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.

En gl i s h e d i t i o n s o f more re c e n t d ate a re t h ose o f

K n i gh t Coll i er S i n ger Sta u n to n D y c e Cl a rk a n d
, , , , ,

Wr i gh t (th e C ambr i d ge e d i t i o n) C h arles an d Mary

“ ”
,

Cow d e n Cl arke H all i well P hi ll i pp s an d Irv i n g an d

-
,
-
,

M ars h all (th e H e n ry Irv i n g e d i ti o n) Of A mer i can

“ ”
.

e d i t i o n s th e mos t n ot eworth y are Ver p l an ck s ’

H u d so n s ( 1 8 5 5 an d G r ant Whi t e s ( 1 8 5 7 1 8 6 5
’ ’
-

an d F u rn e ss s ( N e w Vari oru m e d it i on
“
an d
’
,

begu n i n
 C O L O N NA D E OF D UC A L PA L A C E, VE N ICE

IN TR O D U CT IO N T O TH E ME R C H A N T
OF VE N IC E

T H E H I ST O RY OF THE PLAY
Tne Mercnant of Veni ce i s th e l as t o n a l i st o f Sh ake
s pe are s p l ays g i ve n by Fran c i s Meres i n hi s P a llaa
’ ’
'

zs

Ta mza , h s me ye r i w e n t ere d fo l
’

1
59 8 In t . e a a t a s as

lows on i i
th e R eg s t er o f t h e St at o n ers Com p an y
’

“
22 J u li i , 1
598 J ames R o b e rt e s ] A booke o f th e
.

March au n t of Ve n yc e or o th erw i se ca lle d th e Jewe o f

,

21
22 T he M e rc h an t o f V e ni ce
Ve nyce . i
P rov d e d t h at yt bee no t prynte d by th e s ai d
J ames R o b e rt e s, or an ye o th er w h at soever w i t h ou t ,

lyc e n ce firs t h ad from th e R i gh t h o n or able t he lor d

C h amberle n .

T h e com p an y o f pl ayers to w hi ch Sh akes p e are b e

lo nge d and fo r w hi c h h e wro te was th e L ord C h am
, ,

b e rlai n s S erv an t s ; a n d t he above or d er was me an t

”
’

t o p ro hi b i t t h e p ubl i c at i o n o f th e p l ay u n t i l th e p at ro n
o f t h e c om p a n y s h oul d g i ve hi s p erm i ss i o n T hi s h e .

a p p e a rs n o t t o h ave d o n e u n t i l t wo ye ars l at er w h e n ,

t h e follow i n g e n t ry was m ad e i n th e R egi s t er

2 8 O ct o b ri s 1 6 00 T h om as h ai es e booke o f
“
, , ] t h.

th e mer c h an t o f Ve n yce .

S oo n aft er t hi s e n t ry or be fore t h e e n d o f 1 6 00 th e
, ,

p l a y w a s p ubl i s h e d by H eyes i n qu a r t o f orm ; a nd

an o t h er e d i t i o n a lso i n qu a rt o
,
was i ssue d th e s ame
,

ye ar by R oberts .

P hi l i p H e n slowe a t h e at r i ca l m an ager o f th e t i me
, ,

i n hi s D i a ry i n w hi c h h e ke pt hi s ac cou n t s w i t h th e
,
”
,

d at es o f p l ays t h at h e brough t o u t e t c (a book o f gre at , .

value t o s tu d e n ts o f d ram at i c hi st ory) re cord s u nd er , ,

t h e d at e 2
5
“
o f a gus t e t h,
e p erf orm an c e o f t h e
“

Ve n e syo n co mo d e y ”
w hi c h i s m arke d ne as a ne w
, ,

l ay S ome r i t i c s t ke t hi s t o be T n e Mere/t a u t o f
p . c a

Ven i ce s i n c e th e com p an y o f p l ayers t o w hi ch Sh ake

,

s p e are belon ge d was th e n act i ng at H e n slo we s th e at re ’

b ut i t i s qu i te i m p oss i ble t h at th e p l ay c o u l d h ave bee n

wri tte n as e arly as 1 5 94 T h e more p rob able d at e i s .

1
59 6 or 1
5 97 .
 In t ro d u ct i o n 23

T HE SOU R CE S OF THE PL OT
In the p lo t of T/ce Me rc/ca n t o f Ven i ce t wo d i s t i n ct
s tor i es —th at o f th e bon d an d th at o f the caske ts —are
sk i l fully i n terwove n B oth are fou n d i n th e Gesta R oma
.
.

no ru m a L at i n c olle c t i o n o f fi ct i t i ous n a rr at i ves w hi c h

, ,

h ad bee n t r an sl at e d i nto En gl i s h a s e a rly as th e t i me o f

H e n ry V I It i s p rob able h owever t h at S h a kes p e are
.
, ,

was i n d eb t e d d i re ct ly or i n d i re ct ly fo r t h e i n c i d e n t s
, ,

co n n e ct e d w i t h th e bo n d t o a s t o ry i n [ l P eco rone a ,

c olle ct i o n o f t a les by G i ov an n i F i ore n t i n o firs t p ub ,

li sh e d at M i l an i n 1 5 5 8 th oug h wr i tt e n a lmos t two

,
4
c e n t ur i es e arl i er In t hi s s tory we h ave a r i ch l ad y
.

a t B elmon t w h o i s t o be wo n o n c er tai n c o n d i t i o n s o f
,

a n at ure u n su i t e d f o r d r am at i c p ur p oses ; an d s h e i s

finally wo n by a you n g mer c h an t w h ose fr i e n d h av i n g , ,

be c ome sure ty fo r hi m to a Jew u n d er th e s ame p e n al ty

as i n th e p l ay i s res c ue d by t h e ad ro i t n ess o f th e mar
,

r i e d l ad y di sgu i se d as a la wyer She re c e i ves as i n

, .
,

th e p l ay h er m arr i age r i n g as a gr at u i ty an d aft erw ar d s

, ,

b an ters h er h usb an d as P or ti a d oes u po n the loss o f i t

, ,
.

A n En gl i s h t r an sl at i o n o f th e book was e x tan t i n Sh ake

s pe are s t i me
’
.

P oss i bly th e dr am at i s t was somew h at i n d eb t e d t o Tue

Ora tor t r an sl at e d f rom th e Fre n c h o f A le x an d er S i l
‘

v ayu (Lo n d o n P or t i o n s o f th e 95 th D e cl am a
,

t i o n i n t hi s book are s t r i k i n gly l i ke some o f S h ylo c k s

’

s pee ch es at t he t r i al It i s d oub tful wh e th er th e o ld

.

b all ad o f Gern utus whi c h some c r i t i c s bel i eve th at

,
24 T he M e rch ant o f V e ni ce
S h akes p e are use d i s e arl i er or l ater th an th e p l ay ;
,

b ut eve n i f i t was e arl i er i t i s i m p rob able t h at h e ,

was i n d eb t e d to i t or t o su n d ry o th er vers i o n s o f t h e
,

s tory i n p rose or verse w hi c h e d i tors an d co mme n

, ,

t ato rs h ave d i s covere d .

T h ere i s goo d re aso n h owever to bel i eve th at th e

, ,

bo n d an d caske t lege n d s had bee n ble n d e d i n d am t i c r a

form be fore Sh akes p e are bega n to wr i t e fo r th e s t ge a .

Ste ph e n G osso n a P ur i t an au th or i n hi s S c/ ol of
, ,
co e

A ou e s e xc e pt s a fe w p l ays from the swee p i n g

c o n d em n at i o n o f hi s p le s a u n t i n ve c t i ve a g a i n s t P oe ts ,

P i pers P lai e rs Jes t ers an d su c h l i ke cat er p i llers o f a

, , ,
-

C o mmo n we lth A mo n g t h ese e x c e pt i o n s h e me n t i o n s

”
.

Tl e f ew
i , re p rese n t i n g t/ g eea i ne e of w o l ly ze r
’
ss r a
’

d i me s an d fi e olooay mi nd of u u e We h ave n o
’ ”
r ,
r s s r rs .

o th er kn owle d ge o f thi s p l ay o f l e f w ; b ut th e e

n at i o n a l i t y o f i t s h ero an d t h e d ouble mor al agree ,

i ng so e xac t ly w i t h t h at o f l e Me e/tau t of V n i r e ce ,

re n d er i t p rob able th at th e p lo ts o f th e two d r am s a

were esse nt i ally th e s ame an d t h at Sh akes p e are i n , ,

t hi s i n s t an c e as i n o th ers worke d u p o n some roug h ,

mo d el alre ad y p re p are d fo r hi m T h e ques t i o n h ow .

,

ever i s n o t o f gre at i m port n ce

,
B e th e mer i t o f
a .

th e fable w h ose i t may th e c h ar ac ters th e l an gu ge

, , a ,

t h e p oe t ry an d th e se n t i me n t are hi s a n d hi s a lo n e
, , .

To n o o th er wr i ter o f the p er i o d coul d we be i n d eb te d

fo r th e c h arm i n g c omb i n t i o n o f wom an ly gra e a nd c , a

d i gn i ty an d p l ayf ul n ess w hi c h i s fou n d n P or t i a ; fo r

,
i
t h e e x qu i s i t e p i ct ure o f fr i e n d s hi p be t wee n B ss n i o a a
 In t ro d u ct i o n 2
5

an d A nt o n io ; i
fo r th e p rofus o n o f p oe t c be au t i i es s cat
t e re d over t h e p l ay ; an d fo r th e m as t erly d el i n e at i o n
o f t h at p erfe ct t y p e o f Ju d a i sm i n ol d e n t i mes th e ,

c h ar act er o f S h ylo c k hi msel f u o

”
n)
( S t a n t .

S i m i l arly Mr G r an t W hi t e after re ferr i n g to S h ake

, .
,

s pe are s i n d eb te d n ess fo r th e m at er i als o f hi s p lot to

’

th e O ld s tory t ellers an d p rob ably fo r t h e i r c omb i n at i o n

-
,

i n d r a m at i c form t o an e arl i er p l aywr i g h t asks : W h at

,
“

t h e n rem ai n s t o S h a kes p e are ? an d w h at i s t h ere t o

S h ow t h at h e i s n o t a p l agi ar i s t ? E ve ryt hi ng t h at
m akes T/ce Mercnan t of Ven i ce w h at i t i s Th e p eo p le .

are p u pp e t s an d t h e i n c i d e n t s are a ll i n t h ese o ld s t or i es

, .

T h ey are mere bun d les o f b arre n s t i c ks th at th e p oe t s ’

tou c h c a uses t o bloom l i ke A a ro n s ro d ; t h ey are h e ap s

’

o f d ry bo n es t i ll h e c lo th es t h em w i t h h um a n fles h a n d

bre ath es i n t o th em th e bre ath o f l i fe A n toni o grave .

, ,

p e n s i ve , p r u d e n t s ave i n hi s d evo t i o n t o hi s you n g k i n s

man as a C h r i s t i an h at i n g t h e Jew as a roy al mer ch an t

, ,

( le sp i s i n t h e usurer B a ssa n i o l av i s h e t rov i d e n t

g ; , y p a ,

ge n erous ge n t lem an al th ough a fortun e seeker w i se -

,

a l t h oug h a ga g a ll an t an d m an ly t h oug h d e p e n d e n t ;
y ,

Gra ti an o w h o u n i t es th e n o t t o o c ommo n v i r t ue s o f
,

th oroug h goo d n at ure an d u n s e lfi sh n e ss w i th th e some

t i mes n o t u n serv i c e able f aul t o f t alk i n g fo r t alk s s ake
’

S ny lock c r aft y an d c ruel w h ose reve n ge i s as me an as

, ,

i t i s fier c e an d f ur i ous w h ose abuse n ever r i ses t o

,

i n ve ct i ve an d w h o h as ye t some d i gn i ty o f p ort as th e
,

ave n ger o f a n at i o n s wro n gs some c l ai m u po n our

’
,

sym p ath y as a fat h er o utrage d by hi s o n ly c hi l d ; a n d

26 T he M e rc h an t o f V e nice
P orti a , m atch less i m perso n at i o n o f th at r are wom an
w h o i s g i fte d eve n more i n i ntelle ct th an lovel i ness ,

th ese n o t to n o t i c e m i n or c h a r ac ters n o less per fe ct ly

,

organ i z e d or c om p le tely d evelo pe d after th e i r k i nd

t h ese an d th e poe t ry w hi c h i s th e i r at mos p h ere and
, ,

t h rough w hi c h t h ey be a m u po n us all r ad i an t i n i ts ,

gol d e n l i gh t are S h akes p e are s o n ly ; and th ese i t i s

,
’
,

an d n o t t h e i n c i d e n t s o f o ld an d b u t fo r t h ese forgo tt e n
, ,

t ales th at m ake fi e Mere/ca n t of Ven i ce a p r i c eless an d

,

i m per i s h able d ower to th e quee n ly c i ty th at s i t s e n

t h ro n e d u p o n t h e s e a — a d o we r o f rom an c e more
.

bew i tchi ng th an t h at o f h er moo n l i t w aters an d be au ty

l ad e n b al c o n i es O f ad or n me n t more s ple n d i d th an th at
,

o f h er p i c t ure d p a l ac es o f h um an i n t eres t more e n d ur

,

i ng th an th at o f h er blood s ta i n e d a n n a ls more t ou chi ng

-
,

eve n th an the s i gh t o f h er fad e d grand eur ”

.

S H A K E S P EARE AN D I T ALY
In A s Yo u L i k e It, R os al i nd b anter i ng the affe cte d
,

J aques o n h av i n g bee n i n fore i gn l nd s and c ome h ome

a

o n ly to d i s able all t he be n efi ts o f hi s o wn co pn t y an d
“
r
”
be o ut o f love w i th hi s n ati v i ty s ays Look you l i s p
, ,
“

an d we r s t r nge su i t s or I w i ll s ca r c e t hi n k you h ave

‘

a a ,

sw am i n a gon d ol a T O h ave sw a m i n a go nd ol a was

”
.

t o R os l i n d — an d t o S h akes pe are we may say — th e

a ,

t yp i c al achi eveme n t o f a t r aveller ; an d i t may s t i ll b e

s o reg ar d e d . T h ere i s n o thi n g else so n ovel i n all o ne s ’

—
_

tour i s t e xp er i e c es
n n o thi n g t h t so m akes
a n e fe e l o
2 8 T he Mr e c h an t o f V e n i ce
e n ch an t me n t No thi n g d i st i nct i vely mod ern i s to be
.

see n o n e i th er h an d H e h as act u ally bee n tr an s p o rte d

.

to a n O ld worl d o f hi s tory p oe t ry an d rom an c e o f

, , ,

w hi c h hi th erto h e h as h ad o n ly a v ague i d e a S oo n .

th e go n d ol a t ur n s o u t o f th e G r an d C an a l i n t o o n e o f
th e n a rrow can als t h at aff or d a s h ort c u t a c ross i ts

i mme n se c u rves an d h e i s i n a s tre am o n ly a fe w y ard s

,

w i d e h emme d i n by lo fty t i me worn w alls —

,
-
o n e o f the

w at ery b ack a lleys o f th e O ld c i ty ; b ut h e emerges

u po n th e G r an d C an al agai n n e ar t he R i al t o B r i d ge
'

T h e go n d ol i er p o i n ts i t o ut b ut i t was n o t n e cess ary ;

,

h e c oul d n o t poss i bly m i s take i t Ne ar th e e n d o f t he

.

c an a l h e re ac h es hi s h o t el f ro n t i n g u po n i t
,
It i s an
—
.

o d p al c e
l a t h ree or four h u n d e d ye ars o d
r l — b u t fo r
th e mos t p ar t so remo d ele d w i thi n t h at o n e c oul d n o t
d i s t i n gu i s h i t f rom a n y mo d er n h o tel ; a n d our t our i s t
i s b ac k i nto th e t we n t i e th c e n t ury agai n as the elevator
t akes hi m t o hi s room .

T hi s may seem a lon g i nt ro d u ct i o n an d r ath er i n ,

t e n d e d t o a i r my memor i es o f t r a vel i n th e m an n er o f ,

our fr i e n d J aques t h an to le ad up t o my subj e c t I

,
.

h ave d wel t u p o n i t as i llus t rat i ng our e nt r an ce u p on th e

s t u d y o f Sh akes pe are In c om i n g to Ve n i c e I h ave
'

.
,

s ai d we e n ter u po n an o ld worl d o f hi s tory p oe try

, ,
,

an d rom an c e ; an d to such a worl d o f poe t ry an d

rom an c e an d hi s to ry d oes Sh akes pe are i n t ro d u ce u s
—a wo rl d full o f l i fe an d act i o n c rowd e d w i th p e r ,

so n a e s re a l an d u n re a l e t th e l att er n o n e t h e less
g y
re al be c au se th ey were bor n o f the p oe t s bra i n —a
,

‘ ’
 I n t ro d u ct i o n 2
9

worl d w i th i ts En gl an d an d Fr an ce i ts G ree c e an d ,

Ita ly i ts L o n d o n P a r i s R ome an d Ve n i c e w h ere we

, , , , ,

may t r avel at w i ll w i th ou t s t i rr i n g from our h ome fi re

s i d e an d see an d le arn qu i te as m
,
u ch as some d o w h o
h ave act u a lly swam i n a gon d ol a .

I c ann o t b ut e n vy t h ose t o w h om t hi s S h akes p e ar i an

worl d i s as ye t a n e w an d u n kn own worl d to w hi c h ,

th ey c ome a s I d i d t o V e n i c e at s u n se t o f a lovely
, ,

A p r i l d ay flo at i n g i n a go n d ol a o n t h e G r an d C an al
,

fo r th e firs t t i me T h ey may re t urn to i t agai n an d

.

ag a i n as t o V e n i c e
,
a nd i n some res p e ct s w i th i n
,

c re ase d e n joyme n t ; b u t t h ere i s some t hi n g i n th e f as

c i n ati o n o f t h at firs t e x p er i e n c e w hi ch c an n ever be

re n ewe d .

E n gl an d an d It aly are p reem i n e n t ly th e c ou n t r i es o f

S h akes pe are s p l ays T h e s c e n es o f fourtee n o f th em
’
.

i( n c lu d i ng th e hi s tor i cal p l ays) are l aid w h olly or p art ly

i n En gl an d an d o f eleve n ( i n c lu d i n g th e R om an p l ays)
, ,

w h olly or par tly i n It aly I c oun t Tli e Temp est a mo n g .

th e l att er be cause t h e c h ar act ers are It a l i an t h ough th e ,

s ce n e i s an i sl an d n o t p ut d ow n i n an y p ros ai c m an u al
o f geogr aph y T h e o th er p l ays t welve i n n umber are
.
, ,

s cat tere d th rough v ar i ous l an d s —G ree c e Illyr i a B o h e , , ,

mi a Fr an c e S i c i ly (n o t a p art o f Italy i n S h akes p e are s

, ,
’

d ay) D e n m ark ,e tc
, .

S ome o f t h ese are mere n ames T h e Illyr i a o f .

Tw elft/z Mg/z t an d th e B o h em i a an d S i c i ly o f l e
PVi n ter s Ta le fo r i n s t an c e m i gh t be an yw h ere else
’
, , .

In th e E l i z abe th an age th e th e at res h ad n o p a i n te d

3 0 T he M e rc h an t of V e ni ce
s ce n ery and a s i gn or p l acard was o fte n put up at
,

t h e b ack o f th e s tage to i n d i cat e th e lo c al i ty —A th e ns , ,

R ome Ve n i c e or w h at ever i t m i gh t be
, , T h e s i gn was .

th e o n ly ai d t o t h e s p e c t at or s i m ag i n at i o n w hi ch h ad
’
,

to fur n i s h a lo cal h ab i tat i o n fo r t he n ame as bes t i t

c oul d A n d so w i t h t he Mess i n a o f Mu cli A uo th e

’
.
,

Vi e n n a o f Mea su re f o r Meas u re t he E ph esus o f T/ce ,

Comedy of E rrors an d th e l i ke T h ey are no thi ng

, .

more th an n ames s tuc k up o n a s tage w i th ou t s ce n ery .

Tr an s pose th ese n ames from o n e pl ay t o an o th er an d ,

i t woul d m ake n o d i ff ere n c e e x c e pt i n th e me asure o f

a fe w l i n es i n w hi c h t h ey o c c ur .

B ut th e Ital i an s ce n es a re ver i tably Ital i an In T/z e .

Tw o Gentlemen of Ve rona i n d ee d thi s loc al t o n e i s n o t , ,

so m arke d an d th e poe t i s gu i l ty o f th e blun d er o f

,

se n d i n g a s hi p from Vero n a to M i l an ; b ut th at i s 1

o n e o f th e e arl i es t p l ays o f S h akes p e are an d i t i s e v i ,

d e n t th at h e was n o t th e n so fa m i l i ar w i t h Ita ly as
w h e n h e wrote th e l ater p l ays o f w hi ch th at Cou ntry
i s th e s c e n e .

A n d h ere t he q u es t i o n ar i ses D i d t he poe t v i s i t ,

Italy ? D i d h e ever sw i m i n a go d ol
n a ? It i s no t
i m poss i ble —th ough i t seems to me o n th e w h ole i m
—
, ,

p rob a ble t h at h e m a
y h a ve d o n e so T h ere are sev .

er al ye ars o f hi s l i fe after h e we n t to L o nd o n abou t

1 It i s sa i d th t th r a e e w as a ca n a l t
b e we e n th e t wo c iti es h
w en

S h a k e spe a e r w r o te ; b u t th e a ll i h ti d
u s o n s to t e e an d to th e d ange r
of s hi pwr e ck (i . 1 . 1 17 , ii .
3 .
3 )
6 p r voh teh h t a e ad in mi nd a vy
o age

by se a .
 I n t ro d u ct i o n 3 I
C/
w hi ch we k now absolutely no thi ng and w h ere h e w s , a

a nd w h at h e was d o i n g c an be o n ly m att er o f c o n ~

j e c t u re. Cr i t i c s w h o h a ve bee n i n It a ly a n d some ,

wh o h ave lon g res i d e d th ere fi nd i t d i ffi c ul t t o e p l i n

, x a

hi s m i n ute ac qu ai n tan c e w i th th e m an n ers o f th e c ou n

try e xce p t o n th e t h eory t h at h e h ad v i s i t e d i t It .

may be s ai d t h at h e go t thi s k n owle d ge from f r i e n d s

wh o h ad t r avele d as some o f hi s fellow ac tors are
,
-

k nown to h ave d o n e ; b ut o n t h e o th er h an d i t i s
, ,

urge d th at su ch se co n d h n d i n form t i o n c oul d h ard ly

-
a a

h ave m ad e hi m so per fe ct ly at h ome i n It a ly t h at h e

n ever falls i n t o a n m i s t akes eve n i n t h ose l i t t le mat
y ,

t ers w hi c h a e r arely n o te d i n books o f t r avel or t alke d

r

abou t by t our i s t s .

In T/z M c/ n t of Ven i c fo r i n s t an c e (11

e r za e, O ld .

G obbo br i n gs a p rese n t o f a d i s h o f d oves “ ”

fo r
L au n celo t s m as t er
’
W h ere
. sks Mr C h arles A
“
,
a . .

Brow n ( S n A u to b i ograp hi ca l P oems ,

’
a k esp ea re s

d i d th e p oe t ob tai n hi s n ume rous gr aphi c t ou c h es o f

n at i o n a l m ann ers ? W h ere d i d h e le ar n o f an o ld v i l
l ager s com i n g i nt o th e c i ty w i t h a d i s h o f d oves as a
’

p rese n t t o hi s so n s m a s t er
’
? A p rese n t t h u s g i ve n ,

an d o f d oves i s n o t u n c ommo n i n Ita ly I mysel f

, .

h ave par take n th ere w i th d ue rel i sh i n memory o f

, ,

p oor o ld G obbo o f a d i s h o f d oves p rese n t e d by th e

,

fath er o f a serv an t Tne Ta mi ng of file S/z rew h as

”
.

m any o f t h ese l i ttle Ital i an t ou ch es an d th ey are to ,

be fou n d i n o th er o f the Ital i an pl ays .

In T/ze Mere/can t of Ven i ce th e very at mos ph ere i s

3 2 T he M e rc h an t o f V e ni ce
It al i an . h rm i n g fifth ac t w hi ch i s so re fres h
In th e c a ,

i n g n d res tful t o our f eel i n gs aft er th e almos t t ag i c

a r

i n te est o f th e t i l s c e n e l i ke th e c lm an d re pose o f
r r a , a

a be t i f l moo n l i t eve n i n g aft er th e e xh us t i o n

au u f an a o

an i ous
x n d e ci ti ng d
a P orxt i s ays a a
y ,

T hi s n ight , me thi nk s i s b u t th e , da yl i ght i s ck ;

It l ooks a l ittl p l r
e a e :
’
t i s a d ay

Suc h as t h e d ay i s w h en the su n i s hi d .

T h ere i s n o su ch moo n l igh t i n En gl an d ; b ut th ere i s

i n It a ly —as i n New En gl an d w h ere we h ave sk i es as ,

blue an d c le ar as be n d over Ve n i c e or Flore n c e or

N ap les To o n e go i n g from Engl an d to Italy t he
.

d i ff ere n c e i n th e t r an s pare n cy o f t h e at mos p h ere i s

a s s t r i k i n g a s t h at i n t h e c l i m at e or t h e vege t at i o n .

B u t w h e th er Sh akes pe a re was ever i n It aly i n bo d i ly

,

rese n c e or saw i t s c i t i es an d i t s p eo p le i t s s k i es an d
p , ,

i t s moo n l i g h t o n ly w i t h th e mi n d s eye h e t akes us t o ’

, ,

t h e re al It a ly i n hi s p l ays an d n o t t o a t h e at r i c a l car i ,

c atu re o f t he c oun t ry A s some c r i t i c h as s a i d th e

.
,

merch an t o f Ve n i ce i s a mer ch an t o f n o o th er c i ty i n
th e worl d ; an d i t may be ad d e d t h at every th i n g i n th e

p l a y i s equ a lly V e n e t i an A n d ye t t h e s t ri ct ly t o o
.
p
gr aphi c al allus i o n s are o n ly o n e or tw o T h e R i al to .

i s me n t i o n e d b ut i t s h oul d be u n d ers too d th at i t i s

,

no t th e br i d ge so c a lle d b u t th e mer c h a n t s e x ch an ge
’
, ,

w hi ch was o n th e R i alto o n e o f th e i sl an d s o n whi ch ,

th e c i ty w as bu i l t an d or i g i n all y i t s p ol i t i ca l an d co m
,

me rc i al c e nt re T h e br i d ge o n e e n d o f w hi ch i s o n
. ,
 In t ro d u ct i o n 33

thi s i sl and (wh e nc e i t ge ts i ts n ame) was begu n i n ,

8 8 nd fin ished in or sever l ye rs be f ore t h

1
5 a 59 a
1 1 , e a

e arl i es t d at e s c r i be d to th e p l y T h e e ch an ge w as
a a . x

h el d i n th e op e n p l ace i n fro nt o f th e c h ur c h o f San

G i acomo a l i tt le way from th e br i d ge
, No mer ch n t s . a ,

e x ce pt h umble d e alers i n fru i t an d vege tables c on gre ,

gate th ere n o w an d th e lo cal i ty has a th orough ly p le

,

be i an ch ar cter ; b ut i n th e ol d e n t i me i t was th ro n ge d
a

by the Shylo c ks an d A nt o n i os n d th e i r p at ro n s an d c u ,
a s

to me rs d ur i n g th e bus i n ess h ours o f th e d ay

, T h om s . a

Cory at i n hi s C u li ti e p ubl i s h e d i n 6
, r c s, s ays : T h e 1 1 1 ,
“

R i al to w hi c h i s at th e f r th es t s i d e o f th e br i d ge as
, a ,

you come from St M arks i s a mos t s tat ely bu i l d i n g

.
, ,

be i ng th e E ch an ge o f Ve n i ce w h ere th e Ve n e t i an ge n
x ,

t le me n an d th e mer c h an t s d o e me e t e tw i c e a d ay be tw i t ,
x

eleve n and t welve o f th e clo ck e i n th e mor n i n g and ,

be tw i xt five an d si xe o f th e c lo ck e i n th e afte rn o o n e .

T hi s R i al to i s o f a goo d ly h e i gh t ad orn e d w i t h ,

m an y fai re w alkes or O p e n galler i es a n d h at h a ,

p re tt y qu ad r an gul ar c our t ad j o i n i n g to i t F yn e s Mory .

so n i n hi s 7 mYe
, 2es T vell ar d es c r i bes i t t h us
ra
“
T h e foure squ are marke t p l ac e o f R i alto i s com p asse d -

w i th publ i ke h ouses u n d er th e a r ch es w h ereof an d i n

, ,

th e m i d d le p r t ly i n g o p e n th e me rc h an t s mee t A r c hi ”
a ,
.

te cturally i t rem a i n s t h e s me to d y — an o p e n squ are a a ,

surroun d e d by th e arc ad e d bu i l d i n gs (l i ke St M ark s .

’

P l ac e , on sm aller s cale) ere cte d i n th e e arly part o f

a

th e s i x t ee n t h c e n t ury Ne ar o n e c orn er o f th e squ are

.

i s a s h ort c olum n o f Egy t i an gr an i t e supp or te d by a

p ,

ME R . O F VE N .
3
34 T he M e rch an t o f V e n i ce
kn eel i ng h unch b ack Il Gobbo d i R i al to also o f th e ,
”

s i xtee n th ce nt ury) from w hi ch th e l aws o f the R e p ubl i c

,

were p romulgat e d .

P er h ap s th e o n ly o t h er lo cal allus i o n i n th e p l ay ,

a s i d e from t h e me n t i o n o f go n d ol a s i s th at to the “
,

c ommo n f erry th at t r a d es t o Ve n i c e w hi ch re cogn i z es

”
,

th e i n sul a r p os i t i o n o f th e c i ty c o n n e ct e d w i t h t h e m ai n
,

l an d o n ly by ferr i es as i t c o nt i n ue d to be u nt i l th e
,

bu i l d i n g o f the r ai lw ay br i dge i n 1 8 4 5 B ut we feel

th at we are i n Ve n i ce all th e t i me —Ve n i c e i n th e o ld
.

d ays o f i ts p ower an d we al t h w h e n t h e a rgos i es o f the

,

worl d th ro nge d i ts por t an d as A n to n i o s ays th e

, , ,
“

t r ad e an d p rofi t o f t h e c i ty c o n s i s te d o f a ll n at i o n s
”
.

It i s n o absur d i ty t h at su i tors n o t o n ly from all p ar ts ,

o f It aly b ut f rom Fr an ce E n gl an d Sc o t l an d G erm an y

, , , , ,

Sp a i n an d Moro cc o are m ad e t o c ome as r i v a ls fo r th e

h an d o f P or ti a —so m any J ason s i n ques t o f the gol d e n
, ,

flee ce at B elmo nt .

T h e me nt i on o f the fer ry to Ve n i c e i nd i cates th at

S h akes pe are su ppose d B elmo n t to be o n th e m a i n l an d ,

t h oug h h e p rob ably h ad n o d efi n i te lo c al i ty i n m i n d .

We may i m ag i n e i t to h ave bee n i n th e cou n t ry wes t

w ar d o f Ve n i ce w h ere th ere were th e n as n o w m an y
, , ,

v i ll as o f th e Ve n e t i an n ob i l i ty T hi s i s o n th e d i re c t
.

ro ad to P ad u a abou t h al fw ay be twee n th at c i ty an d
,

Ve n i c e w hi ch i s t we n ty two m i les f rom P ad u a by th e

,
-

p rese n t r a i lw ay or
, t we n ty s i x by -
s t e am t r amw ay t o

Fus i n a and s te amer from th ere (prob ably th e term i

n u s o f th e an c i e n t ferry V e n i ce
) t o .
 D R A MA T[ S P E R S ON E
T H E D UK E OF V E NI CE
THE P R IN CE OF MO R O CC O i
r i
THE P R IN CE OF A RR A ON G f
,
su i t o s t o P o rt a
.

A N ONIO h M h
T i t e e rc an t o f Ve n
,

ce
B A SS A NIO h i f i d
, .

, s r en .

SA L A N IO ,
S A A R I NO
L A i d B i to n to n o a n assan o .
G R A I A NO
,

T
L R E N O i l v wi h J i
O Z
,

n o e t e s s c a.

OC
,

SHYL Jw K, a e

T BA J w h i fri d
.

U L, a e s en
L A N C E O GO BB lw
.
,

U L T O, a c o n
G BB O f h r lt
.

OLD O L at e to a u n ce o

gr
.
,

SA LE R IO , a m e sse n e

L E ON A R D O rv t B i
.

se an to assan o
BA AS A R rv t P
.
,

L TH
S E A NO
,
se an s t o rt Ia .

T PH ,

P ’ ’
i h h i
O R I IA , a r c e re ss

NE R I SS A h w ti g m i d
.

er ai n - a

JE SS I CA d gh S hy l k
.
,

,
au te r to oc .

M g ifi a n fV i O ffi r f h C r f J
co e s o e n ce , ce so t e ou t o us
i G l r S rv
t ce , d h rA t d
ao e ,
e a n ts , a n ot e t en a nts .

SC E N E P tly t V i
: dp
a r t ly t B lm t a u r ne , a n ar a e on .
 ST . MA R K S '
P LA CE

ACT I

SCENE I . Ve ni ce . A

NT ONI O SALAR INO n SALAN IO

E nte r A , ,
a a
’

A n t ni
o o In soo th I k n o w n o t w h y I m so sad
.
z
a .

It we r i es me you s y i t we r i es you
a ,
a a

B ut ho w I gh t i t fou n d i t or came by i t
c au , , ,

Wh at s tuff t i s m d e o f wh ereo f i t i s born

’
a , ,

I am to le arn
An d su c h a w an t wi t s ad n ess m akes o f me
-

That I h ave mu c h ad o to k now mysel f .

S a la ri n o You r mi n d i s t oss i ng o n t he o c e an ;
.

Li ke sign i ors an d r i c h bu rgh ers o n t he floo d ,

37
3 8 T he M e r c h an t o f V e ni ce [Act

Or , as it wer e ge an ts o f the se a
,
th e p a ,

Do overp rthe p e tty traffi ckers

ee ,

Th at cur tsy to th em d o th em revere nc e , ,

As th ey fly by th em w i t h th e i r wove n wi n gs .

S a la ni o B el i eve me si r had I su c h ve nture for th

.
, , ,

Th e be tter part o f my affe c ti o ns woul d

B e w i th my h o pes abro ad I sh oul d be s ti ll .

P lu ck i ng t he grass t o k n o w wh ere s i ts t he w i nd
, ,

P eer i ng i n m aps fo r p or ts an d p i ers and ro ad s ;

An d every obj e c t th at m i gh t m ake me fe ar
M i s fortu ne t o my ve ntures o ut o f d oub t , ,

Woul d m ake me sad .

S ala ri no . My wi nd , cooli ng my broth ,

Woul d blo w me to an ague wh e n I th ough t

What harm a w in d too gre at m i ght d o at se a
I s h oul d no t see the s an d y h ourgl ass ru n
B ut I s h oul d thi nk o f sliallo ws an d o f fl ats
‘

A n d see my we al th y A n d re w d o ck d i n san d
’
,

Vai l i ng h er hi gh3 top lower th an h er ri bs ,

l

To k i ss h er b uri al S h oul d I go to church

.

An d see t he h oly e d i fi c e o f s to ne ,

And n o t be thi nk me s trai gh t o f d angerous roc ks ,

W hi ch tou c hi ng b ut my ge ntle vessel s si d e

,
’
,

Woul d s c atter all h er s pi c es o n the stre am '

Enrobe the ro ari ng w aters w i t h my s i lks ,

An d i n a word b u t eve n n o w wor t h thi s

, , ,

And n o w wor th n o thi ng ? Sh all I h ave the th o ugh t

To thi nk o n thi s and s hall I l ac k the th ought
,

That su ch a thi ng b e c hanc d woul d m ake me sad ? ’

S ce ne I] T he M rch
e an t o f V e ni ce 39

But t ell no t me I know Anto n io

A n to ni o . B el i eve me ,
no . It h ank my for tune fo r i t,
My ve ntures are no t i n o ne bo ttom trus te d ,

Nor to o ne pl ac e no r i s my wh ole es tate

U po n the fortu ne o f t hi s prese nt ye ar .

Th ere fore my merc hand i se m akes me no t sad .

S a la ri n o W h y t h e n yo u are i n love
.
, .

A n to n i o . F i e fie ,

S a
a l ri n o N ot. i n love n e i t h er ? T h e n le t us say
you re sad ’

Be ca use you are n o t merry ; an d t wer e as e asy

’

For you to l augh an d le ap an d say you re merry ’

N o wby t wo h e ad e d J an us
,

Be cause you are n o t sad .

,
-
,

N ature h ath fram d s t ran ge fellows i n h er t i me

’

S ome th at w i ll evermore p ee p t h rough t h e i r eyes

A n d l augh l i ke p arro t s at a b ag p i per ;
, ,
-

A n d o th er o f su c h v i n egar as p e ct
T h at th ey 11 n o t s h ow th e i r tee th i n way o f sm i le
’
,

T h ough Nes t or swe ar t he j es t be l augh able .

E nter B A SS A N I O L O RE N Z O
, , a na
’
G RA T I A NO
S a lan i o . H ere es B ass an io mos t n oble

Fa re ye well ;
We le ave you n o w w i th be tter c om p an y .

S a la ri no I woul d h ave st ay d t i ll I h ad
.
’

merry ,

If wor thi er fr i e n d s had n o t p re vén te d me .

4 0 T he M e rc h an t of V e n i ce [Act 1

A nton i o Y o u r wort h i s very d e ar i n my regar d

. .

I t ake i t your o wn bus i n ess c lls o n you

,
a ,

A n d you embr c e th e o cc s i o n t o d e p r t
a a a .

S a la ri no . G oo d
morrow my goo d lord s , .

B a ss ni o G oo d s i g n i ors bo th w h e n s h a ll we l a ugh ?
a .
,

S ay w h e n
,

You grow e xcee d i n g s tr an ge ; mus t i t be so ?

S a la ri no We ll m ake our le i sures t o atte n d o n yours
’
. .

[E x ezcn t S a la ri n o S a la n i o
’
a na .

L oren z o .My L or d Bass an i o s i n c e you ve fou n d ,

’

A nto n i o ,

We t wo w i ll le ave you ; b ut a t d i n n er— t i me ,

I p r a y you h a ve i n m i n d w h ere we mus t mee t

, .

B a ssa n i o I w i ll n o t fa i l you
. .

Gra ti a no Y ou look n o t well S i gn i or A n t o n i o

.
, .

You h ave to o mu c h res p e ct u po n th e wo rl d ;

T h ey lose i t th at d o buy i t w i th mu c h c are .

B el i eve me you are m arvellously c h an g d

’
, .

A n to n i o I h ol d th e worl d b u t as t h e worl d G r at i an o
.
, ,

And mine a s ad o n e .

me pl ay th e fool ;
W i t h m i rth a n d l augh ter le t o ld wr i n kles c ome ,

A n d le t my l i ver r ath er h e at w i t h w i n e
T h an my h e art c ool w i th mor ti fy i n g gro an s .

W h y s h oul d a man w h ose bloo d i s w arm w i thi n

i
S t l i ke hi s gr a n d s i re c u t i n a l ab a s t er ?

S lee p w h e n h e w a kes an d c ree p i n to t h e j a u n d i c e

,

By be i n g p eev i s h ? I t ell th ee w h at A n to n i o , ,
S ce ne I] T he M e rc h an t o f V e n i ce 4 1

I love th ee an d i t i s my love th at s p e aks

, ,

T h ere are a sort o f me n w h ose v i s ages

D o cre a m an d m an t le l i ke a s t an d i n g p o n d ,

A n d d o a w i l ful s t i ll n ess e n t er t ai n ,

W i th p urp ose t o be d re ss d i n an O p i n i o n ’

O f w i s d om gr av i ty p ro fo u n d c o n ce i t ;
, ,

A s w h o s h oul d say I a m S i r O rac le , ,

A n d w h e n I o p e my l i p s le t n o d o g b ark !
O my A n to n i o I d o k n ow o f th ese
,

T h at th ere fore o n ly are re p u te d w i se

For s ay i ng n ot hi n g ; w h e n I am very sure , ,

If t h ey s h oul d s pe ak wo u l d a lmos t d a m n t h ose e ars

,

W hi ch h e ar i n g th em wo u l d call th e i r bro th ers fools

, , .

I ll tell th ee more o f t hi s an o th er t i me ;
’

B u t fis h n o t w i t h thi s me lan ch oly b a i t

, ,

For thi s fool gu d geo n thi s o p In i o n , .

Come goo d L ore n z o

,
F are ye well aw hi le.

I ll e n d my e x h or t a ti on aft er d i n n er
’
.

L orenz o Well we w i ll le a ve you th e n t i ll d i nn er t i me

.
,
-
.

I mus t be o n e o f t h ese s ame d umb w i se me n ,

For Grat i an o n ever le t s me s pe ak .

G ra ti a no Well kee p me c om p an y b u t two ye ars moe

.
, ,

T h ou s h al t n o t kn ow th e sou n d o f thi n e o wn to n gue .

A n ton i o F arewell ; I ll grow a t alker fo r t hi s ge ar

’
. .

Gra ti a no T h an ks i fa i t h ; fo r s i le n c e i s o n ly co m
’
.
,

me n d able
In a n e at s t o n gue d r i e d
’
.

[ x e u n t G ra ti a no
’
E a na L orenz o .

A n ton i o . Is t h at an
y t hi n g no w ?
4 2 T he M e rc h an t o f V e ni ce [A ct I

B assan i o . G r at i an o s pe aks an i n fi n i t e d e a l o f n o t hi ng .

more th an an
y m an i n a ll V e n i c e H i s re aso n s are as
.

t wo gr ai n s o f w h e at h i d i n t wo bus h els o f c h aff ; you

s h all seek all d ay ere you fi nd t h em and w h e n you h ave ,

th em th ey are n o t wor t h th e se ar c h .

A n ton i o Well t ell me n o w w h at l ad y i s the s ame

.
, ,

To w h om you swore a se cre t p i lgr i m age ,

— r m
T h at you to d ay p o s d to tell me o
i f ? ’

B assa n i o T i s n o t u n k n ow n to you A n to n i o
’
.
, ,

H o w mu ch I h ave d i s able d m i n e es tat e ,

B y some thi n g s h ow i n g a more swel li n g p or t

‘

T h an my fa i n t me an s woul d gran t c o nt i n u an c e
Nor d o I n o w m ake mo an t o be ab ri dg d ’

From su c h a n oble r ate b ut my c hi e f care ,

Is t o c ome fai rly O ff from t h e gre at d eb ts

W h ere i n my t i me somethi n g t o o p ro d i gal
, ,

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I owe th e mos t i n mo n ey an d i n love ;

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A n d fr o m your love I h ave a w arr an ty

To u nburth e n all my p lot s an d p u r poses ,

H o w t o ge t c le ar o f a ll t h e d eb t s I owe .

A n ton i o I p r ay you good B ass an i o le t me k n ow i t ;

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A n d i f i t s tan d as you yourself s t i ll d o

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W i thi n th e eye o f h o nour be assur d ,

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s h aft .
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Whi ch m akes h er se at o f B elmo nt C o lc ho s s trand ’

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,

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g .

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,

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I h ave a m i n d pres ages me su c h th r i ft

That I sh oul d ques ti o nless be fo r tu nate .

A n to n i o T h ou k n o w st th at all my for tu nes are at se a

.
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Ne i th er h ave I mon ey no r c ommo d i ty

To rai se a prese nt sum Th e re fore go forth .

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a

GO p res ently i nqu i re and so wi ll I

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To have i t o f my trus t or fo r my sake [E x eu nt .

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awe ary o f thi s gre at worl d .

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m i seri es were i n the s ame abu n d anc e as your goo d

for tu nes are an d ye t fo r au h t I s ée t h ey are as s i c k
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th at sur fe i t w i t h to o m ‘
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whi te hai rs b ut c om p e te ncy l i ves lo nger

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N eri ssa
,
T h ey woul d be be tter i f well followe d .

“
P o rti a If to d o we re as e asy as to kn ow wh at were
.

goo d to do C h apels had be 11 c hurc h es an d p oor me n s

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c o ttages p r i n c es p alac e sa T i s a goo d d i vi n e th at fo l

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lo ws hi s o wn i ns tru cti o ns II c an e asi er te ac h twe n ty

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,

what were goo d to be d o n e th an be o n e o f th e twe n ty

to follo w m i n e o wn t e ac hi ng T h e brai n may d evi se
eg

l aws fo r the bloo d b ut a ho t t em per le aps o er a c ol d

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d e c ree ; su c h a h are i s m ad n ess t he you th t o sk i p , ,

o er the mes h es of goo d c o unse l the c ri pple B u t

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thi s re aso n i ng i s n o t i n the fashi o n to C h oose me a

husb and O me the wor d c h oose

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so
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ch oose o n e n o r re fuse n o n e ?
,

jV eri ssa Your fath er was ever y i rtuo us and ho ly

.
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of gol d s i lver an d le ad — w h e re f w h o c h ooses hi s

a n —
me i g c h ooses you w i ll n o d oub t n ever be
n , ,

c u t o n e w h o you s h a ll r i gh t ly

love B ut w h at w arm th i s t h ere i n your affe ct i on

.

t ow ar d s an y o f th ese p r i n c ely su i t ors t h at are a lre a d y

c ome ?

P orti a I p r ay t h ee over n ame t h em an d as th ou

.
,
-
,

n ames t t h em I w i ll d es c r i be t h em ; an d ac c or d i n g ,

to my d es c r i p t i o n level at my affe c t i o n
, .

M ri ssa F i rs t th ere i s th e Ne apol i tan p r i n ce

.
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P orti a . A y, t h at ol t i n d ee d fo r h e d o th 4
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n o t hi ng b ut talk o f h i s h orse ; an d h e m akes i t a

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re at ap p ro p r i at i o n to hi s o wn goo d p ar ts t h at h e c an
g
s h oe hi m hi msel f .

jVerissa T h e n i s th ere the Cou nty P al ati n e

. .

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,

A n you w i ll n o t h a ve me ch oose H e h e a rs
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say , , .

merry tales and sm i les n o t I fe ar h e w i ll prove t he

,

wee pi ng p hi losoph er w h e n h e grows o ld be i n g so ,

full o f u n m an n erly s ad n ess i n hi s you th I h ad .

rath er to be m arr i e d to a d e ath s h e ad w i th a bo ne 5

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i n hi s mou th t h an to e i th er o f t h ese Go d d e fe n d .

me from th ese two !

M ri ssa H o w say you by the Fre n c h lord Mo n
.
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s i eur Le B o n ?
P o rti a G o d m ad e hi m an d th ere fore le t hi m p a ss
.
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fo r a man In t ru th I k n ow i t i s a si n t o be a
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mo cker ; b ut h e ! w h y h e h at h a h orse be tt er th an ,

th e Ne ap ol i t an s a be tt er b ad h ab i t o f frow n i n g t h an
’
,

t h e Cou n t P a l at i n e H e i s every man i n n o ma n ;

.

i f a t h ros t le s i ng h e falls s t r ai gh t a cap er i n g ; h e e

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w i ll fe nc e w i th hi s o wn s h ad ow If I s h oul d m arry
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.

hi m I Sh oul d m arry t we nty h usb and s If h e woul d

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d es pi se me I woul d forg i ve hi m ; fo r i f h e love me

,

to m ad n ess I s h all n ever requ i t e hi m

, .

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.
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you ng b aro n o E gl a d
f n n ?

P orti a You k n ow I say n o thi ng to h i m fo r h e

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un ders tand s n o t me n o r I hi m ; he h at h n e i t h er
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S ce ne II] T he M e rc h an t o f V e n i ce 47

L at i n Fre nch
, , no r i an
you w i ll come i n to
It al , an d
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the c our t an d swe a r t h at I h a ve a poor p e n n y wor t h 7

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i n t he E n gl i s h H e i s a p ro p er m an s p i ct ure ; b u t
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a l a s ! w h o c an c o n verse w i t h a d umb S h o w ? H ow
O d d ly h e i s su i te d ! I t hi n k h e bough t hi s d ouble t
i n Italy hi s rou n d h ose i n Fr an c e hi s bo nn e t i n
'

, ,

G erm an y an d hi s be h av i our eve ry w h ere

, .

jV eri ssa W h at thi n k you o f t h e Scott i s h lord hi s

.
,

n e i g h bour ?

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.

hi m fo r h e borrowe d a b o x o f th e e ar o f t he Engl i s h
man and swore h e woul d p ay hi m agai n w h e n h e 8
m
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“
was ab le .

an d se a le d u n d er fo r an o t h er .

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.
,

D uke o f S ax o n y s n e p h ew ? ’

P orti a Very v i lely i n t h e mor n i n g w h e n h e i s

.

sober an d mos t v i lely i n th e aft er n oo n w h e n h e

,

i s d ru n k W h e n h e i s bes t h e i s a l i ttle worse th an

.
,

a man ; an d w h e n h e i s wors t h e i s l i t tle be tt er th an ,

a be as t A n t h e wors t fa ll t h at ever fell I h o p e I

.
,

s h all m ake s hi ft to go w i th out hi m .

N eri ssa If h e s h oul d o ffer to ch oose an d ch oose

,
,

th e r i gh t c a ske t you s h oul d re fuse t o p erform your

,

f ath er s w i ll i f you s h oul d re fuse to acc e pt hi m

’
.

P orti a T h ere fore fo r fe a r o f th e wors t I pr ay

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th ee s e t a d ee p gl a ss o f R h e n i s h w i n e o n th e co n
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t rary c aske t ; fo r i f t h e d ev i l be w i t hi n an d th at
tem ptat i o n w i t h ou t I k n ow h e w i ll c h oose i t
,
I w i ll .
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do an y t hi ng N er i ss
, a, ere I w i ll be m arr i e d to a

s p o n ge .

jV
eri ssa You n ee d n o t fe ar l ad y th e h av i n g an y
.
, ,

o f t h ese lor d s T h ey h ave ac q ua i n te d me w i th th e i r

.

d e term i n at i o n s ; w hi c h i s i n d ee d t o re t urn t o t h e i r
, ,

h ome an d to t rouble you w i th n o more su i t u n less

, ,

you may be wo n by some o th er sort th an yo u r fath er s ’

i m p os i ti on d e pe n d i n g o n th e c aske ts .

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'

.
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as c h a s t e as D i an a u n less I be Ob t ai n e d by th e
,

m ann er o f i ny fath er s w i ll I am gl ad thi s parc el

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o f wooe r s are so re aso n able fo r th e re i s n o t o n e

‘
.
,

a mo n g t h em b u t I d o t e o n hi s very abse n c e ; an d

I w i s h th em a fa i r d e pa rt ure .

