Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

All's Well That Ends Well

Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas, published 1623 · tragicomedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleAll's Well That Ends Well
AuthorShakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas
Publication year (edition)1623
Genre (British Drama)tragicomedy
Genre group (comparison)tragicomedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 395 · edition 870 · TCP A11954 · DEEP 5081.12
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1603 [1603-1604]
First performance (BritDrama)1605 [c.1601-1608]
Company (BritDrama)King's Men
Company (Annals)Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men
FormatFolio
Greg395a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragicomedy
BritDrama no.1461
Title page[HT; V1v] ALL'S Well, that Ends Well.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 2149 · witness single

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10–20458unassignedIN delivering my son from me, I bury a second husband. And I in going Madam, weep over my father's death anew;…
221–74471unassignedBe thou blessed Bertrame, and succeed thy father In manners as in shape: thy blood and virtue Contend for Empi…
375–95462unassignedVirginity being blown down, Man will quicklier be blown up: marry in blowing him down again, with the breach y…
496–153487T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.76That wishing well had not a body in't, Which might be felt, that we the poorer borne, Whose base stars do shut…
5154–219488T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.70What's he comes here. It is the Count Rosignoll my good Lord, Young Bertram. Youth, thou bearest thy Father's …
6220–241481T23 Husbands, wives and jealousy0.79Madam the care I have had to even your content, I wish might be found in the Calendar of my past endeavours, f…
7242–258482unassignedGet you gone sir, I'll talk with you more anon. May it please you Madam, that he bid Helen come to you, of her…
8259–323504unassignedEven so it was with me when I was young: If ever we are natures, these are ours, this thorn Doth to our Rose o…
9324–392508unassignedDo not you love him Madam? Go not about; my love hath in't a bond Whereof the world takes note: Come, come, di…
10393–448513unassignedWhy Helen thou shalt have my leave and love, Means and attendants, and my loving greetings To those of mine in…
11449–519520T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.77Pardon my Lord for me and for my tidings. I'll see thee to stand up. Then here's a man stands that has brought…
12520–587522T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.85My duty then shall pay me for my pains: I will no more enforce mine office on you, Humbly entreating from your…
13588–622498T62 The courtier as a type: fashion, affecta0.88Make thy demand. But will you make it even? I by my Sceptre, and my hopes of help. Then shalt thou give me wit…
14623–668504T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.82O Lord sir there's a simple putting off: more, more, a hundred of them. Sir I am a poor friend of yours, that …
15669–725494unassignedMor du vinegar, is not this Helen? Fore God I think so. Go call before me all the Lords in Court, Sat my prese…
16726–787502unassignedWhy then young Bertram take her she's thy wife. My wife my Liege? I shall beseech your highness In such a busi…
17788–827494T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.80Pardon my gracious Lord: for I submit My fancy to your eyes, when I consider What great creation, and what dol…
18828–855456unassignedMy Lord you do me most insupportable vexation. I would it were hell pains for thy sake, and my poor doing eter…
19856–898486unassignedIt shall be so, I'll send her to my house, Acquaint my mother with my hate to her, And wherefore I am fled: Wr…
20899–943489unassignedWhat's his will else? That you will take your instant leave o' th' king, And make this haste as your own good …
21944–1012497unassignedI shall obey his will. You must not marvel Helen at my course, Which holds not colour with the time, nor does …
221013–1050485unassignedBy my troth I take my young Lord to be a very melancholy man. By what observance I pray you. Why he will look …
231051–1109485unassignedI Madam. And to be a soldier. Such is his noble purpose, and believe't The Duke will lay upon him all the hono…
241110–1178502unassignedThe General of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best love and credence Upon thy promising…
251179–1235492T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.71Come let's return again, And suffice ourselves with the report of it. Well Diana, take heed of this French Ear…
261236–1280494T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.76He does indeed, And broke with all that can in such a suit Corrupt the tender honour of a Maid: But she is arm…
271281–1303508T60 Imperial Rome: rulers, favour and politi0.74O for the love of laughter, let him fetch his drum, he says he has a stratagem for't: when your Lordship sees …
281304–1358489T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.82None in the world, but return with an invention, and clap upon you two or three probable lies: but we have alm…
291359–1384487unassignedI have yielded: Instruct my daughter how she shall persever, That time and place with this deceit so lawful Ma…
301385–1456477unassignedWe cannot afford you so. Or the bearing of my beard, and to say it was in stratagem. 'Twould not do. Or to dro…
311457–1517480unassignedHow have I sworn. 'tis not the many oaths that makes the truth, But the plain single vow, that is vowed true: …
321518–1540481T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.77You have not given him his mother's letter. I have delivered it an hour since, there is some thing in't that s…
331541–1563477T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.80I am hearty sorry that he'll be glad of this. How mightily sometimes, we make us comforts of our losses. And h…
341564–1587478T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.75You are a merciful General: Our General bids you answer to what I shall ask you out of a Note. And truly, as I…
351588–1619475T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.75Nay, by your leave hold your hands, though I know his brains are forfeit to the next tile that falls. Well, is…
361620–1637475T8 Captains, gallants and cheats0.78He will steal sir an Egg out of a Cloister: for rapes and ravishments he parallels Nessus. He professes not ke…
371638–1692481unassignedO Lord sir let me live, or let me see my death. That shall you, and take your leave of all your friends: So, l…
381693–1722505unassignedYet I pray you: But with the word the time will bring on summer, When Briars shall have leaves as well as thor…
391723–1752488unassignedIf I put any tricks upon 'em sir, they shall be jades tricks, which are their own right by the law of Nature. …
401753–1793503T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.79I do presume sir, that you are not fall'n From the report that goes upon your goodness, And therefore goaded w…
411794–1852500unassignedyou beg a single penny more: Come you shall ha't, save your word. My name my good Lord is Parrolles. You beg m…
421853–1915484T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.83Admiringly my Liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her, ere my heart Durst make too bold a herald of my tong…
431916–1971498T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.80Platus himself, That knows the tinct and multiplying medicine, Hath not in nature's mystery more science, Then…
441972–2035482T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.93I am her Mother sir, whose age and honour Both suffer under this complaint we bring, And both shall cease, wit…
452036–2085501T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.88I must be patiented: You that have turned off a first so noble wife, May justly diet me. I pray you yet, (Sinc…
462086–2148517T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.90Take her away, I do not like her now, To prison with her: and away with him, Unless thou tellest me where thou…