The Interlude of Vice (Orestes)

Pickering, John, published 1567 · tragedy · Interlude;Nonprofessional

24chunks

11,992words

2topics

71 %unassigned

Metadata

Title	The Interlude of Vice (Orestes)
Author	Pickering, John
Publication year (edition)	1567
Genre (British Drama)	tragedy
Genre group (comparison)	tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: morality;interlude
Play type	Interlude;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEP	work 48 · edition 85 · TCP A09651 · DEEP 74
Edition role	Representative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)	1567
First performance (BritDrama)	1567 [1559-1567]
Printer	Griffith, William
Publisher	Griffith, William
Format	Quarto
STC	19917
Greg	48a
Genre (Annals)	Moral Interlude
Genre (BritDrama)	Tragedy
BritDrama no.	451
Title page	A NEWE Enterlude of Uice Conteyninge, the Historye of Horestes with the cruell reuengment of his Fathers death, vpon his one naturtll Mother.
Title-page performance note	The players names. [in quadruple columns] The Uice, Clytemnestra. Sodyer. Truthe. \| Rusticus. Halltersycke. Nobulle. Fame. \| Hodge. Hempstryng. Nature. Hermione. \| Hrorestes Nestor. Prouisyon. Dewtey. \| Idumeus. Menalaus. Harranld. Messenger. \| Councell. A woman. Sodyer. Egestus. \| [aligned with fourth column] Commones. [in single column] The names deuided for vi. to playe. \| The fyrst the Uice and Nature. and Dewtey. 3. \| 2. Rusticus. Idumeus. 2. Sodyer. Menelauus. & Nobulles. 5. \| 3. Hodge. Councell. Messenger. Nestor. & Commones. 5. \| 4. Horestes. a woman. & Prologue. 3, \| 5. Haulltersicke. Sodyer. Egistus. Harrauld. Fame. Truth and Idumeus. 7. \| 6. Hempstrynge. Clytemnestra. Prouisyon. & Hesmione. 4.
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Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned

70.6 %

T1 Death, grief and revenge

25.1 %

T34 Thebes and royal catastrophe: siege, sla

4.2 %

Chunks in order

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1	0–54	486	unassigned		A sirrah nay soft, what? let me see, God morrow to you sir, how do you fare? Sante a men. I think it will be. …
2	55–107	487	unassigned		Ha, ha, he, mar his hat quoth he? there was all his thought Tout tout, for the blow he set not a pin: That gar…
3	108–159	475	unassigned		Gods gée master patience, I pray you me tell, What horsen churl's doge, my hog so did quell: Iche swear by gis…
4	160–205	507	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.80	O gods ge I think, my bewnes will in zonder, If ich get home by gis, ittes a wonder: Farewell Rusticus, for by…
5	206–249	502	unassigned		Among the gods celestial, I Courage called am, You to assist in very truth, from out the heavens I came And no…
6	250–294	504	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.71	Tout let him alone now, we may in good sooth, I was not so lusty, my purpose to get: But now of my honesty, I …
7	295–356	492	unassigned		Undoubtedly my sovereign lord, he seemeth unto me, Not to sequest his father's steps, in feats of chivalry: Bu…
8	357–407	496	unassigned		As fit for the war, Jack hempstringe thou art, In faith as able, is to draw a cart: He is like to be manned, t…
9	408–450	501	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.81	No nought at all oh nature can, my purpose now withstand, Shall I for give my father's death, my heart can not…
10	451–494	511	unassigned		Oh sovereign lord methinks I hear, him for to be at hand if'ft please your grace, he is in sight, even now wit…
11	495–544	517	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.72	I thank your grace and now of you, my leave I here do take Farewell my son Horestes I, thy parting ill shall t…
12	545–614	476	unassigned		When Paris first arrived there, Where as dame Venus' worship is: And bluster fame abroad did bear, His lively …
13	615–678	519	unassigned		Ah sir is he come in deed, he is welcome by this day, Aegisthus now in sooth with speed, from hence take you y…
14	679–720	505	unassigned		Come on my soldiers for at home, arrived their we be, Where as we must have our desire, or else die manful. Th…
15	721–761	487	unassigned		With lively hearts my trumpeters, exalt your tubal sound. And now my soldiers in your hearts, let courage eke …
16	762–803	489	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.78	Thou traitor to my father dear, what makest thee here in field, Repent the of thy wickedness, and to me straig…
17	804–859	554	unassigned		Like as a branch once set a fire, doth cause the tree to bourn As Socrates supposeth so, a wicked wight doth t…
18	860–908	503	unassigned		Deniꝙ non paruas animo dati gloria vires: Et foecunda facit pectora laudis amor. As Ovid sayeth I am in deed, …
19	909–960	506	T34 Thebes and royal catastrophe: siege, sla	0.84	'ounds heart and nails, nay now I am dressed, Is the king Menelaus at Athenes arrived? And I am be hind? to be…
20	961–1004	497	T1 Death, grief and revenge	0.73	The fatherless he pitied not, where as he ever went, ye agyd wight whose yeres before, their youthly poure had…
21	1005–1052	506	unassigned		Sease of sir king leave morning lo, nought can it you avail Not with standing be ruled now, we pray by our cou…
22	1053–1107	501	unassigned		Of mine honesty gentle woman, I would be glad? You to serve but for clothes, to put on my back. A way with the…
23	1108–1152	499	unassigned		For then I might chance near a mistress to get, Nay if ye anger them, they will lay you on the face, Or else t…
24	1153–1204	472	unassigned		sith all things is in so good state, my commons as you say That it may so continue still, the sacred gods I pr…

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