1V erissa D o you n o t remember l a d y i n your

.
, ,

fat h er s t i me a Ve n e t i an a s c h ol a r an d a sol d i er
’
, , ,

t h at c a me hi t h er i n c om p an y o f th e M a rqu i s o f Mo n t
ferr at ?
P orti a Yes yes i t w as Bass an i o ; a s I thi n k so
.
, , ,

was h e c alle d .

JV eri ssa True m ad am ; h e o f all th e me n th at

.
, ,

ever my fool i s h eyes looke d u p o n was th e bes t ,

d eserv i n g a fa i r l ad y .

P orti a I remember hi m w 11 a n d I remember

‘

hi m worth y o f thy p r ai se .

E n te r a S erv ant

S erva nt T h e four s t r an gers seek fo r you m ad am

.
, ,

to t ake t h e i r le ave ; an d th ere i s a foreru n n er c ome

S ce ne III ] T he M e rc h an t o f V e n i ce 49

from a fi fth th e P r i n ce o f Moro cc o w h o br i n gs wo rd

, ,

th e p r i n c e hi s m as ter w i ll be h ere t o n i g h t -
.

P o rti a If I c o u l d b i d th e fi ft h wel c ome w i t h so

.

goo d h e ar t as I c a n b i d th e o th er four farewell I ,

s h oul d be gl ad o f hi s ap pro ach ; i f h e h a ve th e co n

d i t i o n o f a s ai n t an d th e com p le xi o n o f a d ev i l I h ad ,
1 30

rath er h e s h oul d s h r i ve me t h an w i ve me .

Come N e ri ssa
, S i rr ah go be fore
.
-
, .

W hi les we s h u t the gat es u po n o n e wooer an o t h er ,

k n o c ks at th e d oor [E x eu nt . .

S CE N E III . Ven i ce . A P u bli c P la ce

E nter B A SS A N I O a na
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S/cy lo ck .

W
B a ssa n i o s i r fo r t h ree mo n th s
A y, ,

S ny locé For t h ree mo n th s — well

. .

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,

B a ssa n i o For th e w hi c h as I t ol d you A n t o n i o

.
, ,

s h all be bou n d .

S/cy loclz A n to n i o s h all be come bo u n d

. well ,
-
.

B assa n i o May you s t e a d me ?

. W i ll you p le asu re
me Sh a ll I k n ow your an swer ?
S /zy loc/e T h ree t h ous an d d u c at s fo r t h ree mo n th s
.
,

an d An to n i o bou n d .

B a ssa n i o Y our an swer t o th at

. .

S ny locle A n to n i o i s a goo d man

. .

B a ssa n i o H ave you h e ar d an y i m pu t at i o n t o t he

.

co n t r ary

S ny lock H O n o n o n o n o ; my me an i n g i n say
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ME R . OF VE N .
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i ng h e i s a good man i s to h ave you un d ers tand me

,

t h at h e i s su ffi c i e nt Y e t hi s me ans are i n su pp os i

.

t i o n : h e h at h an argosy bou n d t o T ri p o li s an o th er ,

t o th e In d i es I u n d ers ta n d moreover u po n th e , ,

R i al to h e h at h a t hi r d at Me x i c o a four th fo r E n g
, ,

l and and o th er ve n tures h e h ath squ and ere d abro ad

, , .

B ut s hi p s a e b u t bo rd s s a i lors b ut me n : t h ere
r a ,

be l and r ats an d w ater rats l an d —

-
thi eves an d w at er
-

—I me an p i rates ; an d th e n th ere i s th e
,

t hi eves ,

p er i l o f w at ers w i n d s a n d ro
, c ks T h e man,
i s n o t .
,

w i th s tand i n g su ffi c i e n t T h ree t h ous an d d u cats

, .
,

I thi n k I may t ake hi s bo n d .

B assan i o ssure d you may

. Be a .

Si cy loc/é I w i ll be a ssure d I may ; an d t h at I may

.

be assure d I w i ll be thi n k me May I s pe ak w i th .

A nt o n i o
B assa n i o If i t p le ase you t o d i n e w i t h us
. .

S /zy locé Yes to smell p ork ; to e at o f th e h ab i ta

.
,

t i o n w hi c h your p ro p h e t t h e N az ari t e c o n j ure d th e , ,

d ev i l i n t o I w i ll buy w i th you Sell w

. i th you ta lk , ,

w i t h you w alk w i th you an d so follow i ng ; b ut I w i ll

, ,

n o t e at w i t h you d r i n k w i t h you n o r p r ay w i t h you

W h at n ews o n th e R i altO P—W h o i s h e comes

, , . ,

h ere
E n ter A N T O N I O

T hi s i s S i gn i or A nt o n i o
B assa n i o . .

Slzy lock [A si de] H o w l i ke a faw n i ng

.
p u bli can
looks !
I h ate hi m fo r h e i s a C h r i s t i an
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Me th ough t you s ai d y un e i th er le n d
o no r borrow
U po n ad v an tage
A n ton i o . I do ever use i t
n .
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S /zy locl’
. W he n J acob graz d hi s u n cle ’
L ab a n
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s h ee p
T hi s J acob from our h oly A br a m was ,

A s hi s w i se mo th er wrough t i n hi s be h al f ,

T h e thi rd p ossessor ; ay h e was th e thi r d , ,

A nton i o A n d w h at O f hi m ? d i d h e t ake i n teres t ?

.

S hy lo ck N O n o t t ake i n t eres t n o t a s yo u woul d sa y

.
, , , ,

D i re c tly i n t eres t ; m ark w h at J ac ob d i d .

W h e n L ab an and hi msel f were co mpro mi s d ’

Th at all th e e an l i n gs w hi c h were stre ak d an d p i e d

’

S h oul d fa ll as J ac ob s hi re
’
,

T h e sk i l ful s h e ph er d p ill d me c er tai n w and s

’

A n d s t u c k t h em u p be fore t h e fu lsome ewes .

W h o t h e n c o n c e i v i n g d i d i n e an i n g t i me
, ,

F all part i co lo ur d l ambs an d th ose were J acob s

-
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.

T hi s was a way to th r i ve an d h e w as bles t ; ,

A n d t h r i ft i s bless i n g i f me n s t e al i t n o t
, .

A n ton i o T hi s was a ve n t ure s i r t h at J ac ob s e rv d fo r ;

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.
, ,

A t hi n g n o t i n hi s power to b ri n g t o p ass ,

B u t sway d an d fashi o n d by t h e h an d O f h e ave n

’ ’
.

Wa s thi s i n sert e d to m ake i n teres t goo d

Or i s your gol d an d s i lver ewes an d r ams
S ny locé I c an n ot t ell ; I m ake i t bree d as fas t
. .

B u t n o t e me S i gn i or
, .

A n ton i o . M ark you thi s B ass an i o , ,

T h e d ev i l c an ci te Sc r i pt ure fo r hi s p ur pose .
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e rc han t o f Ve ni ce 53

An ev i l so u l pro d uc i n g h Oly w i tn ess

, ,

Is l i ke a v i ll a i n w i th a sm i l i n g c h eek ,

A goo d ly app le ro tt e n at th e h e ar t .

0 wh at a goo d ly ou ts i d e fa lse h oo d h ath !

,

Si zy lock T h ree t h ous an d d u cat s t i s a goo d rou n d

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.
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sum .
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T h ree mon th s from twelve —th e n le t me see t h e r ate

, , .

A n ton i o Well Sh ylo c k s h a ll we be be h ol d i n g t o yo u ?

.
, ,

S ny locé S i g n i or A n to n i o m an y a t i me a nd o ft
.
, ,

In t he R i al t o yo u h a ve r a te d me
,

A bou t my mo n eys an d my us an c es
St i ll h ave I bor n e i t w i th a p at i e n t s h rug ,

su ffer an c e i s th e b ad ge o f all our t r i be

You c all me m i sbel i ever c u t th ro at d o g
,
-
,

A n d spe t u p o n my Jew i s h g aber d i n e ,

A n d all fo r u se o f t h at w hi c h i s m i n e o wn
~

W ell th e n i t n o w ap pe ars you n ee d my h el p

, .

G O t o th e n ; you c ome t o me a n d yo u say

, , ,

Sh ylo ck we woul d h a ve mon eys Y ou say so ’

, .
,

Y ou th at d i d vo id your rh eum u p on my be ar d
, ,

A n d foo t me as you s pur n a s t r an ger c u r

O v e r yo u r th res h ol d mo n eys i s your su i t
a
.

W h at s h oul d I say to you ? Sh oul d I n o t say ,

‘
H ath a d o g mo ney ? Is i t p oss i ble
A c ur sh oul d le n d t h ree th ous a n d d u cat s Or
Sh all I be n d low an d In a bo n d m an 3 key
,
’
,

W i th b ate d bre ath an d w hi s per i n g h umble n ess ,

Say thi s
F ai r si r yo u s p e t o n me o n We d n es d ay l as t ;
,
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You sp urn me su ch a d ay an oth er t i me
’
d
You c a ll d me d o d f r th ese c ourt es i es
’
a n o
g ;
I ll le n d you th us mu c h mo n eys
’

A nton i o I a m as l i ke to c a ll th ee so ag ai n
.
,

To s pe t o n th ee agai n to S p ur n th ee to o , .

If th ou w i l t le n d t hi s mo n ey le n d i t n o t ,

As to th y fr i e n d s fo r w h e n d i d f r i e n d s hi p ta ke
A bree d o f b arre n me ta l o f hi s fr i e n d ?
B ut le n d i t r at h er to thi n e e n emy
’

W h o i f h e bre ak th ou m ays t w i th be tter fac e

,

Ex act t h e pe n a l ty .

S/zy loc/é . W h y look yo u h o wyou s torm ! , ,

I woul d be fr i e n d s w i t h you an d h a ve your love , ,

Forge t th e s h ames th at you h ave stai n d me w i th ’

,

S u pp ly your p rese n t w an t s an d ta ke n o d o i t ,

O f us an c e fo r my mo n eys an d you 11 no t h e a r me
’
, .

T hi s i s k i n d I Offer .

B assa n i o T hi s were k i n d n ess

. .

T hi s k i n d n ess w i ll I Sh ow .

G o w i th me t o a n o ta ry ; se a l me t h ere 4 1 0

Y our s i ngle bo n d an d i n a merry s por t , ,

If you re pay me n o t o n su c h a d ay ,

In su c h a p l ac e s u c h sum or sums as are

,

Ex p re ss d i n t h e c o n d i t i o n le t t h e forfe i t
’
,

B e n om i n at e d fo r an equ a l p ou nd
O f your fa i r fles h t o be c u t Off an d ta ke n
,

In w h at p a rt o f your bo d y p le ase th me .

A nton i o Co n t e n t i fa i t h ; I 11 se a l to su ch a bo nd
’ ’
.
, ,

And say th ere i s mu ch k i n d n ess i n the Jew 49 . 1

 III ] T he M e r c h an t f V e ni ce ‘
S cene o
55

B assan i o . Y ou s h all
se al to su ch a bo nd fo r me
no t

I 11 r ath er d well i n my n e c ess i ty

’
.

A nton i o W h y f e ar n o t man I w i ll n o t for fe i t i t

.
, , .

n n —
W i thi t h ese two mo th s th at s a mon th be fore ’

T hi s bon d e xp i res I d o e x pe ct re t urn

Of t h r i c e t h ree t i mes th e v a lue o f t hi s bo n d .

S/cy lo c/é O fat h er A br am w h at t h ese C h r i s t i an s are

.

W h ose o wn h ar d d e al i n gs te ach es t h em sus p e ct

T h e thought s o f o th ers P r ay you t ell me t hi s ,

If h e s h oul d bre ak hi s d ay wh at s h oul d I ga i n ,

By th e e xact i o n o f th e forfe i t ure

A pou n d o f m an s fles h t ake n from a man
’
, ,

Is no t so es t i m able p rofi table n e i t h er

, ,

As fles h o f mu t to n s bee fs or go ats ,

I say ,
.
,

To buy hi s favour I e xt e n d thi s fr i e n d s hi p .

If h e w i ll t ake i t so ; if n o t ad i eu ;
, ,

An d fo r my love I p r a y you wro n g me n o t

, ,
-
.

A ntoni o Yes S h ylo ck I w i ll se al u n to t hi s b o n d

.
, , .

Sn y lo ck T .h e n mee t me f or t h w i t h at t h e n o t a ry s ’
.

Gi ve hi m d i re ct i o n fo r thi s merry bo n d ,

An d I w i ll go an d p urse t h e d u c at s s t r a i gh t ,

Se e t o my h ouse le ft i n t h e fe a rful gu ar d
,

Of an u n th r i fty k n ave an d p rese n t ly

'

I w i ll be w i th you .

A n toni o

M
.

T he H ebrew w i ll tur n C h r i s t i an h e rows k in

’
m i nd
s .

A ntoni o . Come on : i n thi s th ere c an be no d i sm ay ;

My sh i p s co
 VE N ICE

AC T II

S CEN E I B elmont A R oom i n P o rti a H o u se

’
. . s

F lo u ri s/c f
o Co rnets . E nter tne PR I N CE O F MO R O C CO
an d lz i s tra i n P O R T I A N ER I SSA a n d
, ,

Moro co M i sl i ke me n o t fo r my c om p le x i o n
c .
,

T h e sh ad o w d l i very o f the b u rn i sh d su n
’ ’
,

To w h om I am a n e i gh bour an d n e a r bre d .

B r i n g me t h e fai res t Cre at ure n or th w ar d bor n ,

W h ere P h d eb us fire s carc e th aws th e i c i c les

’
,

A n d le t us m ake i n c i s i o n fo r your love ,

To prove w h ose blood i s re d d es t hi s or m i n e , .

I t ell th ee l ad y thi s as p e ct o f m i n e
, ,

H at h fcar d t h e v l i an t by my love I swe ar

’
a ,

T h e bes t regar d e d v i rgi n s o f our c l i me

-

5 6
S ce n e I] T he Me rc h an t o f V e n i ce 5/

H ave lo v d i t to o
’
woul d no t ch an ge thi s h ue
. I ,

Ex ce pt to s t e a l your th ough t s my ge n t le q u ee n , .

In t erms o f c h o i c e I am n o t solely le d
d i re c t i o n Of a m a i d e n s eyes ;
’

B es i d es t he lo tte ry o f my d es t i n y
,

B ars me t h e r i gh t o f volun ta ry c h oos i n g ;

B u t i f my fa th er h ad n o t s can t e d me ,
i

A n d h e d g d me by hi s w i t t o y i el d myse lf
’
,

H i s w i fe w h o w i n s me by t h at me an s I t ol d you ,

You rsel f re n own e d p ri n c e th e n s too d as fai r

, ,

A s any c omer I h ave lo o k d o n ye t

’
,

For my aff e ct i on .

Morocco . E ve n fo r t h at I th ank you ;

T h erefore I p r ay you le ad me to th e caske t s
, ,

To try my fort u n e ” By t hi s s c i m i tar ,

T h at slew th e S op h y an d a P ers i an p r i n c e
Th at wo n t h ree fiel d s o f Sul tan Solym an ,

I woul d o er s ta re th e s t er n es t eyes th a t look

’
-
,

Ou tbrave th e h e ar t mos t d ar i n g o n the e art h ,

P lu c k th e you n g su c k i n g c ubs from th e sh e b e a r -

,

Y e a mo c k th e l i o n w h e n h e ro ars fo r p rey
, ,

To wi n th ee l ad y B u t al as th e w hi le !
,
.
,

If H er cules an d L i c h as p l ay a t d i c e
W hi ch i s th e be tter man th e gre ate r th row ,

May t urn by for tu n e from th e we aker h an d .

So i s A l c i d es be at e n by hi s p age ;
A n d so may I bl i n d For t u n e le ad i n g me
, ,

M is s th at whi c h o n e u n worthi er may attai n ,

A n d d i e w i th gr i ev i n g .
5 8 T he M e rc h an t o f V e n i ce [Act II

You mus t take your ch anc e ,

A n d e i th er no t atiie mpt to c h oose at a ll ,

Or swe ar be fore you ch oose i f you ch oose wro n g

, 4
, 0

Never to s pe ak to l ad y afterw ard

In w ay o f m arr i age t h ere fore be ad v i s d
’
.

Morocco Nor w i ll n o t Come br i ng me u n to my

. .
,

c h an c e .

P orti a . F i rs t forw ard to th e t em p le after d i nner

,
i

Your h az ard s h all be m ad e .

G oo d fort u n e th e n ,

T 0 m ake me bles t or c urse d s t amo n g me n I ’

[Co r ne ts , a nd ex e unt .

S CE N E II . Ven i ce . A S treet

E nter L AU N C EL OT
L a uncelo t Certa i n ly my co n s c i e n ce w i ll serve me
.

t o ru n from t hi s Jew my m as ter T h e fie n d i s at m i n e .

elbow an d tem pts me s ay i ng to me G obbo L au n c e

, , ,

‘
lo t G obbo goo d L au n c elo t or goo d G obbo or ’ ’
, , ,

goo d L au n c elo t Gobbo use your legs take the s tart

, , ,

ru n a w ay . My c o n s c i e n ce s ays No ; take h ee d
’
, ,

h on es t L au nc elot ; take h ee d h o n es t G obbo or as , ,

’
,

af ores a i d
‘ h o n es t L auncelo t G obbo ; d o n o t run ;
,

s corn ru nn i n g w i th thy h eels Well th e mos t c our .

’
,

‘
age o us fie n d b i d s me p ac k : Vi a s ays the fie nd
‘aw a y ‘
! s ays t h e fie n d ; fo r th e h e a ve n s rouse u p ,

‘ n
a br a ve m i n d s ays th e fie nd a d run Well my
’ ’
.
, , ,
 T he M r ch
e an t o f V e n ice [Act II

m arry at the very n e x t tur n i n g t urn o f n o h an d b u t

, , ,

t u r n d o wn i n d i re c t ly to t h e J ew s h ouse
’
.

Go bbo By G o d s so n t i es t w i ll be a h ar d way t o
’ ’
.
,

h it. C an you t ell me w h e th er o n e L a u n c elo t t h at ,

d wells w i t h hi m d well w i t h hi m or n o ?
,

L a u ncelot T a lk you O f yo u n g M a s ter L au n c elo t ?

.

M a rk me n o w w i ll r a i se
[ A side
] no w ; I t h e

w aters . lz i m] T a lk you O f you n g M a s ter

L au n c elo t ?
Gobbo N O m a s t er s i r b u t a p oor m a n s so n ; hi s 5
’
0
.
,

fat h er t h oug h I say I i s an h o n es t e xc ee d i n g p oor

, ,

man an d G o d be th an ke d well to l i ve
, , , .

L a u ncelot Well le t hi s fat h er be w h at a w i ll we

’
.
, ,

ta lk o f you n g M as t er L a u n c elo t .

Gobbo Y our wors hi p s fr i e nd an d L a un celo t

’
. .

L a unc elo t B ut I p r ay yo u ergo o ld man ergo I

.
, , , ,

besee ch you talk you o f yo u g M s ter au c elo t

,
n a L n ?

Gobbo O f L au n c elo t an t p le a se your m a s te rs hi p

’
,
. .

L a u ncelot E rgo M a s ter L a u n c elo t

.
,
T alk n o t o f .

Mas ter L au n c elo t fath er ; fo r th e you n g ge nt lem an 6

,
0

— acc or d i n g t o fat es a n d d es t i n i es an d su c h Odd

s ay i n gs t h e s i s ters th ree an d su ch br anc h es o f le ar n
,

i n g — i s i n d ee d d e c e ase d or as you woul d say i n , ,

p l a i n t erms go n e t o,
h e a ve n .

Gobbo M ar ry G o d fo rb i d ! th e boy w as the very

.
,

s taff o f my age my very p ro p , .

L a u ncelot [A s i de] D o I look l i ke a c u d gel o r a

.

h ovel — p os t a s t aff or a
,
ro
p p ? [ T o lz i m D o you k n ow
]
me ath e r
,
f ?
S cene II] T he M e rchan t o f V e n i ce 61

Gobbo A l ac k t h e d ay ! I k n ow you
. youn g 7
no t , 0

ge n tlem an ; b u t , I pr ay yo u , t ell me , s i my boy

Go d res t hi s soul or d e ad ? —a l i ve
L a u ncelo t D O you n o t k n ow me fat h er ?
.
,

Gobbo A l ac k s i r I a m s an d —
. bl i n d ; I kn ow you
, ,

no t .

L a un celo t i n d ee d i f you h d your eyes you

. N ay, ,
a ,

m i gh t fai l Of th e kn ow i n g me ; i t i s w i se f t h e th t a a r a

kn ows hi s o wn c hi l d Well O ld m n I w i ll t ell you

.
,
a ,

n ews o f your so n
[K n l ] G i ve
. me your blessee s

i n g t ru t h w i ll come to l i gh t ; mur th e c an n o t be 8
: r 0

h i d lo n g ; a m an s so n may b u t i n t h e e n d t ru t h
’
,

w i ll o ut .

G bbo P r ay you s i r s t an d u p
o . I am sure you
, , .

a re n o t L au n c elo t ,
my boy .

L a u ncelot P r ay you le t s h ave n o more fo ol i n g

’ ’

,
.

abou t i t b u t g i ve me your bless i n g

, I am L au n c elo t ,

your boy th at was yo u r so n th at i s your c hi l d th at

, ,

s h all be .

Gobbo I c ann o t t hi n k you are my so n

. .

L a u ncelot I k n ow n o t w h at I s h a ll thi n k o f th at 9
.
0

b ut I am L au n celo t th e Jew s man an d I am sure

’
, ,

M argery yo ur w i fe i s my moth er .

Gobbo H e r n ame i s M argery i n d ee d ; I ll be

’
-
.
,
‘

sworn i f th ou be L au n c elo t th ou art m i n e o wn fles h

, ,

an d bloo d L or d wors hi pped m i g h t h e be ! w h at a

.

be ard h as t th ou go t ! t h o u has t go t more h ai r o n thy .

chi n t h a n D obb i n my fi ll horse h as o n hi s t a i l .

L a u ncelot It s h oul d see m t h e n t h at D obb i n S t a i l

’
.
, ,
62 T he M e rchant o f Ve ni ce [Act II

grows b ackw ar d I am sure h e h ad more h ai r Of hi s

t ai l th an I h ave Of my face w h e n I l as t saw hi m , .

Gobbo L or d ! h ow art th ou c h an ge d ! H o w d os t
.

t h ou an d th y m as t er agree ? I h ave broug h t hi m a

p rese n t. H o w gree you n o w ?

‘
L a uncelot Well well ; b ut fo r mi n e o wn pa rt as
.
, , ,

I h a ve se t u p my res t to run aw ay so I w i ll no t r e s t ,

t i ll I h ave ru n some grou n d My m as ter s a very ’

.

Jew ; g i ve hi m a p rese nt ! gi ve hi m a h al ter I am .

fam i s h e d i n hi s serv i c e ; you may t ell every fi nger I

h ave w i th my r i bs Fath er I am gl ad you are c ome
.
, .

G i ve me your p rese n t to o n e M as ter B ass an i o w h o , n o

i nd ee d g i ve s rare n e w l i ver i es ; i f I serve n o t hi m I ,

wi ll run as far as G o d h as any grou n d — O r a re

fort u n e ! h ere c omes th e man To hi m fath er ; .
,

fo r I am a Jew i f I serve t h e Jew an y lo n ger .

E nter B A SS A N IO , w i t/c L E ON ARD O a n d o t/z er f ollow ers

B assa n i o You may d o so ; b ut le t i t be so h as te d

.

t h at su p per be re ad y at th e f ar th es t by five o f th e

c lo c k. S e e t h ese le tt ers d el i vere d ; pu t th e l i ver i es

to m ak i n g an d d es i re G r at i an o t o c ome an o n t o
,

my lo dg i n g .

L a u ncelo t To hi m fath er
.
, .

Go bbo G o d bless your wors hi p !

.

B assan i o G rame rcy l wo ul d s t th ou a ugh t w i th me ?

.

Go bbo H ere s my son s i r a poor boy

’
. , , ,

L a u ncelot N o t a p oor boy s i r b u t th e r i c h Jew s

’
.
, ,

man ; th at woul d s i r as my fath er s h all s p e c i fy

, , ,
S ce ne II] T he M e r c h an t o f V e ni ce 63

Gobbo . He h ath a gre at i nfe cti o n s i r , , as o ne

woul d say, to serve

L a uncelot . In d ee d , th e s h or t an d th e lo n g i s I ,

serve th e Jew , an d h ave a d es i re as my fath er s h all

,

pe c i fy ,

Gobbo .

m s t er an d h e s av i n g your wors hi p s
H is
revere n ce are s car c e c ater c ous i n s
a

-
,
’

L a uncelo t To be br i e f th e very t ru t h i s th at th e
.
, ,

Jew h av i n g d on e me wro n g d o th c au se me as my
, , ,

fath er be i n g I h o p e an o ld man s h all f ru t i fy u n to

, , , ,

you ,

Gobbo I h a ve h ere a d i s h o f d oves th at I woul d

.

bes tow up on yo ur wo rsh i p ; an d my su i t i s

'

L a un celot In very br i e f th e su i t i s i m p er t i n e n t
.
,

to mysel f as your wors hi p s h a ll k n ow b y t hi s h o n es t

,
1 40

O ld man ; an d t h oug h I sa h h O ld ma n
y i
, t t oug ye t , , ,

p oor m an my f
, at h er .

B assa n i o O n e s p e ak fo r bo th
. W h a woul d you
t ? .

L a un celot S erve you s i r

.
, .

Gobbo T h at i s t h e very d e fe c t o f t h e m at t er s i r
.
, .

B assan i o I k n o w th e e well ; th ou h a s t o b t ai n d
’
'

thy su i t .

Sh ylo c k th y m a s t er s p oke w i th me t hi s d ay ,

A n d h ath p re fe rr d t h ee ; i f i t be p re ferme n t
’

To le ave a r i c h Jew s serv i ce t o be c ome ’

,

T h e follower o f so p oor a ge n t lem an:

L a u ncelot T h e o ld p roverb i s very well p ar te d
‘
.

betwee n my m as ter Sh ylo c k an d you s i r ; you h ave ,

th e gr ace o f G o d s i r an d h e h ath e n ough , , .

64 T he M e rc h an t o f V e n i ce [Act II

B a ssa n i o . T h ou sp e ak st
’
it well —Go .
,
f at h er ,

w i th thy so n .

T ake le ave o f thy o ld m as ter an d i n qu i re ,

My lo d g i n g o ut G i ve hi m a l i very
.
[ T o b i f
s o llo wers .

More gu ard e d t h an hi s fellows ; see i t d o n e ’

.

L a u n celo t F ath er i n
. I c a n n o t ge t a serv i c e n o ;
, .
,

I h a ve n e er a to n gue i n my h e ad — Well i f an y
’
,

man i n Italy h ave a fa i rer t able w hi c h d o t h o ffer 6 1 0

t o swe a r u po n a book I s h a ll h a ve goo d fort u n e

'

G O to h ere s a s i m p le l i n e o f l i fe ! h ere s a sm a ll
’ ’
-
,

t r i fle o f w i ves : a l as fi ftee n w i ves i s n o thi n g ! ale ve n

w i d ows an d n i ne m ai d s i s a s i m p le c om i n g i n fo r o n e -

man ; an d th e n t o s cape d row n i n g th r i c e an d t o be ,

i n per i l o f my l i fe w i t h th e e d ge O f a fe at h er b e d -
,

h ere are s i m p le s capes Well if Fortu n e be a .

,

wom an s h e s a goo d we n c h fo r thi s ge ar — F ath er

,
’
.
,

c ome ; I 11 t ake my le ave o f t h e Jew i n t h e t w i n kl i n g

’

o f a n eye .
[ E x e u n t L a u ncelo t a n d Old Go b bo .

B a ssa n i o I p r ay th ee goo d L eo n ar d o t hi n k o n
.
, ,

thi s .

T h ese thi n gs be i n g bough t an d or d erly b e sto w d ’

,

R e t ur n i n h a s t e fo r I d o fe a s t t o n i g h t
,
-

My bes t e ste e m d acq uai n tan c e ; hi e th ee go

-
’

L e ona rd o M
.
,

y .bes t e n d e a vours s h a ll be d o ne

h e re i n .

E n ter G RA T I A NO

G r a ti a n o W h ere
. i s your m a s t er ?

Leon a rdo . Y o n d e r s i r h e w alks [E x i t , , .

G ra ti a no S i g n i or B ass an i o
.
S ce ne II] T he M e r c h an t o f V e n i ce
B a ssan i o . G r at i an o !
Gra ti a n o . I h ave a su i t to you .

B assa n i o . Y ou h ve a O b tai n
’
d it .

Gra ti ano . Y ou mus t no t d eny me . I m u s t go 1 80

w i th you to B elmo n t .

B W h y th e n you must B ut h e ar thee

a ssa n i o .
, .
,

G r at i an o :
T h ou art to o w i l d to o ru d e an d bol d o f vo i ce
, , ,

Pa rt s th at be c ome th ee h ap p i ly e n o ugh
A n d i n su ch eyes as ours app e a r n o t fa ul t s
B ut w h ere th ey are n o t k n ow n w h y t h ere t h ey s h ow , ,

S ome thi n g t o o l i ber al P ra t h ee t ake a i n

.
,

To a ll ay w i th some col d d ro ps o f mo d es ty .

T h y sk i pp i n g s p i r i t les t t h rough thy w i l d be h av i our

,

I be m i s c o n s t rue d i n t h e p l ac e I go t o ,

A n d lose my h o p es .

Gra ti a no . S i g n i or B ass an i o h e ar me ,

If I d o n o t put o n a sober h ab i t
'

T alk w i th res p e ct an d swe ar b u t n o w an d t h e n

, ,

We ar p r ayer books i n my p o cke t look d emurely

-
, ,

N ay mo r e w hi le gr ac e i s s ay i n g h oo d m i n e eyes
, ,

T h us w i th my h at an d s i gh an d say ame n
, , ,
’

Use all th e Observan c e o f c i v i l i ty ,

L i ke o n e well s t u d i e d i n a sad os t e n t
To p le ase hi s gr an d am n ever trus t me more , .

B assa n i o Well we s h all see yo u r h e ari n g

.
, .

Gra ti ano N ay b u t I b ar to n i gh t ; you s h all n o t

.
,
-

gauge me
By w h at we d o t o n i gh t -
.

MER . OF VE N .
-
5
 T he M e rch an t of Véni C
e [A ct II

N 0 th at were pi ty ;
,

I woul d e nt re at you r ath er to put o n

Your bol d es t sui t o f m i rt h fo r we h ave fr i e nd s
,

T h at p urp ose merr i me nt B ut fare you well ; .

I h ave some bus i n e ss .

Gra ti ano A n d I mus t to L ore n z o a n d th e res t ;

.

B ut we w i ll v i s i t you at su pper t i me [E x eu n t -
.

S CE N E III Tb e S a me A R oom i n S/cy locé H o use

’
. . s

E n ter JE SS I C A a nd L A U N C EL O T
f essi ca I a m sor ry t h o u
w i l t le ave my fath er so ;
Our h ous e i s h ell an d th ou a merry d ev i l
.

, , ,

D i d s t rob i t o f some t as t e o f t e d i ous n ess .

B ut fa re th ee well ; t h ere i s a d u cat fo r t h ee .

A n d L au n c elo t soo n at su pp er s h al t t h ou se e
, ,

L ore n z o w h o i s thy n e w m as ter s gues t

’
, .

G i ve hi m thi s le tt er ; d o i t se c re t ly .

A n d so f arewell {U woul d n o t h av my f ath er

e
S e e me i n t alk w i th th e éN
L a u ncelo t A d i eu ! t e ars e x hi b i t my t o n gue
. Mos t . 10

be au t i ful p agan mos t swee t Jew ad i eu ! t h ese fool

, ,

i s h d ro ps d o somew h at d rown my m an ly s pi r i t ;
ad i eu !

j essi ca
. F a rewell goo d L au n celo t
, .

[E x i t La u ncelo t .

Alac k , wh at h e i n o u s s i n i s i t i n me
m
To b e ash a d to be my fath er s c hi ld !
’ ’

B ut th oug h I am a d augh t er to hi s blood ,

68 T he M e rc h an t o f V e n i ce [Act 11

Gra ti ano . L ove -

n ews ,
i n fa t ih .

L a u ncelot your le ave s i r

. By , .

L o enz o
r W hi
. t h er goes t t h ou ?

L a uncelo t M a rry s i r t o b i d my o ld m as t er t he
.
, ,

Jew t o sup to— n i g h t w i t h my n e w m a s t er t h e C h r i s t i a n .

L o renz o H ol
. d h e re t a k e t hi s — Tell ge n tle Jess i ca
,
,
.

I w i ll n o t fai l h er s p e ak i t p r i vately .

GO . G e n t leme n , [
E x i t L a u n celo t .

W i ll yo u p re pare you fo r thi s m asque to — n i gh t ?

I am p rov i d e d O f a t or c h be a rer -
.

S a la ri no A y m arry I ll be go n e abou t i t s t r ai g h t
’
.
, , .

S a la n i o A n d so w i ll I
. .

Mee t me an d G rat i an o
A t G r at i an o s lo d g i n g some h our h e n c e
’
.

T i s go o d we d o so
’
S a la ri no . .

[
E x e u n t S a la ri n o a nd S a la n i o .

Gra ti a no . W h a t le er
as n o t
tt f rom f
t i r Jess i ca ? a

L o renz o . I mus t n ee d s t ell th ee all Sh e h ath .

i re cte d
d
H o w I s h all t ke h er from h er f th er s h ouse
’
a a ,

W h at gol d an d j ewels s h e i s fu n i sh d w i th r
’
,

W h at page s su i t s h e h th i n re d i n ess
’
a a .

If e er th e J e w h er f th er c ome t o h e a ve n
’
a ,

It w i ll be fo r hi s ge n t le d augh t er s s ke ;
’
a

A n d n ever d a re M i s fort u n e c ross h er foot ,

U n less s h e d o i t u n d er thi s e xcuse ,

T h at sh e i s i ssue to a f ith less Jew a .

Come go w i th me ; p eruse thi s as t h ou goes t

,
.

F ai r Jess i c a s h ll be my torch be arer a

[E x eu nt -
. .
S ce ne V] T he M e rch an t o f V e n i ce 69

S CE N E V Tb e S a me f S /zy locb H o u se
’
. B e o re s

E n ter S H Y L O C K nd L AU N CE L OT
a

Sny locb . Well th ou s h alt see ; thy eyes s h a ll be

,

j u d ge
t hy ,

T h e d i ff ere n ce o f o ld Sh ylo ck an d B ass an i o .

W h at Jess i ca
, th ou s h a l t n o t gor man d i z e
-

—w h at Jess i ca !
,

A s t h ou h a s t d o n e w i th me , ,

A nd slee p an d s n ore an d re n d a pp arel o ut,

Wh y Jess i ca I say !
, ,

L a un celot . W h y Jess i c a ! ,

S /zy locé W h o b i d s t h ee call ?

. I d o n o t b i d t h ee
c a ll .

L a uncelo t Y our wors hi p w as wo n t t o t ell me I

.

coul d d o n o t hi n g w i t h ou t b i dd i n g .

E n ter JE SS I C A
f essi ca .C a ll you ? w h at i s your w i ll ?

S ny locb I am b i d for t h t o su p p er Jess i ca ;

. .

T h ere are my keys B ut w h ere fore s h oul d I

.

I am n o t b i d fo r love th ey fl atter me ,

B ut yefl 11 go i n h at e t o fee d u p o n
’
,

T h e p ro d i gal C h r i s t i an ; Jess i ca my gi rl
}
, ,

L ook t o my h ouse I am r i gh t lo ath t o go ;

.

T h ere i s some i ll a brew i n g t oward s my res t

-
,

For I d i d d re am o f mo n ey b ags n i gh t t o — -
.

L a u ncelot I besee c h you s i r go ; my you n g

.
, ,

m as ter d o th e x pe ct your re p ro ach .

S /cy locb S o d o I hi s
. .
7 0 T he M e r ch an t o f V e n i ce [Act II

L a uncelot .h ey h ave c o n s pi re d toge th er ;

A nd t
I w i ll n o t say you s h all see a m asque ; b ut i f you d o ,

t h e n i t was n o t fo r n o thi ng t h at my n ose fell a blee d -

i n g o n B l ac k Mo n d ay l as t at si x o c lo c k i the mor n
’ ’
-

i ng fall i ng o ut th at ye ar o n A sh We d n es d ay was four

,
-

ye ar i n the aft ern oon

W h at ! are th ere m asques — H e ar you
.

S /zy locb .

me Jess i ca
,

Lo c k u p my d oors an d w h e n you h e a r th e d rum

A n d t h e v i le sque al i n g o f t he wry n e ck d fife
’
-
,

Cl amber no t you up to th e caseme nts th e n ,

Nor th rus t your h e ad i n to the p ubl i c s t ree t

To gaz e o n C h r i sti an foo ls w i th varn i sh d faces ’
,

B ut s t o p my h ouse s e ars I me an my caseme nt s ;

’
,

L e t n o t t h e sou n d o f s h a llow fO ppe fy e nt er

My sober ho us e L By J acob s s taff I swe ar ’
, ,

I h ave n o mi n d o f fea s t i n g for th to —

’

n i gh t ;

B u t I w i ll go G o you before me s i rr ah
.
-
,

S ay I w i ll c ome
L a u ncelot I w i ll go be fore si n — M i s t ress look o u t
.

.
, ,

at w i n d ow fo r a ll t hi s
, 4 1

T h ere w i ll come a Ch r i s t i an by ,

W i ll be wor th a Jewess eye [ E

’
x it .

S /zy lock W h at s ays th at fool O f H ag a r s O ffs p r i n g h a ?

’
.
,

j essica H i s word s were F arewell m i s tress ; n o th

’
.
,

i n g else .

S /zy locb T h e pat c h i s k i nd e n oug h b ut a h u ge

.
,

fee d er
Sn ai l slow i n p rofi t an d h e slee p s by d ay
-
,
 S ce ne VI] T he M e rc h an t o f V e ni ce 7 1

More th an the w i l d cat D ro n es hi ve no t w i th me

-
.

T h ere fore I p ar t w i th hi m an d par t w i th hi m,

To o ne th at I woul d ha hi m h el p to w as t e
” ve
o
i
H s bo rro w d p urse’
L W e ll Jess
. i c a go i n , ,

P erh ap s I w i ll re t ur n i mme d i ately .

D o as I b i d you ; s h u t d oors after you .

Fas t b i n d fast fi nd
,

A p roverb n ever s t a le i n t h r i fty m i n d [E x it .

j essi ca F arewell ; an d i f my fo rtuife be n o t c ros t

.
,

I h ave a fat h er you a d a ug h ter los t

, , .

f
I

SCE N E VI . T/ce S a me

E nter G RA T I A NO a ndS ALAR I NO masquea ,

’

G ra ti a n o . T hi s i s the pe n t h ouse u n d er w hi ch L ore n z o

-

D e si r d
’
us to m ake s tand ;
S alari no . h our i s almos t p as t
H is .

Gra ti a no . And i t i s m arvel h e ou tdwells hi s h our ,

For lovers ever run be fore th e c lo ck .

S a la ri no O t e n t i mes fas t er Ve n us p i geo n s fly

’
.
,

To se al love 5 bon d s newm ad e t h an th ey are won t

’
-

To kee p obl ige d fai th unforfe i te d ! “

Gra ti ano T h at ever h ol d s

. W h o r i se th from a fe as t
.

W i th th at kee n appe t i te th at h e s i ts d own ? 0

W h ere i s th e h orse th at d o th u ntre ad agai n

H i s t e d i ous me a sures w i th th e u n b ate d fire
T h at h e d i d pac e t h em firs t A ll thi ngs th at are .

A re w i th more s p i r i t chas ed t h an e njo y d

’
.

‘
H o w l i ke a yo u ngtir o r a p ro d i g al ,
7 2 T he M e rc h ant O f Ve n i ce [Act II

T h e s carfe d b ark pu ts from h er n at i ve b ay ,

H ugg d an d emb rac e d by th e s t rum p e t w i n d !

’

H o w l i ke t h e p ro d i g a l d o th s h e re t ur n ,
”
W i th over we ath e r fl r i bs an d ragge d s ai ls
-
,

L e an re n t a n d begg ar d by t h e s t rum p e t w i n d !
’
, ,

S a la ri no H ere c omes L ore n z o

. More o f .

h ere after .

E n ter L O R E N Z O

L oren z o . S wee t fr i e n d s your , p at i e n ce fo r my lo ng

bod e ;
a

No t I b ut my aff ai rs h a ve m ad e you w ai t
, , .

W h e n you s h all p le ase to p l ay the thi eves fo r w i ves ,

I 11 w at c h as lo g o you h e
’
n f r t n — A p p ro ac h ; .

H ere d wells my fat h er Jew H O ! w h o s w i t hi n ? ’

.

E n ter J I A
E SS C , a bo ve , i n boy
’
s clo t/res

Jessi ca . Wh o Tell me fo r more c ertai n ty

a re , ,

A lbe i t I ll swe ar th
f !
d o kn o w your t o n gu
’

L o renz o L ore n z o an d t y lo v e
. h ‘ , .

j essi ca L ore n z o c ert a i n an d my love i n d ee d

.
, ,

For w h o love I so mu ch ? A n d n o w w h o kn ows

B ut you L
, ore n z o w h e t h er I a m yo u
,
rs ?

L o renz o H e ave n an d thy t h ough t s a re w i t n ess th at

.

t h ou art .

f essi ca H ere c at ch t hi s c aske t i t i s wor t h th e pa i n s

.
,

I am gl ad t i s n i gh t you d o n o t look o n me
’
, ,

For I am mu ch asham d o f my e xch an ge ’

.

B u t love i s bl i n d an d lovers c an n o t see

,
S ce ne VI] T he M e rc ha n t
'

o f V e ni ce 73

T h e p re tty foll i es th at th emselves c omm i t ;

For i f th ey c oul d C u pi d h i mse lf woul d blus h
'

T 0 see me t h us t r an s forme d t o a boy .

L orenz o D es ce n d
. fo r you mus t be my t or c h
be arer .
4 c

f essi ca W h at mus t I h ol d a c an d le t o my s h a mes ?

.
,

T h ey i n th emselves goo d soo th are to o to o l i gh t, ,

-
.

W h y t i s an O ffic e o f d i s covery love

,
’
, ,

A n d I s h oul d be o b sc ur d
’
.

L orenz o . SO are you swee t , ,

Eve n i n th e lo ely g ar n i s h Of a boy

v .

B ut c ome at o nc e ;
For th e c lose fl i gh t d oth p l ay th e run aw ay ,

A n d we are st ay d fo r at B ass an i o s fe as t
’ ’
.

Jess i ca I w i ll m ake fas t t h e d oo rs an d g i l d mysel f

.
,

W i th so me more d u cats an d be w i th you s t r ai gh t 50

, .

[
E x it a bo ve .

Now my h oo d
i le an d n o Jew Gent
i

Gra ti a no by
‘
.
, ,
a .

L o ren zo B e sh réwme b u t I lo ve h er h e a r t i ly !
.

For s h e i s w i se i f I c an jud ge o f h er ;
,

A n d fai r s h e i s i f th at m i n e eyes be t rue ;

,

A n d t rue s h e i s as s h e h at h p o v d h ersel f ;
’
,
r

A n d th ere fore l i ke h ersel f w i se f i r an d t rue

, , , a , ,

Sh all s h e be p l c e d i n my c o n s t an t soul
a .

E n ter JE SS I CA , belo w

Wh at art th ou c ome — O n ge n t leme n ; aw ay !

, ,

Our masq u i ng m at es by thi s t i me fo r us s tay .

[
E x i t w i t/z Jess i ca a nd S a la ri n o
74 T he M e r ch an t o f V e ni ce [Act 11

E n ter A N T ON IO
A ntoni o .W h o s th ere ? ’

G ra ti a no S i g n i or A nt on i o !
.

A nton i o F i e fie G rat i an o ! w h ere are a ll th e res t ?

.
, ,

’
T i s n i n e o c lo c k ; our f r i e n d s all s ta y fo r you
’
.

N O m asque t o — n i g h t : t he w i n d i s c ome abou t ;

B ass an i o p rese n t ly w i ll go abo ar d :

I h ave se n t t we n ty o ut to seek fo r you .

Gra ti a no I am gl ad o n t ; I d es i re n o more d el i gh t
’
r
.

T h an to be u n d er s ai l an d go n e to— n i ght
[E x eu n t . .

S CE N E V II B elmont A R oom i n P orti a H o use

’
. . s

F lou ri s/c of co rne ts . E n ter PO RT IA , w i t/z t/z e PR I N C E OF

MO R O CC O an d t/zei t a i ns ,
r r

P o ti a GO d r aw as i d e t h e c ur ta i n s a n d d i s cover
r .
, ,

T h e several c aske ts to thi s n oble pr i n c e .

Now m ake your c h o i ce .

Mo occo T h e firs t o f gol d w h o thi s i n s c r i pt i o n be ars

r .
, , .

W/zo cb ooset/z me s/z all ga i n w b a t many men desi re .

’

T h e se co nd s i lver w hi ch thi s p rom i se carr i es

, , ,

W/zo c/zooset/z me s/za ll get as muc/z as Ice d eserves .

’

T hi s thi r d d ull le ad w i th w arn i ng all as blun t

, , ,

Wb o c/cooset/z me must give a nd lcaz ard a ll b e lza tb .

’

H o w s h all I k n ow i f I d o c h oose th e r i gh t ?
P orti a T h e o n e o f th em c o n tai n s my p i c t ure p ri n c e
.
,

If you c h oose t h at t h e n I a m yo u rs w i t h al
, .

Morocco Some go d d i re c t my j u d gm ent L e t me see

.
7 6 T he M e r ch a n t o f V e n i ce [A ct II

For pr i n c es to c ome v i ew fai r P o fti a .

T h e w atery k i n gd om w h ose amb i t i ous h e ad

,

Sp e t s i n th e fac e o f h e ave n i s n o b ar ,

To s to p t he fore i gn s p i r i ts b ut th ey c ome , ,

AS o er a broo k to see fai r P ort i a

’
, .

O n e o f t h ese t h ree c o n t a i n s h er h e ave n ly p i c t u re .

Is t l i ke t h at le ad c o n t a i n s h er ? I were d a m n at i o n
’ V '

To thi nk so b ase a
To r i b h er c e re ii lo t
;
Or s h all I thi n k In Sh e
s cu re
i mmu r d
’
,

B e i n g te n t i mes u d erv alue d t o t r i e d gol d

n ?

0 S i n ful t h oug h t ! Never S O r i c h a gem

Was se t i n worse th an gol d T h ey h ave i n E n gl an d .

A c o i n t h at be ars t h e fig u re o f a n a n gel
Sta m p e d i n gol d b u t t h at s i nsc u lp d u p o n ;
’ ’
,

B u t h ere an a n gel i n a gol d e n b e d

L i es a ll w i thi n .D el i ver me t h e key ;
H ere d o I c h oose a n d t h r i ve I as I may !
,
6 0

P o rti a T h ere t ake i t p r i n c e ; an d i f my form l i e

.
, ,

th ere ,

T h e n I am yours .
[H e u n locb s tb c go lde n

Morocco . 0 h ell ! w h a t h a ve we h e re ?

A c a rr i o n d e ath w i thi n w h ose em pt y eye

,

T h ere i s a wr i tte n s c roll ! I 11 re ad th e wr i t i ng ’

.

‘
A ll tb a t glis ters i s gold ,
n ot

Of ten b a ve y o u b ea rd tb a t told .

Many a ma n b i s lif e b a tb sold ,

B ut my o u ts i de to beb old ;

Gi lded to mbs do w orms i nf old .

S ce ne V III ] T he M e rch an t o f V e n i ce 77

H ad y o u been as w i se as bold ,
Yo u ng i n li mbs , i n j u d gmen t o ld ,

Yo u r a n sw er b ad n ot been i nscroll d
’

’
F a re y ou w ell ; y o u r su i t i s cold .

i
Col d , n d ee d , an d l abour los t ;
h h
T e n , farewell , e at , an d wel c ome , fros t !
P or t ii eu ! I h ave to o g i e v d a h e r t
a , ad
’

r
’
a

To t ake a t e d i ous le ave ; th us losers p art .

[E x i t w i tb b i s tra i n .

P orti a . A ge nt le r i dd an c e D r aw th e c ur ta i n s go
. .

Le t all o f hi s com p lex i on ch oose me so .

[E x eunt . P lo uri sb f
o co rn ets .

S CE N E V III . Ven i ce . A S treet

E n ter S ALAR I NO a nd SA LA N IO

S a lari no W h y man I saw B ass an i o un d e r sai l;

.
, ,
f

W i th hi m i s Gr at i an o go n e a lo n g ,

A n d i n t h e i r s hi p I am sure L ore n z o i s n o t .

S ala n i o T h e v i ll a i n Jew w i t h o u tc r i es ra i s d th e d uke

’
. ,

W h o we n t w i t h hi m to se ar c h B ass an i o s s hi p ’
.

S ala ri no H e c ame to o l at e th e s hi p w as u n d er s a i l ;
.
,

B ut t h ere th e d uke was g i ve n t o u n d ers tan d

T h at i n a gon d ol a were see n t oge th er
L ore n z o an d hi s a morous Jess i ca .

B es i d es A n t o n i o c er t i fie d th e d uke
,

T h ey were n o t w i t h B ass an i o i n hi s s hi p .

S a la n i o I n ever h e ar d a p ass i o n so co n fu s d
’
.
,

So s t r an ge ou t r ageous an d so v ar i able
, , ,
7 8 T he M e r ch an t o f V e ni ce [Act

A s the d o g J ew d i d u tter i n the s tree ts

My d augh ter ! O my d uc ats O my d augh t er !
Fle d w i th a C h r i s ti an ! O my C h r i s ti an d u cats
J ust i c e ! the law ! my d u cats an d my d augh ter ! ,

A se a le d b ag t wo se ale d b ags o f d u cat s

, ,

O f d ouble d u c ats s tole n from me by my d augh t er !

,

A n d j ewels t wo s to n es two r i c h an d pre c i ous s to n es

, , ,

St ole n by my d aug h ter ! Jus t i c e fi n d th e g i rl ;

She h ath th e s to n es u p o n h er and t h e d u cat s
’
.
,

S ala ri no W h y a ll th e boys i n Ve n i c e follow hi m

.
, ,

Cry i n g hi s s to n es hi s d augh ter an d hi s d u cats

, , , .

S a lan i a L e t goo d A nt o n i o look h e kee p hi s d ay

.
,

Or h e s h all p ay fo r thi s .

M arry well re me mb e r d ,
’
.

I re aso n d w i t h a Fre n c h m an yes ter d ay

’
,

W h o tol d me i n th e n arrow se as th at p ar t
,

T h e Fre n c h and Engl i s h t h ere m i s c arr i e d ,

A vessel o f our cou n t ry r i ch ly f r augh t .

