Dominant work: A New Wonder, A Woman Never Vexed · genre mix of this topic (British Drama labels): comedy 57%; tragedy 23%; tragicomedy; literary play 7%
44chunks
21,664words
24works
5works with ≥3 chunks
16 %dominant work
39 %top-3 works
Classificationcross-work theme (confirmed, in the genre comparison) · confirmed by the researcher Label (researcher): Prodigals, portions and poor kinOriginal AI draft — before researcher review
draft label: Prodigals, portions and poor kin · pattern basis: thematic_discourse 44 chunks, 24 works, New Wonder 16 %, top three 39 %. Prodigal heirs, brothers asking for their portions, a father crying for bread at the grate, wills and charity; Heywood and Rowley, Wilkins, London Prodigal, Middleton, Scornful Lady. Cross-work theme; T27 (uncles and nephews) is its comic neighbour. chunks read for the draft: 978_00036;586_00022;521_00003;765_00037;575_00030;640_00005;753_00006
Heywood, Thomas / Rowley, William, 1632 · comedy · 7 chunks of this work here
Had he been a husband Sir, I had had no cause to Complain, I threw down at his feet The subjection of his whole estate: He did not marry me for love's sake nor for pity, But love t…
Wilkins, George, 1607 · tragedy · 6 chunks of this work here
Excuse him not, he is more degenerate, Then greedy Vipers that devour their mother, They eat on her but to preserve themselves, And he consumes himself, and beggars us. A Tavern is…
Anonymous, 1605 · comedy · 4 chunks of this work here
O brother, heedless as a libertine, Even grown a master in the school of vice, One that doth nothing, but invent deceit: For all the day he humours up and down, How he the next day…
Shakespeare, William, 1623 · comedy · 3 chunks of this work here
Send to his brother, fetch that gallant hither, If he be absent, bring his Brother to me, I'll make him find him: do this suddenly; And let not search and inquisition quail, To bri…
Mabbe, James / Rojas, Fernando de, 1631 · tragicomedy; literary play · 3 chunks of this work here
Good Cousin, content yourself, I pray, be quiet; enjoin silence to your complaints; stop the Couduit-pipes to your tears; wipe your eyes; take heart again unto you. For when fortun…
Jonson, Ben, 1616 · comedy · 2 chunks of this work here
ay, do, do, do. Most blessed cordial! This will recover him. Yes, do, do, do. I think, it were not best, sir. What? To recover him. O, no, no, no; by no means. Why, sir, this Will …
S., S., 1616 · comedy · 2 chunks of this work here
Hold. Here take your kindness back: Though we are poor, My sister was not bred to be a whore. Forbear to touch her. Fond Youth, thy rage is vain. thouart young: thy error doth thy …
Shakespeare, William, 1597 · tragedy; history · 1 chunks of this work here
Cousin farewell, and Uncle, bid him so, Six years we banish him and he shall go. Cousin far well, what presence must not know, From where you do remain let paper show. My Lord, no …
Genre mix (chunks of this topic, British Drama labels)
comedy
25 (57 %)
tragedy
10 (23 %)
tragicomedy; literary play
3 (7 %)
tragicomedy
2 (5 %)
tragedy; history
1 (2 %)
history
1 (2 %)
masque
1 (2 %)
not in BritDrama
1 (2 %)
This is the direction topic → genre, on the raw British Drama labels; the share of each genre group's text that falls in this topic is on the Genre page.
