with terms? O Ingle, I have the phrases man, and the Anagrams and the …
16734–772503unassignedMarry? one is the rude barbarous crew, a people that have no brains, and yet grounded judgements, these will h…
17773–826500unassignedTut! your witness cannot serve. 'sblood? why what, thou art not lunatic, art thou? and thou be'st avoid Mephis…
18827–890506unassignedI ask, an't please your Gentle worship, how you know? I mean, how I should make your worship know That I have …
19891–959505unassignedFather, I'll hear no more, thou movest too much With thy too curious answer for thy daughter, That doth deserv…
20960–1012528unassignedHe's gone: I knew it; this is our hot lover, I will believe them! I! they may come in Like simple wooers, and …
211013–1059507T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.72monsieur Gasper (I take it so is your name) misprize me not, I will trample on the heart, on the soul of him t…
221060–1106493T41 Household service: masters, doors and po0.86Noble Lord, 'tis thus. I have here (in mine honour) set this gentleman free, without ransom, he is now himself…
231107–1160481unassignedI thank you good signor Parla vou? O that I were in another world, in the Ingies, or somewhere, that I might h…
241161–1198495unassignedMy Lord these circumstances would come well, To one less capable of your desert Than I: in whom your merit is …
251199–1243493unassignedWhy, has he not done it? Done it, not a verse by this hand. O in dichus illis, O preposterous, well come be bl…
261244–1289487T51 Parents and children: blessing, birthrig0.75Come thou art enamoured with the influence of her profundity, but sirrah hark a little. O rare, what? what? pa…
271290–1339497unassignedFor God's sake be not so inviolable, I am no ambuscado, what predicament call you this, why do you intimate so…
281340–1391488T6 Money, debt and credit0.80He says true, it was for my sake, I will tell him. Sirrah juniper? and yet I will not. What sayest thou sweet …
291392–1453504unassignedSilent? Count Ferneze, I tell thee if Amurath the great Turk were here I would speak, and he should hear me. S…
301454–1513501unassignedAlas poor gentleman, my father's rage Is too extreme, too stern and violent O that I knew with all my stronges…
311514–1579496T6 Money, debt and credit0.67Mass, that's true, at the old Priory behind S. Foyes. Agreed, no better place, i'll meet you there. Do good fo…
321580–1633488unassignedWhat is the man possessed trow? this is strange, Rachel I see is gone with Angelo: Well i'll once again unto t…
331634–1687493unassignedTread out I say, so, I thank you, is this the boy. Ave monsieur. Who gave you that name. Give me de name, vat …
341688–1751507T1 Death, grief and revenge0.82This will not do, I must to her again, Rachel, o that thou sawst my heart, or didst behold, The place from whe…
351752–1816502unassignedI'll hear no more, I say he shall not live, myself will do it. Stay, what form is this Stands betwixt him and …
361817–1878501unassignedsomebody bid the beggar cease his noise. O signor Angelo, would you deceive Your honest friend, that simply tr…