I t h oug h t u po n A n t o n i o w h e n h e t ol d me ,

A n d wi sh d i n s i le nc e th at i t were n o t hi s
’
.

S a lan i o You were bes t to t ell A n to n i o w h at you h e ar ;

.

Y e t d o no t su d d e n ly fo r i t may gr i eve hi m
,
.

S a lari no A k i n d er ge n t lem an t re ad s n o t th e e a rt h
. .

I saw B ass an i o an d A n to n i o p ar t .

B ass an i o t ol d hi m h e woul d m ake some s p ee d

O f hi s re t ur n ; h e an swe r d D O n o t so ; ’
,

S lubber n o t bus i n ess fo r my s ake Ba ss an i o , ,

B ut s tay th e v ery r i p i n g o f t he t i me ;
A n d fo r th e Jew s bo n d w hi c h h e h ath o f me
’
,
S ce ne I! ] T he M e rc h an t o f V e n i ce 79

Le t it no t e nter i n your m i nd o f love .

Be merry an d em p loy your chi e fes t t h ough t s

,

To cour ts hi p and su ch fai r os ten ts o f love

A s s h all co n ve n i e n t ly be come you t h ere
’
.

A n d eve n th ere hi s eye be i n g b i g w i t h te ars

, ,

Turn i n g hi s face h e p ut hi s h an d be hi nd hi m
, ,

And w i th affe ct i o n wo n d rous se n s i ble

H e wru n g B ass an i o s h an d ; an d so t h ey p a rt e d
’
.

S a la n i o I t hi n k h e o n ly loves th e worl d fo r hi m
. .

I p r ay th ee le t us go an d fi n d hi m o u t
, ,

A n d qu i cke n hi s embr ac e d h e av i n ess

W i th some d el i gh t or oth er .

D O we SO [E x eun t . .

S CE N E B elmon t A R oom i n P o rti a H o u se

’
I! . . s

E n ter N ER I SS A w i tb a S erv t or i
M ri ssa .
Q u i ck qu i ck , ,
I p r ay t h ee ; d r aw th e curtai n
s t r ai g h t .

T h e P r i nc e o f A rr agon h ath t a e n hi s o ath ’

,
’

A n d c omes t o hi s ele ct i on p rese n t ly .

F lo u ri sb f
o corn ets . E n ter tb e PR I N CE OF A RRA G ON ,

P O R TI A , a nd tb e i r tra i ns

P o rti a . h ol d t h ere s tan d th e caske ts n oble pr i nc e

Be , , .

If you ch oose th at w h ere i n I am c o n t ai n d

’
,

Str ai gh t Sh all our n u p t i l r i t es be so le mn i d ;

’
a z

B ut i f you fa i l w i th ou t more s p ee ch my lor d

, , ,

You mus t be go n e from h e n ce i mme d i ately .

80 T he M e rch an t o f V e n i ce
A rragon . I a m e n o in
j
’
d by o ath to observe th ree
t hi n gs
F i rs t n ever to u n fol d to an y o n e
,

W hi c h c aske t t was I ch ose ; n e xt i f I fa i l

’
,

O f t h e r i gh t c a ske t n ever i n my l i fe
,

To wo o a m ai d i n way o f m arr i age

'

L as tly i f I d o fa i l i n for t u n e o f myc h o i c e

, ,

Imme d i ately to le ave you a n d be go n e .

P o rti a To t h ese i n j u n c t i o n s every o n e d o t h swe ar

.

T h at c omes to h az ard fo r my wo rth less sel f .

A rragon A n d so h a ve I ad d re ss d me For tun e no w ’

. .

To my h e art s h Op e l— G ol d s i lver an d b ase le ad

’
, , .

Wb o cb oosetb me must gi ve a n d b o z a rd a ll b e b a tb .
’

Y o u s h a ll look fa i re r ere I g i ve or h az ar d ,
.

W h at s ays th e gol d e n c h es t ? h a ! le t me see

( W b o cb oosetb me sb a ll ga i n w b a t ma ny men desi re .
’

W h at m an y me n d es i re th at m an y may be me an t
B y t h e fool mul t i t u d e t h at c h oose by s h ow ,

N o t le ar n i n g more t h a n t h e fo n d eye d o th t e ac h ;
W hi c h p r i es n o t to th e i nter i or b u t l i ke the m art le t
, ,
.

B u i l d s i n th e we at h er o n th e ou tw a r d w all
, ,

E ve n i n th e for c e a n d ro ad o f c asu al ty .

I w i ll n o t c h oose w h at m an y me n d es i re ,

B e c aus e I w i ll n o t j u m p w i t h c ommo n s p i r i ts
A n d r an k me w i t h t h e b a rb aro u s mul t i t u d es
W h y th e n to t h ee th ou s i lver tre asure h ouse ;
, ,
) -

Tell me o n ce more w h at t i t le th ou d os t be ar
Wb o cb oosetb me sb a ll get as mucb as b e deserv e s

A n d well s ai d to o ; f o r w h o s h all go abou t

S ce ne I! ] T he M e rc h an t o f V e ni ce 81

To c o z e n fortu n e an d be h on ourable
W i th o u t th e s ta m p o f mer i t ? L e t n o n e p resume
To we ar an u n d eserve d d i gni ty .

O th at es tates d egrees an d o ffi c es

, , ,

Were n o t d e ri v d co rr u pt ly an d th at c le ar h o n our
’
,
-

Were p u rch as d by th e mer i t o f th e we arer !

’

H o w m an y t h e n s h o u l d c over t h at s t an d b are!
H o w m an y be c omm an d e d t h at c omm an d !
H o w m u c h low p e as an t ry woul d t h e n be gle an d ’

From th e t rue see d o f h o n our an d h ow mu c h h o n our

P i c k d f rom th e c h aff a n d r u i n o f th e t i mes
’

“
,

To be n e w v arn i sh d Well b u t to my c h o i c e
-
’
,

Wb o cb oosetb me sb a ll get as mucb as b e d eserves .

’

I w i ll a ssume d eser t —G i ve me a key fo r t hi s .

,

A n d i n s t an t ly u n lo c k my for t u n es h ere .

[H e op en s tb c s ilver ca sb et .

P orti a Too lo n g a use fo r t h at w hi c h you fi n d

.
p a

t h ere .

A rragon W h at s h ere ? th e p or tr a i t o f a bl i nk i n g
’
.

i d iot ,

P rese n t i n g me a s c h e d ule ! I w i ll re ad i t .

H o w mu c h u n l i ke art t h ou to P or t i a !
H o w mu ch u n l i ke my h o p es an d my d eserv i n gs !
Wb o cb oosetb me sb a ll b ave as ma cb as b e deserves .
’

D i d I d eserve n o more t h an a fool s h e ad ? ’

Is th at my p r i z e ? a re my d eser t s n o be tt er ?
P o rti a T O o ffe n d an d ju d ge are d i s t i nc t O ffi c es
.
,

A n d o f o pp ose d n at ures .

W h at i s h ere ?
ME R . OF VE N .
—6
 T he M e rch ant f V e n i ce ”
8 2 o [A ct II A

Tb e fi re seven ti mes trie d tb i s

Seven ti mes trie d tb a l j u dgmen t i s,

Tb a t d i d ne ve r cb o ose a mi ss .

Some tb e re be tb a l sb a do ws b i ss
S ncb b a ve b u t a sb a d ow s
’
b li ss .

Tb e re be f oo ls a li ve , I w i s,
‘
S i lver d
’
'

o er ; a n d so w a s tb is .

Tab e wb a t w if e y o u w i ll to bed ,
I w i ll ever be y o u r b ea d .

So be gone ; y o u a re sp ed
’
.

St i ll more fool I s h all appe ar

By th e t i me I l i n ger h ere ;
W i th o n e fool s h e ad I c ame to woo
’
,

B ut I go aw ay w i th two .

S wee t ad i eu ! I ll kee p my o ath

’
, ,

P at i e nt ly to h e ar my w ro th .

[E x eu n t A rragon a nd

T h us hath th e c an d le si ng d th e moth
P ortia .
’
.

0 th ese d el i ber at e fo ols w h e n th ey d o c h oo se

, ,

T h ey h ave the w i s d om by th e i r wi t to lose .

N eri ssa T h e an c i e n t s ay i n g i s n o h eresy

.
,

H an g i n g an d w i v i n g goes by d es t i n y .

P orti a Come d r aw th e c urt a i n Ner i ss a

.
, , .

E nter a S e rYant

W h ere i s my l ad y ?
S erva n t
'

H ere ; w h at woul d my lor d ?

S erva n t M a d am t h ere i s al i g h t e d at your g at e
.
,

A you n g Ve n e t i an o n e th at comes be fore

,
 R IA LTO B R ID GE

ACT III

SCE N E I . Ven ice . A

E n ter SA L A N IO S ALAR I NO
an d

Sa la ni o Now w h t n ews o n t he R i al to ?
.
,
a

W h y ye t i t l i ves th ere u n ch e cke d th at

,

An t o n i o h at h a s hi p o f r i c h l ad i n g wr ac ke d o n th e
n a rrow se a s —t h e G oo d w i n s I t hi n k t h ey c ll t he a

l e a very d an erous flat an d f t l w h ere t h e car

p ac ; g a a ,

c asses o f m an y a t a ll s hi p l i e b u r i e d a s t h ey s ay i f
, ,

my goss ip R ep ort be an h on es t wom an o f h er word .

Sa a nio I woul d s h e were as ly i n g a goss i p i n

t .

t h at as ever kn appe d g i n ger or mad e h er n e i gh

,

84
 T he M e r ch an t f Ve n i ce
‘

S ce ne I] o 85

ho u rs bel i eve s h e we pt fo r the d e ath o f a t hi rd h us 10

b and B u t i t i s t rue w i th ou t an y sl i ps o f p rol ix i ty

.
,

or c ross i n g t he p l ai n hi g h way O f t alk th at th e goo d

‘

A n to n i o t h e h o n es t A n t o n i o — O th at I h ad a t i t le
, ,
~

goo d e n o ugh to kee p hi s n ame c om pan y ! ,

S a la ri n o Come th e f ull s t o p
.
, .

S a la n i o H a ! w h at s ayes t t h ou ? W h y the e n d
“

.
,

i s h e h ath lost a s hi p
, .

S a la ri no I woul d i t m i g h t p rove t h e e n d o f hi s
.

losses !
S a la n i o L e t me s ay a me n be t i mes les t th e d ev i l
.
, 20

c ross my p r ayer ; fo r h ere h e c o mes i n t h e l i ke n ess

o f a Jew .

E n ter S H Y L O C K

H o w n o w, S h ylo c k w h t n ews amo n g th e mer ch an ts a

Sby locb Y ou k n ew n on e so well n o n e so well a

.
, ,
s

you o f my d aug hter s fl i gh t

,
’
.

S l in
a ar T h at s cer tai n I fo my part k n ew th e
o .
’
,
r ,

t ai lor th t m ad e th e w i n gs s h e flew w i th l
a a .

S al n i o A n d S h ylo c k fo h i s o wn p r t k n ew t h e
a .
,
r a ,

b i rd was fle d ge d ; n d th e n i t i s th e c om p lex i o n o f
a

t h em a ll to le ave th e d am .

Sby lo b My o wn fles h an d bloo d to rebel !

c .

S l i no T h e e i s more d i ffere n c e be t wee n th y

a ar . r

fles h an d h e rs than be twee n je t an d i vory ; more

“

be twee n your blo odS th an th ere i s be twee n re d w i n e

‘
an d R he n i sh f B t t ell us d o you h e ar w h e th er
u ,

A n to n i o h ve h d n y loss t se or n o ?
a a a a a

S by locb T h ere I h ve an o t h er b ad m at c h ai b an k
. a
86 T he M e rch an t o f V e n i ce
ru pt , a p ro d i g al w h o d are
, s c a r c e s h ow hi s h e ad o n

th e R i al to ; a begg ar th at was use d t o come so sm ug

,

u po n the m art Le t hi m look t o hi s bo n d : h e was 4

. 0

wo nt to call me usurer ; le t hi m look to hi s bo nd

h e was wo nt to le nd mo n ey fo r a C h r i s ti an c ourtesy ;
le t hi m look t o hi s bo n d .

S a lari no W h y I am sure i f h e f or fe i t th ou w i l t
.
, , ,

n o t t ake hi s fles h w h at s th at goo d fo r ? ’

Sby locb To b ai t fis h w i th a l ; i f i t w i ll fee d n o t h

.

i n g else i t w i ll fee d my reve n ge

,
H e h at h d i sgr ace d .

me an d hi n d ere d me h al f a m i ll i o n l a ugh e d at my ,

losses mo c ke d at my gai ns s c or n e d my n ati o n

, , ,

t h w ar te d my b arga i n s coole d my fr i e n d s h e at e d 5
, ,
0

m i n e e nem i es ; and w h at s hi s re aso n ? I am a Jew ’

.

H ath n o t a Jew eyes ? h ath n o t a Jew h an d s org an s , ,

d i me s i o s se ses a e ct i o s p ss i o s fe d w i th th e
n n n,
ff n ,
a n ?
,

s ame food h urt w i th th e s ame we apo n s subje ct to

, ,

t h e s ame d i se as es h e a le d by th e s ame me an s w arme d

, ,

a n d c oole d by t h e s ame w i n t er an d summer as a ,

C h r i s t i an i s ? If you p r ic k us d o we n o t blee d ? i f ,

you t i ckle us d o we no t l augh i f you po i so n us

, ,

d o we n o t d i e ? an d i f you wro n g us s h all we n o t ,

reve ge If we are l i ke you i n th e res t we wi lle

n ?
, o

resemble you i n t h at If a Jew wro n g a C h r i s t i an

.
,

w h at i s hi s h um i l ity ? R eve nge If a C h r i s t i an .

wro n g a Jew w h at s h oul d hi s suff eranc e be by

, ,

C h r i s t i an e xam p le ? W hy reve nge T h e v i ll an y , .

you te ach me I w i ll e xe c u te ; an d i t s h all go h ard

,

b ut I w i ll be tt er t h e i n s t ru ct i o n .
S cene I] T he M e r ch an t o f V e ni ce 87

E nter a S erv ant

I

S erva nt . my m as ter A n to n i o i s at hi s
G e n t leme n ,
h ouse , an d d es i res t o s p e ak w i t h you bo th .

We h ave bee n up and d ow n to seek hi m .

E nter T U B AL

S alani o . omes ano th er o f the t r i be ; a t hi rd 7

H ere c 0

c an n o t be m at ch e d u n less th e d ev i l hi msel f t ur n
,

Jew .
[E x e u n t S a la n i o S a la ri no a n d S erva n t , ,
.

S by locb H o w n o w Tub a l ? w h at n ews from G e n o a ?

.
,

h as t t h ou fou nd my d augh t er ?
Tu bal I o fte n c ame w h ere I d i d h e ar o f h er b ut
.
,

c an n o t fi n d h er .

S by locb W h y t h ere t h ere th ere th ere ! a d i a

.
, , , , .

mo nd go n e c os t me two t h ous an d d ucats i n Fran k

,

for t ! T h e c urse n ever f ell u po n our n at i o n t i ll n o w ;

I n ever f el t i t t i ll n o w ; two t h ous an d d u c at s i n t h at 8 ,
0

an d o t h er p re c i ous p r e c i ous jewels I

, woul d my .

d augh t er were d e ad at my foot an d th e j ewels i n

‘ ,

h er e ar ! Woul d s h e were h e arse d at my foot and ,

t he d u cat s i n h er c o ffi n ! No n ews o f t h em ?

Why so ; an d I kn ow n o t Ho w mu ch i s s p e n t i n the
,

se arc h W hy th ou loss u po n loss ! th e t hi e f go n e

.
,

w i th so mu ch an d so much to fi n d the thi e f ; an d no

,

s at i s fact i on n o reve nge n o r n o i ll lu ck s ti rr i n g b ut

,
-

wh at l i gh ts 0 my sh o u ld e rs ; no s i gh s b ut 0 my
’ " ’

bre athi ng no t e ars b ut 0 my s h e dd i ng

,
’
.

T uba l Y es o th er me n h ave i ll lu c k to o
I

.
,
A n to n i o .
,

as I h e ar d i n G e n o a ,
88 T he M e r ch an t o f V e n i ce [A ct III

S /tyloeé . W h at w h at w h at ? i ll lu ck i ll lu ck ?
, , ,

Tu ba l . H at h an a rgosy c as t aw ay c om i n g from ,

Tr i p ol i s .

S /zy loeb . I t h an k Go d ! I t h an k Go d ! Is i t t rue ?

is it t rue
Tu bal . I s poke w i t h some of t he s ai lors t h at es

cap ed th e wrac k .

S /zy /oeb I th an k th ee good Tub a l

. G oo d n ews , , t oo

goo d n ews ! h a h a —W h ere ? i n G e n o ?

,
a

Tu b l Yo r d ug h t er s p e n t i n G e n o
a . u a s I h e ard a, a ,

i n o n e n i gh t fours c ore d u t s ca .

S by loek T h ou s t i c k s t d agger i n me I s h all’

. a .

n ever see my gol d gai n Fo rs core d u c ats t si t

a . u a a

t i n g ! fours c ore d u c t s ! a

Tu b l T h ere c a me d i vers o f A n to n i o s c re d i t ors

’
a .

i n my c om pan y t o Ve n i c e t h at swe a r h e can n o t ,

c h oose b u t bre ak .

S ky la k I am very gl ad o f i t I ll pl g e hi m
r . .
’
a u n o

I ll t ort ure hi m I m gl d o f i t
’
. a a .

T b l O n e o f t h em s h owe d me a r i n g t h at h e h ad
u a .

o f your d aug h t er fo mo n key r a .

S / y lo k O u t u po n h er ! T h o to t ure st me T
z e . u r ,
u

b l
a . It w s my turquo i se ; I h d i t f L e h w h e n I
a a o a

w s a ba
a c h elo I woul d n o t h ave g i ve n i t fo r a w i l
r .

d er n ess mo n keys
of .

Tu ba l B ut A n t o n i o i s c er ta i n ly u n d o n e
. .

S /zy loaé N ay t h at s t r u e t h at s ve ry t r u e Go ’ ’
.
, , .
,

Tub al fe e me an o ffi c e r ; bes p e ak hi m a for tn i gh t

,
1 20

be fo re I w i ll h ave t h e h e a rt o f hi m i f h e forfe i t ;
.
,
S ce ne II ] T he M e rch an t o f V e n i ce 89

fo r, were h e m ake wh at mer

o ut o f Ve n i c e , I c an

h an d i se I w i ll G o go T u b al an d mee t me at
c .
, , ,

our sy n agogue : go goo d Tub al ; at our sy n agogue , ,

Tub al .
[E x e u nt .

S CE N E II B elmont A R oom i n P ortz a H o u se

'
’
. . s

E n ter BA S SA N IO , P O R T IA , G R A T IA N O , N E R IS SA ’
, a na

A t t e n d an t s

P orti a I p r y you t arry pause a d y or two

. a , : a

B e fore you h a ar d fo r i n c h oos i n g wro n g

z , , ,

I lose your om p n y ; t h erefore forbe r w hi le

c a a a .

T h ere s some thi n g t ells me b ut i t i s n o t love

’
, ,

I woul d n o t lose you ; an d you k now yoursel f ,

H t e c ou n sels n o t i n su ch a q u l i ty
a a .

B ut les t you s h o l d n o t u n d ers t an d me wellu ,

A n d ye t a m i d e n h ath n o t o n g e b u t th oug h t
a u ,

I woul d d e t ai n you h ere some mon th or two

B e fore yo ve n t re fo me
u I co l d t e ach you
u r . u

H o w t o c h oose r i g h t b u t t h e n I a m forswor n ,

S o w i ll I n ever be So m y you m i ss me ; . a

B u t i f you d o you 11 m ke me w i s h a sm
’
,
a ,

T hat I h ad bee n forswor n B es h rew your eyes .

,

T h ey h ve o e lo o k d me n d d i v i d e d me ;
a
’
r
’
a

O n e h al f o f me i s yours ; t h e o th er h a l f yours ,

M i n e o wn I wo l d s y ; b ut i f m i n e th e n yours
,
u a , ,

A n d so ll y ours a 0 th ese n ug hty ti mes .

,
a

P ut b rs be t wee n t he ow n e s n d t h e i r r i g h t s
a r a

An d 5 0 t h ough yours n o t yo u s
,
P rove i t so ,
r .
,
90 T he M e rc h an t o f V e n i ce [Act III

L e t fort u n e go to h ell fo r i t n o t I , .

I s peak too lo n g ; b ut t i s to pe i z e the ti nie ’

,

To e k e i t a n d t o d raw i t o ut i n le ngt h
, ,

To s tay you from ele ct i o n .

B a ssa n i o . L e t me ch oose ;
For as I am I l i ve u p o n the r ac k
, .

P o rti a U po n the r ac k B ass an i o ! t h e n c o nf ess

.
,

W h at t re aso n t h ere i s m i ngle d w i th your love .

B a ssa ni o No n e b u t th at ugly t re aso n o f m i s t rus t

.

W hi c h m akes me fe ar th e e n joy i ng o f my love .

T h e re may as well be am i ty an d l i fe
’
Twee n s now an d fire as t re aso n and my love .

P o rti a A y b u t I fe a r you s p e ak u po n th e r ack

.
, ,

W h ere me n e nfor ce d d o s pe ak an y thi ng .

B a ssa n i o P rom i se me l i fe an d I ll c o n fess th e t ru th

’
.
, .

P o rti a Well t h e n c o n fess a n d l i ve

.
, .

B assa n i o . Co nfess an d love

H ad bee n t h e very sum o f my c o n fess i o n .

0 h appy torme n t w h e n my t o rt urer ,

D o t h t e ac h me an swers fo r d el i ver an c e
B ut le t me to my for t u n e an d th e ca ske t s .

P orti a A w ay t h e n ! I am lo c k d i n o n e o f th em
’
.
, 4 »

If you d o love me you w i ll fi n d me o u t ,

.

Ner i ss a an d the res t s tan d all a loo f ,

.

L e t mus i c sou n d w hi le h e d o th m ake h i s c h o i c e

:

T h e n if h e lose h e m akes a sw an l i ke e nd
, ,
-
,

F ad i n g i n mus i c : t h at th e com par i son

May s tan d more p rop er my eye s h all be th e s tre am ,

A n d w a tery d e ath b e d fo r hi m H e may w i n

-
.
 92 The M e rc h an t o f V e n i ce [Act III

B assa n i o . So may th e ou tward s h ows be le as t t h em

selve s
T h e worl d i s s t i ll d e ce i v d w i th o rn ame nt
’
.

In law w h at p le a so t ai n t e d an d c orr u p t
,

B u t be i n g se aso n d w i th a gr a c i o u s vo i c e
’
, ,

Obs cures th e s h ow o f ev i l In rel i g i o n ,

W h at d am n e d error b ut some sober brow

,

W i ll bless i t an d ap p rove i t w i t h a te xt ,

H i d i n g t h e gross n ess w i th f ai r or n ame n t ?

T h ere i s n o v i c e so s i m ple b ut assu m es
Some m ark o f v i r t ue o n hi s o u t w a r d part s .

0H o w m an y c ow ar d s w h ose h e ar t s are a ll as false

,

A s s t ai rs o f s an d we a r ye t u po n t h e i r c hi n s
,

T h e be ar d s o f H erc ules an d frow n i n g M a rs ,

W h o i n ward se arch d h ave l i vers w hi te as m i lk ;

,
’
,

A n d t h ese ass u me b u t v a lour s e x c reme n t

’

QT O re n d er t h em re d o ub te d ! L ook o n be au ty ,

A n d you s h a ll see t i s p u rch as d by t h e we i gh t

’ ’
,

W hi ch th e re i n works a m i rac le i n n ature ,

M ak i n g th em l i gh tes t t h at we a r mos t o f i t .

S o are t h ose c r i s p e d s n aky gol d e n lo c ks ,

W hi ch m ake su c h w an to n gambols w i th th e w i nd ,

U po n su p pose d fa i r n ess o fte n kn ow n ,

To be t h e d owry o f a se c o n d h e ad ,

T h e sk u ll th at b re d th em i n th e se p ul c h re .

T h us orn ame n t i s b ut th e gu i le d s h ore .

To a mos t d an gerous se a th e be au teous s c a rf ,

Ve i l i n g an In d i an be au ty — i n a wor d , ,

T h e seem i n g t ru th w hi c h c u n n i ng t i mes p u t o n
 S ce n e II ] T he M e r c h an t o f V e n i ce 93

To e n tr ap th e w i ses t T h ere fore th ou gau d y gol d

.
, ,

H ar d foo d fo r M i d as I w i ll n o n e o f th ee
,

'
N or n o n e o f t h ee th ou p ale an d c ommo n d ru d ge
,

’
Twee n man an d man b ut th ou t h ou me agre le ad , ,

W hi ch r ath er th re ate n e st th an d os t prom i se augh t ,

T h y p l ai n n ess moves me more t h an eloque n c e ,

A n d h ere ch oose I o
Jy . be t h e c o n seque n c e !
P o rti a [A ri /lo] H o w all t h e o t h er p a ss i o n s flee t to
.

A s d oub tful t h ough ts an d r as h e mb ra c d d es pa i r

’
-
, ,

A n d s h u dd er i n g fe ar an d gree n eye d je alousy !

,
-

O love ! be mod er ate ; all ay thy e cs t asy ;

In me a sure r a i n thy joy ; s c an t t hi s e xc ess .

I feel to o mu ch thy bless i n g ; m ake i t less ,

For fe ar I surfe i t .

B a a ni o
ss . W h at fi nd I h ere ?

[O en i ng t/z e lea aen

’
p ca sk et .

F ai r P ort i a s c o u n terfe i t ! W h at d em i go d
’

H ath c ome so n e a r c re at i o n ? Move th ese eyes ?

Or w h e th er r i d i n g o n th e b alls o f m i n e
,

S eem th ey i n mo t i o n ? H ere a re se ve r d l i p s
’
,

P art e d w i th sug ar bre ath so swee t a b ar

Sh oul d su n d e r s u ch swee t fr i e n d s H ere i n h er h a i rs. 1 20

T h e p ai n ter p l ays th e s p i d er an d h ath wove n

,

A gol d e n mes h t o e n t r ap th e h e ar ts o f me n
Fas ter th an gnat s i n cobwebs B ut h er eyes ! .

H o w c oul d h e see t o d o th em ? h a v i n g m ad e o n e ,

Me thi n ks i t s h oul d h ave power t o s te al bot h hi s

A n d le ave i t sel f un fu m i sh d Y e t look h ow far
’
.
,

T h e subs tan ce o f my prai se d oth wro n g t hi s s h ad ow

94 T he M e r c h an t o f V e ni ce [A ct 111

In u n d erp r i z i ng i t so far thi s s h ad ow

,

D o th l i m p be hi n d th e subs tan c e H ere s .

-
’
th e s croll ,

T h e co nt i ne n t an d summ ary o f my for tu ne .

Yo u tb a t cb oose no t by Me view
C/z a nce f
as ai r a n d cb oose a s true !

S i nce thi s f o rtu ne f a lls to y o u ,

Be con ten t a n d seek no new .

If y o u be w ellp leas a w i tlt t/z is ,

’ ’

’
A na It ola y o u r f o rtu ne f or y o u r bli ts,
’

Tu rn y o u zo /z ere y o u r la dy is ,
A na cla i m lze r mi lk a lov i ng k i ss
’ ’
.

A ge ntle s c roll . Fa i r l ad y by your le ave ;,

‘
I come by n o te to gi ve and to re ce i ve
, .

Li ke o n e o f t wo c o n te n d i n g i n a p r i z e ,

T h at thi n ks h e h at h d o n e well i n peo p le s eyes ’

,

H e ar i n g appl a use an d u n i vers al s h ou t ,

G i d d y i n s p i r i t s t i ll g az i n g i n a d oub t
,

W h e th er t h ose pe als o f p rai se be hi s or no ;

So t h r i c e fa i r l ad y s t an d I eve n so
,
-
, , ,

As d oub tf ul w h e th er wh at I see be t rue ,

U n t i l co n fi rm d si gn d rat i fie d by you
’
,
’
,

P orti a Y ou see me Lor d B a ss an i o w h ere I s ta n d

. , ,

S u c h as I a m .T h ough fo r mysel f a lo n e
I woul d n o t be a mb i ti ous i n my w i s h ,

To w i s h mysel f mu ch be tt er ye t fo r you ,

I woul d be t reble d t we n ty t i mes mysel f ,

A t h o u s an d t i mes more fa i r t e n th ous an d t i mes more ,

r i ch ,
S ce ne II] T he M e rch an t o f V e n ice
T h at o n ly to s tand hi g h i n yo up ac co unt ,

I m i gh t i n v i r tues be au t i es l i v i ngs fr i e nd s
, , , ,

Ex cee d acc ou n t B ut t h e f ull sum o f me

.

Is sum o f n ot hi n g ; w hi ch t o t erm i n gross ,

‘

an un le sso n d gi rl, u n sch o o l d , un p rac t i s ( 1

’ ’
Is
H appy i n t hi s s h e i s n o t ye t so o ld
,

But s h e may le ar n ; h ap p i er th an t hi s ,

She i s n o t bre d so d ull b u t s h e c n le arn ; a

H ap p i es t o f all i n th at h er ge n t le S p i r i t
Comm i ts i tself to yours to be d i re cte d ,

A s from h er lor d h er gover n or h er k i n g

, , .

Mysel f and w h at i s m i n e to you an d yours

Is n o w c o n ver t e d B u t n o w I w as th e lor d
.

O f thi s f ai r m an s i o n m as ter o f my serv an ts

, ,

Q uee n o er mysel f ; eve n n o w b u t n o w an d

’
, ,

e th ese servan t s anN d thi s s ame mysel f ,

A re yours z my lor d I gi ve th em Wi th th i s r i n g
.
,

W hi ch wh e n you p ar t from lose or g i ve aw ay , , ,

B assa ni oM ad am you h ave bere ft me o f all word s

.
, .

O nly my bloo d s p e aks to you i n my ve i n s ;

An d th ere i s su c h c o n fus i o n i n my p owers
—
A s aft er some or at i o n f ai rly s p oke
,

By a belove d p r i n c e t h ere d ot h ap p e ar ,

A mo n g th e bu z z i n g p le ase d m u l t i t u d e ,

W h ere eve ry some thi n g be i n g ble nt toge th er , ,

Turn s to a w i l d o f n othi n g s ave o f joy , ,

Expre ss d an d n o t e x p re ss d B ut wh e n t hi s r i n g
’ ’
.
 T he M e rc h an t o f V e ni ce [Act II

fi n ge r, th e n p ar t s l i fe from h e nc e ;

jVe ri ssa My lor d a n d l ad y

. s n o w our t i me ,

T h at h ave s too d by an d see n our w i s h es p ros p er ,

To cry goo d joy G ood j oy my lord an d l ad y !

, .
,

Gra ti an o My lor d B ass an i o an d my ge n t le l ad y

.
,

I w i s h you all th e j oy th at you c an w i s h ,

For I a m sure you c an w i s h n o n e from me ;

A n d w h e n your h o n o u rs me an to solem n i z e
T h e b argai n o f yo u r fa i th I d o besee c h you , ,

E ve n at t h at t i me I may be m a rr i e d t o o .

B assa n i o W i t h all my h e ar t so t h ou c an s t ge t a w i fe
.
, .

Gra ti a no I t h an k yo u r lord s hi p you h ave go t me o n e

.
, .

My eyes my lord c an look as sw i ft as yours

, , .

You saw th e m i s tress I be h el d th e m ai d ; ,

You lo v d I lo v d ; fo r i n t erm i ss i on
’
,
’

No more perta i n s t o me my lord th an you , , .

Your fort un e s too d u pon th e c aske ts th ere ,

A n d so d i d m i n e to o a s th e m att er falls,

For woo i n g h ere u n t i l I swe at agai n ,

A n d s we a r i n g t i ll my very roo f w as d ry
W i th o ath s o f love at l a s t i f p rom i se l as t
, , ,

I go t a p rom i se o f thi s fai r o n e h ere

To h ave h er love p rov i d e d th at your for tu n e
,

A ch i e v d h er m i s t ress
’
.

Is t hi s t r u e Ner i ss a ?
,

JV er i ssa M ad a m i t i s so you s ta n d p le as d w i th al
.
, ,
’
.

B assa n i o A n d d o you G r at i an o me an goo d fa i t h

.
?
, ,
2 19

G ra ti a no Y es f ai th my lor d
.
, ,
.
S ce ne II] T he M e rch ant o f V e ni ce 97

B a ssa n i o Our fe as t s h all be mu ch h o no ur d i n your

.
’

m arr i age .

Gra ti a no B ut w h o c omes h ere ? L ore n z o an d hi s

.

i n fi d el ?
W h at ! an d my o ld Ve n e t i an fr i e n d Sale ri o ? ,

E n ter L O R E N Z O, J E SS ICA , a na
’
SA L E R IO , a messenger
f ro m Ven i ce
B a ssa n i o .o an d Sale ri o we lco me hi th e r ;
L ore n z , f

If t h at th e you t h o f my n e w i n t eres t h ere

H ave p ower to b i d you wel c ome By your le a ve .
,

I b i d my very f r i e n d s an d c ou n t ryme n ,

S wee t P or t i a wel c ome , .

So d o I my lor d ; ,

T h ey are e n t i rely wel come .

L orenz o I t h an k your h o n our

. For my par t my lor d .
, ,

My p ur pose was n o t to h ave see n you h ere ;

B ut mee t i n g w i t h Sale ri o by t h e way ,

H e d i d e n t re at me p as t all s ay i n g n ay
, ,

To come w i th hi m alo n g .

I d i d my lor d , ,

A n d I h ave re aso n fo r i t S i gn i or A n t o n i o
.

“
Comme n d s hi m to you [ G i ves B a ssa n i o a letter
.

B assa ni o . Ere I o pe hi s le tt er ,

I p r ay you t ell me h ow my goo d fr i e n d d o th

,
.

S a leri o N o t s i c k my lor d u n less i t be i n m i n d

.
, , ,

No r well u n less i n m i n d ; hi s le tt er t h ere

,

W i ll s h ow you hi s estate
—7
.

MER . o r va n
98 T he M e rc h an t o f V e ni ce [Act III

G ra tia no . Ner i ss a , c h eer yo n s tr anger ; b id h er wel

c ome .

Your h and Sale ri o ; w h at s the n ews f rom Ve n i c e ?

,
’

H o w d o th t h at roy a l mer c h an t goo d A n t o n i o ? ,

I k n ow h e w i ll be gl ad o f our su cc ess ;
We are the J aso n s we h ave wo n the flee ce
, .

S ale rio I woul d you h ad wo n t h e fl ee c e th at h e h ath

.

los t !
P o rti a . T h ere are some s h rew d c o n te n ts i n yo u s ame
p pa er ,

T h at s te als the colour f1 o m B ass an i o s c h eek ’

S ome d e ar fr i e n d d e ad ; else n o thi ng i n t h e w orl d 4 2 0

Coul d tur n so mu ch th e fc o nsti t ut i o n

O f any c o n s ta n t man W h at worse an d worse
.
,

W i th le ave B ass an i o ; I am h a l f yoursel f

, ,

A nd I mus t f reely h ave th e h al f o f an y t hi n g

T h at thi s s ame p aper br i ngs you .

B assani o . 0 swee t P o rt i a ,

H ere are a fe w o f t he un p le asan t st wor d s ’

T h at ever blo tt e d p ap er ! G e n t le l ad y ,

Wh e n I d i d firs t i m pa rt my love t o you ,

I freely t ol d you a ll th e we a l th I h ad
,

R an 1n my ve i n s I was a ge n t lem an .

A n d th e n I t ol d you t rue ; an d ye t d e a r l ad y , ,

R at i n g myse lf at n o t hi n g yo u s h all see ,

H o w mu ch I w as a br aggar t W h e n I tol d you .

My s tat e was n o thi n g I s h oul d th e n h ave t ol d you

,

T h at I was worse t h an n othi n g ; fo r i n d ee d

I h ave e n gag d myself to a d e a r fr i e n d
’
,
 1 00 T he M e rc h an t of V e n i ce [A ct III

If law, a uth or i ty and power d e n y no t

, ,

It w i ll go h a r d w i th p oor A n t o n i o .

P o rti a Is i t your d e ar fr i e n d t h at i s t h u s i n t rouble ?

.

B a ssa n i o T h e d e a res t f r i e n d to me t h e k i n d es t
.
,

man ,

T h e bes t c o nd i ti o n d an d u n we ar i e d S p i r i t
-
’

In d o i n g c our t es i es ; an d o n e i n w h om
T h e an c i e n t R om an h o n our more ap pe ars
T h an an y th at d r aws bre ath i n Ita ly .

P orti a W h at sum owes h e t he j e w

.

B assa n i o For me th ree t h ous an d d u cats

.
, .

W h at n o more ,

P ay hi m si x th ous an d an d d e fac e t h e bo n d
,

D ouble s i x th ous a n d an d th e n t reble th at

, ,

B e fore it i e ud o f thi s d es c r i pt i on
S h all 105 t h rough B assanl i o s fa ul t ’
.

F i rs t go e to c h urc h an d c all me wrfe ,

A n d t h e n aw ay to Ve n i c e to your f r i e n d ;
For n ever s h all you l i e by P ort i a s s i d e ’

W i th an u n qu i e t soul You s h all h ave gol d

.

To p ay the p e tty d eb t twe n ty t i mes over ;

W h e n i t i s pai d br i n g your t rue fr i e n d alon g
, .

My m ai d Ner i ss a an d mysel f me an t i me , ,

W i ll l i ve as m ai d s an d w i d ows Come aw ay ) .
, .

For you s h all h e n c e u po n your we d d i n g d ay -

.

B i d your fr i e n d s wel come s h ow a merry c h eer ;

,

S i n c e you are d e ar boug h t I w i ll love you d e ar

, .

B ut le t me h e ar th e le tt er o f yo u r f r i e n d .

B assani o [R e ad s ] S w eet B a ssa n i o my sk ips na ve 3

. ,
10
S ce ne III ] T he M e rc h an t o f V e ni ce 1 01

a ll mi sca rri ea my cred i tors gro w cruel my estate i s very

’
, ,

low my bon a to t/z e f ew i s f o rfei t a na si n ce i n p ay i ng

’ ’
, ,

i t i t i s i mp ossi ble I sb ou la li ve a ll d eb ts a re clea recl

,
’
,

between y o u a na if mtg/i t see y ou a t my aea tlt

’ ’
.

N o tw i tb sta na zng, y o u r p lea su re ; if y o u r love d o

’
u se

co me , let n o t m
’ ’
n ot p ers u a ae y ou to y le tte r .

P orti a . O love , d i s p at c h
bus i n ess an d be gon e ! a ll ,

B a ssa n i o S i n c e I h ave your goo d le a ve t o go a w ay

.
,

I w i ll m ake h as t e ; b u t t i ll I c ome ag a i n , ,

No b e d s h a ll e er be gu i l ty o f my s tay
’
,

Nor res t be i n t er p oser tw i xt us t w ai n ’

.

S CE N E III . Ven i ce . A S treet

E n ter S H Y LO C K , SA L A R I N O , A N T O N IO , G a oler
‘
’
ana

S /zy lock . G aoler , look to hi m ; t ell not me of

mer cy .

hi s 15 th e fool th at le n d s o ut mo n ey gr at i s .

G aoler look t o hi m
, .

A n ton i o . H e a r me yet goo d S h ylo c k , .

S by locb I 11 h av e my bo n d ; s peak n o t a ga i n s t my
’
.

bon d
‘

I h ave swor n an o ath th at I w i ll h ave my bo n d .

T h o u call d st me d o g be fore t h o u had s t a c a use

’

B ut s i n c e I am a d o g bew a re my fan gs
, , .

T h e d uke s h all gran t me j us t i c e I d o wo n d er ,

T h ou n augh ty gaoler th at th ou art so fo n d ,

To c ome abro ad w i th h i m at hi s reques t

1 02 T he M e r ch an t o f V e n i ce [Act 111

A ntoni o . h
I p r ay t ee , e a r me s pe ak h .

S/zy lock .
’
h
I 11 ave my bo n d ; I w ll i no t h e ar th ee
s pe ak .

I 11 h ave my bo n d ; a n d th ere fore s p e ak n o more

’
.

I 11 n o t be m ad e a so ft an d d ull eye d fool

’
-
,

To s h ake the h e ad rele n t an d s i gh an d y i el d

, , ,

To C h r i s t i an i nte rc essors Follo w n o t ; .

I 11 h ave n o s pe ak i n g ; I w i ll h ave my bo n d [
’
E x it .

S a la ri no It i s the mos t i m pe n e t r able c u r

.

T h at ever ke pt w i th me n .

A n ton i o .

I 11
’
w hi m n o more w i th b oot less ra ers .

H e seeks m l i fe ; hi s re aso n we ] ! I k n ow
y .

I o ft d e li ve r d from hi s forfe i t ures

’

M an y th at h ave at t i mes m ad e mo an to me ;
T h ere fore h e h at es me .

I am sure th e d uke
(
W i ll n ever gr an t thi s fo rfe i ture to h ol d .

A n ton i o .

W W law
For th e c ommod i ty t h at s t rangers h ave
W i th us i n Ve n i ce i f i t be d e n i e d
, ,

W i ll mu ch i m pe ach th e j us t i c e o f th e s tate ,

S i n c e t h at t h e t r ad e an d p rofi t o f th e c i ty
Con s i s te th o f all n at i o n s T h ere fore go ; .

T h ese gr i e fs an d losses h ave so b ate d me

T h at I s h all h ar d ly s p are a pou n d o f fles h
To morrow to my bloo d y c re d i tor
-
.

Well gaoler o n
, P r ay G o d B ass an i o c ome
, .
,

To see me pay hi s d eb t and th e n I care n o t ! [E x eunt

,
.
1 04 . T he M e rc h an t of V e n i ce [Act

L ore n z o I comm i t i n to your h an d s

,

T h e h usb an d ry an d m an age o f my h ouse

U n ti l my lord s re t ur n fo r m i n e o wn pa rt
’
,

I h ave t ow ar d h e ave n b re at h d a se c re t v o w ’

1 0 l i ve i n p r aye r an d co n t em p l at i o n ,

O n ly atte n d e d by N e ri ssa h ere ,

U n t i l h er h usb an d an d my lord s re t urn ’

.

T h ere i s a mo nas tery t wo m i les o ff ,

A nd t h ere w i ll we ab i d e I d o d es i re you
.
”

N o t to d e ny t hi s i m pos i t i o n ,

T h e w hi ch my love an d some n e c ess i ty

Now l ays u po n you .

L o renz o . M ad am w i th all my h e ar t ; ,

I s h a ll obey you i n all fa i r c omm an d s .

P o rti a My peo p le d o a lre a d y k n ow my m i n d

.
,

A n d w i ll ack n owle d ge you an d Jess i c a

In p l ac e o f L or d B ass an i o an d mysel f .

S o fa re you well t i ll we s h all mee t ag ai n 4 . 0

L orenz o F a i r t h ough t s an d h appy h ours att e nd o n

.

you !
j essi ca I w i s h your l ad ys hi p all h e ar t s c o n t e n t
’
. .

P orti a I t h an k you fo r your w i s h an d am well p le as d

’
.
,

To w i s h i t b ac k o n you ; fare you well Jess i ca , .

[ x eu n t Jess i ca
’
E a na L o renz o
Now ,
B al t h as r
a ,

As I h ave ever fou n d t h ee h o es t t rue n -

,

S o le t me fi n d t h ee s t i ll T ke thi s s me le tt er
. a a ,

A n d use t h ou all t h e e n d e vou o f m n a r a a

In s p ee d t o P ad u a S e th ou re n d er t hi s
. e
S ce ne IV] T he Nle rchan t of V e n i ce 10
5

In t o my c ous i n s h an d D o ctor B e llari o

’
, 50
A n d look w h at n o t es an d g arme n t s h e d o t h g i ve t h ee
'

, , ,

B r i n g t h em I p r ay t h ee w i th Imagm d s p ee d
’
, ,

U nto th e t r an e c t t o t he c ommo n ferry

,

W hi ch t r ad es to Ve n i ce W ast e n o t i me i n wor d s .
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Bu t ge t t h ee go n e I s h all be t h ere before t h ee

B a lt/z asa r M
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ad a m I go w i t h a ll c o n ve n i e n t s ee d
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[E x it

Come o n Ner i ss a ; I h ave work i n h an d

P o rti a .
,

T h at you ye t kn ow n o t o f We ll see our h usb an d s .

’

B e fore t h ey t hi n k o f us .

Sh all th ey see us ?

P orti a T h ey s h all Ner i ss a b u t i n su c h a h ab i t

.
, ,

T h at th ey s h all t hi n k we are ac com p l i s h e d

W i th t h at we l ack I 11 h ol d th ee any wager
.
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,

W h e n we are bo th accout re d l i ke youn g me n ‘

,

I ll p rove t h e p re tt i e r fe llo w o f th e t wo
’
,

An d we ar my d agger w i t h th e br a ver gr ac e t ,

An d s p e ak be t wee n t h e c h an ge o f man an d boy

W i th a ree d vo i ce an d t urn t wo m i n c i n g s te p s
,

In to a m an ly s t r i d e an d s p e ak o f f r ays
,

Li ke a fi n e br agg i ng youth an d t ell qu ai nt l i es ,

H o w h o n our able lad i e s s o ugh t my love ,

W hi c h I d e n y i n g th ey fell s i ck an d d i e d
, ,

I c oul d n o t d o w i th a l ; t h e n I ll re p e n t ’
,

A n d w i s h fo r all t h at t h at I h ad n o t k i ll d t h em
, ,
’
.

A n d twe n ty o f t h ese p u n y l i es I ll t ell ’

,

T h at me n s h a ll swe ar I h ave d i s c o nt i n ue d s ch ool

Above a twelvemo n th I h ave w i thi n my m i n d
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1 06 T he M e rch a n t o f V e n i ce [Act III

A t h ous and aw t r i cks o f th ese br agg i n g Ja cks

r

W hi ch I w i ll pract i se .

B u t c ome I 11 te l! th ee a ll my w h ole d ev i c e
’
,

W h e n I m i n my c o a h whi h s tays fo us
a c ,
c r

A t th e p a rk g ate ; n d t h ere fore h as t e aw ay

a ,

For we m us t me asure twe n ty mi les to — d ay [E x eu n t . .

SCE N E V . T/ze S a me . A! Ga rden

E n ter L A U N C E LO T a nd J E SS ICA
L a u ncelo t Y es t ruly ; fo look you th e s i n s o f the
.
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r, ,

fath er a re to be l i d u po n t he c hi ld re n ; th ere fore I

a ,

p rom i se you I fe a r you ,

I w s lw ays p l i n w i th . a a a

you an d so n o w I s p e k my ag i tati o n o f the matter ;

,
a

th ere fore be o f goo d c h eer fo r t ruly I t hi n k you a e ,

r

d am n e d T h ere i s b ut o n e h op e i n i t th at c an d o
.

you an y good .

j essi ca . w h at h
A ndo p e i s t h at I p r ay t h ee ?
,

L a u ncelot M arry you may p a rt ly h o pe th at you

.
,

a re n o t t h e Jew s d a ug h t er
’
.

j essi ca So th e s i n s o f my mo t h er s h oul d be v i s i t e d
.

u pon me .

L a uncelo t Truly th e n I fe ar you are d am n e d bo th

.

by fath er an d mo th er ; th us w h e n I s h u n S cylla yo ur ,

fath er I fall i n t o C h a ryb d i s your mo th er

,
Well , .
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you are go n e bo th w ays .

j essi ca I s h all be s ave d by my h usb an d ; h e h ath

.

m ad e me a C h r i s t i an .
1 08 T he M e rc han t o f Ve ni ce [Act

L a uncelot .so s i r n e i th er ; I k n ow my d u ty
Not , , .

L o renz o Y e t more qu arrell i n g w i th o c c as i o n !

.

Wi l t t h ou S h ow th e w h ole we al th Of thy w i t i n an
i n s tan t ? I p ray th ee u nd ers tan d a pl ai n man i n hi s
,

p l a i n me a n i n g : go t o th y f ellows ; b i d t h em c over
t h e t able serve i n th e me at a n d we w i ll c ome i n to
, ,

d i n n er .

L a u ncelot For t h e t able s i r i t s h all be serve d i n ;

.
, ,

fo r t h e me at s i r i t s h all be c overe d ; fo r yo u r co m
, ,

i ng i n to d i nn er s i r w h y le t i t be as h umo u rs a n d
i

, , ,

c o n c e i t s s h a ll gover n .
[E x it

Lorenz o O d e ar d i s c re t i o n h ow hi s word s are

.
,

su i te d !
T h e fool h ath pl an te d i n hi s memory
A n a rmy o f goo d wor d s ; an d I d o kn ow
A m any fools th at s tan d i n be tt er p l ac e ,

G arni sh d l i k e hi m t h at fo r a t r i c ksy wor d

’
,

D e fy t h e m atter — H o w ch e e r st t h ou Jess i ca
’
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.
,

A n d n o w goo d Swee t say t hy o p i n i o n

, , ,

H o w d os t th ou l i ke t he lor d B ass an i o s w i fe ?
’

j essi ca P a s t all e x p ress i n g

. It i s very mee t .

T h e lor d Bass an i o l i ve an u p r i gh t l i fe ,

For h av i n g suc h a bless i n g i n hi s l ad y

, ,

H e fi n d s th e joys o f h e ave n h ere o n e a rt h ;

A n d i f o n e art h h e d o n o t me an i t th e n ,

In re aso n h e s h oul d n ever c ome t o h e ave n .

W h y i f two go d s s h oul d p l ay some h e ave n ly m atch

, ,

A n d o n th e w ager lay t wo e a r th ly wome n ,

An d P or t i a o n e t h ere mus t be some thi n g else

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9

P awn d
’
w it h th e o th er ,
fo r th e p oor ru d e worl d
H at h n o t h er fellow .

L orenz o . su ch a h usb an d
E ve n
H as t t h ou o f me as s h e i s fo r a w i fe .

N ay b ut ask my o p i n i o n t o o o f t h at
, .

L orenz o I w i ll an o n
. firs t le t us go to d i n n er
, .

N ay le t me pr ai se you w hi le I h ave a
,

s tom ach .

L orenz o No p r ay th ee le t i t serve fo r t able t alk ; 8 0

.
, ,
-

T h e n h o wso e e r th ou spe ak st mo n g o th er t hi n gs
,
’ ’
,
’

I s h all d i ges t i t .