A New Wonder, A Woman Never Vexed (1632) · typ. 0.89 …hat I had, he now neglects the love He had before; A prodigal is suffered to lay waste Those worldly blessings, which I long enclosed, Intending for good uses. That's my son. ay, thou knowest it well enough, he's the Conduit pipe that throws it forth into the common shore. And the other's my brother. You may well shame, as I do grieve the…
The Scornful Lady (1616) · typ. 0.88 …rides? Then God help all, I say. ay, and 'tis well said my old peer of France: welcome gentlemen, welcome gentlemen; mine own dear lads, you're richly welcome. Know this old harry-groat. Sir I will take your love. Sir you will take my purse. And study to continue it. I do believe you. Your honourable friend and master's brother, hath give…
As You Like It (1623) · typ. 0.86 … bring his Brother to me, I'll make him find him: do this suddenly; And let not search and inquisition quail, To bring again these foolish runaways. Who's there? What my young Master, oh my gentle master, Oh my sweet master, O you memory Of old Sir Rowland; why, what make you here? Why are you virtuous? Why do people love you? And wherefo…
The Honest Lawyer (1616) · typ. 0.86 … cold. They may be cold, for they ha' been rotten these dozen years. I am very hungry. I am very thirsty. But dare not eat, because I was dreamed tonight of choking. Now brother w' are, undone. The damned father will pervert the son. Gout, dropsy, lameness, rotten legs can hasten T'undo the poor. usurers that sit Bound to their chairs wit…
A New Wonder, A Woman Never Vexed (1632) · typ. 0.85 …an made: There's not a Creditor can ask you aught, As your son did form, so have I bought Your liberty with mine, and to increase it more, Because I know bare liberty is poor Without assistance: to raise your state again, The thirds of mine are yours, say you Amen. No, not to that, you are kind brothers now, Divide by halves that love, an…
A New Wonder, A Woman Never Vexed (1632) · typ. 0.85 … I charge no nearer come, I'll be no father to so vild a Son. O my abortive fate! Why for my good am I thus paid with hate? From this sad place of Ludate here I freed An Uncle, and I lost a father for it; Now is my father here, whom if I succour, I then must lose my Uncle's love and favour. My Father once being rich, and Uncle poor, I him…
As You Like It (1623) · typ. 0.85 …here twenty brothers betwixt us: I have as much of my father in me, as you, albeit I confess your coming before me is nearer to his reverence. What Boy. Come, come elder brother, you are too young in this. Wilt thou lay hands on me villain? I am no villain: I am the youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys, he was my father, and he is thrice a…
A New Wonder, A Woman Never Vexed (1632) · typ. 0.84 …s this mask of cruelty well. I'm glad theyare gone, mine eyes with rain did swell, And much ado they had from pouring down: The Keeper knows my mind, Wife I have paid My brother's debts; and when he's out of door: To march to Newgate, he shall be set free. O let me kiss thee for this charity; But for your cousin Sir. He's my lives best he…
A Yorkshire Tragedy (1608) · typ. 0.84 …shion Sir to dwell in long circumstance, but to be plain, and effectual, therefore to the purpose. The cause of my setting forth was piteous and lamentable, that hopeful young gentleman your brother, whose virtues we all love dearly through your default, and unnatural negligence lies in bond executed for your debt, a prisoner, all his stu…
The Miseries of Enforced Marriage (1607) · typ. 0.84 …d sends me to the Surgeons to seek salve: I looked at least he should have given me a brace of Angels for my pains. Thou hast not lost all thy longing, I am sure he hath given thee a cracked crown. A plague on his fingers, I cannot tell, he is your Brother & my master, I would be loath to Prophesy of him, but whosoe'er doth curse his Chil…
The Spanish Bawd (Calisto and Meliboea) (Celestina (1631) · typ. 0.83 Good Cousin, content yourself, I pray, be quiet; enjoin silence to your complaints; stop the Couduit-pipes to your tears; wipe your eyes; take heart again unto you. For when f…
A New Wonder, A Woman Never Vexed (1632) · typ. 0.83 …light on To relieve his unthrifty Uncle. Does he rob, introth I commend him. 'tis partly your fault, sirrah you see't, and suffer it, Sir, mine's a servant's duty, his a sons, Nor know I better how to express my love Unto yourself, than by loving your son. By concealing of his pilferings. I dare not call them so; he is my second Master, A…
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