Jessi ca . Well I 11 se t you forth

,
’
[E x eun t . .
 C O UR T or D UCA L PA L A CE

ACT IV

SCEN E I . Venice . A Co u rt of / usti ce

t/ze D U K E , t/ze Magn i fi co e s , A N T O N IO , BA SSA N IO ,

G RA T IA N O , SA L E R IO , a nd o thers

D uk e . W h at i s A nt on i o h ere ?
,

A nton i o R e ad y so p le ase your gr ac e

.
, .

D u k e I am sor ry fo r th ee t h ou art c ome to answer

.

A s t o n y ad vers a ry an i n h um an wre tc h
,

U n capable o f p i ty vo i d an d em pty
,

From any d ram o f mercy .

A n ton i o . I h a ve h e ard
Y our grace h ath ta e n gre at pai n s to qu al i fy
’

H i s r i gorous c ourse b u t s i n c e h e s t an d s ob d ur at e
1 10
 1 12 T he M e r ch an t of V e n i ce [Act IV

S ky lock . I h ave p o sse ss

’
d your grac e of wh at I pu r

p ose ,

A n d by our h oly S abb at h h ave I swor n

To h ave th e d ue an d forfe i t o f my bo n d .

If you d e n y i t le t th e d an ger l i gh t
,

U po n your c h ar ter an d your c i ty s free d om ’

.

Yo u 11 a sk me w h y I r at h er c h oose to h ave
’

A we i gh t o f c arr i o n fles h t h an to re c e i ve
T h ree th ous an d d u cat s I ll n o t an swer th at ;
.
’

But s ay i t i s my h umour : i s i t an swe r d ?

, ,
’

W h at i f my h ouse be t rouble d w i t h a rat ,

A n d I be p le as d t o g i ve te n t h ous an d d u cat s
’

To h ave i t b an d ? W h at are you an sw e r d ye t ?

’
,
’

S ome me n t h ere a re love n o t a ga pi n g p i g ,

S ome t h at are mad i f t h ey be h ol d a c at ;

M as ters o f p ass i o n s way i t to th e mo od
O f w h at i t l i kes or lo ath es Now fo r your answer : 5
.
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0

A s t h ere i s n o firm re aso n t o be re n d e r d

’

W h y h e cann o t ab i d e a gapi n g p i g ,

W h y h e a h armless n e cess a ry cat ,

S o c an I g i ve n o re a so n n o r I w i ll n o t
, ,

More th an a lo d g d h at e an d a c er tai n lo athi n g

’

I be ar A n t o n i o t h at I follow t h us
,

\A los i n g su i t aga i n s t hi m A e you a d

’
r n s
.we r ?

B a ssa n i o T hi s i s n o a n swer t h ou u nfeel i n g man

.
, ,

To e xc use th e c urre n t o f thy c ruel ty .

S ky lock I am n o t bou n d to p le ase t h ee w i t h my

.

an swer . 6 0

B assa n i o D o all me n k i ll t e t hi gs t h ey d o o t love

. h n n ?
S ce ne I} T he M e r c h an t of V e ni ce 1 13

S /zy lock . H ates an

y m
hi n g h e woul d n o t k i ll ?
an th e t

B nio
a ssa E very o ffe n c e i s n o t a h at e at firs t
. .

S ky lo k W h at woul d s t t h ou h ave a ser pe n t s t i n g th ee

c .
,

twice

A n ton i o I p ray you t hi n k you ques t i o n w i t h th e

.
,

Jew .

Y ou may well go s tand upon th e be ach

as ,

A n d b i d th e m a i n floo d b at e hi s usu a l h e i gh t ;
You may as well use ques t i on w i th the wo lf
W h y h e h at h m ad e th e ewe ble at fo r th e l amb ;
You may as well forb i d th e mou nt ai n p i n es
To wag t h e i r hi g h t o p s an d to m ake n o n o i se ,

W h e n th ey are fre tte d w i th th e gus ts o f h e ave n

You may as well d o an y thi n g mos t h ard ,

A s seek to soft e n t h at — th an w hi c h w h at s h a r d er ?
’

H i s Jew i s h h e ar t T h ere fore I d o besee c h ou

.
, ,

B a ssa n i o For thy t h ree th ous an d d u cat s h ere i s si x

. .

Sky lock If every d u c at i n si x th ous an d d u cat s

. 8 0

Were i n Si x p ar ts an d every p art a d u cat

, ,

I woul d n o t d r a w th em ; I woul d h ave my bo n d .

D uk e H o w s h al t th ou h op e fo r mer c y re n d er i ng
.
,

n one ?

S ky lock W h at j u d gme n t s h all I d re ad d o i n g n o

.
,

wro n g ?
You h ave amo n g you m an y a pu rch as d sl ave ’
,

W hi ch l i ke you r asses an d your d ogs an d mules

, ,

ME R . o r VE N . -
8
1 14. T he M e rc h an t o f V e n i ce [Act IV

You use i n ab j e c t and i n sl av i s h parts ,

B e c ause you boug h t t h em S h all I say to yo u .

,

L e t t h em be free m arry t h em t o your h e i rs ?

,

W h y swe at th ey u n d er burth e n s ? le t th e i r be d s
Be m ad e as so ft as yours an d le t t h e i r pal at es ,

B e se aso n d w i th su c h v i an d s ? Y ou w i ll an swer
’
,

T h e sl aves are ours So d o I an swer you

.

T h e pou nd o f fles h w hi c h I d em and o f hi m

Is d e arly boug h t ; t i s m i n e an d I w i ll h ave i t
’
, .

If you d e n y me fie u p o n your law !

,

T h ere i s no for c e i n th e d e c rees o f Ve n i c e .

I s tan d fo r j u d gme n t A n swer ; s h all I h ave i t ?

.

D uk e U po n my power I may d i sm i ss t hi s c ourt

.

U nless B e llari o a le arn e d d o ctor

, ,

W h om I h ave se n t fo r to d e term i n e thi s ,

Come h ere t o— d ay .

S a leri o. My lor d h ere s tays w i th ou t ,

A messe n ger w i t h le t ters from t h e d oc t or ,

New c ome from P ad u a .

D uk e B r i ng us th e le tters ; c all th e messe n ger

. .

B assa n i o G oo d ch eer A n to n i o ! W h a t man c our

.
, , ,

age
y et !
T h e Jew s h all h ave my fles h bloo d bo n es an d , , , all,

Ere th ou s h al t lose fo r me o n e d ro p o f bloo d .

A nton i o I am a t ai nt e d we th er o f t h e flo c k
.
,

Mee tes t fo r d e ath th e we akes t k i n d o f fru i t

D ro p s e arl i es t to th e grou n d an d so le t me , .

You cann o t be tter be e mp lo y d Bass an i o ’

, ,

T h an to l i ve s t i ll and wr i te m i n e e p i taph .
1 16 T he M e rch an t o f V e ni ce [Act IV

A youn g an d le a rn e d d o ct or to our c ourt .

W h ere i s h e
He att e n d e th h ere h ar d by ,

To kn ow your an swer w h e th er you ll ad m i t hi m

,
’
.

D uk e W i th all my h e ar t
. S ome t h ree or four o f
.

you
G o g i ve hi m c ourt eous co n d u ct to t hi s p l ac e .

Me an ti me the c our t sh all h e ar B e llari o s le tt er

,
’
.

Clerk [R e ad s ]
. Yo u r grace sk a ll u ndersta nd tk a t
at tk e recei pt of m very si ck ; b u t i n tk e
y o u r letter I a

i ns ta n t tk a t y o u r messenger ca me i n lo vi ng vis i ta ti o n ,

w as w i tk me a y o u ng d octo r of R o me ; k i s n a me i s
B a ltk asa r . I a cqu a i n ted k i m w i tk tk e ca u se in co n

tro versy between tk e f ew a nd A n ton i o tk e me rck a n t 1

50
w e tu rned
’
o er ma ny book s togetk er . H e is f urn isk ed

w i tk my op i n i on wk ick bettered
, ,
w i tk k is own le a rn i ng,
tk e grea tness w k ereof 1 ca n n ot eno ugk co mme nd ,
co mes
w i tk k i m, at my i mp o rtun i ty , to fi ll u p y ou r g ra ce s
’

re
qu est in my stea d 1 beseeck y o u let k i s lack of y ea rs
.
,

be no i mp e di men t to let k i m la ck a reverend es ti ma ti on

f or I ne ver k n ew so y o u ng a bo dy w i tk so o ld a k ea d .

I lea ve k i m to y o u r gra ci o us accep ta nce , w k ose tri a l

sk a ll be tter p u b/is k k i s co mmen da ti on
’
.

D uk e Y ou h e ar th e le arn d B e ll ri o w h at h e wr i tes ;
.
’
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And h ere I take i t i s th e d o ctor c ome

, , .

E n ter P O R T IA , d ressed lik e a d octo r f

o la ws

G i ve me your h an d C a me you . from o ld B e llari o ?

P orti a I d i d my lord
.
, .
S ce ne I] T he M
e rc han t o f V e ni ce 1 1
7

D uk e . You are wel come take your p l ac e .

A re you ac qu a i n te d w i th t h e d i ffere n c e
T h at h ol d s t hi s p rese nt ques t i o n i n th e court ?
P o rti a I am i n forme d t h roug h ly o f th e c ause
. .

W hi ch i s th e mer ch an t h ere an d w hi c h th e Jew ?

,

D u k e A n t o n i o an d o ld S h ylo ck bo th s t an d for th
.
, .

P orti a Is your n a me Sh ylo c k ?

.

Sh ylo ck i s my n ame .

P o rti a O f a s t r an ge n at ure i s t h e su i t you follow 7

.
, 1 0

Ye t i n su c h r u le t h at th e Ve n e t i an law
C an n o t i m p ugn you as you d o p ro c ee d .

You s tan d w i thi n hi s d an ger d o you no t ? ,

A n ton i o A y so h e s ays
.
, .

D o you c o nfess t h e bo n d ?
A nton i o . I do .

T h e n mus t th e Jew be mer c i ful .

S ky lock O n w h at c om p uls i o mus t

. n I ? t ell me t h at .

P orti a ( T h e qu al i ty o f mer c y i s n o t st rai n d ;

’
.

It d ro p p e t h as t h e ge n t le r a i n f rom h e ave n
U p on th e p l ac e be n e ath It i s tw i c e blest ;
.

It blesse t h hi m t h at g i ves an d hi m t h at t akes .

T i s m i gh t i es t i n th e m i gh t i es t ; i t be c omes
’

T h e t h ro n e d mo n ar ch be tter th an hi s c rown -
.

H i s s c e pt re s h ows th e f or c e o f t em p or al pow er ,

T h e attr i but e to awe an d m aj es ty ,

W h ere i n d oth s i t th e d re ad an d fe ar o f k i ngs ;

B ut mer cy i s above t hi s s c e p t re d sw ay ;
It i s e n th ro n e d i n th e h e ar t s o f k i n gs ,

It i s an att r i bu t e to G o d hi msel f ;
1 1 8 T he M e rch an t o f V e n i ce [Act IV

And e ar th ly power d oth th e n s h ow l i kes t G od s ’

W h e n mercy se aso n s j us ti ce T h ere fore Je w .

, ,

T h ough jus t i c e be thy ple a co n s i d er t hi s , ,

T h at i n the c ourse o f j ust i c e n o n e o f us

i

, ,

S h oul d see s alv at i o n ; we d o p r ay fo r merc y ,

A n d t h at s ame p r ayer d o th t e ac h us all t o re n d er

T h e d ee d s o f mercy) I h ave s poke th us much
To m i ti gat e the just i c e o f thy p le a ,

W hi ch i f th ou follow t hi s s t r i ct court o f Ve n i c e
,

M us t n ee d s gi ve se n te n ce gai n s t th e merc h ant th ere

’
.

S ky lo ck My d ee d s u po n my h e ad ! I c r ave t h e law
.
,

T h e p e nal ty and forfe i t o f my bo n d .

P orti a Is h e n o t able to d i s ch arge th e mo n ey

.

B assan i o Yes h ere I t e n d er i t fo r hi m i n th e c ourt

.
,

Y e a t w i c e th e sum
,
If th at w i ll n o t su ffi c e
.
,

I w i ll b e bou n d to p ay i t t en ti mes o er
’
,

O n forfe i t o f my h an d s my h e ad my h e a rt ;, ,

If t hi s w i ll n o t su ffi c e i t mus t appe a r
,

T h at m al i ce be ars d own tru th A n d I besee ch you .

,

Wrest o nce th e law t o your auth or i ty ;

To d o a gre at r i gh t d o a l i tt le wro ng
, ,

An d c urb thi s c ruel d ev i l o f hi s w i ll .

P orti a It mus t n o t be
. T h ere i s n o power i n V e n i ce
.

C an al ter a d e c ree es t abl i s h e d ;

T w i ll be re c ord e d fo r a p re ce d e n t
’
,

A n d m an y an error by th e s ame e x am ple

W i ll rus h i n to t h e s tat e It cann ot be . .

Sky lock A D an i el c ome to ju d gme n t ! yea a Dan i el !

.
,

0 w i se you n g ju d ge h ow d o I h o n our t h ee !
,
 1 20 T he M e rch an t o f V e n i ce [Act IV

P o rti a . T h ere fore lay b are your bosom .

S ky lock . A y, hi s bre as t ;
s
So a ys t h e bo n d d o t h i t n o
-
t n oble j u d ge ?
,

Ne ares t hi s h e art ; th ose are the very word s .

P o rti a It i s so
. A re th ere b al an c e h ere to we i gh
.

t h e fles h ?

S ky lock I h ave th em re ad y
. .

P orti a H ave by som e surgeo n S h ylo c k o n your

m
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, .

Sky lock Is i t so n om i n at e d i n th e bo n d ?
.

P orti a It i s n o t so e xp re ss d ; b u t w h at o f th at ?
’
.

T were goo d you d o so mu c h fo r c h a r i ty

’
.

S ky lock I c ann o t fi n d i t ; t i s n o t i n th e bo n d
’
. .

P orti a Y ou mer ch an t h ave you any t hi ng t o say ?

.
, ,

A n ton i o B ut l i tt le ; I a m a rm d an d well p re par d

’ ’
. .

G i ve me your h an d B as s an i o ; fare you well !

,

G r i eve n o t th at I am falle n to t hi s fo r you ;

For h ere i n Fort u n e s h ows h ersel f more k i n d
T h an i s h er c ustom It i s s ti ll h er use
.

To le t th e wre tch e d man ou tl i ve hi s we al th ,

To v i ew w i th h ollow eye an d wr i nkle d brow

A n age o f p overt y ; f rom w hi c h l i nger i n g pe n an c e
O f su ch m i sery d o t h s h e c u t me o ff .

Comme n d me to your h o n ourable w i fe .

Tell h er th e p ro cess o f A n to n i o s e n d ; ’

S ay h ow I lo v d you s p e a k me fa i r i n d e ath
’
, ,

A n d wh e n th e t ale i s t ol d b i d h er be j u d ge
Wh e th er B ass an i o h ad n o t o n ce a love .
S ce ne 1] T he Mrh e c an t o f V e n i ce 12 1

R e p e nt no t you th at you s h all lose your fr i e nd ,

A n d h e re p e n t s n o t th at h e pays your d e b t ;
For i f the Jew d o c u t b u t d ee p e n ough ,

I 11 p ay i t i n s tan t ly w i th a ll my h e ar t V QV )
’
“ .
V

B a ssan i o A n t o n i o I am m a rr i e d t o a w i fe
.
,

W hi ch i s as d e ar to me as l i fe i tsel f
B u t l i fe i t sel f my w i fe an d all th e wo rl d
, , ,

A re no t w i t h me e ste e m d above thy l i fe

’
.

I woul d lose all ay s ac r i fi c e th em all

, ,

H ere t o t hi s d ev i l t o d el i ver you

, 8. 2 0

P orti a Y our w i fe woul d g i ve you l i tt le t h an ks fo r th at

.
,

If s h e were by t o h e ar you m ake t h e o ffer .

Gra ti a no I h ave a w i fe w h om I p ro tes t I love ;

.
, , ,

I woul d s h e were i n h e ave n so 5 e c o u ,

En t re u rri sh Jew .

T h e w i s h woul d m ake else an u n q u i e t h ouse .

S ky lock [A si de] T h ese be t he C h r i s t i an h usb an d s

. .

I h ave a d augh ter ;

Woul d any o f th e s to c k o f B arr ab as
H ad bee n h er h usb an d r ath er t h an a C h r i s t i an 9 2 0

[T o P orti a
] We t r i fle t i me I p r a y t h ee p ursue se n t e n c e , .

P o rti a A p ou n d o f t h at s ame mer ch an t s fles h i s

’
.

thi n e
T h e cour t aw ard s i t and th e law d o th g i ve i t
, .

S ky lock Mos t r i gh tful j u d ge !

.

P orti a A n d you mus t c u t t hi s fles h from o ff hi s

.

bre as t ;
T h e law allows i t an d th e c ourt award s i t
, .
122 T he M e rchant o f V e n i ce [Act Iv

Sky lo ck . Mos t le arn e d j u dge ! - A e

se nt nce ! Co me ,
re
p p a re
P orti a T arry a l i tt le th ere i s some thi n g e lse
. .

T hi s bo nd d o th g i ve th ee h ere no jo t o f blood ;
T h e wor d s e xpressly are a pou nd o f fles h, .

T ake th e n th y bo n d take th ou thy p ou nd o f fl e s h

,

B ut i n th e cu tt i n g i t i f t h ou d os t s h e d
, ,

O ne d ro p o f C h r i s t i an bl o o d thy l an d s an d goo d s
,

A re by t he l aws o f Ve n i c e c o n fis cat e
, ,

U n to the s tate o f Ve n i c e .

Gra ti a no .O u p r i gh t j u d ge M ark Jew ! , O

le a rn e d j u d ge !
S ky lock . Is t h at the law ?
T h ysel f s h al t Se e th e act ;
For as th ou urge st j us ti ce be assur d
, ,
’

T h ou s h al t h ave j us t i c e more th an th ou d es i res t

—
, .

G a a
r t i n o .O le r e d j d ge l M ark Jew !—a le ar ne d
a n u

j u d ge l 3 0 1

S ky lock I t ake t hi s o ff er t h e n ; pay t h e bo nd th r i ce

.
, ,

A n d le t th e C h r i s t i an go .

B assa n i o . H ere i s t he mo n ey .

P orti a S o ft !
.

T h e Jew s h all h ave all j us ti c e soft ! n o h as te

H e s h all h ave n o thi n g b u t t h e p e n al ty .

Gra ti a no O Jew ! an u p r i gh t ju d ge a le arn e d j u d ge !

.
,

P o rti a T h ere fore p re pare t h ee to c ut o ff t he fles h

. .

Sh e d t h ou n o bloo d n o r c ut t h ou less no r more

,

B ut j ust a pou nd o f fles h i f t h ou t ak s t more

’

Or less th an a jus t pou n d be i t b u t so m uc h

,
1 24 T he M e rc han t o f V e n i ce [Act IV

A n d th e o ffe n d er s l i fe l i es i n the mer cy

’

K
O f th e d uke o n ly g a i n s t all o th er vo i c e
’
, .

In w hi c h p re d i c a me n t I a thou stafid st ;
’

py , ,

For i t appe ars by m an i fes t p ro c ee d i n g

, ,

T h at i nd i re ct ly an d d i re c t ly to o
, ,

T h ou h as t c o n tri v d agai n s t the very l i fe

’

O f th e d e fe n d an t an d t h ou h as t i n c u rr d
’
,

T h e d an ger formerly by me re h e ars d ’

.

D ow n t h ere fore an d beg mer cy o f th e d uke

, .

Gra ti a no B e g t h at t h ou m ays t h ave le a ve to h ang

.

t h ysel f :
A n d ye t thy we a l th be i n g forfe i t to th e s t at e
, ,

T h ou h as t n o t le ft th e v alue o f a c or d ;
T h ere fore th ou mus t be h ang d at th e s t at e s ch arge 36 ’ ’
. 0

D uk e T h at th ou s h a l t see t h e d i ff ere n c e o f our s p i r i t s

.
,

I p ar d o n t h ee th y l i fe be fore th ou ask i t .

For h al f thy we al th i t i s A n to n i o s ; ,
’

T h e o th er h al f c omes to th e ge n er al s tate ,

W hi ch h umble n ess may d r i ve u n to a fi n e .

P o rti a A y fo r th e s t at e n o t fo r A n to n i o
.
, , .

S ky lock N ay t ake my l i fe an d all p ar d o n n o t th at

.
, , .

You take my h ouse w h e n you d o t ake th e p ro p

T h at clo th sus tai n my h ouse ; you take my l i fe
W h e n you d o take th e me an s wh ereby I l i ve .

P o rti a W h at mer c y c a you re d er hi m

. n n A n to i o
n ?
,

Gra ti ano A h a l t er gr at i s ; n o thi n g else fo r G o d s s ake

’
.
, .

A n ton i o So p le ase my lor d t h e d u ke an d a ll th e c ourt

.

To qu i t th e fi ne fo r o n e h al f o f hi s goo d s ,

I am c o n te nt so h e w i ll le t me h ave
,
S ce n e I] T he M e rch an t o f V e ni ce 12
5

T h e o th er h alf i n use to re nd er i t , ,

U po n hi s d e ath u n to th e ge n tlem an
,

T h at l at ely s tole hi s d aughter .

Two thi n gs prov i d e d more t h at fo r thi s favour , , ,

H e p rese n t ly be c ome a C h r i s t i an ;
T h e o th er t h at h e d o re cor d a g i ft
, ,

H ere i n th e cour t o f all h e d i es p o sse ss d

’
, ,

U nto hi s so n L ore nz o an d hi s d aught er .

D uk e H e s h all d o t hi s or else I d o re cant

.
,

T h e pard o n th at I l ate p ro n ou n ce d h ere .

P orti a A rt t h ou c o n t e n t e d Jew ? w h at d os t t h ou say ?

.
,

Sky lock I am co n te n t
. .

Clerk d raw a d ee d o f g i ft , .

Sky lock I p r ay you g i ve me le ave to go f rom h e n c e

.
,

I a m n o t well S e n d th e d ee d aft er me
.
,

A n d I w i ll s i gn i t .

D uk e . Ge t t h ee go n e b ut d o i t 39 , . 0

Gra ti a no In ch r i s t e n i n g t h ou s h a l t h ave t wo go d
.

fath ers ; {
[ W
a
H ad I bee n ju d ge t h ou s h oul d s t h ave h ad t e n
,

To br i n g th ee to th e g allows n o t t he fo n t [E x i t Sky lock , .

D u k e S i r I e n t re at you h ome w i t h me t o d i nn erw t

’

.
,
n

P orti a I h umbly d o d es i re your gr ac e o f p ar d o

.

n
I mus t aw ay thi s n i gh t t ow a r d P ad u a ,

A n d i t i s mee t I p rese n t ly se t for th .

D uk e I am sorry th at your le i sure serves you n o t

. .

An to ni o gr at i fy t hi s ge n t lem an
, ,

For i n my m i n d you are mu c h boun d t o hi m

, , 4 . 00

[E x eu n t D u k e a nd k i s tra i n .
1 26 T he M e rchan t o f V e n ice [Act Iv

B assan i o Mos t wor th y ge ntlem an I and my fri e nd

.
,

H ave by your w i s d om bee n t hi s d ay acqu i tt e d

O f gr i evous p e n a l t i es ; i n l i eu w h ereo f
T h ree th ous an d d u c at s d ue u n to the Jew , ,

We freely c op e your co urt eous p ai n s w i th al .

A n ton i o A nd s ta n d i n d eb te d over an d above

.
, ,

In love and serv i c e to you evermore .

P o ti
r aH e i s well p ai d th at i s well s at i sfie d ;
.

An d I d el i ver i n g you a m s at i sfie d

, , ,

A nd th ere i n d o accou nt mysel f well p ai d .

My m i nd was n ever ye t more merce n ary .

I p ray you k n ow me w h e n we mee t agai n ;

,

I w i s h you well an d so I t ake my le ave

, .

B as san i o D e a r s i r o f for c e I mus t attem pt yo u

.
,

f urt h er .

T ake some remembr an c e o f us as a t r i bute , ,

N o t as a fe e ; gr an t me t wo thi ngs I p r ay you , ,

N o t to d e ny me an d to p ard o n me
, .

P o rti a You p ress me far an d t h ere fore I w i ll y i el d

.
, .

o A n ton i o ] G i ve me your gloves I ll we a r t h em fo r

[
’
T ,

your s ake
[T o B assa n i o] A n d fo r your love I
,
ll t a ke t hi s r i ng ,
’

from you .

D o n o t d r aw b ac k your h an d ; I ll take n o more ’

,

A n d you i n love s h a ll n o t d e n y me t hi s .

B assa n i o T hi s r i n g goo d s i r
. al as i t i s a t r i fle ;
, ,

I w i ll n o t s h ame mysel f t o g i ve you t hi s .

P o rti a I w i ll h ave n o thi ng else b ut o n ly t hi s

.

A n d n o w me t hi n ks I h a ve a m i nd to i t .
128 T he M e r ch an t o f V e ni ce [A ct IV

SCE N E II . Tk e S a me . A S treet

E n ter P O R T IA and N E R ISSA

P orti a . In qu i re t he Jew s h ouse
’
o ut, g i ve
d ee d ,
A n d le t hi m s i gn
we 11 away to n i gh t
it ; ’
-
,

A n d be a d ay be fo re our h usb an d s h ome .

T hi s d ee d w i ll be well wel c ome to L ore n z o .

E n te r G R A T IA N O

Gra ti ano F ai r s i r you are well o e rta e n

.
,
’ ’

My lor d Bass a n i o u po n more ad v i c e

, ,

H ath se n t you h ere t hi s r i n g a nd d o th e n t re at ,

Y our com p an y at d i nn er .

T h at c an no t be .

H i s r i n g I d o acce pt mos t t h an kf ully ,

A n d so I p r ay you t ell hi m ; fur th ermore

, , ,

I p r ay you s h ow my you t h o ld Sh ylo c k s h ouse

’
, .

Gra ti a no T h at w i ll I d o
. .

S i r I woul d s p e ak w i th you , .

[A s i de to P orti a
] I l l see i f I c
’
an
g e t my h usb an d s r i ng
’
,

W hic h I d i d m ake hi m swe ar to kee p fo r ever .

P o rti a [A si de to j V
. eri ssa ] T h ou m ayst I warrpnt , fl

We s h all h ave o ld swe ar i n g

T h at t h ey d i d g i ve th e r i n gs away tp me n
‘
B u t we 11 ou tf ac e t h em an d ou t swe ar th em to o
’
, .

A w ay ! m ake h as t e ; t h ou k h ow s t w h ere I w i ll t a rry

’
.

1V e ri ssa Come good s i r w i ll you s h ow me to thi s

.
, ,

h ouse [E x eu nt .
 S CE N E

A CT V

S CE N E I . B elmon t. A ven u e to P orti a ’

s

E n ter L O R E N Z O a nd J E SS ICA
L orenz o .T h e moo n s hi n es br i gh t In su ch . a n i gh t
as t hi s ,

W h e n th e swee t w i n d d i d ge n tly k i ss t he t rees

A n d t h ey d i d m ake n o n o i se — i h su c h a n i g h t
,

Tro i lus me thi nks mou n te d th e Troj an w alls ,

A n d s i gh d hi s soul t ow ar d t h e G re c i an t e n t s
’

Wh ere Cress i d lay th at n i gh t .

13 0 T he ”
M erc a nth

Did T hi sbe fe arfully o e rtri p ’

th e d e w ;
A n d saw t he l i o n s s h ad ow e
’

A n d ran d i sm ay d aw yy
’

a t In su ch
‘

L oren z o .
'
a n i gh t
i
S t o od D d o h and a

U po n th e w i l d se a b an ks an , aft h er love
To come agai n to C ar th age .

l.

Me d e a gath e r d ’
e n ch ante d h e rbs
t he
T h at d i d re n ew o ld Hi so n .

In su ch a n i gh t ,

D i d Jess i c a s t e al f ro in t h e we a l th y Jew ,

A n d w i th an u n t h r i ft love d i d run from Ve n i c e

A s far as Belmo n t .

In su ch a n i gh t ,

D i d you n g L ore n z o swe ar h e lo v d h er well

’
,

St e al i n g h er soul w i th m an y vows o f fai th ,

A n d n e er a t rue o n e
’
.

In su ch a n i gh t ,

D i d p re t ty Jess i ca l i ke a l i tt le s h rew
, ,

S l an d er h er love an d h e forg ave i t h er

, .

Jessi ca I woul d o ut n i gh t you d i d n obo d y come

.
-
,

B ut h ark I h e ar th e foo t i n g o f a man

, , .

E n ter STE P H A N O

L o renz o . W h o comes so fas t i n s i le nc e of th e n i gh t ?

S tepk a no . A fr i e n d .
13 2 T he M e rch an t o f V e n i ce
h y s houl d we go i n
A n d ye t n o m att er ; w
My fr e n d Ste p an o , s
i h i g n i fy I p ray you , ,

W i thi n the h ouse your m i s t ress i s at h and ;

,

A n d br i ng your mus i c fort h i n to t he a i r .

H ow swee t the m o o n l i gh t slee ps u po n thi s b an k !

H ere w i ll we s i t a nd le t the sou n d s o f mus i c
Cree p i n our e ars ; so ft s ti ll n ess an d t he n i ght
B e c ome the t ou c h es o f swee t h armo n y .

S i t Jess i ca
, .L ook h ow th e floor o f h e ave n
Is t hi c k i n l a i d w i t h p at i n es o f br i gh t gol d .

T h ere s n o t the sm a lles t orb w hi c h th ou b e h o ld s t

’ ’

B u t i n hi s mo t i o n l i ke an an gel s i n gs ,

S t i ll qu i r i n g t o t he you n g eye d c h erub i ns

-

S u c h h a rmo n y i s i n i mmort a l souls ,

B u t w hi ls t t hi s mu dd y ves t ure o f d e cay

D o th grossly c lose i t i n we c an n o t h e ar i t
, .

E n ter Mus i c i an s
Come h o ! an d w ake D i an a w i th a h ymn ;
,

W i th swee tes t tou ch es p i er c e your m i s tress e ar ’

,

A n d d r aw h er h ome w i t h mus i c .

Jessi ca I a m n ever merry w h e n I h e ar swee t mus i c

. .

L oren z o T h e re aso n i s your s p i r i ts a re at te n t i ve

.
, 70 .

For d o b ut n o te a w i l d an d w an to n h er d ,

Or r ac e o f yo u th ful an d u n h an dle d c ol ts ,

Fe tchi n g mad bou n d s bellow i n g an d n e i ghi n g loud

, ,

W hi c h i s the ho t c o n d i t i o n o f t h e i r bloo d
If t h ey b ut h e ar p er c h an ce a t rum p e t sou n d ,
S ce ne I] T he M e rc han t o f V e nice 1 33

Or any ai r o f mus i c tou ch th e i r e ars ,

You s h all perc e i ve t h em m ake a mu tu al s tan d ,

T h e i r s avage eyes t uru d to a mo d es t gaz e

’

By th e swee t power o f mus i c T h ere fore th e p oe t

.

D i d fe i gn t h at Orp h eus d rew t rees s t o n es a nd floo d s ; , ,

S i n c e n ough t so s to ck i s h h a r d an d full o f r age

, , ,

B ut mus i c fo r th e t i me d o th c h an ge hi s n at ure
T h e man th at h at h n o mus i c i n hi msel f ,

Nor i s n o t mov d w i th c o n c ord o f swee t sou n d s

’
,

Is fi t fo r t re a so n s s t r at agems a n d s po i ls
, ,

T h e mo t i o n s o f hi s S p i r i t are d ull as n i gh t ,

A n d hi s affe ct i o n s d ark as E rebus .

L e t n o su c h man be t rus t e d M ark the mus i c

. .

E n ter P O R T IA an d N E R ISSA
P o rti a . T h at l i gh t we see i s bur n i n g i n my h all .

H o w far t h at l i ttle can d le t h rows hi s be a ms

So s hi n es a goo d d ee d i n a n augh ty worl d .

M ri ssa W h e n th e moo n s h o n e we d i d n o t see th e

.
,

can d le .

P orti a S o d o t h t h e gre at er glory d i m th e less ;

.

A subs t i t u t e s hi n es br i g h t ly as a k i n g
U n t i l a k i n g be by an d th e n hi s s t ate
,

E m pt i es i t sel f as d o th an i n l an d brook
,

In to the m a i n o f w at ers M u s i c ! h ark !

.

jV e ri ssa It i s your m us i c m ad am o f th e h ouse

.
, , .

P orti a No thi n g i s goo d I see w i th ou t res p e c t ;

.
, ,

Me thi nks i t sou n d s mu ch swee ter th an by d ay .

jV eri ssa S i le n c e bes t ows t h at Vi r t ue o n i t m ad am

.
, .
 134 . T he M e rch an t of V e n i ce [A ct V

P o rtia T h e c row d o th s i ng as swee tly as th e l ark

.

W h e n n e i th er i s atte n d e d ; an d I thi nk
T h e n i gh t i ngale i f s h e s h oul d s i n g by d ay
,

W h e n every goo se i s c ac kl i n g woul d be th ough t ,

No be tter a mus i c i an th an th e wre n .

H o w m an y t hi ng s by se aso n se aso n d are ’

To th e i r r i gh t p rai se an d t rue p er fe ct i o n
P e ac e h o ! t he moo n slee p s w i t h E n d ym i o n 3
, ,

A n d woul d n o t be awak d [ M’
us i c cea ses
. .

T h at i s th e vo i c e ,

Or I am mu c h d e ce i v d o f P ort i a ’
, .

P orti a H e k n ows me as t h e bl i n d man kn ows th e

.

c u c koo ,

By t he b ad vo i ce .

L o renz o D e a r l ad y wel c ome h ome

.
, .

P orti a We h ave bee n p r ay i n g fo r our h usb an d s

’
.

wel fare ,

Whi ch s pee d we h o pe th e be tter fo r our wor d s

, , .

A re th ey re tur n d ?
’

M ad am t h ey are n o t ye t ; ,

B u t th ere i s c ome a messe n ger be fore ,

To s i gn i fy th e i r com i n g .

G o i n N er i ss a ,

G i ve or d er t o my serv an ts t h at t h ey t ake
N o n ot e at all o f our be i n g abse n t h e n c e
Nor you L ore n z o ; Jess i ca n o r you [A tuck et sounds
,
-
,
. .

L orenz o Your h usb an d i s at h an d ; I h e a r hi s t rum p e t

. .

We are no tell tales m ad am ; fe ar you n o t

-
, .

P orti a T hi s n i gh t me t hi nks i s b ut the d ayl i gh t s i c k

.
,
1
3 6 T he M e rch an t of V e n i ce [Act V

jVeri ssa W h at talk you o f th e p oesy or the value

.

Y ou swore to me w h e n I d i d g i ve i t you
, ,

T h at you woul d we ar i t t i ll t he h our o f d e ath ,

A n d th at i t s h oul d l i e w i th you i n yo
T h ough no t fo r me ye t fo r ,
o ath s ,

Y ou s h oul d h ave bee n res p h ave ke pt i t .

Gave i t a j u d ge s c lerk ! b u t well I k n ow

’

T h e c lerk w i ll n e er we ar h ai r o n s face th at h ad i t
’ ’
.

Gra ti a no H e w i ll a n i f h e l i ve to be a man
.
, .

lVeri ssa A y i f a wom an l i ve t o

.
,
man .

Gra ti a no Now by. d lf

,
i t to a you th ,
.

A k i n d o f boy a l i tt le ,

N 0 hi gh er th an thysel f th e j u d ge s c lerk ,
’
,

A pr at i n g boy t h at b e gg d i t as a fe e ;
’
,

I c oul d n o t fo r my h e a rt d e n y i t hi m .

P o rti a Y ou were t o bl ame I mus t be p l ai n w i th you

.
, ,

To p ar t so sl i gh tly w i t h yo u r w i fe s firs t g i ft ; ’

A thi n g s t u c k o n w i th o at h s u po n your fi n ger ,

A n d so r i ve te d w i t h fai t h u n t o your fles h .

I g ave my love a r i n g an d m ad e hi m swe ar ,

Never to p ar t w i th i t ; an d h ere h e s tan d s .

I d a re be swor n fo r hi m h e woul d n o t le a ve i t , ,

Nor p l uck i t from hi s fi n ger fo r th e we al t h ,

T h at th e worl d m as ters Now i n fa i th G r at i ano .

, , ,

Y ou g i ve your w i fe to o u n k i n d a cause o f gr i ef
A n t were to me I s h o u l d be mad at i t
’
.
,

B assa n i o [A si de] W h y I were bes t t o c u t my le ft

.
,

h an d o ff ,

An d swe ar I los t th e r i n g d e fe n d i n g it .
S cene I] T he M e rch an t of V e ni ce 1 37

Gra ti ano My lord Bass an i o gave hi s r i n g aw ay

.

U nto th e j u d ge th at b e gg d i t an d i nd ee d
’
,

D e se rv d i t t o o ; an d t h e n the boy hi s c lerk

’
, ,

T h at took some pai n s i n wr i t i n g h e b e gg d m i n e ;

,
’

A n d n e i th er man n o r m as t er woul d t ake augh t

B ut t h e t wo r i n gs .

W h at r i n g gave you my lord ? ,

N o t t h at I h o p e w hi c h you re c e i v d o f me
’
, , .

B ssa n i o If I c oul d add a l i e u n t o a fa ul t

a .
,

I woul d d e ny you see my fi n ger

i t , b ut
H at h n o t th e r i n g u p o n i t ; i t i s go n e .

P o rti a E ve n so vo i d i s your fa lse h e ar t o f t ru t h

. .

By h e ave n I w i ll n e er c ome i n your b e d

’
,

U nt i l I see the r i n g .

Nor I i n yours
T i ll I agai n see m i n e .

B assa n i o . S wee t P or ti a ,

If you d i d k n o w t o w h om I gave t h e r i n g ,

If you d i d k n ow fo r w h om I gave th e ri n g ,

A n d woul d c o n c e i ve fo r w h at I g ave t h e r i n g ,

A n d h ow u n w i ll i n gly I le ft th e r i n g ,

W h e n n ough t woul d be acce pte d b ut th e r

'

You woul d ab ate th e s tre n gth o f your

P orti a If you h ad k n ow n th e
.

Or h al f h er worthi ness
Or your o wn h o n our t o
You woul d n o t th e n h ave p arte d w i th th e r i n g .

W h at man i s th ere so mu ch u n re aso n able ,

If you h ad ple as d to h ave d e fe n d e d i t

’
13 8 T he M e rc h an t o f V e n i ce [Act V

W i th any terms o f z e al w an te d the mo d es ty ,

To urge the thi n g h el d as a c eremo n y

N c r i ss a te ac h es me w h at to bel i eve
I 11 d i e fo r t b u t some wom an h ad th e r i n g
’ ’
.

B assa n i o No by my h o n our m ad am by my soul

.
, , , ,

No wom an had i t b u t a c i v i l d oc tor

, ,

W hi c h d i d re fuse th ree th ous and d ucats o f me ,

A n d b e gg d the r i ng ; th e w hi c h I d i d d e ny hi m
’
,

A n d s uffe r d h i m to go d i sp le as d aw ay
’ ’
,

Eve n h e th at d i d u ph ol d th e very l i fe
O f my d e a r fr i e n d W h at s h oul d I say swee t l ad y
.
,

I was e n fo rc d to se n d i t after hi m
’

I was bese t w i th s h ame a n d c our tesy ;

My h on our woul d n o t le t i ngr at i tud e
So mu c h besme a r i t P a r d o n me goo d l ad y ;
.
,

For by th ese blesse d can d les o f the n i gh t

, ,

H ad you bee n th ere I t hi n k you woul d h ave b e gg d

’
,

T h e r i n g o f me to gi ve the wor th y d o ctor .

L e t n o t t h at d o ctor e er c ome n e ar my
’
P orti a .

h ouse .

S i n c e h e h ath go t t h e j ewel t h at I lo v d
’
,

A n d t h at w hi c h you d i d swe ar t o kee p fo r me ,

I w i ll be come as l i ber a l as you ;

I 11 n o t d e n y hi m a n y t hi n g I h ave
’
.

A n ton oi . I am t h e u n h a pp y subje c t o f t h ese q a e w

u rr ls fl"

P o rti a S i r gr i eve n o t you ; you are wel come fl

.
, irt I

w i t h s t an d i n g .

B a ssa n i o P or t i a forg i ve me t hi s e n for c ed wro n g ;

.
,

A n d i n t he h e ari n g o f th ese m a n y fr i e n d s
, ,
 T he M e rch an t o f V e ni ce [Act V

A re r i c h ly come to h arbour s udd e n ly .

You s h all n o t k n ow by w h at s tr ange acc i d e nt

I c h an c e d o n t hi s le tt er .

A nton i o S wee t l ad y you h ave g i ve n me

.
,

l i v i ng ;
For h ere I re ad fo r c ertai n th at my s hi p s
A re s afely c ome to ro ad .

H o w n o w L ore n z o ? ,

My c lerk h ath some goo d c omfor ts to o fo r you .

JV eri ssa A y an d I 11 g i ve t h em hi m w i th ou t a fe e
’
.
, .

T h ere d o I g i ve to you an d Jess i ca ,

From th e r i ch Jew a s pe c i a l d ee d o f g i ft
, ,

A fter hi s d e ath o f all h e d i es p o sse ss d o f

’
.
,

L orenz o F a i r l ad i es you d ro p m an n a i n th e way

.
,

O f s t arve d p eo p le .

It i s a lmos t mor n i n g ,

A n d ye t I am sure you are n o t s at i sfie d

O f t h ese eve nt s at f ull L e t us go i n ;
.

A n d c h arge us t h ere u p o n i n te r gato ri e s

’
,

A n d we w i ll a n swer a ll thi n gs fa i th fully .

t
'
1 ¢

6 fi 3 5 3 " 1 2’ 0

e r ? 1 1: J a
”
e c 5 24
.

,
 144 N o tes

T hi l i s ne, it w i ll b e se e n , co n s s s o f it te n s yll b l a e s, w ith th e v e en

s yll b la es ( 2 d, 4t h , 6 th, 8 th ,
an d l o th ) acc e n e d , t th e o dd s yll b l a es

( I st, 3d , e tc .
) be i t Th r ti lly it i m
n g u n ac c e n e d . eo e ca , s ad e up o f

fiv e f eet o f two s yll b l h with th

a t th
e s e ac , e acce n on e s e co n d s yll a

b le . Su c h a fo o t i ll d i mb
s ( p l r l i mb
ca e an a us u a ,
a u ses, or t he

La ti i mbi ) d t h f rm f v r i ll d i mbi
n a , an e o o e se s ca e a c .

T hi f d m t l l w f Sh k p r
s un a v r i bj t t rt i
en a a o a es ea e s
’
e se s su ec o ce a n

m di f ti
o th m t i mp r t
i ca t f w hi h
o n s, e f ll w os o an o c a re as o o s

1 A ft r th t t h yll b l
. e t d yll b l ( v t w
e en s a e an u n ac c e n e s a e or e en o

su ch yll b l ) m y b d d d f rmi g w h t i m ti m
s a es a ll de a e , o n a s so e es ca e a

f m e l l i ; i
a e t h thi r d l
ne i f t h fir ast n B t h w Ie ne o e s sc e n e :
“
u o

c au ght it f d it m b,y it o unT h r h y th m i m p l

, t w ith
o r ca e .
”
e s co e e

by th i t b i g
,
xt r l v th yll b l I l i 69 w h v tw
e e n an e a e e en s a e . n ne , e a e o

ext r yll b l th r hy th m b i g mp l t w ith th

a s a e s, e d y ll b l e n co e e e se c o n s a e

of A n to n i o .

2 . Th e ac ce n t in a ny p rta of th e vr e se may b e s hi ft ed r
f o m an
e v en to an o d d s yll b l a e ; as in li n es 1 8, 1 9 :

P l i
u c k ng th e
gr ass, to k n o w w e e s s th e w n d h r it i
P ee ri n g In map s fo r p rt o s an d pi r e s an d r o ad s .

In b o t h li ne s th e ac c e nt is s r m th
hi ft d t th fir t yl
ed f o e se c o n o e s s

l bl
a e. T hi s c h an
ge o cc u s r v ry r r ly i t h t th yll b l
e d
a e n e en s a e , an

seld o m i n th e fo u rth ; an d it i t ll w b l i tw
s no iv a o a e n o su cce ss e

a cce n e d s t yll b l a es .

3 . An ext r a u n a c ce n e d t s yll b l a e may ‘

o cc u r in any p rta of th e
li ne ; as in li n e s 2 9, 4 7, an d 48 . In 29 the se c o n d s yll b l a e o f bur i a l
is su p rfl
e uo us ; r
i n 4 7 t h e w o d u s ; a n d i n 4 8 th e se co n d s yll b l a e of

merry L i ne . l
4 8 h as a so t h e u n acc e n e d fin al s ab t . yll l e in ea sy ,

mak i n g it a fe ma l lie ne .

4 . A ny u n ac c e n e d s yll b l
t mg m v pla mm d i
e , o c cu rr an e en ac e i e

a e t ly b e fo r e or a ft r e v yll b l whi h p r p rly

an e en s t d a e c is o e acc e n e , is

r e ck o n e d as a c c e n e t d f th p r p Of th Vr ;
or f i t
e u o se s e e se as, o r n s an c e .

in li ne s 1 2 a n d 1 3 I
. th fir t yll b l
n 12 f p d teh l t s s a e o o v er ee r an e as

of trafi ck e rs a re m t r i lly q i v l t t
e ca nt d yll b l ;
e d u a en o acc e e s a es an so
 N o te s 14
5

with th l t yll b l e as s a e o f reve re n ce in 13 . O th r x

e e a mp l es are th e

l t yll b l
as f A ts a e o n on i o in li nes 3 9, 7 3 , 1 2 2 , an d 1 3 0, an d th t a of

P o rt i a i n 1 66 . In 166 P o rti a t
mus b e mad e d s n c i ti t ly t ri yll b l a s a e

( as in ii .
7 43. an d b ut i n 16
5 ( as o ft ) it i v i r t lly d i
en s ua a s

s yll b l
a e.

5 . yi t
In i Sh k p r w r d m t b l gtk
ma n n s an c e s n a es ea e o s us e en en e d

in o r d r t fill t th r hy th m
e o ou e

( ) I
a l rg l n f w r d i whi h
a i i f ll w d
a e c as s o o s n c e or s o o e by
a no th r v w l th
e i i m d
o p r t yll b l ;
e , e e or s a e a se a a e s a e as o cea n ,

o pi n i o n , soldi er, p a ti e n ce, pa rti a l, ma r r i age , etc . Fo r i t n s an c e ,

li ne 8 of the fir t s sc e n e of th e pr e se n t p l y pp r a a ea s to h v ly a e on

n ne i syll b l a e s, b ut r o cea n ( se e no te on th e wo d ) i s a t ri yll b l

s a e.

In 1 02 o p i i i q d
n on r i yll b l ( b t t r i yll
s a b l i ua s a e u a s a e n occa si o n s

h as fiv e yll b l i 39 ; d m y i mi l r i t
s a es n I m ti an an s a n s an ce s are en o ne d

i n the N t T hi l gt h
o es i g
. r m t fr q t ly t t h
s en en n o cc u s - os e ue n a e e nd

of th e li ne .

( b) Man y mo n o syll ab l e s e n d ng i in r , re, rs, r es, pr e ce d e d by a

l o ng v o we l or d iphth on
g, are o f e n t ma d e d i yll b l
ss a es; as
f a r e,
fi a r,

iii h ll h r
'

fi
d ea r, k a i r, k o u r, o u r, e t c
r e,
y In 2 2 9 7 : S a lo se a
i
ai . . .

~
thro ugh B assan i o s fau ,
’ ”
k a i r i s a d ss ab e If t h e w o d i s lt i yll l . r
rp t
e ea e d in a e se i s o ft e n b o v r it
mo n o s ab e a n d d ss ab e
'

th yll l i yll l
as i n iii . 2 . 20 :
“
And so , th o ug hy r o u s, n o t y r P r v it
ou s . o e so ,

w h r ith r y
e e e ( p r f r b ly th fir t ) i
e o u rs e e a e s s a d i yll b l
ss th th r a e, e o e

b i ge n m ayll b l I j C iii
o nos 7 a e. n . . . 1 . 1 2 : A fi sd riv re t fi es o u re ,

so pit y pity th fir t fi i d i yll b l

, ,
”
e s re s a ss a e .

( ) cW r d t i oi g 1 p r
s co n a n n d d b y th r to r r, e ce e an o e co n so n an , a re

o ft enpr d if v w l m b tw th
o n o u n ce as a t ; o e ca e e een e c o n so n an s as

i n T f S ii I . o
5 8 W . hi l h
. d i d. ll m
1 r l
: fi d d l r [fi d e s e ca e asca e
”

W ll iii 5 4 3 w i ll t rry h ly pi l gr i m “ ”
A ll If y
’
s e , . . : ou a , o

C f E v 3 60 Th . th p r
o . t f th. 1 . :
“
e se are e a en s o e se

c hi l d r [ h
eni ld ”
t h r icgi l f r m f t h w
e re n , r d ] ; W e T iov na o o e o . . .

4 76 . Gr : d r m mb r
“
a ce an e b t
e y an c e e o ou

b th o t e C .

( )
d M yll b i x l
o no sm ti ( y 0 y a y
c e k i l c at ) d a o ns a , , ea , n a ,
a , e c . an

ME R . OF VE N . IO
 N o te s

mo n o sylla b l e s o th r wi
mph asi z e d are si mi a e e n gt h e n e d ;
se e a so l rly l l
r
c e t ai n o n ge l r r
wo d s ; as co mma n de me nt i n t h e p e se n t p a ( i v i r ly . .

f
sa ety
( t is ab e ) i n H am i r yll l
3 2 1 ; b u si n ess ( t i s ab e as . . . r yll l ,

r
o i gi n a n o lly r
p o un ce d ) n j C i v 1 2 2 : T o gro an an d swe at
i “
. . . .

un d e r t he v r l th r p g ) ; d th r
b us i n e ss
”
( so in se e a o e assa es an o e

w r d m ti
o d i th
s t t th p l y i w hi h th y
en o ne n r
e no es o e a s n c e o ccu .

6 W rd . l ot t d f s are m tri l r a so l i k pl r l
co n r a c e or e ca e aso n s, e u a s

and p iv di g i
o sse ss ib il t b les e n ( n t iv n a s an ,
as a a n ce se e no e o n . 1 .

(f k ) p i m i g ( pl r l
’
k d k
o rse or o rses a n arst s ,
r n cess, se n se , a rr a e u a

and p iv ) i m g t S p i i t (
o sse ss e , t ii
a e, e c . o s r se e no e on . 2 .

i t g t i
n er (
’
v
a o r es p l t
se e o n t ( iii . I . un ea sa n
’
s se e on . 2 .

and th r w r d m ti
o ed i th o t s thi d th r p l y
en o ne n e no es o n s an o e a s .

7 Th . t f w r d iel v
a cce nr i d i m y i t
o o f mt s s a so a e n an n s a n ce s or e

i l r
t ca Th w fi d b th e
e aso n s . d us e i th fir t
e n o r ve n u e an rev n ue n e s

f th Al N
sce n e o l( i 6 d e . ob .
( t ii 7
ne s an scu re se e n o e o n . .

5 ) 1 d b uan p u ( o sc i v re ,
9 ) d p u d
rsu e i t i t ( se e o n . 1 . 2 1 an u rs e, s nc se e

on ii 9 60) d d i ti t t
. . an s nc , e c .

Th i t f v ri b l
e se t m t t b
ns an ce s o f d a a e acc e n us no e co n o u n ed w ith
th i whi h w r d w r
o se n i f r mly t d d i ff r t ly
c o s e e un o a cce n e e en i n th e
ti m f Sh k p r ; l i k
e o pé t ( a i es i mp o t
ea e e as c se e o n . 1 . r u ne ,
p er
si ve r ( n e v e r pe rse vere ) p ersev era n ce , , rk e zi ma ti c, e tc .

8 . t w lv yll b l w ith i
A lex a n d r i n es, or t vr e se s o f e e s a e s, s x a cc e n s,

oc uc r h r d th r ; i th i
e e an r ipti th e e k t ( d as n e nsc o ns o n e cas e s an a

f w th r i t
e o ) i thi
e p l y T h y
n s an c e s m t t b fn d d s a . e us no e c o n o un e

w ith f m l l i with t w
e xt r yll b l (
a e nes 1 b v ) wi th o e a s a es se e o n a o e or

o th r l i i w hi h tw xt r
e nes n t d yll b lc my r o e a u nacce n e s a es a o ccu .

9 I .mp l t v r n cof m r
e e yll b l e se s, tt r d o o ne or o e s a e s, are sca e e

th r gh th p l y S
ou t e i I 5 f thi pl y
a s . ee no e o n . . o s a .

10 D gg l m
. r ( i 1 1 1 d t h l t l i f i 2 i thi
o e re e asu e . . 1 an e as ne o . n s

p l y) i
a d i th v ry
s u se rl i t m di ( L L L d C f E
n e e ea es co e es . . . an . o .

i n p r ti l r ) i th m th
a cu a f mi h r t r b t
n e wh r ou l s o co c c a ac e s, u no e e e se

i th
n pl y o sed v r y wh r ft r th d t f th M k t
a s, an ne e an e e a e e a e o e e rc an .

I IP ky m . r fr q t ly i t h rly p l y b t d i mi i h
e o cc u s e ue n n e ea a s, u n s es

w it h mp r ti v r g l r it y fr m th t p r i d
co a a e ti l th l t t Th u
e u a o a e o un e a es . s,
14 8 N o te s

e n ce t o the sub se q ue n t sc e n e (v 5). hi h h i in w c s gro o m s ts the vi i

de th r o ne d k i ng i n t he T o we r .
”
C mi h r t r
o c c a ac e s an d th
o se i n lo w

li f e ge n e a r lly p
s e ak i n pr o se in th l t r pl y e a e a s, as D o wd e n i tin

ma t e s, b u t i n th e e v ry rl i t ea es o ne s d o gge rlv r
e e se is mu ch use d

i t
ns e ad . Se e on 1 0 b v a o e .

The c h an ge fr m p r
o t vr
ll i ll t r t d i th thi r d
o se o e se i s we us a e n e

sce n e f th fl/ o l t e It b gi w ith p l i p r
cr c z a n i t lk b t
. e ns a n o sa c a a ou a

b i m tt r ; b t w h
u s n e ss a A t
e i t r it r iu t ten th n o n o e n e s, se s a o n ce o e

hi gh r l v l f p t ry T h i ght f A t i r mi d Sh yl k f
e e e o oe . e s o n on o e n s oc o

hi h t r d f th M r h
s a e o t d th p i xp r
e e c it l f i v r
an , an e ass o n e e sse s se n e se ,

th v r l r t g f p t ry W h v
e e n ac u a o n uei mil r h g i
o oe . e a e a s a c an e n

th fir t
e s fj sc e n ewh r ft r t h q i b b l i g
o . h ff f th e e, a e e u n c a o e

m h i
ec b
a n cs at th i r t d th m ti ou f P mp y r mi d t h
e ra e s, e en on o o e e n s e

Tri b f th i r p l b i
un e o fi kl e d hie r d i d i g ti
e an c e n e ss, a n s sc o n an n na on

fl m ti m t l q tv r
a e ou n os e o ue n e se .

Th r e f th h i f pr
e aso n s or vr e c t lw yo ce o o se or e se are no a a s so

l r i th i t
c ea as n We se l d m p l d t xpl i th
n s an c e s . e are se o uz z e o e a n e

pr b t
o se , t u fr q t ly w m t w ith v r w h r w mi ght
no un e uen e ee e se e e e

exp t p r ec A Pr f o se r C r r m rk ( I t d ti t Slmk
. s o e sso o so n e a s n ro uc on o e~

p
s ea re, S h k p r d pt d vr a th g es rlt r f
ea e a o e e se as e e ne a eno o

hi l g gs an d th r f r
ua e , an xp r d m h i v r th t i w ithi
e e o e e e sse uc n e se a s n

th e p b i l iti
ca f pr
a ; i es th r w r d
o hi v r o se t t ly n o e o s, s e se co ns an

r h p t h d m i f p r b t hi p r
e n c o ac es u on e o v rb a n o o se , u s o se can n e e e

sa id t r h p th d m i f v r
o e n c o ac u on If i rr i t e o a n o e se .
”
n a e ns a n ce s

w e thi k w fi d x pti t thi l tt r t t m t d p r

n e n e ce o ns o s a e s a e en , an o se

t lly m t
ac u a r p th pl
se e s f v r
o u su I b l i v th t r fl e ace o e se , e e e a ca e u

t d y f th p g wi ll p r v th pp d x pti t b pp r
s u o e assa e o e e su o se e ce on o e a a

en t r th r th
a r l
e an ea

D E N TS — A f w t f
.

SO M E BO O K S FO R T EAC H ER S AN D STU . e ou o

th m y b k th t mi gh t b
e an oo mm d d t th t
s a h r d th e co en e o e e ac e an e

c r iti l t d t
ca s u th f ll w i g
en H ll i w ll P hi lli pp
a re e O tli o o n : a e -
s s
’
u n es

o
f t/ L
zeif f S / k pe o( 7 t h d za S i d y
es ea re L L if f e . ne ee s
’
e o

Sl m k p ( 1 8
es ea re 9 8 ; f r d i ry t d t t h b r i d g
or o d d f 8 99 na s u en s e a e e . o 1

i s p r f r b l ) ; S h mi d t Sb é p
e e a e L i c ( 3d d
’
s a es ea re ex co n e .
 N o te s 14 9

Li ttle d ale ’
s e d. of D y ce s
’
Gl ossa ry Ba t r l tt e
’
s Con co rda n ce
to Sk a k esp ea re Ab b o t t ’
s Sk ak espea r i a n G ra mma r
F u rn e ss s ’
N e w Va ri r o u m ed . of Tk e fi l erc/z a n t f
o Ve n i ce ( 1 8 8 8 ,

y l p di c an d e xh tiv ) D o wd e n Sk a k sp ere : H i s Mi n d and

’
e nc c o ae a us e ; s

Ar t ( A m ri ed 188 1 ) H u d so n f and
’
e can . s L if e, A rt, Ck a ra cters o

S/i a k espea re ( r e v i se d ed . 1882 ) Mrs J ame so n s Ck a ra cter i sti cs of

.
’

Wo men ( se v e r al e ds .
, so me w i t h t h e tit l e S/z a k esp ea re H ero i n es) ;
,

Te n B ri nk s
’
F i v e l e ct u res on Sk a k espea re B o as s S k a k e
’

p
s ea r e and H i s I redecessors ’
D yr e
’
s F o lk lo re -
o
f Sk a k e
sp ea re ( A me ri d
can e . G e rvi n us
’
s S k a kespe a re Co mme n ta r i es

( B u n n e tt s
’
t r l ti
an s a o n, Wo r d sw o r th ’
s S k a k esp ea re
’
s K n ow l
ed e o
g f tk e B i kle ( 3d ed . E l so n s
’
Sk a k espea re i n Mu si c

So me of th e v b k
l t ll r d r wh
ab o e oo s w i ll be u se fu o a ea e s o are

i t r t di
n e es e i g p i l bj t
r l r iti i m f Sh k p r
n s e c a su ec s or n ene a c c s o a es ea e .

A m g th on w hi h b tt r
o se it d t th c d f rd i
a re ry e e su e o e nee s o o na

r d r d t d t th f ll w i g m y b m ti d Phi
ea e s an s u e n s, e o o n a e en o ne : n s
’

Cy l p d i
c o d Gl
a y f a an S k k p ( 90 m r
ossa r m p t d o a es ea re 1 2, o e co ac an

c h p r th Dy ) ; D wd
ea e an Sk k p P im
ce ( 8 7 7 m ll o en s
’
a s e re r er 1 , s a

b t i v l b l ) ; R lf
u n a ua Sk k p e th B y ( 8 96 t r ti g f
o e s
’
a es e a re e o 1 , ea n o

th eh m d h l l if th g m
o e an sc d p rt oo th m r e, e a es an s o s, e ann e s,

t m d f lk l r p t ti m ) ; G b ll/y t/
’
f
’
cu s o s, f th
an o -
o e o e oe s e ue r e r s zs o

G reece d R m (f an y g t d t wh m y d i f r m ti
o e or o un s u en s o a nee n o a on

on my th l gi l ll i o o t xp l ica d i th a t )
us o n s n o e a ne n e n o es .

B l k j d i t/ S k k p
ac
’
s
( 88 4
u vl b t
c a r f l t dyes ea re 1 , a no e , u a ca e u s u

o f th e d t h ti m ) i
sce n e b ank th t I l w y e mm d t e s a oo a a a s co en o

y g p pl
o un d th i r
eo l d r wi ll l
e, an j y it Th L mb e e e s a so en o . e a s
’

T l f m Sk k p
a es ro i l i f b gi r i th t dy f
a es ea re s a c ass c or e n ne s n e s u o

th d r m ti t
e a d i R lf
a s d th pl an f th th r i rr i d
n o
’
e s e . e an o e au o s s ca e

ou t i th N t n by pi i ll t r ti v q t ti
e o es fr m t h p l y
co o us us a e uo a o ns o e a s.

M C w d Cl rk Gi l/ d f Sk k p
rs . o en -
a H ’
e s i ( v r l r z oo o a es ea re s
’
e ro n es se e a

e d ) w i ll p r ti l rly i t r t gi rl ;
s. a d b th gi rl
cu a d b y w i ll
n e es s an o s an o s

fi d B
n tt M t Sky l k ( 8 97) d Im g Cl rk Wi ll
e nn e
’
s a s er ar 1 an o en a
’
s

Sk k p L i ttl L d ( 8 97 ) q lly t r t i i g d i t r ti v
’
a cs ea re s e a 1 e ua en e a n n an ns uc e.
1
5 0 N o te s

H Sn o w d e n
. War d s ’
S/z a k esp e a r e
’
s To w n a nd T i mes ( 1 8 96 ) an d

Jh o n Le yl an d s
’
Sk a k esp ea re Co u n try ( 1 900 ) a re pi ly i ll
co o us us

t rat e d i xp i v ) whi h m y b
books ( ye t ne e ns e c a e p r ti l rly m
a cu a co

m d d f
en h l lib r ri
e o r sc oo a es .

It i p r p r t s d d th t r t i b k p i lly f l
o e o a a ce a n oo s s ec a u se u i n t he
t d y f th r p l y th t h lf / t
s u o o e ti l d d i th
a s an e x erc z a n are n o nc u e n e ab o v e

li ts s

A BB R E V IATIO N S IN T H E N OTE S —T h
.

b b r v i ti . e a e a o ns o f the

m f Sh k p r p l y w i ll b r d ily d r t e s ood
’
na es o a es ea e s a s e ea un as

T . IV fo r Tw elf t/z
. fo r Co r i o la n u s, 3 H e n VI fo r
x Vi glz t, Co r . . .

Tk c Tlz i rd P a rt of K i ng H e n ry tk e S i x tk e t c P P e fe s t o , . . . r r
Tk e P a ssi o n a te P i lgr i m V a n d A t o Ve n us a n d A d o n i s ; L C . . . .

to L ov e r Co mpla i n t ;
’
s an d S o n n t o t h e S o n n ets
. .

th r b b r v i ti th t h r d ly d xp l ti
O e a e a Cf (o ns
/ a a ne e e an a o n are co n er,

co mp r ) F l ( f ll w i g) Id ( i d m th
a e , o m )
. d P l (p
o o n , . e , e sa e , an ro . ro

l g ) Th n mb r f th l i i th r f r
o ue . e u( pt f th
e s o e ne s n e e e e nce s e xc e
‘
or e

p r t pl y )
e se n th f th a Gl b d iti
a re ( th h p t d
o se o e o e e on e c ea es an

b t d iti
es f Sk k p
e i on mp t v l m ) whi h i
o a w
es ea re n o ne co ac o u e ,
c s no

g r lly
e ne a pt d th t d r d f l i
ac ce mb r i w r k
e f
as f e s an a or ne nu e s n o s o re

r
e e n ce( S h mi d t L i A b b tt
c G mm D wd ’
s P im ex co n , o
’
s ra a r, o en s
’
r er ,

th pub l i
e ti f th N w Sh k p r S i t y
ca o ns o e e a s e e oc e ,

‘
AC I I

N E I —In th f r t f l i th p l y i d i v i d d i t
SCE . t b te i s o o e a s e n o ac s, u

not int n d th r i
o sce l i t f d m ti p
e s, an Th e e s no s o ra a s e rso n a . e

q rt h v
ua oss h l i t d d iv i i n t ll
a e no uc s , an no s o a a .

T hi l i k m ny i thi pl y ( i 3 ii 1 3 4 5 8 t ) d
s sc e n e , e a n s a .
, .
, , , , , e c . an

oth e r b gi s,b r pt ly t he d i l g
e ns b i g lr dy i
a p r gr
u ,
a o ue e n a ea n o e ss .

H r Ant i
e e fr i d h v v i d t ly b try i g t f d t Why
on o s
’
en s a e e en een n o in ou

h i s m l n h o ly
e s o H y th t h
e a c n t xp l i it hi ms l f ;
. e sa s a e ca n o e a n e
 1
5 2 N o te s [ ct 1
A

d r aw n to all th e e mi n e nt p rta s of t he c ity f or t h e b e tt e r dv t a an age

of s p t t r ec a o s .

12 . Ov e rp ee r . T o we r b v ; a o e as i n 3 H en . VI . v . 2 . 14 : Wh o se
to p b -
r an c h o ve r
pe e r
’
d J v pr
o
’
e s s e ad n g i tr ee .

13 . Cu rtsy . T h e sa m w rd e o as co u rtes
y ; us e d o f bo th se x es in
t hi s se n se .

15 . Ve n tu re . S ti ll u se d in thi s co mme r ci al se n se . F o rt/z

r
ab o ad .

17 . St i ll . E vr e , co n s ant t ly , as in l w O pl k i g lk
1 36 be o . n uc n c

g ra ss, e tc . , A sc h m T pk i l
a ox o us ) fr q tly r f r t h l d i g p
e ue n e e s o o n u

a fe the r or a ly tl lygh t gr e ass e ,

”
t l o r h w th wy d t d
ea n o e n s oo e,

as bo y s so me ti me s do n o w ad a s y .

27 . My wea ltky A n drew . My r i ch ly fr e i gh t ed s hip . So me sup

p o se t h e n a me to b e ta k en f r o m t h at o f thefamo u s G e n o e se ad mi rl a ,

A nd r ea Do ri a; who d i ed 1
5 60 .

28 . Va i li ng
'
. r
L o we i n g . Cf .
“
Va il y r r ou e ga rd le t fa ll
y rlou o ok
),M f or M v . . 1 . 20, e t c . T he w o d is r co n tr tac e d f r o m
a va i l o r a va le; th e Fr h e nc a va le r ( fr o m Lati n a d v o lle m) . Ed it ro s

an d c riti h v cs a e so me ti me s co n fo u n d e d it w ith ve i l.

29 . H er b u r i al . T h t a i s, h e r b u r i l pla ac e .

35 . B ut e ve n n o w w o rt/z t/z i s . T h e fo r ce of tlz i s ( 2 al

l thi s, so

mu ch ) t l m t to b xp r d b y g t
w as d o u b e ss p h
e an p e e e sse a e s u re w er a s

a s w p f t h r i ght
ee o m Cf j C i v 3 2 6
e F m h tr h
ar . . . . . . : o r so uc as

as m y b gr p d th
a e ; w h r tl
as i exp l i d b y l i g th
us
”
e e z us s e a ne c os n e

h d i f t h l d th m y
an as o o e o ne .

4 0 T t/ i
. k p o F r m
z nthi k i g p u on . o n n u o n.

4 2 B tt m
. T hi w r d l ik
o o . t i ti ll d is mm r
o , e v e n u re , s s u se n co e ce

i
n th m e sa h r Cf K j k ii 1 73 th E gl i h
e se n se
'

as e e. . . o n, . .
“
e n s

b tt m
”
o o s.

5 0 Tw k d d j
. o- I eam f th e i t im g s f J u
a n us . n so e o e an c e n a e o an s

a gr v f a e w i t d w ith l ghi g
ac e as asso c a e a au n one.

5 2 P p t
. k gk tk
ee i y T h t i
ro u y h l f h t w ith l h t
e r e es.
g a s, e es a s u au er .

5 4 O tk .
f k i er o
g p t Ot k i
su c ft p l r l i S
v n e a r as ec d . er s o en u a n . an

o th r w r it r f th ti m A p t i l w y
e e s o e t d th l t
e . s ec s a a s acce n e on e as
S ce ne I] N o te s I
53
syll b l a e by S . an d hi s co n te mp o r ar i e s . Cf S . p e n se r , E .
Q . i . 12 . 23

Mo st ug ly h p s a e s, a n d h rr i b l
o e as p t ec s; Mi l t o n , P . L . iii . 266

H i s wo rd h r s e e e nd e d, b u t hi s me e k p t as ec , e tc .

56 . N esto r . Th e o ld t es of t he Gr k h r
ee e o es i n th e I li ad , fame d
fo r hi s w sd o m i an d

g a r v it y
Se e T a n d . .

C , in w c he is a
. hi h
c h r t r
a ac e .

61 . P reve n te d .

In i ts p r i mitiv e se n se

o f a n ti ci pa ted . Cf .

H am . u. 2. 3 05 , e t c ; .

a sol P sa lms, c xix .

1 4 7, an d 1 Tk essa
lo n i a n s, iv . 1
5 .

6 2—
64 . Yo u r
w o rtk , e tc . T hi s

s p ee c hi h r t r
s c a ac e

i st i c o f A n t o n i o . He
t ak e s Salari n o s co n
’

v e n t i o n al co mp li
me n t to hi s f ri en ds

to o se ri o us ly .

67 . E x ceed i ng
stra n
g e. S . o f en t T WO -H EA D D J A N US
E

u se s ex ceedi n as an
g
v rb
ad e . H e use s ex ce edi ngly o n ly fi ti m —i f r f wh i h it ve es n ou o c

m difi o es th e a d v rb w ll w hi l i t h fi fth it m d i fi
e e ,
dj t iv
e n e o e s an a ec e

u n d e rsto o d . E di g tx ceeg xp
n r is ra nv ry m h f
e o ur e e ss o n , e uc o a

s tr an ge r .
”

74 . R esp ect u
p on tk e w o rld . r
R e ga d fo r th e w o rl d .

78 . A sta
ge . Cf t h e famo us
. p assage , A ll t h e wo rl d ’
s a s age , t
A . Y L . . ii .
7 . 1 39 fo l .

79 . L et me p lay tk e fo ol . L e t th e p rta ass ig ned to me be th t a of

 1
54 N o te s [Act 1

th e fo o l , w ho was a lw y a s o ne o f the h r t r i c a ac e s n t he o ld co me
d i e s. Cf . 2 H en I V . . ii . 2 . 1
54 : th w p l y th
us e a e fo o l s w ith th e

ti m e.

80 . Old wr i n k les . T he w ri k l n e s o f age .

81 . L i ve r . Cf A . . and C . ii . 1 . 23 :
“
I h ad r th r h
a e e at my l i v e r
w ith d r i k i n ng .

82 . Tk a n my k ea rt co o l, e tc . T h r e e may b e an al us o n l i hr t e e o

the o ld b e ie f l th t v ry igh a e e s or g r o an r o b b e d th e h rt f d r p
ea o a o

l C f M N D iii 2 i h l v th t t
'

“
of b d Sg f th e
oo . . . . . . .
97 : s o o e a co s s

fr h bl
es o o d c ea l r .
”

84 . A labaste r . A ll th e ea rly e ds . h v a e
“
l l tr
a ab as e ,
”
th e mo r e
co mmo n s p ll i
e ng in th t d a ay.

85 . Creep i n to t/t e j a u n d i ce . In th e on ly th r po e assage in w hi h c

S me n
. ti o ns th e j au n d c e , i t he c a u se o f th e d i s e ase i s, as h r e e, a

me n t a l o ne . Se e T . a nd C . i .
3 . 2 .

89 . Do cre a m and ma n tle . C f L ea r, . iii .

4 . 1 39 :
“
t he gr een

mantl e o f t he t
s an d n g i p l oo .
”

90 A n d d o . a f
wil u l st i l n ess e n terta i n .
l A n d mb o d o mai n tai n
an o b s n a e s ti t il e n ce . T hi s k i nd o f e ll ip i s s is no t u n co mmo n w h e n

t he se nse is c ea l r .

91 . Op i n i o n o
f w i sd o m . Re p uta t o n i fo r w sd o m i . Op i n i o n i s
h r e e a t r i y ll b l
s a e, b ut a q u ad r i yll b l
s a e in 1 02 be l o w.

92 . Co n ce i t . In t ll t ;
e ec as o f e n . t
93 . A s w /z o s/i o u ld say . L ke i one who s h ld ou say. The ea rly
fo li r os e ad , I am si r an O r l ac e ,
”
w hi h c some e d it o r s p r e fe r ; b ut
c f. Si r P r u d e n ce ( Te mp . ii . 1. Si r Smil e ”
(W T . . i . 2.

e tc .

96 . Tk a t tk e ref o re onl
y a re re
p u te d w i se, e tc . h t
T rp t a are e u ed

w i ly thi
se o n on s a cc o u n t th t t h y
, a e say n o thi ng . P p oll i l e ca s s e n ce

Th vr ihr ou a n s e of fo o l d h t
s, an c ea o f all th e w i se .
”

98 . IVo u ld
'

al most ,
et Th t i
c. a s, tk ey wo u d ; l an e ll ip i s s of th e
no mi n ati v e , as i n 90 ab o v e. T he me an i ng i s th at th e h r r
e a e s co u ld
h r d l y h l p ll i g th m f l
a e d th ca n e o o s, an us e xp i o s ng th e mse lv e s to
t h j d gm
e t th r t d i S ript r
u en e a e ne n c u e v .
 N o te s [Act I

1 43 . To fi n d tb c o tk er f ortk . T o find ch e o the r o ut . Cf .

“
to
fin d hi s fe ll ow fo r th ,
”
C . o
f E . i . 2 .
37 .

1 44 . xp r i m t f my hi l d h d
C/z i ld lz o od p roof i E e en o c oo .

1 46 Lik . w i lf l y tke a E ll ip ti l f l ik wh t wi ll h pp
u ou . ca or
“
e a a en

w ith w i l f l th t i w i l f l i h i p r d i g l ity ) y th ”
a
( u a s, u n s o a ou .

1 48 Tk t . lf w y Th t
a m w y Cf
se thi l f p l
a . a sa e a . .
“
s se ace ,

3 H VI iii
en . th t l f m l d R i / II i 2 2 3 t
. . a se ou ,
”
cc . . . .
, e c.

5
1 4 Ci . m t C i
r cu r m l ti i
s a n ce .
; H m i 5 127 t cu o cu on as n a . . .
, e c .

1 56 I .m k i g q ti
n at I d b ti g my r d i
n t d
u es o n , e c. n ou n ea n ess o o

all th t I a f y c an or ou .

1 60 P . t R d y ; th
res .ld F r h p t ( w p i t) It l i
ea e o e nc r es no r , a an

an d Sp i h p t fr m L t i
an s d p
r es o , t th r gh t h l t L tio a n a v . ra s o , ou e a e a n

ra st u s.
p
16 1. R i ck ly lef t . Le ft ri ch . Cf . v . 1 . 2
57 :
“
r i h ly c co me to
h rb r
a ou .

A n d, f a i re r tit a n t/z a t w o rd . So me tak e thi s as c o n n e ct e d

w ith wh t p r d ad mph i i g f i ; b t
e ce l rly
e s an e as z n a r u it i s c ea co n

nec et d w ith w h t f ll w B i pl h b a ty b v h o o s. assan o ace s er e au a o e er

w l th
ea d h virt
, an b v h b ty H h d b
er q i t d
ue s a o e er e au . e a e e n ac ua n e

w ith P r ti i h f th r ti m ( i b f r h m i t h ’
o a n er a e s e . 2 . e o e s e ca e n o er

f rt n
o u d b ge , ant l v h th ; d w e l t r h d id
an o o e er en an , as e se e a e , e

t mi i t r p r t t h f ir p hl m g y L dy ”
no s n e e fh e a s ee c e ss e ssa es o er e es . a

M r ti ( S m f Sk k p
a n o F m l Ck
e o t ) mm ti g na es ea re s
’
e a e a ra c ers , co en n o

th p i g li
e o en n f th xt r m rk
n es o Oft d bt e ne sce n e , e a s:
“
e n, no ou ,

h as h w d r d w hy h h
s e on t pr t d hi m l f m g h
e e e as n o e se n e se a on er

su it r Uo s . i ly p r h p th l g r f h p d f rr d
n c o n s c o us , e a s, e an uo o o e e e e

sp k i th fir t w r d w h r fr m h
ea s n e se Th wh m h
s o s e ea o er . e o ne o s e

th ght mi gh t p i b ly h v b
ou m g th fir t m
o ss m a e een a on e s co e rs co es
”
n o t at all .

1 63 . S ometi mes fo me y S o met i mes an d so me

. In t im p t e as , r rl .

t i me are u se d n e c ange ab b y S in i t rh
s an d t e o e se n se s ly thi h i r th r
. .

1 65 N otk i ng u n de rv a lue d
. N o w se n fe o Cf 7 53 b e ow . i i ri r ii . . . . l .

j C i w hi h thi w m “
1 66 B r ut u s we ll
’
. P ort i a . Se e . n c s o an

rp t
e u e d, Ca t ’
o s d au g ht r e , is a p r mi t h ar t r
o ne n c ac e .
S ce ne II] N o te s I 57

1
70 . L i ke a
go lde n f leece , e tc . Th e A go n aut r i c e xp d iti e on is
a ll ude d to aga n , i iii . 2 . 236 be l ow :
“
We are t h e J as o n s, we h v
a e
”
w o n th e fle e ce .

1 75 . I k a ve a mi n d p resages . T h ti a s, wk i ck pr e sage s . Se e on

90 ab o e v .

Tk rij t .
’
Su cce ss . Cf . we ll w th r i ft
-
on an d
“
t h ri ft i s b l i
e ss n g,

i .
3 5 0, 8 6 b e o w
. l .

1 77 , 1 7 8 A ll my .
f o rtu n es a re a t sea , e t c . T hi s is not st ri t ly
c

co n s s e n it t w ith 42
—
44 ab o v e ; b ut S . is o f en t ca e e ss rl in th e se

mi n o matt e s r r .

Co mmod i ty . P r p rty
o e . In iii .
3 . 27 be l ow the wo d i s r use d in
th e l
o b so e t e se n se o f a d va n ta e o r
g g ai n. Cf . W . T . iii . 2 .
94 :
“
To
me c an lif e be n o co mmo d it y .
”

1 83 . P rese n tly . Imme d i at e ly . Cf . Temp . iv . 1 .

42 :
“
A ri el .

P r e se n tly ?
ith tw i k P r o sp ero . A y, w a n an d aga n , i v . 1 . 1 01

P p A d pr t ly I p r ith
ro s e ro . A i n e se n , ee . r el . Id ri nk the ai r b e fo r e

m d r t r O
e , an y r p l b t twi e u n r e re ou u se ea ce .
”
Se e a so l 1 S a mu el,
ii 1 6 d M ttk w xxv i 5 3
.
, an a e , . .

185 . To k a v e i t f my
o tr u st, e tc . Of t i i
o b a n ng it ith r e e on my
c edr it as a me rh t c an , o r as a p r lfv r
e so n a a ou .

No t e t he r h y m i th l e n e ast co u pl t ft e , as o e n at th e l
c o se o f a sce n e .

SCE NE II .
-
2 . A w ea ry . A p ti l oe ca fo rm of w ea ry , b u t o cca

si o n ally u se d in pr o se , as h r e e.

7 . It i s no mea n k app i n ess . So i n t he li h v q rtua o s. Th e fo os a e

no s ma ll h ppi a n e ss .
”
T he r p titi i i Sh k p r m r
e e on s n a es ea e s
’
an n e .

8 . S uperfi u i ty co mes so o n e r by w / i t k i Th r i h m r
z e a rs . e c are o e

l ik ly t e o
“
liv e fas t ”
an d b e co m p r m t r ly ld
e d th r f r t
e a u e o , an e e o e o

d i e th e so o n e r .

26 . N or r
ef u se n o n e . T hi ld d s o o ub e n e ga l ti v e i s c o mmo n i n S
an d o ccas o n a i lly w e fin d a t r ip l e o ne ; as in T N . . iii . 1 . 171 no r

ne vr e no ne,
”
etc .

32 . B ut on e w k o y o u sb a ll r ig/i tly lo ve . Wk o i s t he j
o b e ct, n o t

t h e s ub e c j t , o f lo v e , as a e a s f o m t he pp r r q ues ti on w hi h c fo ll o ws
1
5 8 N o te s [Act 1

Wh at affe c ti on h v a e yo u fo r a ny o f t he it r th t
su o s a are a lr e a dy

co me ? W720 fo r w /z o m i s n o t u n us ua l in t h w r it r
e e s o f t he ti m e .

Cf . ii . 6 30 b e o w
. l .

36 . I p ray tk ee, o v er - n a me tk em , e tc . The d i l

a o gu e th t f ll w
a o o s

is an e a b o a l r ti on of t he sce n e t
b e we e n J li
u a an d L u ce tt i T G
a n . .

f
o V . i . 2 .

38 . L e vel at . Aim at , gue ss . Cf . 2 H en I V . . iii . 2 . 286 : th e

fo e man may w ith as gr t ea ai m lvl e e at t he e d ge -o f a p e nk n if e .

4 1 Ma k es i t
. a
g r ea t a
pp p ro r i a ti o n , e tc . T h t i tk
a s, a es gr t ea

c edr it t hi m lf o se fo r it . S . no w h r e e e se u se s e l ith r pp p
e a ro r i a ti o n

or a pp rop ri a te .

44 . Fo r co u n t
y co u n t , se e R . and j ( wh e r e
. it o c cu s e e r lv en

t im es ) , A . IV . iii .
7 . 2 2 , e tc .

46 . A n y o u w i ll n ot . T h e fo li o h as “
A n d yo u A nd o r a n .

fo r i
f is v ry e co mmo n in o ld w rit r e s, as we ll
as a n d i
f or an
if
Ck oose ; th t a i s, c h o o se w h r e e yo u w i ll ; I do n
’
t ca e r .
4

47 Tb e w eepi ng pk i lo sop/z er
. . H e racle i tu s, of E ph e sus, who , f r o m
hi s h ly i p itil r pr t d i v ri
me an c o d s o s o n, i s ld t r d iti e e se n e n a o us o a o ns

as th t r t t D m r it
e co n th l ghi g phi
as l ph r w po e oc us e au n o so e ee

in g v r th fr i l ti
o e d f ll i t w hi h t h l tt r l
e gh d a e s an o es a c e a e au e .

49 . I li a a
’
r a tk er to be ma r r i e d . Il a d ra t/z e r a n d b a d bette r are

go o d E n g s , l i h th o ug h man y w r it r e s of r
g amma s e r t ll us th t w a e

h l
s o u d sa y w o u ld r a t/i e r , e t c .
,
i t n s e ad . R a t/z e r i s t h e co mp r ti v a a e

o f ra i l: ( se e Mi l t o n Ly ci d a s t he a ,
“
r th p r i mr o se an d i ft s o en

fo un d i thn
'

e o ld w e s i n th e se nse r it r of e a rli e r, soo n e r Th

. us

S p r Sk p K
e n se , e . ai . Fe b .
, s p e ak s of
“
the r th r l mb
a e a es .
”
F o r to
a ft r b d
e t/ a ra z er , cf . Otk . i .
3 . 1 91 I h d r th r a a e to ad o pt a

c hi l d t ,
”
e c .

53 . H ow
y y o u by , e t c B y e e , as n o t u n f e u e n
sa . h r rq t ly a bo u t

or co n cer n i n
g Cf 9 2 4 may b e me an . B y t h e fo o . ii . . t l mu l ti
t ud e .
”
So La me ti r “
H ow thi nk yo u b y t h e ce re mo

i
n e s, etc .

7 1 . P roper . Co me ly , go o d - ook n
g l i ; as O f e n t . C f H ebre ws,
. xi .

23 :
“
a p r p r hi l d
o e c ,
”
e t c.
1 60 N o te s [A ct 1

1 29 . Co n i i ti o n . Na t r u e, d i p iti
s os on . Cf Otk . . 11 . 1 . 255
“
h s e s
’

fu ll of mo st b l e sse d c o n d iti on .
”
Cf . also b e st co n d iti o ne d , iii . 2 .

288 be l ow .

1 33 . Wk i les T h e .
ge n iti v e i
s n gu a lr of wk i le ( w hi h c was o r igi
n al ly a n o un
) us e d as an ad v rb
e . It o ccu s r in Ma tt/z ew , v . 2
5 .

SC E N E III . 1 . D u ca tsf Th e vl a ue o f th e Ve n e ti an s i lv r e d u c at
w as a b t th t
ou a o f t h e A me ri can d ll r o a .

4 . F o r t/z e w k i ck . T hi s a c rhi a s m is o c c as o n a i lly f o und in S .

, as

i n the B b i l e ( G e n esi s, i . 2 9,

7 . May y ou ste a d me ? Can yo u ass s it me May origi lly na

exp r e sse d a bi li ty, as th e no un

n /zt s ti ll do e s . Ca n , on th th r e o e

h d ig i fi d
an , s n e
“
to k n o w or h v a e s k i ll .
”
On stea d, cf . M for M . .

i 4 7
. C . 1
“
an yo u so t
s e ad me As b ri ng me to t he s ight of

Isa b e ll a

P lea su re me . So i n M W i . . . 1 . 2
51
“
Wh at I d o i s to pl e asu e r
fi
’
yo u , co z

12 . A good ma n h t . T a i s, “
go o d i n th e co mme ril c a se nse
“
h via ng p e cu n a i ry b i l it y a o f i mp i r d r d it
un a e c e .
”

17 . In pp su osi t i o n . Dou b tf l ri k d t
u , s e a se a .

18 . Tr ipo li s . T he o ld n a me o f Tr ipo li a , p rt
se a o of S yr i a, fo r
me rly of g r t ea co mme ril c a i mp o r t ance So me . t k it t
a e o b e t he p rt o

of th e sa me n ame i n a a B r b ry ;
b ut thi s w o u d se e m t o b e d i sp l rv o ed

b y the me n ti o n o f b o th Tr ipo li s an d B a rba ry i n iii 2 2 6 3 , . . 2 64 .

T he me nti o n o f Mex i co in b o th p assage s is a s l ip no e d t b y Ka rl

E l z e, as Ve n i ce d o es no t a pp r t h v
ea o a e h ad an y tr ad e w ith th t a

co u n t ry .

20 . R i a lto . Th e c hi ef of t he il s an d s o n w hi h V ic e n ce w as b u il t .

Se e p . 2 8 ab o v e . m
T he na r
me i s f o m r i v o ( o r r i o ) a lto , de e p tr s ea

n o t , as o ft e n st at e d , f o m r i v a a lta hi gh b an k Ixi vo a lto i s so me

’
r ,
.

r ly r
ti me s w o n g t ans at e d as hi gh sh o e o r hi gh b ank S o me ”
l r .

ed it r l i
o s a so e rr n sa yi ng th t a th e pr e se n t b ri d g e is no t t he o ne

bu ilt i 1 58 8—
9 n 1 . It t ook t he pl a c e o f an e a rl i r e wo o de n b ri dg e,

b ut h as ne v rbe een r eb u i lt .
S ce ne 111] N o te s 1 61

21 . S qu a n d ered . Sca tt re ed . So i n H o w e ll ’
s Lette rs, 1 6 5 0, we
h v a e
“
il s an d s th at li e sq ua n d e e d r i n t he v t as o ce a n .
”
S . u se s t he

wo d r on ly h r e e an d in A . Y L . . ii .
7 57
. :
“
s q u an d e ri ng l
g an c e s .
”

22 . Tk ere be la n d -
ra ts . In o ld Eng li h s , b e s d e s th ei pr e se n t
t e n se a th r w l thi f r m b fr m th A gl S x
m , etc .
, e e as a so s o e, o e n o -
a on

b eon Th 2 d p r
. i g w b t Th I t d 3 d p r pl b i
e e s . s n . as ees . e s an e s. u . e s

o ft f
en d i S d th B i b l
o un n . an e e .

3 2 If i t pl T hi i mp r l f r m ( f th F r h i l ’
.
y ea se ou . s e so n a o c . e e nc s

vo u s p l i t) ft r b i ga t r t d i t if y pl
,
a h
e m t e n co n ac e n o ou ease , as c o e o

b e i d r d p r l d w w y if ] p l
co n s e e if b pl
as e so n a , an e no sa ea se, e ea ses,

e t c.

34 . N a z a r i te . In th e ti m e of S . c o n fo u n d e d w ith N a z a ren e .

F o r N a z a r i te i n the pr p r
o e se n se , se e N u mbers, vi .

36 . A nd so
f o llo w i ng . An d so fo r th . S . u se s th e ph r ase n o w h r e e

e sel .

41 . P u bli ca n . P r oba b ly a t ax - co ll t r
ec o , n o t an i n nk e e p r e . So me
c r iti csid r f w i g i co n s i t t w ith th f r m r
e a ; b t n n n co n s s e n e o e se n se u

th p b l i
e w hi l
u rr g t t i f r i r mi ght fi d it p l iti t f w
ca ns, e a o an o n e o s, n o c o a n

u p th i r p r i r
on e su e o s .

4 F 2 b i . Ck i ti or W h ld e w y fs b i g
a r s an . e s ou no sa , or e n a

Ch r i ti Wh th
s an d f. i ft f ll w d b y tb t
en i th u s u se , or s o en o o e a , as n e

ne xt l i Of r wne . ld w y I h t him f h i co u se e co u no sa ,
“
a e , or e s a

Ch r i ti b t th m
s i g w l d b d i ff r t I thi
an ,
”
u e i e an n ou e e en . n s case , as n

th th r th f i q i v l t t b
e o e , e b t it or t mr s e u a en o eca u se, u c o nn e c s o e
‘
l lyo o se th mm i d i t
, as Th d ifl
e i m
co i gi a n ca e s. e e re n c e n e an n s

p rh p b tt r i ll t r t d b y
e a s e l i k th f ll w i g ( M fi M
e us a e a case e e o o n r

ii I 7) 2 3 ‘

xt t h i ff
. .

Y m y t ou a no so e e n ua e s o e n ce

F Ih v h d h f lt or a e a su c au s

th t i th f t th t I h v b g i l t y i
a s, e ac x f hi m T h a a e een u s no e cuse or . e

m d r r di g w ld m k
o e n ea f it
n ou a e n o n se n se o .

46 Up t/ k ip
. T t h p th hip w
on ze ph r d . o ca c u on e as a ase u se

b y wr t l r Cf iv 1 32 7 b l w
es e s . d Ocl ii 1 3 1 4 . . . e o , an i . . . .

51 . Wk i ck li e ca lls i n terest . Usa n ce , u su r

y , an d i n terest w e r e

ME R . OF VEN . II
 162 N o te s [A ct 1

e q ivu ale n t t rm e s in S .
’
s d ay . It w as d i r p t bl s e u a e to t ak e i t r t
n e es

at all . It w as co n s id r e ed
“
aga n s i t t r fO na u e r mo n e y to b g t e e

mo n e y .
”
Se e Bac o n
’
s E ssay on Usu r i e .

53 . D eba ti ng o
f my p r ese n t st o r e . Of i s o f en t u se d b y t he
E li z ab e th an w r it r e s i n the se n se o f a bo u t o r co n cer n i n
g . Cf Te mp
. .

ii . 1 . 81 Yo u mak e me t y
s ud of th t a ,
”
e tc .

R est y o u f a i r
59 . Go d g an yo u go o d fo un e ! . r t rt Yo u i s t h e
o b ect, n o t t he s u bject, o f r est
j C f R es y o u me ! . . t rry ( R . and j .

i . 2 . 65) an d
“
Go d r ty es ou me rry ! ( A Y L v 1 ”
. . . . .

62 . E x cess . M r th
o e an t h e su m l e n t o r b o rr o w e d ; i t r t n e es .

63 . R ip e w a n ts . \Van t th t
s a ad mit o f no de l y l k r ip fr it
a , i e e u

th t a mu st b e gath e r e d at o n c e .

64 . P ossess d
’
. In fo rm d e . Cf iv . . 1 .
35 b e l wo :
“
I h v a e p os

se ss
’
d y r gr
ou ace o f w h t a I p rp u o se .
”
T he q tiue s on is r
add e sse d

to B assan i o .

65 . H ow mu ck i ou'
w o u ld . Wo u ld is t
o f e n u se d a b so l t ly
u e ,
as

h r e e, fo r w i s/z o r re
p a i re .

67 . I k ad f o rgo t. Of co u s e r thi s fa l h se oo d is p rta of S h yl o ck s

’

s t r t gya e . Yo u to ld me so is sa id t o Bassan i o .

69 . tlIet/z o ug/z t . T hi s t/z o ugk t is f r o m t he A n g o - Sa l x on v rbe

tky n ca n , to se e m, an d n o t fr o m t/z e n ca n to thi nk , . It i s u se d im

p r e so n a lly , th e me b e i ng a d ati v e tl/ et/z o ug/z t it . se e me d to me .

7 1 . l en j a co b , etc . Se e G e n esi s, xx v ii . and xxx .

74 T b e t/z i r d
.
p o ssessor a co b ma y b e n c u d e d , as so me su
p . J i l
p o se ; b u t i s mo e k e a S ito ck r r r l i ly th t h yl
e fe s t o Esa u , w h o h a d

h t
b e e n c e a e d o f hi s e age b y t h e ry
ck e o f hi si h r it
th r
w se mo e t ri .

7 8 lV e re co m r o mi s d
.
p
’
H t lly r
ad mu u a ag e e d . .

7 9 E l i g . L m b j t b r
an g ht f r
n th sfr m.A g l S x a s us ou o ; o n o- a on

i
ea n a n , t b r i g f r th Y li g i
o th r f r m f t h m
n o . ea n n s an o e o o e sa e

w rd o d w ,
b tit t d b y P p h r
an as su s u e o e e e .

Pi d Sp tt d e W h v . d i i pi d i L L L v 904
o e . e a e a s es e
”
n . . . . 2 .

( i
an d M i l t L A ll g n) ; d i T m p iii
on s 7
’
C l i b ’
ll e ro an n e . . 2 . 1 a a n ca s

Tri l pi d i y fr m t h p rti l r d t w hi h h
”
n cu o a e n nn ,
o e a co o u e co a c e

w r j t r
o e as a es e .
1 64 N o te s [Act 1

1 32 . Wk o if li e brea k . Th e r l ti v w ith
“
e a e a su pp l e me nt a ry
p r o n o un
”
t
o f e n o c cu s r i n t he w rit r f th ti m
e s o e e. Cf . V . an d A .

93 5
Wk o ,
w h en li e li v d k i s b
'

, r thea an d b e au ty se t

G l o ss o n th e r o se , s me ll o n th e vi l t o e .
”

If h e brea k ,
”
th t a i s, “
r b e ak h i s d ay, fa t o fu ”
il lfil hi s e n gage

me n t . S h yl o ck u se s th e ph r as e in 1 59 b e o w l .

1 34 . I w o u ld be f r i e n d s w i lk y o u . A g r a mmati ca i mp l r p ri ty
o e ,
”

b ut e v e n n o w a fam a d om i li r i i .

1 36 . D oi t . A s m ll D t h
a u c co n,i wo r th ab o u t q rt r f
a ua t e o a ce n .

14 1 . Yo u r si ngle bo n d Yo u nd . r i i vi d l b ua on d wi th, t r ti ou su e e s.

In a me rry spo rt In th e o ld b a . ll d f G a o t
e rn u us ( p g 24 se e a e

ab o v e ) the Je w sa y s:

B ut w e w ill h au e a me r ry i t es ,

fo r t o b t lk
e a ed l o ng :

Yo u h ll m k m B d ( q th h
s a a e e a an uo e )
th t h ll b l rg d tr g
a s a e a e an s on .

A d thi
n h ll b th f f yt
s s a e e ore u re ,

fyo r w Fl h p d
ou o n es a o un

If yo u r ag e e , mak e yo u th e B an d ,
an d h r e e is a h r
un d e d C ro wne s .

1 44 . Let tb c f f o r e i t, e tc. L e t th e fo fe t r i na me d b e an

( equ a l ) p o und o f y rfl h
ou es .

14 7 . P lea se”
: me . T h t a i s, it p l e ase th m e
”
( the fo l r
io e ad n g i ) .

Se e on 3 2 ab o v e.

15 1 . D i vell . Co n ti n ue , r e mai n .

1 5 7. D ea li ngs tea ck es tke m su sp ect . A c co d r i ng t o Ab b o tt ( G m ra

ma r 3 3 3 )
,
th r t k i a nd i t f th
o e s, ea c es s an n s an c e o e old N r th r n o e

pl r l i
u a Whi h i n m ti m f
es, d i El i b c s so e es o un n za e th w rit
an s.
er

Th y le m ti m
a so somit th t f t h i fi iti v ( h r i
e es o e o o e n n e as e e n sus p ect)
aft r e r t i v rb w hi h w r q i r it d m ti m i
ce a n e s c no e u e , an so e es n se rt it
wh r w it i
e e no mitt d s o e .
S ce ne 111] N o te s 16
5
1 63 . Mu tto n s h w rd , h r
bee/s d . T h e se r
N o man F -
r e nc o s are e e u se

i th i r r i gi l
n e Th o na i ti ll d f th l iv i g
se n se . e pl r l b
u a ee ves s s u se or e n

anim l d th i g l r f rm b i
a s, a n i lly m t w ith
e s n u a o ee ve s o cc as o n a e .

1 65 If b w i ll t k i t
. Th t i e b it m thi g f th a e , so . a s, so e ,
o r so e n o e

ki d nS w ft. th do p r ti l f
as o t ffir m ti
en us u se as a a c e o asse n or a a on .

1 66 F my l . F lv
or k w y; p rh p
o ve .
“
or o
’
e s sa e,
”
as e sa o r, e a s,

asr g r d my l v e fr i
a d ly f l i g
s o e, or en ee n .

1 71 F e a rf u l gu a rd Of
. an u n tk r i ty
f k n a ve . F e a rf u l : to b e
fe a r e d o r d i str u sted ; un t r t w r th y
us o .
'

Irn a v e, w hi h c me an t o r i gi
na lly ly on a b o y, an d n o w me an s on ly r a o gue , w as i n cu rr ten u se in
S .
’
s ti m e w ith ith r ig i fi ti
e e s n ca o n.

A CT II

SC E NE I .
—Th e s aget d i r ti ec on i n th e fir t s fo li o is E n ter
Mo ro clz u s a ta w n i e Moo re a ll i n w k i te, an d tlz ree or
f o u re
f ollo w e rs
”
a ccord i n ly w i tk P o r ti a , N e rr i ssa , a n d tk e i r tr a i n e F lo Cor n ets
g , . . .

1 . Co mp lex i o n A u ad s ab e . Se e o n q1 8 ab o r i yll l . i . . v e.

6 . L et us ma k e i n ci si o n , e t c. R ed b l oo d w as a t r d iti
a o na ry i g s n

o f co u age r . Be l ow
( iii . 2 . 8 6 ) B assan i tlo a ks o f c o wa rd s wh o h v
“
a e

l iv r e s w hit e as mi k l .
”

7 . R edd est . The u se o f th e sup rl ti v ie a e n a co ri

mp a so n o f tw o
j t th
o b e c s, o ug h co n d e mn e d by m t f th os o e mo d e r gr n a mma r s, is

go o d o ld En gl i h s .

8 . A sp ect f ea r
’
d. O n th e ac ce n t o f as
p ect, se e on i . 1 .
54
ab o v e . F ea r d
’
: ca use d to fe a r t rr i fi
,
e ed. In T . o
f S . i . 2 . 211

weh v b th a e o se n se s o f
f ea r in l
c o se co n n e c ti on P etru ck i o . T us h
t h! f rb y
us ea o s w ith b ugs . Gr u mi o . F o r h e fe a r s no ne .
”

10 . hi gh t ti m ti
B est-r ega rd ed . Of es es a on .

12 T t ly
. tk g/ t
o s eaT g i y r l v Tlou rg l t ( b th ou z s . o a n ou o e . zou z o

in th i g l r d t h p l r l ) t fr q tly r f r t l v i S
e s n u a an e u a no un e ue n e e s o o e n .
,

an d t l i ft
s ea i t d w ith l v
s o gg ti g i t gr d l
en asso c a e o e, a s su es n s a ua

an d i mp r pti b l d v l p m t
e ce Cf v 1 9 b l w f e i t e e o en . . . . 1 e o ,
or n s an ce .
1 66 N o te s [Act 11

No t e, b y the way, th t M r th gh h m y h v m t a o o c co , ou e a a e co e o

B l e r
mo nt as a fo t u ne h t r i h t ly m r d f th l d y un e , s o ne s e na ou e o e a , as

thi ti r p h d ll th t h y l rly p r v It i i d d
s en e s eec , an a a e sa s, c e a o e . s, n ee ,

hi dmi r ti
s a d l v f a h th t l d h i m t h
o n an t h wr
o
g e or er a ea o c o o se e on

c as k t P r ti e .d r t od thi a d tr un w m th t h i
e s an s s, an , ue o an a s e s,

s h w it i h g t l h l f pity i g t r t m t f hi m th ugh h i
o s n er en e, a -
n ea en o , o s e s

g l d
a f r,
th
o t h f il
co u se , i t h l tt ry a e a s n e o e .

14 lVi di . ti F ti d i u
ce ti m ti
re c on . as o s es a o n.

17 S t d . Li mit d r t r i t d
ca n e . Cf iii 112 b l w S te ,
es c e . . . 2 . e o : ca n

thi x s e ; d v 1
ce ss 1 4 1
”
S t
an thi b r thi g rt y . . ca n s ea n co u es .

18 Wi t I i t r i gi l
. .
f j
n igl t w i d m s o i th na se n se o b r es z , s o , as n e

f mi l i r xp r i t hi w it l t hi w it t ” “ ”
a a e d
e ss o n s, a s
’
s en ,
os s s. e c .

20 Y lf. T h p r
o u rse m y l f t
.ly l
f ; t w r ft e d o n o u ns se ,
z se e c .
, e e o e n u se

i S
n ti m ( th y ti ll
.
’
s e i p t ry )
as th bj t f v r b
e s are n oe as e su ec O a e .

St d foo i W l
asd h v t
a r. d I f i m p t ou a e s oo . n a r so e su s ec an

a ll i t th M r mp l xi b t th i i t p r b b l
us o n o e oo
’
s co e o n, u s s no o a e .

25 Tb S pky . Th S fie oSh h f P r i . Cf T N 5 e u , or a o e s a . . . . n .

1 97 d iii 4 307
, an B .
( E y 43) p k
. f I m l th
. a co n ssa s ea s o
“
s ae , e
”
S op hy of P ersi a .

26 S u lta n S o ly ma n
. . Th e mo s famo u s t su lt an o f t hi s na me w as
So ly man t he agn ce n M
r ig d fr m 5 0 t 5 66 ifi t ,
w ho e ne o 1 2 o 1 .

3 A l 1 tb .w k i l T hi
as xp r i c l i k W tk w l i le
(j C s e e ss o n , e oe e z e . .

i 3
. . m r i gi lly t h v m se e s ot A l f th p r t t t na o a e e an , as or e e se n s a e

o f thi g ! b t it n m t b
s d i d fi it ly th i mp l l l
u ca e o e u se as n e n e as e s e a as

3 H 2 l . d Li k Li h
ercu es a n w th rv t wh b r ght c as . c as as e se an o ou

t H r
o l th p i d t i fr m D j i r
e cu e s e o so n e un c o e an a.

Pl y t di aWk i l i t a Th t i i ce r d r t d i d whi h ici s, e c . a s, n o e o ec e c s,

t
e c. Th E l i b th w r it r
e bj t d t za r ly y ll ip i
e an e s o ec e o sca c e an e s s,

p r v i d d th d fi i y l d b
o e e i ly pp l i d fr m th
e c e nc t xt co u e e as su e o e co n e .
”

35 A l i d b
. t by k ci p g esA l i d w th
ea en r i gi l m s a e . c es as e o na na e

of H r l g i v h
e cu e s,i m t f h i d t fr m A l
en th o n acc o u n o s e sce n o caeus, e

so n o fP r e se u s .

4 B 2 d i d. C e i d r w ll d
a v s t d
’
i d i h t Cf
. o ns e e , o no ec e n as e .

a d v i sed in i . 1 . { 42.
1 68 N o te s [Act 11

25 . In ca r n a ti o n .r F o r i n ca r n a te , o f co u se .

3 E
1. t ld G bb
n er T h m
o i I t l i
o f k o l
. b k d e na e s a an or u nc i ac , an

St i f rr d th t S i t d d th h r t r t b r p r t d
e e v e ns n e e a . n en e e c a ac e
“
o e e e se n e

w ith h mp b k ; b t th m w p r b b ly th
a u ac
”
u f mi ly e na e as o a en a a o ne

i It ly
n a it i w Th W h gt H t l i Fl r
, as s no . i e w as in on o e n o e n ce s no

( 1
9 )
02 k pt b y G eb b d I h v a to h m i
o , anP i l a e se e n e na e n sa a so .

F or th t t ll d Il G bb d i R i lt
e s a u e ca e p 34 b v T r i t o o a o , se e . a o e . ou s s

wh h v b i V r w i ll r ll t th r v r b l Il G bb
o a e een n e o na e co ec an o e ene a e o o

w hi h c t i h ly w t r b i i th h r h f S t A t i
su s a n s a o -
a e as n n e c u c o an a n as as a .

3 4 S .d bli d an D i m f -
i g ht ; n i.f th r w r d i t
O h s as e e e e san n e

e y p
e, o r r h p fl tie g b f ra it sH ig gl oa l bli
n d i L l
e o t e . z -
ra ve -
n s au n ce o
’
s

o w x gg r ti f t h w rd
n e a e a on o e o .

35 C f i . A bl
o n us o ns d rf l i
. w hi h i t h r undi g e o r co n c u s o n s, c s e ea n

o f o ne f th rly q rt
o Te t ry
ea l i ua ( H m iii 4 os . o
“
c o n c u s o ns
”
a . . .

1 95 ) w t t ry xp r i m
as o t e e en s .

4 M y A rr pti
1. a rr f M y
. It w
co r i gi lly m d
u on o ar . as o na a o e

o f w r i g b y t h Vi r gi
s ea n b t it rigi h d m t b f rg tt
e n, u s o n a co e o e o o en

in S d ay
’
. s .

43 . Go d ’
s so n ti es. Co rr pt u ed r
f o m Go d
’
s sa i nt s, o r sa n ct i t i es, o r

sa n té ( h l th )
ea -
it is i mp o ss ib l e t o d e c de w i hi h c .

5 0 . [Va m a ste r, si r, h m Smith

e tc . Fu r i v ll q t
n a uo e s Si r T o as
’
s

C mm w ltk f E gl d ( d 1 6 1 ) g tl m th y b “
o on ea o A f n an e . 2 s or en e e n, e e

m d g d h p i E gl d F wh
a e oo c ea n t d i th th l w f
n an . or o so e u e r s u e e a s o

th R e l m wh t d i th i th U i i ti w h p f th l i b r l i
ea , o s u e n e n u e rs e s, o ro e sse e a

S i c e n c e s : an d t b h r t wh lio i d ly e s d w ith o t m ll , o can ue e , an ou anu a

l b r, d w i ll b r th p r t h rg d
a ou an ea e t f e G o , c a e an co u n e n an c e o a en

tl me h
an , h ll b ee s ll d m t f th t i th tytl w hi h m
a e e ca e a s er , or a s e e c en

g i uc t E q oi r sd th ruG t l m
e s, a n d h ll b o tk f e en e e n , an s a ee a en or a

G tl m
en e an .
”

5 2 W .ll t li e W ith vo ry p r p
ve t . f l g l i f e e os ec o a on e .

5 3 W k
. t w i ll A af l ai ’
mm i t
. h l d d r m ti
’
t i or i e s co on n e o a a s s, n

t h m th
e ouf p t d i ll it r t p p l
s o e asan s a n e a e eo e .

55 Y . w k ip f
ou r i d d L
o rs l t T hi
’
h
s p r p l x
r en d an a u n ce o . s as e e e

th e r i ti
c W mi ght xp t b t L
cs . e lt fr m yb d y
e ec
“
u a u n ce o o an o
S ce ne II] N o te s I6
9

b u t Old G ob b o . He se e ms to me an , H e i s y o u r f ri e n d an d so ,

yo u tr t
e a hi m as an e q l ua an d call hi m Ma ster b u t I c all h i m p l ai n ,

”
L a u n celo t .

57 . Ta lk y o u o
f y ou n g Ma ste r L a u n ce ot l ? Th e ea rly e ds . mak e
thi i mp r ti v
s e a e , and no t i t rr
n e o ga ti v e, an d are fo ll o we d by so me

ed it r b t th
o s, u e maj o r it y are c ea l rly r i ght in r e ga rdi ng it as a

q tiue s M t on . a s er is e mph ati c .

60 . F a t/z e r . L au n ce l t tw i
o ce ca ll Gs o bbo f a tli er, b u t t he o ld

man do e s not e v en p t w ith w h m h

su s ec o e ist lk i a n g, i
s n ce th e
p e asan t ry u se d to ca ll ll ld p pl f th r
a o eo e a e or m th r o e .

62 . Tb e si ste rs tl Th F t
z re e f l
. i e a es o c ass c fab l e.

87 . Yo u r clz i ld tk a t sb a ll be . He r e so me of t he c r iti h v cs a e b e en
my st i fi e d b y L a u n ce lo t i’
s n co n
gr u o us t lk M l
a . n a o n e sa s, y L au ce

lo t p ro ba bly h r i
e e ndu l g hi mes se l f i t lk i g
n a b t h i
n n o n se n se ,
”
u e s

no t qu it
t it ; d St
e s u e ab o ur an e e v e n s su gg t th t h my mes s a e a e an

th t h h ll h r ft r p r v hi cl i m t th tit l f hi l d b y hi
j

a e s a e ea e o e s a o e e o c s

d ti f l b h v i
u ur t e a ou ,
”
e c.

95 L d w. k ipp d P r horp o rs e . e a s, as so me expl i it l rda n a o

w r hip f l r f rr i g t
o s th b urd , e e n o e ea an d th e c a l im t t h tit l f o e e o

Ma ste r ; or L o rd w o rsk ipped may b e be ! may b e , as Mr . Gu m

me r e su gge sts, me r ly th r w y f y i g L r d b p r i d
e an o e a o sa n o e a se

A cco d r i ng to t
s a ge t r d iti L
a l t k l with hi b k t t h
o n, au n c e o nee s s ac o e

o ld man , wh o , be i g d b l i d mi t k th h i r
n san hi h d
-
n ,
”
s a es e a on s ea

fo r a b ea d r .

97 . F i ll k o rse -
. F i ll fo r tk i ll, o r sk a
f t, is a fam ili r w rd i N w
a o n e

l
E n g an d , b u t i n o ld En g an d l it is not k n o wn e x pt ce pr vi as a o n

ci ali s m i n th e Mi dl an d co u n ti es . We h v
a e i ’
th e fill s in T . a nd

C . iii . 2 .
48 .

1 03 . G ree . The s p ll i
e n g o f all t he ea rly e ds .

1 05 . h t i I h v d t r mi d
I lea ve set m
p y rest u . T a s, a e e e ne . A
m t ph r t k
e a r ly r th high t t k th p r ti
o a en f o m p a wh e ,
e e es s a e e a es we re

di p d t v t r w ll d t h xp r i n r
”
s o se t Th o en u e as c a e e res . e e e ss o o cc u s

sev r l ti m i th pl y
e a es n e a s.

1 10 Gi m y p .t S i 3 8 b v ve e o ur rese n . ee on . . 1 a o e .
 N o te s [Act 11

122G . ra me rcy . A co rr pti

u on of the F r e nc h g ra n d merci ,

gr t th it t xp r i
”
ea a nk s ; b ut w as of en u se d as an e e ss o n o f su r

p ri l k se , i e me ry c o n us I as i f de r iv ed f r o m gra n t mercy .

1
32 . Ca ter -
co u si n s . r igi
T he o n o f th e r
w o d i s d o u b fu t l , b ut t h e
me a ni ng e v i d e n t ly i s, th t th y d
a e o no t se e m mu ch i
ak n , o r do no t

ag e e r v ry w ll e e .

137 . A d i sk f
o dov es . Se e p .
31
ab o v e .

1 48 P r efe rr d tk ee
’
. . To pref er
of en t me an t to mme n d fo r r e co

pr o mo ti o n ”
a nd so me ti me s to

pro nno te .

151 Tb e o ld p ro verb A ud ng
. . ll i
t o th e S c o c o e b,
“
The g acet h pr v r r
o f Go d i s h
ge a e no ug r .

157 G d d T r i mm d
. r uar e . e , o na

m t d
en e Th b r id r d dgi g
. e o e e e n

g d
uar d ( p r t t d ) th e l th o ec e e c o

fr m w r
o S H VIII p r l
ea . ee en . . o .

16 d b l k A d i 1 2 88
an ac o, . . .

1
5 8 . In . Go i n ; as in C .
f
o

E . v . 1 .
3 7, e tc .

1 59 . Well if , an
y ma n , e t c.

t r ti i W ll i f y The co ns uc on s, e , an

m i It ly w hi h d th ff r t an n a c o o e o
F R O M A B OOK O N C H I O M A NCY R
w r p b k h v f ir r
,
s ea u on a oo a e a a e
5 58 1
t bl xp r i b i g l i k
.

th a e e e e ss o n e n e
“
any m th t b r than t A ft r h v i g th
a ead mi r d hi e s, e c. e a n us a e s

t b l h b r k ff t p r d i t h i g d f r t
a e, e ea s o A J h o e c s oo o un e . s o n so n

r m rk th t f xp d i g h i h d r mi d hi m f l y i g
e a s, e ac o e an n s an
”
e n s o a n

it th b k i t k i g
on e oo th n a n an o a .

I hi r m y p l mi t ry th t bl li
n c o an c , li
or
ff tun a i s , e a e n e, o r ne o or e, s

th e r i g fr m th f r fi g r b l w th th r fi g rs t th
o ne u nn n o e o e n e e o e o e n e o e

si d f t h h d T h t l li i th
e o e an . r i g th r gh th
e n a u ra ne s e one unn n ou e
17 2 N o te s [Act 11

7 . N ot u n de rto ok . We h v a e
“
u n d e rta e n
’
in W . T . iii . 2 .
79,
an d
“
to b e u nd e rt ook
”
i n Ot/z . v . 2 .
311 . S . o ft e n u se s tw o or

mo r e fo rm s of th e p r ti ipl
a c e . T h us in j . C we. h v a e str i ck e n ,

str u c k , a n d str u ck e n . So w e fin d mi sto ok an d mi sta k e n , e tc . We

mu st b e a r in mi n d th at t he E li za be th an age was a tr an s iti o na l
p ri
e od i n th e hi t ry s o o f t he l an gu age .

10 . B rea k u
p . B r e ak o p e n. B re a k u
p w as a t rm ie n ca rv i ng ;

an d in L L L . . . iv . 1.
56 we h v a e
“
b r e ak up thi p s ca o n,
”
w h r e e

the ca p on is a l tt r
e e .

13 . Wr i t . S . use s bo th w ri t a nd w r ote fo r t h e p tt
as e n se , an d

wr i t, w r i tte n , an d w ro te fo r t he p r ti ipl
a c e .

23 . P rov i d ed o
f: Of i s of en t u se d of th e age n t (whe re we use

by ) , an d o f th e i trns u me n t ( fo r w i t/z ) , as h r
e e. Cf . Ma ck i . . 2 . 13

su ppl i ed o f ke r n e s,
”
e tc .

26 . S o me k o u r . Ab o u t an h r; ou as we say so me tw o lz o u rs, so me
si x mo n ths ago , e tc.

29 . N eed s . Of n e c e ss it y ; a ge n iti v e u se d ad v rb i lly e a .

D i rected Wk at gold , e tc . The e ll ip i h r i v ry l ik

s s e e s e e w h t a

is ca ll e d a z eu
gma .

35 . D a re . E ith r t h e e
“
su b u n c j ti v e u se d imp r tiv ly e a e
”
or th e

3d p r e s . o f th e i mp r ti v e a e.

37 . F a i t/zless . U b li vi n e e n g; as in Ma tt/z ew , xv u . 1
7 .

SCE NE V . 2 . D if ere n ce C f L ea r, i v
. . 2 . 26 : O, th e d ffe i r
e n ce o f man an d man ! Se e a sol i\ . 1 .
36 1 b e l o w.

3 . W/z a t j essi ra ,
/ A c us o t ma ry l
e x c amati o n o f i mp ati e n ce , i n

ca ll i ng t o p r e so n s ; l ik wk e en
( Te mp i 2 3 16 j C ii 1 5,
. . .
, . . . .

I v it d r th i v
“ ”
11 . B id f o rt/z . n e o ut . Cf . fin d fo , . 1 . 1 43 ab o e,

an d
“
fe as ti ng fo r th ,
”
37 b e o w S u se s en l . .
d
bi d ly i on n Al a ck A d o ,
iii 3. .
32 . He u se s bo th
ba de a n d bi d fo r t h e p t t
as e n se . Se e on

ii 5
. .
7 ab o v e .

17 . To wa rds my rest . A ga i t ns my p e ace o f mi n d . To d r ea m

of mo n e yw as su pp o se d to b e u n u ck l y .

18 . To -
n igk t . T h t a i s, l t i ght ;
as n as in j . C . iii .
3 . 1
S ce ne V] N o te s I7 3

d re am d to
’
ight th t I d i d f t w ith C
-
n a e as aesa r . Usu a lly i n S . it h as

i ts mo d r m
e n i g e an n .

S h yl k p l y p l t l r
’
21 . S d 1 li
o o z s. oc a s u on L aun ce o s b und e of

re p r oa e k fo r app ro a ek .

25 . B la ck -
Mo n day . E as t r M
e o nda y; so ca ll e d, as t he o ld

c h r i l r St
on c e o we t lle s i n th e 34th o f Ed w a d III
u s, b e cau se “
r .

t he 14 th of A , a n d t h e m o p r il
o w a f e E as e -da
y , K n g rr tr t r i
Ed wa d w r
ith hi h t r s os lay b e fo e t h e c o f Pa s : w c d ay w as ity ri hi h
f ll d r k
u f mi t
a d h il
o d s an di da , an so b i tt r l d th t m y m
e co a an en e

th i r h r b k w ith t h ld ’ ”
on e o se s ac s e co .

3 0 T b
. w y k de
fij W y
—r k d -
m y
n eer f r t t
’
h fif t e . r n ec e a e e o e e or o

t h hf r b t t h f r m r i m r p r b b l
e e , u e o t f th p re d s o e o a e , o n ac c o un o e e ce

i gd
n m B r b y R i h ( 6 1 8) y
ru . a na A fif i w y kt m i c 1 sa s :
“
e s a r -
ne c us

i f h l w y l k w y fr m hi i t r m t O th th r
e an , or e a a s oo s a a o s ns u en .
”
n e o e

h d th ld E gl i h fif ( l ik
an , e o d i n l i l ti m ) h d
s e e o ne u se n c ass c a es a a

b ent m thpi ou It w ll d th fl t a b
e ce . th m thpi as ca e e u e ee, as e ou e ce

r mb l d th b k f b i rd
e se e e ea o a .

3 6 j . b t j
a co S G i
’
xxxii
s s a 0 d
'
H . b w xi 1
ee I e n es s, . 1 , an e re s, . 2 .
‘
n

Sp r F Q i 6 3 5 I b t ff m r p r b b ly r f r t
e n se , . . . .
,
“
aco s s a e
”
o e o a e e s o

St J m ( J b ) i ll r p r t d ith pi l gr im ’
. a es w h aco us w , o s u su a v e e se n e a s

h t a d t ff
an s a .

3 7 Of f . ti g f t/ Of eas
f fnt S or z 1 b v . o r, a s o en . ee o n 1 a o e.

43 j w .
y e It i ess J w
’
i e t h q
e. r t d l t d 2 sd “
e es
”
n e ua o s an s an

f li J w i th l t r f l i ’
P p ”
gg t d j w w hi h
’
o o s, e s n e a e o o s. o e su es e e ess , c

h as b g r
e en lly d pt d L
e ne a l t ph r i a l i g ht o l t r e . au n ce o
’
s ase s a s a e a

ti on f t h p r v rb i l
o xp r i W t/ j w y T h J w
e o e a e e ss o n , or z a e
’
s e e . e e s

w r e e oft th r t d w ith t h l
en f e a e ney m th r m ti e o ss o an e e , o r so e o e u

l ti i r d r t xt or t t r r fr m th m
a o n, n o e o e e asu e o e .

46 P t / . A m gi v
a et t th
. p r f i l j t r ( fr m hi
na e en o e o e ss o n a es e o s

p t h d o p rt i l r d d ft r w r d t rm f
'

a c e r t) a co o u e d co a , an a e a s u se as a e o

co n et mp t .

5 P2 k
.
p I weri ll t na T h sh d f m i g i h
re u r . e s a e o e an n s su c as

w oul d w b xp r d b y w i ll P rh p I m y d i d t
no e e e sse e a s a ec e o te

t ru n, m thi g f t h
o r so rt I k ll r t r w l d b f t r
e n o e so . s a e u n
”
ou e u u e
1
74 N o te s [Act 11

p u re a n d s i mp le ; I w i ll rt re u n
”
a d ds t he id ea th at th e
po ss b i l e

fu t r u e ac t de p e n ds u p on t he s p e ak e r ’
s w i ll .

SCE NE VI .
5 . Ven u s p igeo n s ’
. The c h ri a ot of Ve n us w as
dr aw n b y do v e s. In Te mp . iv . 1 .
94 sh e i s d e sc b e d ri as
“
do v e

dr aw n, an d her do v es are a so l r rr e fe ed to i n M . N D . . i . 1 . 1 71,

e tc .

7 . p l ight d
Obli ged . P l e d ge d , e .

9 Si t d w . Th t i it d w w i t/ S i t h xt t
s o n . a s, s s o n z . o n e ne se n e n ce ,

p th m
ace T hi ll ip i f p r p iti w hi h h
e s e s s o a e os on c as

alr dy bea xp r d b f th r l ti v i q it
een e mm i S e sse e ore e e a e s u e co on n .

Cf b l w ( i A gi ft f ll ( f w hi h ) h d i
”
1 38 ) d
’
2 e es o sse ss
. e o v .
p
. o a o c .

S l i 1 1 5 b v
e e a so o n . . 2 a o e .

10 U t d g i
. R tr n r ea a a n . e ac e .

14 Y g . T h r d i g
ou n f ll t h rly
er d h
.
g d b y e ea n o a e ea e s.
, c an e

som t y k e w hi h S o i 1 H
ou n 1 V iii 3 92
e r, d 3 H c . u se s n en . . . . an en .

V1 ii 1 2 4 . . . .

15 S f . D k d w ith fl
ea r eag d t r m ’
r .I A V
I 3 ec e a s an s ea e s. n . . 11 . .

214 rf “
i t d w ith b
sc a s
”
r t i t h mp r i
are asso c a e an n e e s
”
n e co a so n

f p r v l “ ”
o a t e so n o a e sse .

17 . f low li k e tk e p ro d iga l do t/i s/z e ret u r n . T he rfr e e e nc e t o t he

Sc r ipt r p r b l u e a a e is ob vi o us . T he siz e i s na u a t r lly u se d o f th e ba rk .

18 . Ov e r We ath e r b e at e n .

30 . Wb o lo ve 1, e tc . Th e i fl ti
n ec on o f cal mi s t
o f e n n e g e c te d l .

D i r t ly ft r p r p iti
ec a e a e os o n, wk o m i s lly f u su a o un d . Cf L L L . . . . ii .

1 . 2 : C i d r w b th
“
o ns e o e k i ng y r f th r
ou a e se n d s, T o w k o m he
se n d s B ut i n Cy mb i v
.
”
. . 2 .
75 an d Ot/z . i . 2 .
5 2 we h v a e th e i a

t e rro gati ve w /z o e e n af e v t r p r p iti a e os on :

“
T o wk o Se e on i . 2 .

3 2 ab o v e . Sw e e t , i n hi s Sk o rt H i sto r i ca l E ngli sk ra mma r

( Ox G
fo d , r sa y s In e se n pr
s o k e n E ng s t p
w ho m may b e sa d li h i
to xti t x pt i t h r r
be e t r ti with p r p i i
nc , e ce n e a e c o ns uc on a e os
t
on

i mm d i t ly b f r it
e a e e o e .
”

35 E / g T h
. t i f pp r l x e za n e. a s, o a a e .

4 2 T t l g/.t T t w ft ( h
ao- o o r ) mp z z . oo -
oo as o en as e e a co o und
 176 N o te s [Act 11

so u th e as t of the Cas pi an . S . th r eeti m es me n ti o n s t he ti g r e s o f

H yr ca n a : i 3 H en . V] . i .
4 . 1
55 , M b iii
ac . .
4 . 1 0 1 , an d H m ii a . . 2 .

4 72 . Va sty w as t e, d e so l t l ik
a e, e t h e L at i n v a st u s . S . use s v a st

se v r l ti m
e a e s as a n o u n w aste .

42 T/z ro ug/tf a res

. Tk oro ugk a n d t/z ro ug/t are t h e same w o d ,
. r
a n d S u se s e e
. as su s t he me as u e ith r
So w t/z r o ug/z ly an d it r . ith
tk o ro ug/z ly . We fin d t/z ro ugkf a re aga n i in Cy mb i . . 2 . 11 .

43 . Co me v i ew . Co me t o vi e w. See on i 3 15 7
. . ab o v e.

49 . L i ke . L ke i ly ; as v e ry o f e n . t

GO LD E N A N GE L or Q U EE N E LIZ AB E H T

50 . To o gross, e tc . To o co a se a r mat e r i al to e n c o se l h hr d er s ou .

Cereclot/z me nt ( H a m i 4
cere c o th sme a . . . l r d with m l t d
e e e

wax ( L at . ce r a ) o r gu ms, fo r e mb a mi n g th e d e ad l .

5 1. Obscu re h as t h e fir t yll b l l i k m y d i t
acce n on th e s s a e, e an s~

syll b i dj ti v
a d
c a wh
ec d b f r
e s an p rti ip l
a c es e n u se e o e a n o un .

5 3 U d . l d t S
n i
e rva u e 6 5 b v , D r i
e c
g t h . ee on . 1 . 1 a o e. u n e

Mi d d l A g d d w
e t th ixt th
e s, an t ry t h v l o f n o e s een ce n u , e a ue o

silv r w 1
e d f d v
as h r t td
17
;
an th t f g l d
r , an e e n, as e e s a e ,
1
16 a o o .

I th l tt r p r t f t h
n e a v t th t ry it f ll t l w
e a o e se en e en ce n u e o as o as
13
1
.

I thn ight th it r t
e e d i een w l o se o 1
11 , an s no 1 o r e ss
13 .

57 I l
.
p p G r
n scuv t h ’
t
’
a i du Th on g l w. a en on e ou s e. e an e as

w r th b
o t t hi ll i g It h d
a ou i d fig r f Mi h l
en s n s. a o n o ne s e a u e o c ae

pi r i g th d r g
e c n Th f th d v i
e a i on. i d t h v ri gi e use o e e ce s sa o a e o
S ce ne v111] N o te s 17
7

n at e d i n Po p Gr e e go ry
pu n o f A ngli an d A ngeli Ve rste gan , i n hi s
’
s .

R esti tu t i o n o
f D ecay ed In telli e n ce , sa s :
g
“
T h e n ame o f E n el i s
g y
ye t at s thi p r e se n t
i n all th e T e u to n i ck o n gu e s, to wi t , th e g t hi h
a n d lo w D u th c , &c .
, as muc h to say as A n ge l , an d if a Du thm c -
an

be ask e d l lik m h
h o w h e w o u d i n hi s l l an gu age ca ll an A n ge -
e- an , e

w l d w r i E gli k m E g l b i g i th i r t g
ou an s e , e n n s -
an, n e e n n e on ue a n

A g l
n d E gl i h w hi h th y wr it E g l /
e , an A g l l ikn A d s , c e e n e sc z e , n e -
e . n

su chr d i d r ti m y h v m v d
e as o n an f rm r k i g co ns e a on a a e o e o ur o e n s,

up th i r b t i f p r d fi g l d t t t h i m g f
on e es co n o u e an ne o ,
o se e a e o an

g l
”
an e .

63 A i . d tk Th t i k ll
ca rr o n ea . a s, a s u .

65 Gli t . Gli t d t ri S
s ers i Mi l t .I s en o es no o ccu n . no r n o n. n

b th w fi d gli t
o v r l ti m
e n s er se e a es .

77 P t D p rt
. S C v 6 73 Wh I p r t d h
ar . e a . ee o r. . . :
“
en a e e n ce ,

t
e c.
‘
D p t w l d wh r w
e h ld y p t ;
ar i th as a so use e e e s ou sa ar as n e

M rr i ge S rv i
a ti ll d
a th d p rt i e rr pti f ti ll ce ,
“
ea us o a s a co u on o
“

d thea d p rt us e a .
”

SCE NE VIII .
— 12 . A p a ssi o n . P ass i t o n a e o ut c ry . Cf T . . and

C . v . 2 . 18 1 Yo u rp i ass o n d rw
a s ea s r hith r e .
”

T lk d vr
’
27 R ea so n d a e co n e se d ; as i n R i ck [ I] n 3 3 9, e tc .

l—
. .
, . . . .

28 . Tb e n ar row seas . T h e E ng s l i h Ch ann e a na me n o t u n fre

q ue n t ly pp l i a ed to it i h t n t a d ay It . o c cu s aga n r i iii . 1 .
4 be l ow .

30 . F ra ug/z t . We no w u se
fi au
g/zt
f re z
gk ted
) on ly in a

i r ti v
f gu a e se n se . F ra ug/z t i s u se d as a n o un i n T IV . . v . 1 . 64 an d

0 7 iii 3
1 1 . . .
44 9 . F re zg/z t d o e s n o t o ccu ri n S . or Mi lto n .

33 . Yo u w ere best . O g na r i i lly

th e y o u w as d a tiv e ( to yo u it w r e e

b es t) , b ut it ca me to r r i iv
b e e ga d e d as a n o m n at e . Cf .
j . C iii 3 . . .

13 :
“
A y, an d t r ly u , yo u w r b t; T mp i
e e es
”
e . . 2 .
36 6 :
“
T h o u rt
’

b es ; t T IV . . i . 2 . 27 : Sh w r b t t r
e t S e e e e ,
”
e c. ee a sol v . 1 . 1 75

be l o w.

39 . S lu bber . To do r l ly
c a e e ss or i mp rf tly e ec . It l
a so me an s to
o b sc u e , o r so r il ; as i n Otti . i .
3 . 227 :
“
l
S ub b e r th e gl o ss o f y r
ou

ne w fo rt un e s .
”

ME R . OF VEN .
1
7 8 N o te s [Act 11

40 . li ip i ng
’
. Ri p e ne ss, matur it y .

42 . [Wi nd f
o lo ve . T h t i l vi
a s, o ng mi n d . Cf . mi n d of h o no u r ,

IV .
f or M ii . .
4 . 1 79 .

44 . Oste n ts . Mani fe st ati o n s d i sp l ay s , . Se e o n 11 . 2 . 1 98 ab o v e .

45 . Co n ve n i e n tly . In i ts o r i gi l na se n se , fitly, su it b ly a . C f t he.

ad e c j ti v e in4 56 b e o w iii . . l .

47 . Tu r n i ng k i s f a ce, e t c . As Mal o n e su gge s s, t we h v h r a e e e

th e ou tli ne o f a b e au fu ti l pi t r c u e .

48 . S e ns i ble . S e ns iti v Cf L e. . . L L . . iv .
3 33 7 : .
“
Lo v e s
’
fe e l
i ng i s mo r e so f t a n d se n s i b l Th e an are th e t e nd e o rh r n s o f c o ck e d l
sn a il s .
”

5 2 .
Q u i ck en k is e mbra ced lz ea v i n ess . En liv en t he me l h ly an c o

he i ndu lg es . Cf . iii 2 1 09 b l w r h —mb

. . e o
“
as e ra c
’
d d es p ira .
”

53 . D o we so . l t p r
s i mp r ti v ( bj
e s . e a e or su u nc ti v e u se d i mp r e a

t i v e ly a fo rm n o t u n co mmo n in S . Cf H e n. . V iv . . 8 . 127 : Do
we all h ly r it
o es ! See l
a so v . 1 .
36 b e l ow .

S CE NE I! . 18 . A dd ress
’
a
’
me . P rpr e a ed m y lfse .

F o rt u n e no w , e tc . Su c c e ss no w t o th e h p o e of my h e a rt !
25 . By t/z e f ool mu lti tu de . F o r by , se e o n i . 2 .
53 ; an d fo r t h e
ad e c j ti v e
f o o l, o n i . 1 . 1 02 ab o v e .

26 . F o nd . Fo o li h ; s as usu a lly i n S . Cf . iii

3 9 b e ow . . l .

Tb e ma rtlet Th e h ma r ti C f b l a cb 6 4 i the

m
27 . . o use - n . . . . . :

t e pl e- h aun ti ng mart l e t ”
.

28 . [ n tk e wea tk e r . E xp o se d t o th e w e a th r e . Cf Cymb . . iii .

3 64.

l ft m
e e ba r e to w e a th r e .
”

31 .
j u mp w i lk . Ag r wi t h Cf R i k
ee iii . . c . . 1 . 11
“
o ut

wa d r S h o w, w hi h c ld m
se v r j mp th with
o o r ne e u e the h rt ea .

j u mp a sol me an s to r i k h r d i Al b i 7 7
s , az a , as n ac . . . :
“
j mp th
u e

li f e to c o me .
”

40 . E sta tes . R an k s . Cf H a m . . v . 1 . 2 44
“ ’
t w as of so me
es a e t t ”
( th at i s, hi gh r ank ) .

43 . S k o u ld cov e r , e tc . S h ld ou we a r th i r h t th t e a s, a no w t ak e

th e m o ff , as to su p ri r
e o s.
 1 80 N o te s [A ct 111

91 Li k ely . In th e Yan k e e se n se o f p ro mi si ng . Cf . 2 H en I V . .

iii . 2 . 1 86 :
“
a lk ei ly fe l o w ! l ”
an d Id . iii . 2 . 2 73 : y r l ik l i t
ou e es

me n .

97 H zg/z d ay w i t
.
-
.
“
H o da l i y t rm e s, as Ho t p r xp r
s uit e e sses

( 1 H en I V 3 . . i . . Cf . M . kV . iii . 2 . 60 : “
h p k h lid y
e s ea s o a .
”

99 . Cup i dpo st So b e o w ( 1 4 6 ) we a e
’
s . e e s a os l v . . h v th r p t ’

co me r
f o m my mast e ”
r
F o r t he ad e b i a ma n n erly , cf Cy mb
. vr l . .

iii . 6 92 , e t c
. .

1 00 B a ssa n i o , lo rd Lo v e,
. e tc. May it b e Bassan i o, O Cu pi d !

’
A C I III

SC E NE I . 2 . It li ves tke re u n clzeck ea

’
. T he rp
e o rt p r v i l th r
e a s e e

u n co n t r d i ct
a e d.

3 . Wra cked . Th e on ly p lli s e ng o f w reck ed i n t he ea rly e ds .

T he n o un w ra ck ( ne ve r w reck ) rhym es w ith ba ck i n Ai a cb . v .

5 .

5 1 an d fo u r th r i t
o e n s an ce s in S .

4 . Tb e Go o dw i n s . T he G oodw n i San d s, o ff th e e as t r e n co ast o f

Ke n t .t r d iti th y w r
A cc o d r i i l d b l gi g
ng to a o n, e e e o n c e an s an e on n

t E rl G d w i
o w hi h w
a w ll w d p b y th
o n, b t A D 1 100c as s a o e u e se a a ou . . .

9 K pp d
. N ib b l d ; nari gi lly pp d b r k ff Th
e . e o na , sn a e , o e o . e

w rdo r i P lm x lv i 9 ( P r y r B k v r i ) H k p
o cc u s n sa s, . a e -
oo e s on e na

p th th p r i
e d r e sGi g w ea f v rit d i m t w ith
n su n e .
”
n er as a a ou e co n en

old p p l eo e.

Th b y l th h w r w h h l p d ’
7 Tb w i g
2 . t c n s, e c . e o s c o es s e o e en s e e o e

37 M t k B rg i mp t Cf Cy mb iii 6 3 0 t i
’
. a e . a a n , co ac . . . . . : s o ur

m t h t
a c ,
”
e c.

3 9 S m ug Sp.r t r i m C f L i. 6 2 0 2 sm ug ri d
buce , . . e a r, v. .
“
a e

g r oo m .

48 . H al
f a mi lli o n . T h ti
a s, d ucat s .

62 . H u mi li ty . Th e w o d i s r u se d i n its o rd i ry na se nse , b ut i s
sp k i r i lly
o en o n ca Wh a t is hi s pr o fe sse d k u mi li zj/ P
h mi l it y p t i
u , or a e n ce u n d e r i j ri i n u es n cu c a te d l b y his
S ce ne I]

N az ari te (in Ma tt/z ew

i t ) It h , v
ti lly t h .
3 9, fo r ns an ce . as e sse n a e

sa m m e i g fi
e an n w hi h Sh yl k h r
as su pp t it
e ra n ce, c oc e e o o se s o

If t h l mi li ty
e zuf th Ch r i ti i o
g wh t h ld th e s an s re ve n e, a s ou e

su
fi e ra n ce f t h Jw b o b y C h r i ti ex m p l ? e S h m i d t
e d “
s an e a e
”
c e

fi
ne s it i thi d f w th r p g
n s an ki d a b e vl o e a ssa e s as n n e ss, e ne o e n ce ,

h m ity
u an
”
d m r iti h v b
, an i l i d t gr with hi m ;
so e c cs a e een nc ne o a ee

T H E GO O WI D N SA N DS D U R IN G
,
A S TO R M

b ut i n all th e se p assage s th e o r d i ry
na se n se o f th e w o d i s r e q lly
ua or

mo r e sat ry T h N w E gli k D i ti
ti sfac o y ( Ox f rd ) d
. t e e n s c on a r o o e s no

r gi
e co h m ity m g th m i g f k mi li ty whi h it
n ze u an a on e e an n s o u , c

i ll t r t b y b d t x mp l fr m th f r t th t t h i
us a es a un an e a es o e ou e en o e n ne

teen th t ryce n u .

6 5 It k ll g b
. d t
s a I w i ll p r ff rt t
o td y i
ar , e c. s a e no e o o ou o ou n

wh t y
a t hm ou e ac e .

7 1 tl/ t k d
. T h t i m t h d with th m f
a c e . d t m t h th ma s, a c e e , o un o a c e .

85 .Why W ll w ll Cf R i k II ii 2 8 7 t
, so . e , e . . c . . . .
, e c .
1 89 . N o te s [Act 111

1 15 . My tu rqu o i se
l i r d my T rk i T y . T he fo o ea s,
“
u es .
”
e nn so n

sp ll i t t k i whi h i ti ll
e s ll w d p r
ur i ti M rv ll
s, c ss an a o e o nunc a o n. a e o us

p r p r ti w r
o e r i b d t t hi T rk y t
es It
e el rw asc e o s
“
u e -
s o ne .
”
s co o u as

sa i d t h g with th h l th f th w r r Cf B J
o c an e e ea o e ea e . . en o nso n ,
'

S q a n us
A nd tr u e as Tu k ri i h se n t e de a r l r d ri
e o
'
s ng,

Lo o k e we ll or i ll with h i m .
"

( Secret Wo n d y “
A n d F e nt o n e rs o
f N a tu re, 1 5 69 ) sa s : The Ta r
k ey s d o th mo v e w h en t h re e is an y p e ri ll pr p r e a ed to h i m th ta

we a r th i t
e .
”

SC E N E II —6 . . H ate co u nsels n o t, e t c. H at r ed wo u d l p r mp t o

n o su c h f li g ee n .

8 . A n d y et a mai de n b at/c no to ngu e b u t tko uglz t . A n d ye t a

mai d e n must no t v t r
en u e to p k
s ea all l th t a she fe e s; o r, i f sh e

sp e ak at all, sh e must s p e ak wh t a s h f l Th l i
e ee s . e ne has b e e n
much d i sc usse d . mo r e Se e th an a fu ll p g i fi p r ia e n ne nt u p on it i n

F urn e ss s N e w Var i o r u m ed.

’

14 . B esk rew . Se e ii 6 5 2 b v
on . . a o e.

15 . O
’
er look
’
d . B w it h d b y t h
e vil y
c e e
“
e e e .
”
Cf . M W . . v .
5 .

87 : “
th ’
l k d v i th y b i r th ”
’
ou w ast o er o o e en n .

18 . N a uglz ty . Ev i l S . iii 3 9 b l w ee o n . . e o .

20 . Tb o ng/z y ou rs, n ot y o u rs . O n e y o u rs ( p r f r b ly
e e a t he se c

o nd
) mu s b e a di sst yll b l a e . Se e o n 11 9 6 2 a b o . . v e.

P ro v e i t so , e tc . If it p r v o e so ( th t i th
a s, at I a m no t y r ou s

le t fo rt un e , n o t me , b e a r th p e e na l ty . Se e on 3 14 be l ow .

22 . P ei z e . T he p F r i h H r it m
en c h t ese r, to we g . e e e an s o

del y if w
a , as e i ghi g h m m t d l i r t ly (
n e ac m xp l i o en e be a e , or a s so e e a n

th fi g r )
e u e as i f t h ti m w r r t r d d b y h
e gi g w i ght t it
e e e e a e an n e s o .

S . u se s t he r
wo d i n th e se nse o f wezgk i n R i ck 1 1 . . v .
3 . 1 05 , an d in
th t a of po i se i n K j ok n .
, ii . 1 .
5 75 .

26 . Tk en f
co n ess, e tc . A ll d i u ng to th e use o f th e r ack to e xt rt o

co n fe ss o n i .
1 84 N o te s [Act 111

( 16 1 1 ) i ts d o e s no t o ccu r at all, an d t he p o ss e ss iv e it on ly in
Lev i ti cus, xxv.
5 (
“
it o wn c h an ge d in mo d e r n ed iti o ns
“ ”
to i ts o wn .

86 . L i vers w k i teii 1 6 b v as mi lk . Se e on . . a o e .

87 E m t
. U d th
x cre r l t ed w r d en ti ll i
. se , as e e a o ex cr esce n ce s s,

fo r a sup rfi i l gr wth It r f r h r t t h b d ; i L L L
e c a o . e e s e e o e ea r s as n . . .

v 1 09 d lly w ith my x r m t w ith my m t hi

. . 1 :
“
a It i e c e en ,
us ac o .
”
s

l pp l i d t th h i r i C f E ii 2 79 d W T i v 4 734
a so a e o e a n . o . . . an . . . . .

91 n / t t . Th t i i b dc cs Cf b l w ( v 1
. a s, n a a se n se . . e o . .

L t m gi v l i ght b t l t m
e e t b l ight
e t ,
u e e no e ,
”
e c.

92 C ip d . C rl d Mi l t ( C m 984 ) p k f ri p d
r s e . u e . on a us, s ea s o c s e

h d d b w r r f rri g t th l v w v d n d rl d b y ”
s a e s an o e s, e e n o e ea es a e a cu e

th w i de n .

94 Up pp d f i
. O th
o n su t r gth f t h i r fi titi
o se a r n e ss . n e s en o e c o us

b ty Th xp r i
e au . m t b e l ly e t d w ith t h e ss o n se e s o e c o se co n n e c e e

p r d i g li
e ce d t w ith t h
n b f r th t
ne , a n m m k it no
.

e o ne e o e a , as so e a e .

95 Tb d w y. t S h e v r l ti m xp r d hi tip thy
o r , e c. . as se e a es e e sse s an a

to f l h ir I S
a se 6 8 th r i
a p g v ry i mi l r t th
. n on n . e e s a assa e e s a o e

o ne i t h t xt n S l T f A i 3 44 T h t h y r p r
e e . e e a so . o . v . . 1 :
“
a c ou oo

thi r f With b r d
n oo s f th d d I L L L i 3 2 5 8 Bi r
u e ns o e ea .
”
n . . . v. . on

sa vs
0 if in b
,
l ack my l dy
a
'
s b r o ws b e d e ck d
It h t p i ti g
mo u rn s t a a n n a n d u su rpi g h r n ai

Sh ld r v i h d t r with
ou a s o e s a fa l se as p t ec .
”

t
[ was t r ti v ly r t f hi
h e n co mp a
St w y Wm a e a e ce n as on. o sa s, o en s
’

p rei w i g w r fir t b r
s ght i t
e eE gl d b t th ti m
s f t h ou n o n an a ou e e o e

m r f P ri
assac e o B r by Ri h i a 6 5 s y f th a na c , n 1 1 , sa s o e

p r i wi g ll r
e Th se tti r —m k r w ithi th
e s : f r ty y r w r e se a e a e s n e se o ea s e e

no t k w b y th t
no m n B t w th y t ah md t na e. u no e are no as a e o

set th m f rt h e p th i r t ll — h m t r
o m p p l
u onf e s a s su c o ns o us o -
o es o

h ira p r p rti d d d f r m d th t b t withi th t w ty

so o o o ne an e o e a u n es e en

or thi rt y y r w l d h v d r w th p r b y t t d d g
ea s ou a e a n e asse s- o s an an az e ,

an d t w d r t th m
o on e a e .
”

97 G i l d . F ll f g i l
u tr h r
e . S h m y i mi l r
u o u e, e ac e o us. . as an s a
S ce ne II] N o te s I8
5
p r ti ipi l
a c a ad e ctj iv es de r iv ed f r o m n o un s, an d me an i ng e n d o we d

w ith ( th e

99 . A n In d i a n bea u ty hi . T s h as b e e n a gr t t ea s u mb li ng-b o ck l
t o t he c r iti cs, who h v pr pa e o o se d d o wd y ,
” “
gip y s ,
” “
fa v r ou

face ) , “
vi sage ,
” “
f t r e a u e,
” “
l
b e d am, ”
e tc .
, in pl ace o f bea u ty .

In d i a n i s u se d in a d r g t ry
e o a o se n se , an d th e o c cu rr e n ce of bea u
teo u s a n d bea uty i n th e sa me se n e n c e t is no t at all u n l ik e S .
’
s

mann e r .

1 02 . H a rd f o od
f or Mi da s . An a ll ius o n t o th e s o t ry of Mi d as ,

ki g f P h rygi wh g i d fr m
n o a, o a ne o B acc h us t he p o we r to c h ange

wh t v r h t
a e h d t g ld d f
e e o uc e o o , an o un d to h i s so rr ow th at e v en hi s
f d w
oo th tr m t das us an s u e .

I w i ll n o n e o
f tk ee . Se e o n 11 . 2 . 2 07 ab o v e .

1 06 . Tby p la i n n ess . T h e fo li o a nd b ot h q rt h v ua os a e
“
p l a e

n e sse .
”
War b u r t o n su gge s e d t the e me n d a ti whi h i
o n, c s a d pt d
o e

b y th e majo r ity f d it r o e o s. Th e tith i f pl i an d l es s o a n n ess an e o

qu e n co i s mo r t rl d
e na u a an m r f r ib l
o e p i lly ft r th t f
o c e, es ec a a e a o

tk rea te n est an d
p ro mi se i n th e p r di g li ece It i b j ti t
n ne . s an o ec on o

p a le n ess th t pa a le h as j t us b een pp l i d t th i l
a k t e o e s ve r c as e .

1 10 . G re e n - e
y ed j ea lo usy . Cf g . y d m t r i Otl iii
re e n -e e o ns e , n z . .

R a i n t/zy j oy
1 1 2. The a e u a to s . ltr q r h v a e hi h m
re i n , w c so e

pr r
e fe ; b u t i n mea su re e e sse s t h e dea xp r i of r t r i t th t I
es a n , so a n

mea su re ra i n tky j oy c o e s o n ds t o b o rr p th ll y tky ta a ecs asy an d

sca n t tb i s ex cess. Th e su c ce ss o n i of an tith mph i ese s e as z e s t he

id ea . In mea su re re i n wo u d l i tr n o d u ce a w k t t l gy
ea au o o .

11
5 . Co u n te rf e i t . Po r t r ita . Cf . T .
f
o A . v . 1 . 83 :

d raw st
’
a co u n e t r f it B t
e es in all A th ens .
”

1 20 . H a i rs Cf L L L i v 3
. . . . . . . 14 2 :
“
h er h ira s we r e go d , l ”
e tc .

1 26 . Unf u rn i sk d
’
U n ac c o m . p i an e d b y the ot h r e e ye , o r, pe r
h p a s, b y th e o th r f t r
e ea u es .

1 30 . Co n ti n e n t . In i ts o r igi l na se nse of tb a t wk i clz co n ta i n s .

Cf H a m i v 4 6 4 :
. o mb e n o u g
. an d
. .
“
t h co n ti t ;
ne n
”
an d v . 2 . 1 15

h ll
yo u s a fi n d i n hi m t h e c o n n e n ti t of wh t p r ta a a ge n tl e man
 N o te s [Act 111

wo u d l se e ( th t i t i i g v ry q l ity whi h g
a s, fin d h i m c o n a n n e e ua c a en

tl m
e w
an ou t ld d i r
t mp l t f i mit ti )
es e o co n e a e or a on .

40 I
1 m by
. t
co t e I m rd i g t w r itt w rr t
n o e, e c . co e a cc o n o en a an

( t h r ll
e sc o j t r d ) t g i vus k i ea d r i v t
oh l d y e a ss a n e ce e e a .
”

14 1 P i . By m tr ze y my f th. t t e on , or e co n e s .

5
1 6 L i i.
g P v n s. i f r t C f v
o ss e ss o n s, 2 60 y h v o un e . . . 1 . :
“
ou a e

gi v m lif
en d l iv i g
e S
e an l M k xii 44 t n .
”
e e a so ar , .
, e c .

1 8
5 S m.
f t/u i ng T hi o i t hno r zd i g f t h. f l i d i s s e ea n o e o o , an s

m r i k pi g w ith t h
o e n ee g ti v n h r t r i ti w hi h f ll w th e ne a e c a ac e s cs c o o an

su m f m thi g th r d i g f t h q r t
o so e n ,
”
w hi h
e m
ea di n o e ua o s, c so e e

t r d pt T t m i g
o s a o . o t t t i f ll ; t m k th
er n ross o s a e n u o a e e

m t f it Cf g
os o . i i 3 55 b v . ross n . . a o e .

1 74 B my . t g
e t B ffi i t gr u d f
va n a e , e c my ry i g
. e a su c en o n or c n

t g in t y Ex l i m r l wh r b t S l ”
ou a a s o u. c a on o cc u s e se e e, u . a so u se s

e x l im g i t
c a a a ns .

1 78 F i ly p k
. a r S b th p k
s o e. d p k . p rti ipl
use s o s o e an s o e n as a c e s.

S ee on ii 4 7 b v . , a o e .

191 N .
f m m
on e T h t i ro w y e fr. m m i y a s, no ne a a o e, s n ce ou

h v
a e e no u gh y r lv T hi m o u se i g f f m
es . i t mm s e an n o ro s no u n co o n,

an d i pl y d p
s a ei R i k III i v 4 2 5 6 2 6
u on n c . . . .
- 1 .

1 95 S t . tg t
o If th
ko n ca n s t; mm e . f o u can s a co o n u se o so.

1 97 A .w if t T h El i b th
s s . writ r u e d j ti v fr ly
za e an e s se a ec es ee as

ad e v rb s.

1 99 . In te rmi ssi o n . De l y ; th
a at i s, I ca n be as pr o mpt i n
mak i ng lv o e as
yo u are . So me ed it ro s fo ll ow th e I t f li
s o o, w hi ch

j i i t
o ns n er mi ssi o n t o lov d
’
. T he me a ni ng th en i s, I mad e lv o e fo r
p tim
as e, o r to o cc u p y my l f whi l se e yo u we e w o o n g P o r i r ti a . In ter
mi ssi o n i s me t r i lly fi
ca ve s yll b l a es . Se e o n 1 8 ab o e i . . v .

2 08 . A ck i ev
’
a
'
Ii e r mi stress . S . of en t u se s a ck i ev e in thi s se nse .

Cf T . . o
f S . i . 1 . 16 1 If I ac hi v e e no t thi y s o ung mo d e s t gi rl ,
”
e tc.

2 1 2. Ou r f east sk a ll be . S k a ll w i ll, as o f e n . t Se e o n i . 1. 1 17

ab o v e.

2 14 . S aler i o . So me c r iti h v cs a e d o ub t e d w h th r thi

e e s i s the
na me of a new c h r t r
a ac e ,
o r o ne o f th e v ri
a o us fo ms r of S a la r i n o
 188 N o t es [Act 111

265 . S cope . N o t to b e p ri t n ed It i s fo u n d o f en t in
pr o se .

2 6 7. S /z o uld a
pp ea r . Wo ul d a pp r ea . Se e on i . 2 .
92 .

2 68 . D i sck a rge . P ay . Cf . C . o
f E . iv .
4 . 1 22 :
“
I wi ll dis
c h rg th
a e ee.
”

271. Co nf o u n d . Des tr y r i o , u n ; as o fte n .

2 73 . Impea ck tk e f r ee d o m of tk e sta te . De n i es th t t r g ra s an e s

h v a e e q l r i ght
ua v r iv 38 s i n Ve n i ce . Cf , . h o we e , . 1 .
, wh r Sh yl k e e oc

y
sa s :
d y m l t h d
If y g r l ght ou en e, e t e an e i

Up y r h rt r d y r i y fr d m ; on ou c a e an ou c t
'

s ee o

as i f th fr d m d p d d p
e h r t r w hi h mi gh t b r v
ee o e en e u on a c a e c e e o ked

b y th p w r th t h d gr
e t d it Th th ght h r m y b
o e a a an e . e ou e e a e t he
sa me .

2 75 . M gn if i coes of grea test port

a . Gr an d e e s o f high t r es a nk .

2 76 . P ers u a ded w i tk . Use d p r i e s u as o n w ith . It i s the on ly

in ts an ce in w hi h S c .
jo i ns w i tk t o thi v r b s e .

2 7 7. E n v i o us . Mal i ci o us . So e n vy mal i ce , i n iv . 1. 1 0, 12 1

be l ow ; as o f e n t .

28 0 T o T
. u ba l a n d to Ck us . Ka rl El z e sa y th t t h
s a e na me s are

t ak e n f o m r
e n esi s, 2, 6, w G x . ith t h
ou c an ge
”
; b ut th r e e the l tt r
a e

na me i s Cu sk . Pe rh p a s Ck u s i n th e o ld e ds . was a mi sp ri t n fo r
Cusk . A cc o d r i ng t o th e d i ti r i k i p r
c d l ik k i
o na e s, c s o n o unce e n all

Heb r ew pr p r
o e na me s , w ith th i gl x pti f R k t; b
e s n e e ce on o ac e ut

Ck u s, i f it b t r e a ue He br w m h l d p r b b ly b r g r d d
e na e, s ou o a e e a e as

an o th r x pti
e e ce o n.

28 4 . D e ny . Fo b d r i . E l se w h r
e e i t me an s re u se
f as in n . 2 .

1 80, e tc .

2 88 . B est -
co n d i ti o n
’
d a n d u n w ea r i e d. T h ti a s, most u n w ea r i e a
’
.

Se e on ii .
4 6 ab o
1. v e. F o r co n d i ti o n ed, se e i on . 2 . 1 2 9 ab o v e.

2 96 . D escr ipti o n A qu ad. r i yll b l

s a e. Se e o n 1 99 ab o v e.

2 97 . Hair . i yll l S 9 62 b v
A d ss ab e . e e o n 11 . . a o e.

307 . Ck eer I it
. rigi l m i g f t
n s o na e an n o co u n e n a n ce . Cf i ll JV I)
. . . .

in. 2 . 96 : p l f ch r t It i th e F r h b e
a e o ee ,
”
e c. s e nc e re , w hi h vc e en
S cene 111] N o t es 1 89

up t o th e ixt th tury w
s e en ce n as u se d i n t he se n se o f k e a d, f a ce . In
me o
so f th p r v i i l d i l t
e o nc a a ec s o f F r an ce th e wo d r ti ll r t i
s e a ns i ts o ld
me an i ng .

3 8
0 . D ea r bo ugk t . Dea rly b o ug t h ”
( i v . 1. th e ad e ct j iv e

use d a d v rb i lly
e ft a , as o en .

On e wo l d pp
u th su o se at th e pl y f la u n e ss of thi l i s ne, w ith i t s

p r tty p
e un o n dea r, was se l f vi d
-
e e nt , b ut so me c r iti t cs ak e it i n ll a

se ri o usn ess . On e , fo r i t n s an c e , sa s y Po r ti a co u ld not p ib ly

o ss

i nt e n d b y t e se w o d s h r u nge n e o us r ly to r mi d e n B assan i o o f th e
fit
b e n e s sh e h ad co nfe rr ed u p on hi m . Th y m e u st , I thi nk , rlt
e a e

to th t xi ty d d i t r
a an f mi d w hi h h h d
e an d s e ss o n c s e a un e rg o ne

d r i g t h ti m th t hi f t w
u n e i p ; p e ib ly t t tha s a e as n sus e n se o ss , oo, o e

gr i f h w ff r i hi th r w r d ”
e w b
s t t
e as n ob I a ou o su e n s a se n ce . n o e o s,

P r ti d
o a t r f r t h m rr i g w ith B
o es no i e em r ti l o er a a e assan o as a e c an e

tra nsac ti b t h d r mi d h i m th t h h h d t p y
o n, u s e o es e n a s e as a o a a

r th r h vy p r i f hi m i m t l xi ty hi b h l f
a e ea ce or n en a an e on s e a .

3 I f f it
1 2. I f r f it ds S b l w iv 1 358
or e . th y w l th s o e e . o e o , . . :
“
ea

b i g f r f it
e n T hi o tr ti ei t . mm i t h p t p
”
s co n ac on s no un co on n e as ar

t i i pl
c f v rb di g i
e o d t S
e n v 1s en 1 b l w n n -
e or -
. ee o . . 1 e o .

3 4 Y u
1 d I
. Cf wh y o h ll r i ghtly l v i 3
an . d .
“
o ou s a o e,
”
. 2 . 2 , an

not I f n t m i 21 b v or S l Olk i v 2 3 y
o e,
”
n a o e . e e a so . . . :
“
ou

h v e C i d h t g th r T hi d i r g r d f th i fl
a e se n ass o an s e o e e .
”
s s e a o e n ec

ti
ons o f pr w mm i w r it r f th t i m
o n o un s as c o on n e s o e e .

SC EN E III 9 N ugk ty T hi w r d w f r m rly use d i n

.
-
. a . s o as o e a

m h t r ng r
uc th
s t pro nt In [Mu k A d v 1 3 06 th e
e se n se an a e se . c o, . .

v i ll i B r hi i ll d
a n g
o acht y m n ; d o G l t r i
s ca L e a n au a
”
an os e , n ea r,

iii 7 3 7 wh t h r l R g p l k hi b r d d d r
.
.
, en e c ueh ~
e an uc s s ea , a e sse s e r as

N g h
auty l d y ! Cf P b v i 1 2 t
a S l v 1 9 1 b lw . ro ver s, .
, e c. e e a so . . e o .

F nd o F li h ; i n ii 9 2 6 b v
. oo T hi wa t h
s rigi n l
as . . a o e. s s e o a

se n se o f the wo d, r an d is o ft e n fo un d i n S .

10 . To co me . T h at i s, as to co me . Cf R i ck III
. . . iii . 2 . 26

I wo n d e rh e is so fo n d
To tr t th us e mo ck e ry o f un qu e it l s u mb e r s.
1
90 N o te s [Act 111

14 . p r p ti
D u ll ey ed -
t pi d ; n t w ith y
. Wanti ng in e ce o n, s u o e es

d i mm d w ith t rs e m m k it ea , as so e a e .

K pt mp y d w l t Cf L L L i v 1 1 00 t
'

19 A pt . e . e co an , e . . . . . . .
, e c.

23 Al d m . S i 1 1 26 b v
a e oa n . ee o n . . a o e .

25 G t tb i f f i t t k ld A ll w it t h l d g d
. ra n s ,
or e u re o o . o o o oo .

26 D ny tb . u f l we I t r f r w ith i
c cot r f t l t i t rse . o a . n e e e , e use o e

t k it
a e r S iii 2 2 84 b v
s co u se . ee o n . . a o e .

7 F2 tk . mm d i ty t
or F i f th dv
e co tg h rt fr o , e c . or e a an a es e e o o e

en oj y d b y t g i V n b r f d th m it w i ll r i ly
e s ran e rs
'

. n e i ce e e use e , se o us

i mp h th j ti f th t t S i 1 78 b v
'

e ac e us ce o e s a e. ee o n . 1 . a o e.

d l w r d b t d b r th i 3 1 20 “ ”
32 B t d . R d a e Cf . e u ce , o e e . . a e ea , . .

a b vo It h ld t b pr i t d b t d i
e. s ou it i t m r no e n e
’
a e , s nce s no a e e

m t ri l
e t r ti
ca f b t d b t
co n d i ti n t w r d ( f w k
ac on d o a a e , u a s c o c . a e an

a w k at ) ft f
e, e c. d i pr w r it r o en o un n o se e s.

35 P y G d
'
. Th bj t i
ra mitt d ov n w i W ul d
. e su ec s o e , as e e no n
“
o
”
t o Go d , e tc.

SCE NE IV .
-
2 . Co n ce i t . Co n ce pti o n, no ti o n.

6 . Send reli e
f F o r the o mi ssi o n of the p r p itie os o n , se e o n i . 1 .

1 2 5 ab o v e.

7 . Love r . F ri e nd. So just be l o w, b o so m l vro e .

”
Cf .
j . C . iii .

2. 13 : R o mans, lvr S l P lm
co u n t ry m e n, an d o e s.
”
ee a so ,
sa s,

xxx vi ii . 11 . Th w r d m r v r w
e f rm rly pp l i d t b th
o , o eo e , as o e a e o o

sex p
e s, as a ra m d i ll i w r
o u r an Ev w w y f m v a n e e. e n no e sa o a an

an d w o man th t th y
a lv r p ir f l v r
e are o e s, o r a a o o e s .

9 . Tk a n t m y b
cu s o ty t Th arr d i ry b v l oun , e c. an o na e ne o e n ce

can c o n s tr i a n you to b e .

11 N or k
s a ll n ot. Se e on i . 2 . 2 6 ab o v e. Co mp a n i o n w as so me
ti m e s u se d co n e t mpt uo u s ly , as
f ellow s ti ll i s. Se e j . C. iv .
3 . 1 38

Co m p ni a o n, he n ce ! e tc .

12 . Wa ste . S p e nd . Cf . Mi l t o n ( S o n n et to Mr . La w re nce )
He lp w t as e a su ll en d ay ”
; w h r h
e e, o we vr e , t he id ea of
“
k i ll i ng

ti m e is mo r v i d t th h r
e e en an e e .

14 . Be n ee d J t b l ww h v
s. us e o e a e th e mo r e fam i li r a n eed s be.

Fo r ne eds, se e o n 11. 4 9 b v . 2 a o e.
 1
9 2 N o tes [Act 111

co mpli sh d ’
wth y h r
ith th t i wh h w
th e nu mb e r of ou s a s, en e as

o f th y g S al H e. V V h r ee Th
a so rm r en. . l . c o . 12 :
“
e a o u e rs

acc o mp li hi g ( th t i s q ippi g) th k i ght

n a s, e u n e n s .

B Fi r m r h wy B th b
ra v er . ne d b , y o e s o . o ra ve an ra ver are

o ft en d i thi u se w ith r f r n t dr p r l pp r
s se n se e e e n ce o e ss, e so n a a ea

an c e , t S T mp i
e c. 6 4 1 ee 2 1 iii 1 2 t Cf
e . . 2 .
, 1 , 11. . 2 2, . 2 .
, e c. .

I i k iii 1 8
sa a ,
T h S tti h b w i th
. . m w rd e co s ra s e sa e o .

6 7 Mi . i ng T hi w r d wnc t lw y
. t mpt s I o as no a a s co n e uo us . n

th i ta i w hi h Mi l t
e o ne ns n ce it ( C m 964 th min c o n u se s o u s, :
“
e ne

i g D ry d
n ) it pp r t m
a es
”
t r ippi g l ight ly a
gr
ea s f lly o e an n or a ce u .

Cf l . D r yt
a so P ly lb S g 7 a Y m i d th h r pip t h
o n, o o . on 2 : e a s, e o n e en

so mi i gly th t t r d
nc n a ea .

69 Q i t
. I g i ua n lb rt S . n
4 6 b v
e n o u s, e a o a e. e e o n 11 . . a o e.

7 2 I u
. l d t dco w i tk l I l d t
no h l p it o I P l gr v a . co u no e . n a a
’
e s

L l i i
esc a rc sse m t d l L g F
'

5 3
en0 w fi d eit th a xp l i d an . r .
, 1 , e n us e a ne

“
I t d
ca n w i tk ll
na th y g ly th t i m
o I m
a , ti
a n e na n e, o r a ~n a
n

f l t th t th y g i d ”
au e a a n s o n e.

75 T k t
. m T hi a m i i f ben .f r tk t i v ry m
s o m ss o n o so e o e a s e co o n.

S ee j C i . . Th t T i b r t r mb l d
.
“
ii 2 7 Th t a e e e . . :
“
a

d thea d t r d
an t d t na u e o co n e n ,
”
e c.

77 R w
. C r d a i Y . k p rl u g r ”
e , o r, C f A Y L n an ee a an c e , e e n. . . . .

iii 2 7 6 Th t
: w t o u ar ra
”
e c.

mm t rm f t mpt S M k A d v 1 9
. .
,

j k ac sA . co on e o co n e . ee uc o, . . 1,

R i k III i 3 7 2
c . t . . .
, e c .

7 9 A ll .m y w k l C f 1 I I V I i 1 1 6 o e. A ll t h w h l . en . . . . 2 :
“
e o e

a rmy ; H VIII i 1 2 All th w h l ti m t

”
en . . . 1. : e o e e, e c.

SCE NE V .
3 . I f ea r y o u .
‘
T h at i s, fe a rf or
yo u; as in iii 2 . . 29

ab o v di 9
e an n 2 be l o w. Cf R i ck III
. . . i . 1 . 137 :
“
h is ph y i i s c an s

fe a r hi m mi ghti ly .

4 Agi ta ti o n
. Th e c o wn s b u n d e fo r cogi ta t i o n
. l ’
l r .

14 Wk e n I sk u n S cy lla , e t c In t he A lex a n d re i s
. . of P hi l ip
G l ti r r itt
au e , w e n i n t he e a a o f th e een ce n u rly p r t thi r t th t ry w fi , e nd

t h li I id i i n S cyllam, yb d i m whi h h
”
e ne, nc s c upi e n s v i tare Ch ar , c ad
S ce ne V] N o te s I 93

been o f t en q t uo e d an d tr a ns a e d lt b y Eng l i h w r it r
s e s b e fo r e t he
ti m e of S .

20 . E n ow . A fo rm o f eno u
gk , ge n e r lly p l r l
a u a . Cf . iv . 1 . 29

be l ow .

43 . Co ver . La u n ce l t o
q u ib b l es on the t wo me an i n gs of t he
r
w o d , to lay i ke ta ble an d to w ea r on e s
’
kat ( se e ab o v iie, .
9 43.

H o w man y th en s h ld ou co vr e ,
”

47 .
Q u a r r elli n
g w i tk o cca si o n . Q u ib b l i ng on e v rye o
pp o r
t u n i ty .

57 . D i screti o n . D i r i mi ti
sc na on . S u i ted su it ed to e ac h th r o e ,

a rr an ge d .

ma ny hi xp r i lt ti ll
'

60 . A . T s e e ss o n is o b so e e , t h o ugh w e s say a

f ew , an d ma ny a in ad i t r i b ti v s u e se n se . It i s o ccas o n al i ly use d in
p o et ry , as by G r ld M e a asse y ( Lo ve s
’
F a i ry R i ng)

W e ve k n o wn a man y so rr o ws
'
S we e t
W e ve we pt a man y te a rs
’
.

Se e a sol Te nn y so n
( Ill i lle r
’
s D a ugk te r ) :
“
T h y h v
e a e no t s e d h a

man yt r ea s .
”

61 . Ga rn i sk d
’
. Fu r ihn s e d, e q ipp d
u e .

F or a tr i ck sy w o r d , e tc . Fo r q ib b l i
a u ng wo d r (or a pl y pa u on

r
w o d s) , se t th e me a n i n g at de fi an ce .

62 . H ow ck ee r st tk o n ’
E qu iv l t t
a en o Wh at c h e e r H ow is t ’

w ith y ou ?
”
in I
/
V T . . i . 2 . 1 48 .

63 . G oo d sw ee t . NO t rme of co mp i me n t l or e nd ea rm ent d id
mo r e se rv i ce in th t a da y th an s weet . T hi s co mb i n ati o n f goo d
o

sw eet o c cu s r i n Co r . i 3 . . 1 1 9, M W iv . . . 2 . 1 8 9, e tc . Op i n i o n i s
h r e e a
q u a d r i yll b l
s a e, as i n i . 1 . 1 02 .

69 . M ea n it . h ti
T a s, i t n end t o li v e an u
p ri k
g lif Z
t ’
.

74 P aw n d
.
’
. St k d a e , wage r ed . Cf . Co r . 1 11 . 1 . 1
5 , Cy mb . i .
4 .

1 1 8 , e tc .

81 . H ow soe ’
er . The fo li o h as ho w so m e re - a co mmo n
v lg r i m i th t d
u a s n a ay.

ME R . OF V EN . 13
1
94 N o te s [Act Iv

‘
AC I IV

SCEN E I .
—5 . Un capa ble . S . us e s bo th i n capa ble ( six ti me s)
an d u n ca pa ble ( t wi ce ) . S o w e fin d u n ce rta i n an d i n certa i n , nu

co nsta n t an d i n co n sta n t, f
u n o rt u n a te and i nf ort u n a te , u n r a te u l
g f
an d i ngra tef u l, e tc .

6 . F ro m . S ge n e . r lly h
a as e mpty of T hi s i s the on ly i nst an ce

of e mpty f rom .

7 Q ua lify
. . Mo d e r at e , tem p r;e as o f e n t .

8 . Obd u ra te . Th e ac c e n t is on th e p e nult , as a lw y a s in S .

9 . A n d tk u t . He r e tk a t i s o mitt e d a ft r e s i n ce, an d is th en in
se t e d t i n t he se co n d l
c aus e with t ou s i n ce . T hi s is a co mmo n co n

s t ru ti c on i n t he E thli z ab e an w r it r e s . In mo s t c as e s t he sub e cts o f j

t he l
c auses are d i ff r t e en . Cf . T . and C . ii . 2 . 1 77 :

If thi s la w
Of na u e t r be co rr ptu ed t hr o ug h a ff e c ti o n,

A nd tk a t g r t mi
ea n d s, e tc .

O n th e us e o f tk a t w ith if ; si n ce, wk e n , e tc .
, se e o n 11 . 6 54 . ab o ve .

1 0. E n vy ’
s. Se e on iii . 2 . 2 7 7 ab o v e. Cf Illa rk , . xv 10 . .

18 . L ead ’
si tk i s f a sk i o n , e tc . Yo u k e e p up thi h w f s s o o mal i ce
on ly un ti l th fi l h r
e na ou o f e x e cu ti on .

20 . R e morse . Re l ti
en n g, pit y Thi i i t . s s s usu a l
me an i n g i n S .

Cf K .
j . ok n , ii . 1 .
4 78 :
“
So ft p titi pit y e o n s, , an d e mo se ,
”
r
e tc r .

So re mo rse u l
f co mp assi o n a t e, d m l an re o rse ess piti l e ss
( as at

pr e se nt
) .

22 . Wk ere . Wh e r e as . Cf T . . G .
f
o V . iii . 1 .
74 :
“
Wh e r e I
th o ug ht th e r e mn an t mi n e ageof ,
”
e tc .
; L . L . L . n . 1 . 1 03
“
Wh e r e no w hi s k n o wl e d ge must p r o v e ig r n o an c e
”
; Co r . i . 10 . 13

Wh e r e It h o ug ht t o c us r h hi m ,
e tc . O n th e o th r h
e an d , w k erea s
so me t i mes w k ere, as in 2 H en . VI . i . 2 .
5 8 : Wh e r e as the k i ng

an d q ue e n do me an to h awk .
”

2 4. L o ose . Re l e ase , r mit

e .
1
96 N o te s [Act Iv

Cf H a m. . iv .
4 . 1
5 :
“
th e mai n of Po l an d , and Le a r , iii . 1 . 6
sw e ll th e cu rl ed wa t r
e s
’
bo v e t he mai n .
”

77 . Wi lk a ll br i ef an d pla i n co n v e n i e n cy . With all pr p r o e

b r i ty
ev an d di r t e c n e ss .

78 . iv
H a ve j u dgme n tt Cf L k xix 2 . R e ce e se n e n c e . . u e, . 2 .

87P t C p iti
. mp l y m t
a r s. a ac e s, e o en s .

99 Up my p w
. By v i r t
on f my p r r g ti v o e r. ue o e o a e .

1 01 D t mi . D id Th w rd
e er m ti m m
ne . t p t ec e. e o so e es e a ns o u

a n en d t i 2 H IV i
o, as
5 8 T i ll hi fr i d i k
n h th en . . v. . 2 :
“
s en s c n e ss a

d t mi d m
e er m ti m
n
’
t m t e d i C v 3 1 20
so e e s, o co e o a n en , as n or . . . :

“
ti ll th w d t r mi e se ars e e ne .
”

1 18 Iv t tky . l b t o tky l
on Cf t h q i b b l i j C iso e, u on so u . . e u e n . . .

1 .15 m d r f b d
:
“
a l F th
en ti m t f H
e o a so e s .
”
or e se n en , c . 2. en .

I V iv 5 10 .
7 . .

Th hi d t th d d gg r i th y h ght
’
ou s a o u san a e s n t ou s,

W hi h th h t wh tt d th t y h rt
c ou as e e on v s on ea .
"

1 20 . Tk e k a ngma n
’
s ax e . So i n F lthre c e
’
s P ropk etess, iii . 2,

D i o cle si an, wh o h ad sta bbed A p r e , is ca ll ed th e h an g man of Vo l u

i
s ns A p r
j a ck e D r u ms E n te rta i n me nt
e
”
; an d wh e n
in
B r ab ant J un i o r sa ys “
le t mi n e o w h e h an d B e mi n e o wn e h an g ,

man he r e fe rs t o sta bb i ng hi mse l f In t h e D uk e o f B u ck i ngh am s

”
, .
’

R ek ea rsal B ay es sp e ak s o f a gr e at h uge h an gman

“
,
w ith hi s ,

swo rd dr aw n .
”
In Mu ck A do ( iii . 2 . 11 ) Cu pi d is ca ll ed
“
th e

l it tl h e ang man .

121 . E n vy . Mal i ce . Se e on iii . 2 . 2 77 ab o v e.

1 24 . F or tky lif e . Fo r a ll wi g th t l i v
o n ee o e.

1 26. Py tk agora s . T he phi l ph r f S o so e o a mo s , to w h o m w as

at t rib ut e d th e d o c tri ne o f th t r mi gr ti
e ans a on o f so u s l . Cf T A . .
’
.

iv . 2. 54 : Clow n . Wh at i s t he o pi i n on of yt h
P ago r a s co n ce r i n ng

il l M
w d -fo w ? a lvoli o . T h t a th e so u l o f o ur gr an d a m might h ply
a

i h b it b i rd
n a a .
”

129 . H a ng d ’
j or k u ma n sla ugk te r . A cc o d r i ng to J wi h
e s law

( E x od u s, xxi . an o x th t a go r ed a man to d e a th w as t
s o ne d .
 S ce ne I] N o te s I 97

In t h e Mi dd l e A ge s an i mals t h at had i nj u r e d o r k i ll e d h uman b e i ngs

w e r e o ft e n t r i e d an d e x e cu t e d Many i nst an ce s o f such ju d i c i al pro .

c e e d i ngs i n th efo u rt ee n th an d fift een th ce n u t ri e s are me n ti o n e d b y

r G l
Ba i n g- o u d i n h i s Cu r i osi t i es of Old en Ti mes In 1 3 8 6 a
1 j li
u d ge a t F a a se co n d e mn e d a so w t o b e hange d fo r a h vi l r t
ng ace a e d

an d k i ll
ed a c d hi l h r
In 1 3 8 9 a o se w as t ri
e d an d co n d e mn e d t o d i e
.

f or k i ll i g m n I 1 499 h ll wa i mi l rly t
an . d t C n a u as s a se n e n ce a ou

ro y , rB vi f
nea i g th d th f b y T h t ri l
e au a s, o r ca us n e ea o a o . e a s,

w hi h w r c d t d w ith
e e ll t h f r m l iti
co n w r
uc e m ti m a e o a e s, e e so e es

b f r th
e o er d i ry r t m ti m b f r t h l i ti l
e o na co u s, so e es e o e e e cc e s as ca o n e s.

In m so e pp l t high r
c ase s, a r t w r m d nd d i d d ea s o a e co u e e a e, a ec e

i d n f rm
ue D r i g t h w it h p r
o . ti i S l m M d g
u n e c e se c u o ns n a e , ass , o s

w r he e g d f an pp d mp l i it y with p r
e o r su d o se co c e so n s ac cuse .

T h w r d r i gi lly m t t d i b t i th l tt r
’
1 33 St d
. a rv . e o o na e an o e, u n e a e

p rt f th ixt th t ry m t b
a o e s een d i th rr w r ce n u ca e o e u se n e na o e se n se

o f p r i hi g w ith
e s ld m
n i g whi h it ti ll h i th N r th
co a e an n c s as n e o

o f E gl n d ( 2 H
an VI iii 343 t
se e ) — w ith k g en . . . 1. , e c. or u n er .

143 G gi . Cf m vi w ii 7 4 3 ;
o ve .
g l p R i k II .
“
co e e , . .
“
o s ee ,
”
c . .

i v 1 1 39 ; g
. . k t h k i g H m ii 1 1 01o se e t e n ,
”
a . . .
, e c.

1 54 . To fi ll up . T o fu lfil .

1
5 6 . No i mp ed i me n t to let k i m la ck . No hi d r n an ce to hi s
r i v i g O f thi p l i r f r m
e ce n . s e cu a o of
“
d o ub l e ne g tiv
a e
”
( w hi h c it
v i r t lly i ) th r
ua v r li t s e e a re se e a n s an ce s in S .

1 64 . Tk e d ifi ere n ce,
'

e t c. The d ip t
s u e w hi hc i s t he sub e ct o f j
th e pr e se n t t ri l a .

166 . Tk ro ugk ly . Se e on ii .
7 42 . ab o v e.

1
71 . S u ck r u le . Su c h d u e fo rm .

1 73 . Wi tk i n k i s d a nger . Cf V . . a nd A 6 39 . Co me no t wt i hi n

hi s d ange r ,
”
e tc .

1 77 Tk e qu a li ty of me rcy ,
. e tc. T he v rye n atu e r of me r cy
e xl c ud e s th e d e a o f c o m u s o n i p li .

1 78 . It d ropp etk , e tc . Cf E cclesi a sti cus ,

. x v
xx . 20 :
“
Me r cy is
se aso n ab e l i n the ti m e o f af fl i ti c o n , as c o u d s o f l ri
a n i n th e ti m e o f
d r o ug ht .
”
1 98 N o te s [Act Iv

1 83 . Shows . Re pr e se nt s. Cf R i eli II
. . . iii .
4 42
. : Sho w i ng , as

a mo d e l , o ur firm e st a e . t ”

1 89 . Show . it l f pp r Cf 2 1 86 b v
S h ow se , a ea . . 11 . . a o e.

1 90 . S easo n s T mp r
. Cf E d w d III
e e s. . ar .

A d k i g p pr
n h th r t t Gd
n s a o ac e ne a e s un o o

B y gi v i g l i f d f ty t m n e an sa e un o en .

1 93 . We
d o p ray f o r mercy , e t c S . . pr o b ab ly h ad th e L o d r ’
s

P ry ri
a e i t ly
mme d a e i n hi s m n d, b ut th e i se n tim n t i l e s a so fo un d i n
E ccle si a sti cus, xx v iii .

1 97 . F o llow . In s it ps u on .

20 1 . D i sc/la rge . P ay . Se e on iii . 2 . 2 6 8 ab o v e.

203 . Tw i ce l h g t hi t tl i b
. So me c riti cs wou d c an e s o z r ce, e cause

w h v
e th ri th m j t b l w b t th r i
a e
“
ce i ty f
e su
”
us e o , u e e s n o n e ce ss or

b r i gi g th tw p
n n
g ie t m th m ti l o gr m t S
assai ft es n o a e a ca a ee en . . s o en

r l i th l ittl r ith m ti l m tt r
ca e e ss n e se e a e ca a e s .

07
2 T t/ . H ty S
ru tr m w
z . h tm
o nes . o
“
a ue an as an o n es an ,

as O pp d t thi f S M f M i
o se o a 46 Ev ry t r e m . ee or v . 2 . : e ue an s
’

a pp r l fit y r thi f ; H I V ii 98 th thi v h v
a e s ou e
”
1 en . . . 2 . :
“
e e es a e

d th t r m ”
b o un t
e ue e n, e c.

216 A D . i l m t j dgm t an e Th ll i i t th H i t
co e o u en . e a us o n s o e s o r t'

o
f S 4 5 T
usa n n a ,h L r d r i d p t h h ly
: pi r it
“
f y g e o a se u e o s o a o un

y th w h
ou , m w D i l
o se t S
na l E k i l xxv iii 3
e as an e ,
”
e c. ee a so ze e , .
,

an d D a n i el, vi .
3 .

24 1 . H a t/z f u ll r ela ti o n , e t c . C l rly r

ea e co gn z e s i th t thia s pe n
a l ty ( l ik e an y o th r ) h l d b p id
e s ou e a .

244 . More e ld e r . D o ub l e co mp a r ti v
a es an d su p rl ti v
e a es are

co mmo n i n th e E li za be th an r it r I
w e s . n S w e fin d mo r l rg re a e

(A . a nd C . iii . 6 .
“
m r b tt r
o e e e ( Te mp . i . 2 .
“
mo st
l
b o des t ”
(j . C . iii . 1 . mo st i t ( Id iii
u nk n d e s . . 2 . et c .

In R i ck 1 1 . . 1 1. 1 .
49 w e fin d
“
l e ss h ppi r th ly i t
a e ,
”
e on ns an ce wi th
less fo un d i n S .

2 48 . B a la n ce . A co n t r t d pl r l
ac e u a , as th e v rb
e an d them i n
h l
S y o ck ’
s an sw e r pr v o e. S h pl r l
uc ft u a s o e n o ccu r( as a so l d o po s
2 00 N o te s [Act IV

o
g e s o r f th t d a ay ) , b ut ad d s th e so u n d la w of thi p s s eec h ,
w hi h c is
en ti r ly hi w
e s o n .

34 2 . A li e n . A t ri yll b l
s a e. Se e on i . 1 . 8 ab o v e .

34 5 . Co n tr i ve . Pl t o . C . n .
3 . 16 :
“
t h e fa e s w t ith t r it r a o s

do co n triv e,
”
e tc .

36 5 . Wk i ck k u mble ness, e tc . Wh i c h h u mb l e en t r ty ea on th y
p rta may i n d u ce me to co mmu t e fo r a fin e .

36 6 . Ay , f or tk e sta te , e tc . T h t a i s, t h e h l f w hi h a c go e s to the
t t
s a e may be th us c o mmu t e d , b ut not An t i on o s
’
.

37 6 In . use . In tr u st fo r S h yl o ck , fo r t h p rp e u o se o f se cu ri ng it
at h i s d e a th t o Lo r e nz o . Use d o e s no t me a n i n terest, w hi h A tc n o

ni o has sa id ( i .
3 61 . ab o v ) th t b
e a ith r giv
e ne e es no r t ak e s .

382 . Of a ll k e d i es p ossess d
’
. S i 125
ee o n . 1 . ab o v e .

3 92 Te n mo re
. . To mak e u p j ry a f t w
u lv o e e. Thi pp r t s a ea s o

h v a e b e e n an o ld j ok e . Of c o u se r it i t f p l s ou o ac e h r t ri l b y
e e , as a

j ry w
u as u nk n o w n i n Ve n i ce .

3 95 D esi re y o u r gra ce
. o
f p a rd o n . Cf . M . N . D . iii . 1 . 18
5
d es ir
e yo u o f mo e a cq u a r i t
n an ce ; an d Otk . iii .
3 . 2 12 : b e se e c h
yo u of ou y rpr
a do n
”
.

3 99 . G ra ti
fy . R e co m p e nse . Cf . Co r . n . 2 .
44 :
“
To g r ti fy
a

hi s n o b e se l rv i ce , e tc .

405 . Cope . R e wa d , r r q it e u e.

4 14 . Of f o r ce . Of it y n e c e ss . P erf o rce i s s ti ll us e d in t hi s se n se .

A ttempt . Tem pt . Cf . M for M . iv . 2 . 2 05 :

“
ne ith r my e co a t ,

i t gr it y
n e , no r p r e su as o n ca n i w ith e ase a tt e mpt yo u .
”

44 4 . Co mma n d e men t . The p ll i

S e ng in a ll th e ea rly e d s. Th e
r
wo d isl a so a q ua d r i yll b l
s a e in 1 H en . V] . i .
3 . 20 : Fr o m hi m I
h v xp r
a e e e ss c o mman d e me nt .
”

SC E NE II . 6 . Upo n mo re a d v ce . i U p on fu t rh r e c o ns i d r ti e a on .

C f III
.
f . t
or r m M r d v .i v ;. d R i1 .
4 69 : af e o e a ce
”
an ck 11 i . . .
3 .

2 33 p g d dv i
: u ( ft r
on d d l i b r
ooti ) t a ce a e ue e e a on , e c.

15 Old w .i g Old i thi i t i v

s ea r n gm t ti v . n s n e ns e o r au en a e se nse

i
s co mm i w r it f th ti m
on F n th r x mpl i S e rs o e e. or o e e a es n .
, se e
S ce ne 11] N o te s 201

Ala ck . n 3. . 2, M .i 4 I/ V . . .
5, Mu ck A do , v . 2 .
98 , an d 2 H en I V . . 11 .

4 . 21 . C f t he. l g ph r
s an ase o f o u r d ay, a hi gh o ld ti m e, an d o th r e

fam ia il r use s o f o ld o ld fe ll o w,
” “
o ld b o y,

A CT V

SCE NE I —4 . . Tr o i lus . S i n the

. pl y a of Tro i lus an d Cressi da
mak e s e ss Cr id
t h e d aught e o f t h e so o th sa e C a ch as b ut h e r r yr l ,

n ame i s n o t fo u n d i n c assi c fab e T h e a usi o n h e e i s b o o w e d l l . ll r rr

r r
f o m Ch au c e s Tro i lu s a n d Cresse i d e i n w hi c h t h e p i n ce i s
’
, r
r ll
d esc i b e d as wat c hi n g u p o n th e w a e s r
fo r C e ssi d a s c o mi ng ’
.

7 Tk i ske . ry
Th e st o o f t h e B abylo n i an
. l v r yr
o e s P amus an d ,

T hi b i t l d b y Ov i d G l d i g t r l ti w p b l i h d i ’
s e, s o . o n s an s a on as u s e n

15 6 4 b t S m y,h v r d uth r i gi l . H p r b b ly
a d r w m r a e ea e o na . e o a e o e

d i r tly fr m C h
ec r L g d f G d W m i w hi h Thi b
o au c e
’
s e en e o oo e o en , n c s e,

Di d d Md o , ani tr d d ft r th re H h d lr d y
e a are n o u ce o ne a e an o e . e a a ea

use d th t ry i t h M IV D e s o n e . . .

0 Did T h pi t r f Did i ti rd w ith Vi rgi l

’
1 . o. e c u e o o s no n a c co an ce s

na rr ti v It m y h v b
a e. gg t d b y th t f A r i d i th
a a e een su es e a o a ne n e

L egen de o
f Ge o de Wo men ( 2 1 8 7 fo l ) .

t
to th e s ro u d e b are fo te fas sh e we n t t .

s
a r
ae r
ae le
a le
a

H ir e k e rch e fe on a p l o e styk e d s h ee,

A scau n ce th t h a e sh u ld e b yt we l yse e ,
A n d hym e me mb e t r r ht a sh e wa s b e hyn d e ,
A n d u n agayne an dt r , o n th e stro n d e hi r e fynd e .

T he ea rl i e st rfr
e e e n ce t o t he w i llow as a sy mb o l of fo r sak e n lv
o e

i s fo un d i n a man u sc r ip t co ll ti
ec on o f p o e ms b y Jh o n H e wo o d ,y
ab o ut 1
5 30 C f Mu ck A do, ii 1 1 94 2 2 5 , Otk i v 3
. . . . , . . . 28 fo l , .

3 H en . VI iii 3 2 2 8 e t c
. . .
, .

lVaf t F o r w af ted, as i n K yok n , 11 1 73 :

.
“
Th an . . . n o w th e

Eng li h s b o t o ms t h v a e w aft
’
o er .
”
C f lif t fo r lif ted i n
. 1 H e n VI . .

i . 1 . 1 6, G e n esi s, v ii . 1 7, P sa lms, x iii

c .
3, e t c.
2 02 N o te s [Act v

13 . Med
ll i i t t h f b l f h r t ri g Ai
ea . Th e a us o n s o e a e o er es o n so n,

t h f th r f J
e a t y eth f l v ig r b y h
o h t m t Ov i d
aso n , o ou u ou e r e nc an e n s.

t ll
e th t h d r w b l
s us d fr m h i v i
a d
s pp l i d i t pl
e e oo o s e n s, an su e s ace

w ith th j i f r t i h rb
e u ce o ce a n e s.

6 U tk i/t
1 . W h v t h dj ti v g i i T f A i v 3 3
n r . e a e e a ec e a a n n . o . . . 1 1,

and th e n o un i n R i ck II . . ii .
3 . 1 2 2, So n n .
9 9 . an d 1 3 . 13 .

28 . S tepk a n o r itt t m r y r l t r)
. In the Te mp .
( w en en or o e ea s a e

thi m h t h
s na t th fir t yll b l wh r it b l g
e as e acce n on e s s a e, e e e o n s.

3 H ly
1 Th o v ry mm i It ly T h r i
crosses. e se are e co on n a . e e s a

sh r i f th M d
ne o d l M r i t h mi d t f t h
e b tw
a o nn a e a e n e s o e se a e een

M tr es d V i e an d th r b t w V i
e n ce , d P l t ri an an o e e een e n ce an a es n a,

w h r th g d l i r
e e d m ri
e r r th m lv i p i g
on o e an a ne c o ss e se es n ass n .

36 G w i . S o 8 53 b v e I l t
n pr p r i
. e e o n 11. . a o e . n
“
e us e a e, n

th e next l i w h v th r d i r y f r m f t h t p r i mp r tiv
ne, e a e e o na o o e Is e s. e a e.

39 S l . t A i mit ti
o o f th p t h r
, e c . n a on o e os -
o n .

4 M t L
1. t Th
a s er rly d h v M L r o re n z o , e c . e ea e s. a e
“
. o e nz o ,

ML r . ML r
o enz o , ML r ”
d ML r d . o e nz o . o e nz o ,
”
an . o e n z o an

M L r rs. o e nz a .

5 3 M i
. T hi w r d m ti
us c m m .t m i l i t r m t s o so e es e an u s ca ns u e n s, o r

a b d fm i
an S o H VIII i 94
us c Bid th m i l v
. ee en . . v. 2 . : e us c ea e

Th y h r h t Cf 98 b l w It i y r m i m d m f ”
e are a s , e c . . e o : s ou us c, a a , o

t he h o u se .
”

56 . Creep i n . In w as t
o f e n us e d fo r i n to .

5 9 P a ti n es
. T h e p a ti n e w as t h e ate u se d fo r t h e sa c
. pl rm tl a en a

r
b e ad , an d w as so me t me s mad e o f go d S o me e d o i l . it r p r f rs e e

p tt r
a e n s,
”
t h e e a d ng o f th e 2 d fo o r i li .

61 . H i s mo t i o n . H i s fo r i ts, as in 8 2 b e l ow. Se e on iii . 2 . 82

ab o v e. Fo r o th r ll i e a us o n s t o th e
“
musi c of th e s ph r e es
”
in S .
,

se e A . a nd C . v . 2 . 8 4, T N . . iii . 1. 1 2 1 , A . Y L . . ii
7 6 , e tc
. . .

62 . Ck e r u ki n s s .
Th e s n gu ai lr c k e r u ki n i s fo un d i n Temp . i . 2 .

1 5 2, Ma ck i . .
7 . 2 2, Otk . iv . 2 . an d L . C 3 19 ;
. ck er ub on ly in
H am . iv 3 . .
50 . Ck eru ki n o ccu s r in S p e n se r an d o th r p t e oe s of th e

ti m e, an d i s use d e v en by D ryd en .

63 . S u ck k a rmany , e tc . i
B e s d e s th e mus i c o f th e s ph r e e s, w hi h c
2 04 N o te s [Act V

As P hil m l i mm r fr t d th in g
o e n su e
'

s on o s ,

A d t p h
n pip i gr wth f rip r d y
s o s er e n o o e a s

N t th t h
o mm r i l
a pl
t e su t w e s e ss easan no

Th wh anh m f l hy men d i d h h theright o u rn u ns us e n ,

B t th t wi l d m i b rt h
u a v ry b gh us c u e ns e e ou ,

A d w t g w
n s mm l ee s th i r d d light
ro n co on o se e ear e .

All the b i rd m ti s en o ne d h r e e th e r
c o w, l rka , c u ck o o , e t c . are

fo u nd i n It ly a .

1 07 . By seaso n , e t c. By fit n ess of o ccas o n i are ad a pt d e or

q ua lifi e d to o b ta n i th i r j t pp r i ti
e us a ec a o n , an d to s h ow th i r t r
e ue

e x ll
ce e n ce .
”

1 09 . P ea ce, k o In 7 . C . i . 2 . 1 we fi n d P e ac e , h o ! use d , as

h r e e, to s il e n ce the musi c .

E n dy mi o n . A b e au fu ti l h ph r d s e e be lv
o ed by D i ana. Fle tche r ,

i n th e F a i tkfi t l Sk epk er d t ll
e ss, e s

H o w the pa e P oeb e h ti
u n ng i n a g rv l h , o e,

ir t y i r
F s saw the b o y En d m o n , f o m wh y o se e es

Sh t k t r l fi
e oo th t v r d i ;
e e na re a ne e es

H w h y d hi m ftly i l p ’
o s e c o n ve so n a s ee ,

H i t mpl s b d with p ppy t th

e es t p o un o ,
o e s ee

H d f ld L t m
ea wh r
o h
o t p h ighta o s, e e s e s oo s eac n ,

G i l d i g th m t with h b r th r l ight i '

n e o un a n er o e s ,

T ki o h w t tss er s e e es .

T he fab l e pp r a ea s in man y fo rms i n th e l i

c ass c w te ri r s, an d has
b e en a fa v r it
ith p t v r i
ou e o ne w oe s e e s n ce .

1 15 Wk i k p d S
. ii 7 4 b v
c s ee . ee on . . a o e .

121 A t k t . d Thi t g d i r ti i f nd in th 1 t
uc e so u n s . s s a e ec on s ou e s

f li A t k t ( p r b b ly fr m th It l i fl ri h
,

o o . uc e t t ) i o a o e a an o cca a s a ou s on

a t r mp t Cf H V i v 2 3 5 T h l t th t rump t
u e . . d
en . . . . :
“
en e e e so un

Th t k t
e anuc e -
so n ce .
”

127 W k ld k ld d y t W h o ul d h v e d y w h n th
. e s ou o a , e c. e s a a e e

A t ip d
n d if y
o P rti
es w l d w l k b r d t ni ght
o, o u, o a, ou a a oa a .
S ce ne 1] N o te s 2 05

Le t me gi ve ligkt , e t c
1 29 . Se e o n . iii .
9 1 ab o
2 . v e. P un s on

li gkt an d d a rk a n d ligk t an d k ea vy are f e rq ue nt i n S .

132 . Go d so rt a ll ! Go d d ip s o se all thi ngs ! C f R i ck

. .

3 36 : ll ; rt it
A ll may b e we
'

b u t i f Go d so so ,

T is
'
mo r e h
t an we d e se rv e or I e xp t ec .

1 36 . In a ll se n se . In all r e aso n .

14 1 . B rea tk i ng co u rtesy . Cf . Ma ck . v .
3 . 27 :
“
Mo uth h o n o ur -
,

b r thea .

1 46 . P oesy . T h e p oesy or
p osy ( fo r the tw o w o d s r are th e sa me )
of a ri ng was a p i t i r id
mo tt o or r h y m i r ib e n sc ed u on s n ne s e .

T h f hi e as f p t ti g
on h p i
o r i g p r v i l d fr m th
u n su c
“
o s es
”
on n s e a e o e

mi d d l f th ixt
e o th t the l s f th v t th t r i
e en o e c o se o e se en e e n ce n u es .

I 1 6 24
n li tt l b k w a p b l i h d with th q i t titl L
e oo as u s e e ua n e, o ve s
’

G l d P i f R i g H dk k i f
ar an , or os es d Gl ;
or d k n s, an erc e s, a n o v es an su c

p y tt t
re k tkot l e n s, d t k i l a C f H m iii 2 1
o v ers sen6 2 e r o ves . . a . . .

I t his pr l g s a th p y f r i g? Th
o o ue , o r th ly e o es o a n
”
e se are e on

i t
n s an ce s i whi h S n t h w r d i t hi c n . u se s e o n s se se .

1 48 L . m t D
ea ve t p r t w i th m
e no L i .d i th o no a e . ea v e s u se n e

sam n b y P r ti i 1 70 b l w
e se se o a n e o .

1 54 R p ti
. C i d r t r g rd f l Cf R d iii 1 1 2 8
es ec ve. o ns e a e, e a u . . . an . .

r p ti v l ity S l K j k i 1 1 88
es ec
”
e en . e e a so . o n, . . .

1 56 O . S e n ii 6 6 7 b v
’
s. e on . . a o e.

1 60 S u ék d
. Stunt d d w fi h ; g
cr e .r lly d te mp t e , ar s ene a use co n

u o usly.

1 75 . I w ere best . Se e on n . 8 33 . ab o v e.

1 91 Tk e ri n
g F o r the r p titie e on in thi s an d th e fo ll wio ng

1 2—
. .

s p eec h , H e fo d r r co mp a r e s K j ok n . , iii . 1 . 15 an d R i ck [ I] . . i .
3 .

2 92 - 2 94 . Se e a so l E dwa rd III . 11. 1 . 1 55

-
1 63, w h r e e n ne i li ne s

e nd w ith “
th e sun.
”

1 97 . Tk e v i rtue o
f tk e ri n
g . The p o we r it h as ; th e r i ght t m o e

an d mi n e of w hi ch i t i s th e pl e d ge . Se e iii . 2 . 1 7 1, w h r P rt i
e e o a

g iv es th e ri ng .

1 99. Co nta i n . R e ta i n; as i n Son n 7 7 9 : . .

“
w h at th y m m ry e o
2 06 N o t es [Act v

cann o t co ntai n,
”
e tc . You r ko n o u r rfr e e s to hi s pl e d ge in ui . 2 .

183;

H a d pleas d to k a ve d ef e n ded
2 02 . F o r h ad
’
e ase d t o de .
“
pl
fe n d ”
i r
T h e n accu acy i s so me me s fo u n d i n go o d w e s o f o ur
. ti r it r
d ay, an d h as so me me s b e e n d e fe n d e d b y g amma ans ti r ri .

2 03 . Wa n ted . As t o h v a e w an t e d.

204 . Urge . U ge yo u to g r iv e i t to h i m; i it p
ns s u on it . Cere
many a sac r ed t ng hi .

2 08 . Ci v i l do cto r . Do cto r of c i vi l l w a .

2 18 . F o r, by tk ese, e t c. Cf R . . an d j iii 5 . . .
9: N g s “
i ht ’
c an d e s l
are bu r nt o ut
”
; M ac b . 11. 1.
5 :
“
Th r h e e s
’
usb an d in ry h v ea en ;
T h ir
e l
can d e s a re all o u t,
”
e tc .

2 3 7. Wealtk . We al , p r p r i ty ;
os e as i n H am . iv .
4 . 27 :
“
much
w ea l th an d p e ace .

2 38 . Wk i ck . T h tia s, hi h l
w c oa n .

2 39 . Mi s ca rri ed . Pe ri h d ;
s e as in n. 8 . 29 an d i ii . 2 .
31 1
ab o ve .

24 1 . A dvi sedly . D el b e i r t ly a e . Cf . a avi sed in i . 1 . 1 42 an d n. 1.

2 5 7. R i ck ly . R i h ly l
c ad e n . r i h ly l ft i
Cf .
“
c e ,
”
. 1 . 1 6 1 ab o v e.

2 60 . Li v i ng . Se e on li vi n g iii
s, 56 b v . 2 . 1 a o e.

26 2 . To roa d . To h rb a ou r Cf p r t d pi r
. . o s, an e s, an d r o ad s,

i . 1 . 1 9 ab o v e.

2 70 .
fi ed
S a ti s o
f: Sa ti fi s ed c o n ce n n g r i ; th t a i s, yo u w ih s to
k no w mo r e ab o u t th e m . A t f u ll i n fu ll , fu lly .

2 72 . A nd c k a rge us, e t c.
“
In th e Co u rt of Q ue e n s
’
Be n c h ,

w h en a co mp l ai n t i s mad e aga n s i t a p r e so n fo r ‘c o nt e m t ’ th e p
,

p r ti ac ce is th t a b e fo r e t
se n e n c e fi lly p r d h i
is t na o n o u n ce e s se n

i n t o th e C r o wn Offi c e , an d b i g th r ‘
e n h rg d p i t rr g e e c a e u on n e o a

t rio es
’
h e i s mad e t o sw e a r th t h w ill ‘ a w r ll thi g f ith
e an s e a n s a

fu lly r
( L o d Cam b e p ll ’
s S k a k espea re
’
s Lega l A cqu i reme n ts) .

In ter gu tor i es
’
. Thi s co n tr act e d rm w
fo as c o mmo n i n S .
’
s ti m e

We fin d i t e v en i pr
n o se in A . W iv 3 . . . 20 7, as p ri t n e d i n t he
e ar ly e ds . T h e fu ll f r m o o c cu s r in K .
j ok n , i ii . 1 . 147 .
2 08 A pp e n d i

T h re e may b e no thi ng i n t he fir t s sce n e w hi h c mak e s it ab so .

lut e ly ce rt i th t
a n a An t i on o s
’
f ri e n ds are no t se lfi h s su mme r
fri e nds (
”
r
s uc mh tias t i t r
t he d
d i Ti m
a a
f A tk ) ;
s n o uce s n on o en s

b t l w h r i th p l y t h q
u e se e e n ti i ttl d p t d b t Th i r
e a e ue s on s se e as a ou . e

l v f hi m d r th r i l t t f d v r it y Wh
o e or en u es e c uc a w f th es O a e s . e n ne s o e

lo ss o f hi hip b gi t m ( ii 8 ) S l i y t S l r i
s s s e ns o co e . a an o sa s o a a no

Y w r b t ou t ll A t i wh t y h r
e e es to e n on o a ou ea

Y d t ddet ly f it m y gri v hi m ;
o no su en , or a e e

an d h i fr i d r p l i
s en A k i d r g tl m
e es : t r d t t h rth n e en e an ea s no e ea .

Th enf ll w th t x q i it p
o o s a g e i w hi h
u s t h p
e r ti g f A
assa t i e n c e a n o n on o

an d B i i d r i b d ; d S l i dd
assan o s e sc e an a an o a s

I thi k h ly l v h w rld f hi m
n e on o es t e o or .

I p r y th l t g a d fi d hi m
ee , t e us o an n ou ,

A d q i k hi n mb r d h vi
u c en s e ace ea n e ss

W ith m d l ight hr
so e e or ot e .

L t r a e ( iiion w h m . r b d w m en d A t o i i e a ne s co e s an n on o s

th r t d w ith b k r pt y th d v ti
e a e ne an f th
u c fri d i e e o on o e se en s s no n e

t d— d
,

th l e t
e ss b o e no e i th f rm r i t an , Wh
as th y n e o e n s an c e , en e

are b y th m lv e d se h v e s, a n m ti v f p l y i g f l p rt
c an a e no o e or a n a a se a

i —O th t I
.

S l i
a an o s p k f th M r h t ea s o th g d A t
e e c an as
“
e oo n on o a

h d a tit l g d
a e gh t k p hi
oo eno u m mp y ! o G ti b
ee s na e co an
”
ra an

l
a so c a ll hi m th g d A t i
s
“
e d i th t r i l
oo n o n o,h t ”
an n e a sc e n e e can n o

fi d l
n g g i t
an ua e gh t
n e n se xp r h i gr i f d w r th
e no u o e e ss s e an a on

ac c o u n t f th J w m r i l
o e epit g i t A t i
’
s e c d hi
e ss s x lt e a a ns n o n o , an s e u

an t ir y w h th D i l m t j d gm t h d i d d i f v r
on en e an e co e o u en as ec e n a ou

o f th M r h e t C th h p r iti l fr i d ?
e c an . an e se e a as ca en s

A t i h b
n on o ft as ll d m l h ly m b t h i
een O en ca e a
“
e an c o a n, u e s

no t h b y t r th gh gr v d r t A t th p i g f
su c na u e, ou a e an ea nes . e o en n o

t h p l y th
e a h d w f mi g mi f rt
e s a o o lr d y h g v r hi m
co n s o un e a ea an s o e .

H e is sa d , p t f d
h e k n o ws f p no t why, b ut it i s th e oe
’
s on n e ss or re

se n ti m t th t h m d hi m
en s It rp r i hi fr i d w hi h
a as a e so . su se s s en s, c ,

no l th h i w mm t p it i d i t th t it i t hi
e ss an s o n co en s u on ,
n ca e s a s no s

o r d i ry m d W a r th t h m t b
na oo lly g i l h
. e re su e a e us e u sua en a ,
or e
 A p p e ndix 20
9

co u ld n o t at t r t thac l i v ly y g m wh
e se w h v
e o un e n, o , as e a e se e n, are

no p r it ; a as es an d w i f r fr m th i r t l k th t h
e n e o e a a e c an e v en be
m rry t ti m
e a e s, th gh p r b b ly i
ou b i t r w y o a n no o s e o us a .

In b ut o ne i t ns an ce
( se e no e o nt iv . 1 . 2 74) d o e s h e i n d u ge i n a l
pu n , an d i s t h e mo s a itet c
p u n in p r
t p th i h
all S ak e s e a e It i s i n .

h t pp
w a h e su o se s i s t o b e hi s as s e e c b e fo l t p h r h di e e es

R p et t y th t y h ll l y r fr i d
en no ou a ou s a o se ou en ,

A d h r p t
n t th t h p y y
e r d bt ;
e e n s no a e a s ou e

F i f th J w d
or t b t d p e
gh e o cu u ee e no u ,

I 11 p y t i t tly wi tk ll my k
’
a i t n s an a ea r .

He p uns th t v r p
a d bne e unn e r
e fo e , o u t o f p r l v u e o e an d pi ty f or

h is fr i e n d, wh m h w ld f i
o e ou a n k ee p fr m gr i v i go e n at h i d ths ea .

And t hi s i s th e ma n w h o h as b e e n ca ll d i e ib l n se n s e to th ft r
e so e

i fl
n u e n ce s o f li f e

In th e l p l y wh r w
ast sce n e o f A t i r l i v d fr m
the a , e e e se e n on o e e e o

th xi ty f th p t tw
e an e O th r m th h h l ittl t y b t
e as o or ee on s, e as e o sa , u

th t l itt l i i th m
a e s lfi h v i H i t r b l d t th
n e sa e u n se s e n . e s ou e a e

app r t mi d r t d i g b t th r i g
a en sun e s and y I m th n a ou e n s, a n sa s,
“
a e

un h pp y b j t f th q rr l
a su ec d h tri
O t m k p e se by ua e s an e es o a e e ace

o ff r i g t b
e n m r ty f B
o e co i g d f ith i t h f t r
e su e or assa n o s
’
oo a n e u u e.

T hi m s I h v i d i f v r it with Sh k p r b t
an , a s a e sa , s a a ou e a es ea e , u

Sh k p r i
a es v r fr i d t h w th f l t d w k
ea e s ne e af a o s o e au s an ea n e sse s o

hi b t h r t r
s es c H did t r g rd A t
a a c e s. i t r t m t f th e no e a n on o s
’
ea en o e

J we v i rt
as a l th gh th t w t h m d i v l v i w f it
“
ue,
”
a ou a as e e e a e o .

H r v ry wh r h h l d th mi rr r p t t r l tti g it
e e , as e e e e, e o s e o u o na u e , e n

r fl t th g it w
e ec e a If w e as i d r w h t w th t h g r las . e co n s e a as en e e ne a

f l i g t w r d th J w
ee n o a d w ith w h t b itt r
s e t mpt d d t
e s, a n a e co n e an e es

t ti
a th y w r r g rd d v b y th b t C h r i ti
on e e e e ah w th y e , e en e es s a n s, o e

w r e e b d r bb d
a use d p r , t d wo et w d r
,
t than e se c u e , e c an n o on e a e

rpg d r w hi h th g d A t i m i f t t w r d
Sh yl k —
e u na n c e an sc o n c e oo n on o an es s o a s

th t h ll hi m d g
oc a d pite p hi m Wh
ca s
“
o ,
”
an s s u on . en

th eJ w r mi d h i m f th
e e n rt i s t t h t i m wh oh i e se co u es es a e e en e s

as k i g th l
n A t e i r pl i
o an , n on o e es :

ME R . O F VE N .
—4 1
 2 10 A pp e n d i x

I am as lik e to ca ll th e e s o aga n , i
To s ept on th e e aga n , to s i p r th
u n e e too .

If th o u w ilt l it t
e nd thi s mo ne yl
, e nd no

A t s o th y fri
d ; f wh d i d fri d hip t
en s or en en s ak e

A b r d f b rr
ee m t l f h i fri d ?
o a en e a o s en

B tl u d it th r t thi
en my ra e o ne e ne ,

W h i f h b r k th m y t with b tt r f
o e ea , ou a s e e ace

E t th p l ty
xa c e e na .

S h ak e s p r ea e me an t th t a An t i on o h l d r m mb r th t p h
s ou e e e a s e ec

an d h
t at w e s o u d h l r e me mb e r i t — wh l t r h i f i t b g en a e e s a n o e

me ry c of t he
“
do g ”
h e has d pi d es d d fi d sed g t f an e e , an e s or

a n swe r 3

T h o u c all d st
'
me d o g b e fo r e th o u h a dst a cau se ;
i I a m a d o g b e wa re my fan gs
"
B u t, s nce , .

SHYLOCK —T h r th wh b l i v th t Sh k p r har e d
. e e are o se o e e e a a es ea e s

t h p r j di c
e e u f h i ti m g
e oi t t h J w ; b t t m n thi g
s e a a ns e e u o e o n c an

b e l r r th n t h t h h as i d i r tly — d th m r ff tiv ly
c ea e a a e n ec an e o e e ec e

b c e e i nd i r
a us tly — xp d d r p r v d i t i j ti
ec e H r
o se an e o e s n us ce . e e , as

so o ft n i n hi w r k h p r v
e s hi m l f f i d v
o s, ef h i ag o es se ar n a an ce o s e.

S h yl k i s t h w r t d
oc d p i h d h d rv d t b ; b t h
a e an un s e , as e e se e o e u e

s h ws hi s Ch r i ti dv r r i s th t th y h v t ght hi m th l
o s an a e sa e a e a e au e e sso n

o f r e v e n g ; th at i f th J wi h m xi m b
e y f
e y e nd s a e an e e o r an e e, a a

t th f a t th it h b n f lly i d r d d d pt d b y th
oo or oo ,
”
as ee u n o se an a o e e

Ch r i t i an s n ir n r l i pl
a f hi p r f
o d g ld
u e n If ac e o s o e sse o e n o ne .

y o u w r n g
”
o h r n
u s, h ll w e n t r v g
e aso ? If w l
s,k s a e o e en e e are i e

y ou i n t h r t w e we i ll res m b l , y i n th t If J w w r g
e se e ou a . a e on a

C h r i st i wh t i hi h mi l it y ?
an , a R v ge
s If Ch r i ti
s u wr g e en . a s an on a

J w wh t h l d h i
e , a s ff r ou b b y C h r i ti
s su x mp l ? Why e an ce e, s an e a e ,

r v ge Th v i ll y y t h m I wi ll x t e ; d it h ll g
e en . e an ou e ac e, e e cu an s a o

har d b t I w i ll b tt r t h i n t r ti
u e e e s uc on .

Th e r i o p
e ib l
s n w r t thi o ss d it i e mo t i g i fi
an s t e o s, an s a s s n can

f ct th at Sh k p r m k s h i C h r i ti
a a es ea e tt mpt a Sh yl k
e s s an s a e no ne . oc

i l ft mast r o f th e fi e l d ; an d thi i t h m th od th p o t h o
s e e s s e e e e c o ses
2 12 A pp e n d i x

may no t p with th f i r E gl i h gi rl b t w
we e t h l p h ri g
e a n s , u e ca nn o e s a n

h erpit y d y mp th y f Shyl k ; d i thi r ult th g i

an s a or oc an n s es e e n us

o f th p t e H i
oe xp r, it th g i f h m ity th t
o r, as e ne e e sse s , e e n us o u an a

r ig d i hi m i t r i mph t v r v lg r p r j d i
e ne n ,
”
s d f n ti i m
u an o e u a e u c e an a a c s .

It w l d t k t m h p t xp l i i d t i l h w Sh k
ou a e oo uc s ace o e a n n e a o a e

sp r mp l i h thi i hi d l i
e a e acc o ti f th J w b y m k i g
s es s n s e ne a on o e e : a n

hi m f hi m t i t ll t l h r t r ; b y gi v i g hi m g
o ne o s os n e r e c ua c a ac e s n a e ne

o u th i m f hi
s en i tr
u s as r l igi d l w;
or d b y l itt l
s an c e n ac e , e o n, a n a an e

t h h wi g th t h i t d tit t f t d r
o uc es s o n a t l te s no es u e o en e n e ss, o r a e as

o f r mi i e f t d r
n sc e n c e s owh h m r th l f th
en e n e ss, as en e o u ns e o ss o e

ri g th t L h g v hi m w h h w b h l r T h r w
n a ea a e en e as a ac e o . e e as o n e

so ft p t i hi h r t th
s o ngh th r t mi ght b
s h r d G r ti
ea , ou e es e as a as a an o

i tim t d wh h x l i m d whi l Sh yl k w w h tti g hi k i f

n a e en e e c a e , e oc as e n s n e

i th t r i l
n e a sce n e

N t thy l b t thy l h r h J w o on so e , u on so u ,
a s e ,

Th m k t thy k i f k
’
ou a s n e een .

If th e r e ad e r w ld ou u n d e s an d rt be tt r th t Sh yl
e a o ck is w h th i a e s

b e cause S h ak e s p r w ea e as w h tw
a e k n o w hi m to b e , a p t tf
oe no or

an age , b ut fo r all ti m l t hi m r e, e e ad Marl o w e s

’
j ew of Ma lta , a nd

co mp a r th
e e h r with Sh yl k
e o ith ll hi v r i
oc . T he l tt r
a e , w a s a a ce

an d c uer l ty
i m , th s a f rm r i an i mp i b l m t w h
e o e s an o ss e o n s er, o

t th t h w l k b r d 0 ight d k i ll ik p r ’
b o as s a e a s a oa n s, an s s c e so n s

g r i
o an n
g d r wunall ; p
e i w ll s n
”
d t d i ph y
o so n s i th t h e s, a s u es s c a e

m y k p th
a ee xt b y w ith d i ggi g gr v
e se o ns us d r i gi g d d n a e s an n n ea

m en s k ’
ll b y hi xt rti fill j i l w ith b k r pt d h
ne s s e o o ns s a s an u s, a n os

p i t l w
a s i t h r ph ;o h k l w
an sh h i v i c ti m uc h g th
es m lv ien s c s an e se es n

th i r d p i r ; d fi lly d i
e es a an r p t t d d fi t with r
na es un e e n an an e an ,
c u se s

on hi l ip s g i t
s ath a ns m i d i fid l
e se e n e B t thi i th
e s ani d l n e s . u s s e ea

J w
e f Mo rl w a d S oh k p’
e s an r g r ti !a es ea e s
’
e ne a on

A d M r ti
n L th r w
a n l pr j di d d i t l r t H
u e as n o e ss e u ce an n o e an . e

w t ro th u
e K w th
s:
“
d e r C h r i ti
no ,
th t xt t th d v i l
ou a s an , a , ne o e e ,

th ou t h v
c an s b itt r r fi
a e no f th e eg i Jw
, e rce r oe an a e nu ne e ,
o ne

wh i o
J w
s a i er t Th n t r e a n es
u n l I g i
. v th i s th t fi
e e co u se e ee a re
 A pp e n d i x 2 13

b e put t o t h ir y e s n ago gu e s, a n d th t v r wh
a , o e at wi ll no t bu r n u p,

t he e a be r th h p d ea e an d pi l e d , so th t ta no s on e o r tr ace o f t h e m be
se e n fo r v rm r
e e o e
”1

—Ab
.

PO RT1A . r ti th r h b o ut d b b t l i ttl
Po a e e as ee n, an can e, u e

r mf
oo t
or c r iti
d i ff r d di p t
cs Th y
o f w wh d e t an s u e. e are e o o no

cor d i lly gr w ith M K mb l th t h i th i d l f th p

a a ee rs . e e a s e s
“
e ea O e er

f tw m
ee o th t h r l i W r d w r th d r ipt i f h
an a s e ea z es o s o
’
s e sc on o su c

A p rf t w m b ly p l d e ec o an , n o a nn e

T w r t mf r t d mm d
o a n, o co o , an co an ,

and y t e
A r t r b r i ght g d c e a u e n o t to o or oo

F h m t r d ily f d ; or u an n a u e s
'

a oo

F r i t rr w i mpl wi l o r t an s e n so o s, s e e s,

Pr i bl m l v ki t r d mi l
a se , a e, o e, sse s, e a s, a n s e s.

She i s, i n th e wo d s r of the sa me s ymp th ti r iti a e c c c, th e w i se , w itty

w o man, l vi
o ng w ith all her so u l an d su b mitti ng w ith all he r h rt
ea

to a man h m v ryb dy b ut h r l f ( wh w th b t j d g )
w o e e o e se o as e es u e

w l d h v j ud g d h
ou a e i f r i r ; th l ght r l v i g l i gh t h r t d
e er n e o e au e -
o n ,
-
ea e ,

t r h rt d d p h r t d w m f ll f k
ue - ea e , ee p r pti
-
ea f e o an , u o een e ce o n, o

ac ti v ffi i y f w i d m p r mpt d b y l v f t d r t
e e c e nc , o lfi h
s o o e o e, o en e es u n se s

fg
n e ss, o r m g i mit y ; b l i mp l h mb l p r ; t r
e n e o us a na n no e, s e, u e, u e ue ,

d ti f l r l i gi
u u , d f ll f f
e ; d l i ght f l
o u s, an b v ll th r th u o un e u a o e a o e s, e

wo man w o me n
”
of .

I q uo te t hi s b e c au se , i n b ri f e co mp ass , it b ri ngs o ut all th e

r
ma k e d fe atu r es o f t he c h r t r
a ac e . Wh at c an we ad d to it Wh at
can we t ak e aw a y? 2

As I h v hi t
a e ll mi r i ty f th r iti
n ed , a s ma no o e c cs h v th ir
a e e d is

p i
g g
ara nm m t co P r ti H l it t
en s y th t
on o a. az sa s a sh e is “
not a

g t
re a f v r it
a ou w ith hi m ; e h h ”
r t i d gr s e as a ce a n e e e o f a ff e c a t ti on

and p d t ry be th
an M C A Br w
a ou e r.
”
r . . . o n cann o t go so far as

Fr m F
1 N w V ri r m d iti f th p l y p 45 3
’
o u rn e ss s e a o u e on o e a , . .

If2 yth i g th i ti m ti th t B
an n , i w
e n t a on a assan o as n o en ti r ly w rthy
e o of

P rti ; b
o a M K mb l d mit P r i w h b
u t , as rs. e e a s, o t a as t e es tj ud ge o f t ht a .
2 14 A p p e nd i x

H az l it t d o es, b ut thi nk s she is no t q it u e so a mi ab l e as Mrs . J a meso n

m ak e s he r o ut ; he ca ll s he r “
a fe ud a l l d y wh a ,
”
o se e ms to “
re

j i o ce in l yi
a ng d o w n the la w, an d fe e l t r i mph t
s a u an de g l i ht w hi l e

sh e de t i
a ns t he co u rt in su s p e n se . H u d so n co ns i d r th t h i
e s a s e s

ti m lf i th h thi g l ik t t
‘
”
at es to o se -
c o nsc o us, o ug he se e s no n e os en a

t i o n o r c o n ce it o f i t ll t
n e ec
”
i n he r .

T h e se c r iti i
ms are all i n t h e same e i n an d H az li tt s b e i ng the
c s v ,
’
,

vr
mo st se e e , may b e t ak e n as i nc ud i ng t he e st ; b ut H az itt l r l ,

th o ugh an acut e c iti c had h is mo o d s and p ej u d i ce s an d h e d o ub t

r , r ,

l r
e ss w o t e w h a t I h a e v q
uo t e d w h e n h e was n o t i n the h umo u fo r r
a pp r i ti g ec a n P r tia c h r t r lik
C r t i ly w
a ac e fi d th e o a. e a n e c an n no

i g f p d
n t ry
o ff t ti
e i h
an v w h h i p l y i ng th
or a ec a on n e r, e en en s e s a e

d t r p r t t t h t ri l i f ri r w m h d f th “ ”
’
oc o s a A a e a . n n e o o an , co a c e or e

i b y th l r d B ll i w l d h v b l ik ly t v rd
o ccas o n e e a ne e ar o , ou a e ee n e o o e o

th p r t i th
e a d v r t rry it t
n e en f lly
ea ou d ff ti v ly o ca ou suc c e ss u an e ec e .

Sh w l d h v b h v d m r l ik
e ou a e y g l w y r i ll th p r i d
e a e o e e a o un a e n a e e

o f hi fir t s i rt w h f l t th t th i d d d v i f hi
s c ase n co u , o e a e a an a ce o s

e xp ri e d i r h d i r d hi
e n ce se n o B t P r ti m i t i
a nsu e s su cc ess . u o a a n a ns

th r gh t th q i t d i g it y f t r ly gr t l wy r w h i t mpt d
ou ou e u e n o a u ea a e , o s e e

t o no aff t ti f l r i g
ec a d i pl y f l g l
on o m b t t t
ea n n , no s a o e a ac u e n, u s a es

hi l rly i mp ly d b ri fly Th ly l q t p g i
s c ase c e a , s , an e . e on e o ue n assa e n

h er m g m t f th an a u e i g th w r d i it rd i ry
en o e ca s e us n e o n s o na

se n se —i i th f m u p l f m r y whi h i r ly t d i
s n e a o s ea or e c , c s su e no a s

pl y f rh t ri b t
a o t r l tb r t fr m th h rt I h r t
e o c, u a na u a ou u s o e ea . n s o ,

h erb r i g fr m fir t t l t i
ea n m d t
o it i d ig i fi d
s o as s as o es as s n e .

E l wh r i n t h p l y h
se e e m d t pi i f h r l f i r p t d ly
e a er o es O n on o e se s e ea e

i ll t r t d Sh p k f th it r wh m t h r d f h
us a e . e s ea s o e su o s o co e o az a or er

w r th l l f ; d i th t m t h l p h ft r B i h
”
o e ss se an n a a c e ss s eec a e assa n o as

c h n th r i gh t k t h d i l i m mb iti f h r l f b t
o se e c as e , s e sc a s a on or e se , u

ad ds
Ye t fo r yo u
I wo u d b e l
tr b l d tw ty ti m my lf e e en es se ,

A th d ti m s m r f i r t
o u san th d ti m e o e a ,
en o u san es mo r e i
r ch ,

Th t ly t t d high i y r
a on o s an t n ou a c co un ,

I mi ght i vi rt b ti l ivi g fri d

n u e s, e au es, n s, en s,
 2 16 A pp e n d i x

he r i n i ght i t h r t r d h l v f f
s n o c a ac e H w mpl t ly
an er o e o un . o co e e

th m e ph t gr ph d i
e n are o t o tw ! T h
a N p l it
e n a se n e n ce or o e ea o an

p ri n ce d th thi ng b t t l k f hi h r
o no B t u h r y m a o s o se .
”
u a o se an

is no t r i ly f l l i k thi f ll w w h p l m hi m l f
n e c e ssa a oo , e s e o o u es se on

b i g bl t
e n h hi h r
a e o H i
s oe pri sb t hi hi gh t mb i
o se . e s a nc e , u s es a

ti i t b hi w n b l k mith D w
on s o e s o d t k w acyt hi g s . o e ne e o no an n

m r b t h i m ? Wh t h b d f th p rl
o e a ou a P r ti i f t h
a us an or e ee e ss o a e

l tt ry f th k t h d gi v h t hi m ! B t N r i phi l
o e O e c as e s a en er o u , as c ssa o

so phi lly r m rk h ly m t th i r d th h v g d i pi r
ca e a s,
“
o en a e ea a e oo ns a

ti f th r d v i g tti g h m t i l i k ly t b
”
d h f ’
o n s, an er a e s e ce or e n er a a e s e o e

g v
o r d
e ne b y w i P r v i d a S h w i ll
se p thio p r i lye nce . e e sca e s un n ce

p ri ; d th m r
n ce an d lfe it d C t y P l t i l ik
o o se a n se -
co n c e e o un a a ne , e a

d th h d w ith b hi m th ; d t h v l ti l F r h
’
ea s ea i a one n s ou an e o a e e nc

l r d w h w l d b tw t y h b d i
o , o ou e d th t
en w r th us an s n o n e , an a o ne o

l ; d th y g b r f E gl d wh h t r v ll d i m y
e ss an e o un a on o n an ,
o as a e e n an

l d d b r ght h m thi g b t h i m t l y pp r l d hi
an s an ou o e no n u s o e a a e an s

m gr l b h v i r ;
on e d th
e a w r d ly S
ou t h m wh l k th
an e co a co c an , o ac s e

s pi r it t r t r b l w b t w r h w i ll d it m d y ; d th
o e u n a o , u s ea s e o so e a an e

g uz zl i g G r m wh t h i b t i w r th
n e an , o ma d t hi s es s o se an a an , a n a s

w r t i l itt l b tt r th
o s s e b t L k i ly thi p r l f w r
e e an a e as . uc s a ce o ooe s

w i ll t r b l t h l d y w ith
ou e m re ait l h m y b w no o e su , u n e ss s e a e on

o th rw i th b y th h
e se an f th k t ; e c d w m yban ce r o e c as e s an e a e su e

th t h i i r i wi hi g th m f i r d p rt r
a s e s s n ce e n s n e a a e a u e.

B t u M J m
, as r m rk
rs. a ll th fi e so n t p rt f P r ti
e a s,
“
a e ne s a s o o a s
’

c h r t r
a ac e br ght t are b r i th tr i l
ou ; od h r I
ea n e a sc e n e
”
an e e

ca n n o t d b tt r t h t g o e ew ith h d mi r b l
an mm t
o o on er a a e co en s on

th e s ce n e , i t d f tt mpti g t m k y f my w
ns e a o a e n o a e an o o n

Th r
“
h e hi e f r th
s e ll h s d ivi
nes l f H i t ll t l
o , a er ne se . er n e e c ua

p wr h lv td
o e s, er e e f r l i gi a e h hi gh h
se n se r b l p ri i
o e o n, er o no u a e nc

pl h b t f li g
e s, er es w m ee ll d i p l y d
n s as a Sh m i t i o an , a re a s a e . e a n a ns

a t fir t s lm l f mm d
a ca se r f rryi g h p i t i
-
co an , as o n e su e o ca n er o n n

th e d ; y t t h p i f l h r t th r i ll i g
en e e r t i t y i whi h h
a n u ea -
n u nce a n n c s e

k p t h wh l
ee s er t ti l p v rg p g y i t
o e co u un su s e n se e es u on a on , s no co n

t i
r ve d f ff t m r ly ; it i
ore ec ry d i it b l
e e T h us ll
s n e c e ssa an ne v a e. a
 A pp e nd i x 2 17

the p h d d r d t Sh yl k i t h fir t i t
s eec es a e sse i th r o oc n e s ns an c e are e e

dir t ec i d i r t xp r i m t
or n hi t mp r ec d f li g
e She en s on s e e an ee n s. e

m t b us d r t e d fr m t h b gi
un i g t th d
e s oo x min i g o e e nn n o e en as e a n ,

with i t xi t y th ff t f h w w r d
n e n se a n e hi mi d
, d e e ec o er o n o s on s n an

t
co u n e n an c e; w t hi g f th t r l ti g pi r it whi h h h p
as a c n or a e en n s c s e o es

to a w k ith r b y r
a en e p r i Sh b gi
e by pp l
e aso n o r e su as o n . e e ns an a ea

to hi m r y i th t m t h l
s e c pi , f l qn whi h with
a a c e ss e ce o e o u e n ce c , an

i rr i ti b l d l m p th f ll p t h h r t l i k g t l d w
es s e an so e n a o s, a s u on e ea e en e e

fr m h v
o b t i v i ; f
ea en th t b l d d w d r p t m r
’
u n a n or a e sse e o s no o e

fr it l
u d f lt
e ss an th p r h d d f th d
un e r t th d th
on e a c e san o e e se , an o e se

h v ly w r d p th
ea e n f Sh yl k
o Sh
s u xt tt k hi
on e e ar o oc . e ne a ac s s

a av ri ce

S h yl k th r th y m y ff r d th ! '
tk oc ,
e e s ri ce o ne o e e ee

Th h
en s pp l i th m b r th b th t hi v r i
e a e a s, n d hi e sa e ea , o o s a a ce an s

pi ty
B m r if l ! e e c u

T k th r i thy m y Bi d m t r th b d ’
a e ce o ne . e ea e on .

All t h at y ft rw r d — h t r g xp r i
sh e sa s a e w hi h a s er s on e e ss o n s, c are

l l t d t t ri k
c a cu a e h d d r i g h rr r th r gh th
o s e a rv th
s u e n o o ou e ne e s, e

r fl ti
e ec h i t rp
o ns s h d l ye d i r ml ti t giv
n e o s e s, er e a s an c cu o cu on o e

tim f ey l t t
o r an f l i g f mm i r
a enti t d i p l y
ee it lnf — ll o co se a on o s a se , a ,

a ll p r m d i t t d d t d i th m m
are e e a e r t th b j t
, an en n e sa e an n e o e o ec

s h h ei vi w as n e .
1

S “
w i ll i g i h
o un g i d g
n r spi r it t r i g ll
e r san u ne an e n e o us s o es n a

h p o t b l i v th t h m it y i
e, o r o e b l t ly xti t i th b
e e a m u an s a so u e e nc n e o so

O f t h Jw th t h
e e ,ll A t a l tr r t p k
s e ca s on n o n i o , as a as e so u c e , o s ea

for hi m l f H i g t l y t m ly r ig ti th d p p th f
se . s en e, e an es na o n, e ee a os o

h i f r w ll
s a e d th eff ti , t ll i t h r l f i hi l t dd r
an e a ec o na e a us o n o e se n s as a e ss

to B assan i o

C o mme n d me to y rhou r l wi f ;
o no u ab e e

S ay h o w I lo v d yo u
’

,
sp k m f i r i d th t
ea e a n ea ,
’
e c.

1 Thi s is a su f c e n fii t a n swe rt o M C A Br w
r. riti i m th t
. . o
’
n s c c s , a sh e

de li gh ts in k e e pi ng th e c o u rt i n su s p e n se .
2 1 8 A pp e n d i x

are we ll l ll t h t m ti n whi h th r ugh the wh le

ca c ulate d to sw e a e o o c o o

sce n em t h v b n l b r i g pp r e d w ithi h h rt
us a e ee a ou n su sse n er ea .

At l gth t h r i i
en rr i v f p t i e n dew m n
ch od s s a e s, or a c e an o a o c an

en d r l g r ; d wh Sh yl k rry i g hi v g b t t th
u e no on e an en oc , ca n s sa a e en o e

l t h r f t p ri g hi vi ti m A t
as ou o ac ,
’
s m pr p r
n s on s c se n e n ce co e, e a e

th th m th r d r i d ign ti
en e s o d d i gu t b ur t f rth w ith
e e sco n , n a o n, an s s s o

an i mp t it y w hi h i t r f r with th j d i i l l m i ty she h d
e u os c n e e es e u c a so e n a

at fir t ff t d p r ti
s a l rly i th p h
ec e , a cu a n e s eec

T h r f r p r p r th t ff th fl h
’
t e e o e, t e a e ee o cu o e es , e c.

But sh e af e t rw rd r a s e co vr
p r p ri t y d tr i umph s with e s he r o e , an a

l r r d m r lf p
co o e sco n an d x l t ti
a o e se -
o sse sse e u a on .

It i l r th t t f l th f ll f r
s c ea a , d d r m ti b
o ee t y f thie u o c e an a a c e au o s

m rv ll
a e o us w m t g
sc e n e , l g with P rti e w ll
us w itho a on o a as e as

S h yl k oc w m t d r t d h
e us l d p rp k p i mi d
un e s an e r co nc e a e u o se , ee n n

h e r no b l m ti v e d p ro i e s,f y th d r rr t f
an u su e n o ur anc e un e cu en o

f l i g w rk i g i h
ee n o mi d th r gh t T h t rr r d th p w r
n n er n ou ou . e e o an e o e

f Sh yl k h r t r hi d d ly d i x r b l m l i w l d b
’
o oc s c a ac e , s ea an ne o a e a ce , ou e

to o o pp r i v th p i e ss d pit y t
e, i t l r bl
e a n an d t h h rr r f oo n o e a e , an e o o o

th e p ib l i o ss t e v rwh l mi g b t f th i t ll t l r l i f
ssu e oo o e e n , u or e n e e c ua e e

a ff r d d b y thi d b l
o e r f i t r t d t mp l ti
s ou e so u c e O n e es an co n e a on

B A S SA N 10 —B
.

i h b
. mi r p r
assan o td d d r t d as een s e e se n e an un e ra e

by m f th r iti
so e o d th r e c i t f
cs, an t k I pl y
e e aso n s no ar o se e . n a a ,

as i r l lif
n ea p r m y h v p r t t t ll p r p r ti t t
e, a e so n a a e a a no a a o o o na e o

hi s a b i l iti d m y
e s, q t ly f i l t b pp r i t d h
an a co nse uen a o e a ec a e as e

d e serv I th p r
e s. nt pl y P r ti h gr t d v ri d pp
e e se n a o a as ea an a e o or

tun i ti es h h d i pl y h
e nce s gr t e cand v ri d d wm ts a er ea an a e en o e n s.

B i
assan o , o n th th r h d h e th i g t
o e d x pt t m rry
an , as no n o o e ce o a

P r ti
o wh
a, w p r ti lly w b f r th p l y b gi
o as ac ca Th on e o e e a e ns . e

p r mi t p r t h h i th ti
o ne n a s e d th p w r
as n d gr e ac o n, an e o e an ace

w ith w hi h h d i h r g c s it th r w h h b d mp l t ly i t
e sc a es , o er us an co e e n o

h d A N ri t ll h l r d ldi r “ ”
th e s a e. h i
s e ssa e s u s, e s a sc o a an a so e

( w h
e v th
a e i d l m f
e t h ti m iea t h t i m p l
an o t t m n t ) b t e e n a s e s a e e , u

h h e as n o pp r t it y t p r v hi m l f ith r l d i r
o o un o h l r
o e se e e so e o r sc o a .
2 20 A p p e nd i

B ut me may say th at h o w e v e r thi s may b e Bassani o i s i n n o

so , ,

r esp e ct a wo rt h y mat e fo r Po r ti a Th e y w ill cl ass hi m w ith P r o t e us .

an d Claud i o ( hi m o f Al a ck A d o ) an d B e r t r a m a n d o th e r s t o wh o m ,

S h ak e sp e ar e gi v e s wi v e s much t o o go o d fo r th e m F o r my se l f I .
,

c an n o t p ut B assa n i o in h t i ig s no b e co l mp an y . If, as we h v a e se e n ,

h e is th e me r e wa k l i
tl m ng ge n e an
”
o f t he s age , t he i s a ge n tl e

man i n the b e s t f th t r m
se n se o e e , a t r Sh k p r
man af e w a es ea e s o
’
n

h rtea , an d n o t u n w r th y f t h fr i
o o e en d hip f A t
s i o d th l v n on o an e o e

o f Po r ti a. In th m tt r f t h
e a e o e c as k t D wd
e s, w llas y o en e sa s,
“
Bassa n i o is e nno b e d l y in o ur e es b y hi h i ; f th g l d
s c o ce or e o ,

lv r
si e , a nd l e ad , w ith th i r vrl e se e a i r ipti
nsc t t f tr
o n s, are a es o ue

lvr
o e s .
”
He d o es n o t co me as a n e e dy d v t r r t a h th en u e o c o o se e

l
g d o e n cask e t , or to ga i n or ge t
’
an y thi g b t i th t r pi r it
n , u , n e ue s

f lf i l v gi v d h r d ll h
’ ’
o se -
ab an d o n ng o e, to e, no t t g t o e , an az a a e

h tha
’
h v i g d r d t gi v
; a n d, a n a e o e ll h g i
a , lle A d th a ns a . n e

m r i whi h h r i v thi
ann e n c e e ce es s gr t g d gi ft
ea f F rt
oo i o o u ne s

ch r t ri ti It i
a ac e t th s m c. r f th J wh h
s no w e an n e o e aso n o as on

th g l d
e flo d x lt i
en th p r i
e e ce H an r b li v e u s n e z e. e can sca ce e e e

th t h h g i d th l d y
a e as d t d b wi l d r d d b t f l
a ne e a , an s an s e e e , ou u

w h th r i t
e b
e tr ti l ca n fir m d i g d r ti fi d b y k
e ue , un co n e , s ne , a e er .

Wh hi fri d fr m V i
en s rr i v l ittl l t r wh t d l i y i n
en s o e n ce a e a e a e , a e cac

hi s g r e e ti n g
!

Lo r e n z o a nd S ale ri o , we l co me hi th r ; e

If tk at tk e y o u tk o
f my ne w i n te re st k e re
H av e pow er to b i d y o u w e lco me . By y o u r leave ,
v ry fr i dI b id my e en s an d c o u n t ry m en,

Sw t P r i w l m
”
ee o t a, e co e.

Th e l d y h d lr dy r g i d
a a a ea e co n ze hi m as he r l rdo , he r gov e r r
no ,

he r k i ng,
”
an d h ad sa id
Myse lf and wh at i s mi ne to yo u a n d y r ou s

Is no w co n e v rt ed .

An d ho w ily
e as an d co n fid e n t ly t he man w ho h ad an e ye to he r
fo rt une r th r th
a e an to h r lf
e se wo u d l hv a e en e t r ed i t p
n o o sse ss o n i
 A p p e ndix 22 1

on s uc h a wa rr t !
v rwh l m d w ith th gift f
an B assan i o, o e e e e o

h r lf
e se , t y t gi v
cann o th ght t hi r i ght i
e wh t i h r
e a ou o s s n a s e s .

T h gh l r d f th f i r m
ou o i th fir t l i m p hi h pit l ity
o e a an s o n , e s c a u on s os a

t k hi m b y r p ri
a es d h pp l t P r ti f
su se , ant h r it y t e a ea s o o a o r au o o

e x r i hi wly q i r d r ight d p r iv il g
e c se s ne ac u e s an e e s.

S v r l
e e amm t t r co gr i thi k i g th t P rti
en a o l t d th
s a ee n n n a o a se e c e e

S g i
on thi n i r d r t gi v B
s sc e n e i n l t th ri ght
o e o e assan o a c ue o e

k t f th m r m r k r l p rp r t m y b t t d
'

cas e O . ne o It g e e a s: s e ne a u o a e s a e

to b ‘
e : D t h o b y thno y
— b y t h gl itt r i g
c o o se t id e e e e e n ou s e

for it i t h s r f ll d l i
e so u ce o H P r ti aft r b rv i g e us o n .
’
e n ce o a, a e o se n

with th gr t t r ll th f r m l iti f h f th r w i ll b r k ’
e ea es ca e a e o a es o er a e s , ea s

it j t t th p i t f i t
us a e fl i t with h b j ti v r ight th t i
o n o s co n c e r su ec e a s,

h er r ight t h h o c w h b d
o o se Th r iti b l i v th t h
er o n us an . e c c e e es a s e

i f lly j ti fi d i
s u usd i g thi e B t h h n d l r d i
o n th fir t s. u s e as ec a e n e s

s p h f thi v ry
e ec o th t h w i ll t d it
s e sc e n e a s e no o :

I ld t h y co u e ac ou

H w h right b h I m f r w r ;
o to c o o se , ut t en a o s o n

S wi l l I v r b S m y y mi m ‘
O ne e e. o a ou ss e

B if y d y ll m k m wi h i
ut ou o, ou
'
a e e s a s n,

Th Ih d b f r w r
at a een o s o n .

Earl i r i e pl y ( i
n th e 06 ) h h ai d If I l i v t b
. 2 . ld 1 s e as sa : e o e as o

asSi b yll I w i ll d ia, h t Di l I b b t i d b y th

e as c as e as an a, u n e ss e o a ne e

m r
a nn ef my f th r w i ll
o In b th a we
’
t d b t th t
s .
”
o case s e can n o ou a

sh m e wh t h
e an s v a s e sa s .

F my l f I d
or t b li v
se th t h h d y thi g t d w ith
o no e e e a s e a an n o o

th l ti f th
e se e c g w hi h w
on o p r b b ly l ft t th l d r f
e so n , c as o a e o e ea e o

h h h l d b d f m i i ( l i k t h m i f whi h L r
er o use o an o u s c an s e e us c or c o e nz o

ca ll i vs n b t if h
. 1 . l t d it t hi w d b f r th
u s e se e c e , s as o ne e o e e

sce n e p d db fr h d l r t B
O e ne , an i th t h wi ll
e o e s e e c a es o a ssan o a s e

ne v r t h hi m h w t h
e
“
e ac r i ght o o c o o se .
”

I p t th t it w l d v r h v
sus ec a rr d t th mm t t r
ou ne e a e o ccu e o e co en a o s

th t th
a g h d e p r p i f th y h d t b
so n a a mi l d b y th
u o se e a no een s e e

fir t l i
s —th fir t w r d i d d — f B
ne e si p h th t f l
o n ee o assan o s s
’
eec a o .
222 A p p e n d ix

lo ws : So may the o u twa rd h s o ws be l t th

e as e mse lv es . B u t the
So co n n e ct s w h at he y
sa s, n o t w ith a ny sugge s ti on o f th e so n g, b ut
w t i h wh at has b e e n go n g o n i n h i s i mi n d whi l e h e was s udt yi ng t he

c as k t e s. h th t pp r
Th e o ug t a tha d
ea it f l h lr d y an ce s are e ce u as a ea

o ccu rr d t hi m d h e ti o th tr i f r
, an i g th t it
e co n nu es e a n o e aso n n a

t r t It i thi th t l d h i m t h
s a s. s sth m gr l a d th t
ea s o c o o se e ea e ea a

r th r th r t th p r mi
a e e a e ns ght — th t b i d hi m gi v
an d
o s e s au a s
“
e an

h rd ll h h th r th r th
az a a k wh t m y m
e a
”
d ir
a e an se e a an en es e, o r

h p t g t wh t h m y d rv T hi i r ipti
o e o e a e th la d e se e . s n sc on on e ea en

k t i Sh k p r t t k l i k th th r fr m th ’
cas e s w a es ea e s o n, n o a e n, e e o e s, o e

o ld t r i ; s o d h d b tl
es i t d d th t w h l d r g i
an e ou e ss n en e a e s ou e co n ze

th lfi h
e u n se fg i l v t whi h it hi t th l t th
s n e ss o e n u ne o e a c n s as e c ue o e

r ight h i o ce .

T H E P R IN C E o r MORO CCO A N D O F A R RA GO N —
c

S Th b di . e su or

t h r t r i th p l y d rv m r t dy th th y r di r i ly
na e c a ac e s n e a s e se e o e s u an e o na

g t e C h rl
. C wd Cl rk
a i hi S k k p
es o Ck e n- t t k a e, n s a es ea r e a ra c e rs, a es

u p , th astitl p g t t e hi fly th e - b rd i
a e t b t th
s a e s,
“
c e o se su o na e u e

co mm t t r g r lly h v t m h t v b t th m I t h
en a o s ene a a e no uc o sa a ou e . n e

p r t pl y f i t
e se n th tw p ri
a , or h v ld m b
ns an c e , e se o nce s a e se o een

no ti d d th f w l i ght ri ti i m p th m m t m v ry
ce , an e e s c c s s u on e se e o e e

u nsa ti f t ry H ry M rl y t k M r
s ac o . t enr p r t th o e a es o o c co o e ese n
“
e

l v f m y d w h t m y b y whil A rr g r p r t
o e o one an a o ne c an u ,
”
e a on e e se n s

t h p ri d f r k T h l tt r t t m t i b vi ly t r b t
”
e e o an . e a e s a e en s o o us ue, u

t h f rm r i
e o b l t ly w ith
e t pp rt i th t x t K i g thi k
s a so u e ou su o n e e . o en n s

th t wh t M r
a
“
ll l v i thi g b t d i r t p n

— p r ly p rfi i l
a o o cco ca s o e s no u a es e o o sse ss

P rti f
o h a w l th or d h f i r r p t ti
er ea an er a e u a o n, a u e su e c a

a ff ti ec t h
o n, n ot l v d w d p th h r t ; d P
an o nes o e o n ee in e ea
”
an or

ti
’
r
a s assu an ce
,
th t h t d f i r y th ra f h it r
e s oo as a as an o e o e r su o s co n

v y t u wh k w wh t h f l i g t w r d th
e s o s, o no th r a er ee n s o a s o se o e s are , a

k tir
e e n sa w hi h b m xt r m ly mi wh M r
e, c e co th k es e e e co c en o o cco an s

h f er o r it N w t m thi g b l r r t h th t M r
.
”
o , o e no n c an e c ea e an a o o cc o

h as an h t l v f P r ti whil A rr g h
o ne s o e t
or W mi ght o a, e a on as no . e

e xp t th t i p i r f
ec a , ri ly mu h l ik th i
n a a o sc e n e s n e c e ssa so c a e as e se n

w hi h th tw p r i
c t ry th i r l k w ith th
e o k t th d r m ti t
nce s e uc e cas e s, e a a s
2 24 A pp e ndix

— an d th t a is no u tt r e anc e o f
“
a p ure ly p rfi i l
su e c a affe c ti o n, as

the G e rm
r iti ll it B t b f r m k i g hi h i h wi ll
an c c ca s . u e o e a n s c o ce e

l k t h
oo ay i g gr v d i g l d
t e Wh t m y m d i r !
sa n a e n o .
” “
a an en es e

Why th t th l dy !
,
a A d t
’
sth d f the p h th
a
”
n o e en o e s eec e o ne

th m i t h l d y A l ! it i hi x l t d i d f h th t l d
e e s
“
e a .
”
as s s e a e ea o er a ea s

t th f t l d
o e ii a aIt w r d m t t i m gi h h v l y
ec s o n . e e a na i o n o a ne er ea en

pi t r h t p i th b l d ;
c u e s u u h wh i t
n ti m e ase ea n o r can s e, o s en es

un d rv l d t t r i d g l d b i mm r d i t h i f r i r i lv r
e a ue o e N th o , e u e n e n e o s e . o

i g w r
n th g l d
o se b th tti g f r i h g m; t h
an o ca n e e se n O so c a e e

g l ( wh r h p i p r tt y l v rl i k f hi rp
“ ”
an e e eo n ) e u ns n e o e e as on c an e o se

on ly i g l d b d B t it i
n a o rr i k ll t f i r P r ti
en e . u s a ca on s u , no a o a s
’

t rf it th t h fi d i t h d l d i g g l d H m t d p r t
co u n e e , a e n s n e e u n o . e us e a ,

b t h
u h t e g r i v d ash r t t t k oo t di l v A e e a ea o a e a e o us ea e .
“

g tl ri dd
en e i th k i d ly mm t f t h l d y w h
a n ce , h i
s e n co en o e a en e s

go n e .

En t r
e n o w t he l v hi m l f b tt r th
P ri n ce o f A rr ago n , who o es se e e an

h e l v th l d y — wh f r t
o es e v r th l h f i w l d
a , o se o un e , ne e e e ss , e a n ou

h v H g t th t r i l i b i
a e. e l i k f hi fir t m k i g
o es o e a n us n e ss- e as o n, s a n

su e r th t th d itia l rly d r t d Th g l d i t
e co n o n s a re c ea un e s oo . e o s no

f hi m b
or h , r t h
e ca use wh t m y m d ir ; b t
e sc o n s o c o o se a an en es e u

th e si lv r pp l t hi l f ff i y H w i ll
e a ea s m d rt
o s se -
su i c enc . e assu e e se ,
”

an d d m d t h k y f th
e an k t sT l g p e f th t e o e cas e . oo on a au se or a

w hi h y fi d th r P r ti t h lp yi g d i g t d ”
c ou n e h e, o a ca nn o e sa n , s us e as s e

i w ith t h
s rr g t f l C p ll m d thi p h
e a o anid b oo . a e a e s s eec an a s e, e c au se ,

i f ddr d t A rr g it h d f t w itti g h i m w hi h ”
a e sse th o a o n, as e so u n o n ,
c

h thi k i
e t q it
n si h r t r It m y p i b ly b
s no id
u e n c a ac e . a o ss e an as e,

b t it i q it i k
u s pi g with w h t h y t h im ft rw r d H
u e n ee n a s e sa s o a e a s. e

c o ns i d r him l f i ll t r t d Wh h fi d t h p r t r it f th
e s se -
ea e . en e n s e o a o e

b l i k i g i di t h
n n y o ,
e sa s

H w m h li k t h
o P r i ! uc un e ar t ou to o t a

H o w mu c i my h p h un l k e o e s an d my de se rv i ng s ! -

Wh h th m h ll h v
o c o o se e s a a e as mu ch as h e d e se rv e s.
’

Did I d rv m r th e se e no o e an a fo o l h
'
s e ad

I th t my p r i
s A
a my d ze re e serts no g r t r?
ea e
 A p pe n d i x 22
5

S till my d e se rt s, as th r gh t hi l i l q y b f r th
ou ou k t s so o u e o e e c as e s,

and no t a wo rd ab o u t th l dy wh w th
“
e ti r b r d
a f ,
”
o as e en e u en o

Mo r o cco ’
s musi n gs . Wh t l d b m r tti g th P r ti
a co u e o e cu n an o
’
a s

q t r p ly ?
ui e e
‘
Io o ffe n d an d ju d ge a re d i ti t
s nc o ff ce s, i
pp d t r A nd o f o o se na u e s .

Hi ffs o i i h vi g m d
e nce f l
s f hi m l f ;
n d b i g a n a e a oo o se an , e n a

f l h
oo , t
e him lf
ca n n o th r hi m
se e P r ti i ti m t se as o e s se e . o a n a es

p r tt y p l i ly w h t l j d gm t w l d b ; d i hi i mp t t
e a n a i ar u en ou e an ,
n s o en

w r th t t h i
a a f hi m r e ry w i g h w itti gly p
ssu e o s e c ena oo n , e un n asse s a

simil r t c p hi m lf i hi xt p h
a se n e n e u on se n s ne s e ec :

W ith f l h d I m t w
'

o ne oo s ea ca e o oo,

B t I g w y with tw
"
u o a a o .

H w m h
o l ik th p r ti g f th h r t t r i k i f n t h rt
uc un e e a n o e ea -
s c en o ea

br k o M en ! Tho h th t h
ro c c o dl i g d t h m th ! i
“
us a e c an e s n e e o s

P r ti t mpt mm t t N r i ft r th b ffl d f r t
’
o a s co n e uo u s co en o e ssa a e e a e o un e

h t rh g
un e as one .

G AT IA N O A N D N ER ISSA
R Th l v f G r ti d N ri .
-
e o es o a an o an e ssa

are k pt d lye b rdi t t th

u sufB i d P r ti Sh k
o na e o o se o assa n o an o a. a e

sp r fi d i r i mi ti i pp r t v i th mi t t d t i l
ea e s
’
ne sc na on s a a en e en n e nu es e a s

o f th d l i e ti e f th t w ne a pl I th t ri l
on o f i e o co u es . n e a sce n e , or n

t
s a n ce ,th m r k d d i ff r
e i ap h th t t fir t igh t m
e e e n ce n s e ec es a a s s se e

a l m t i d ti l m y b t d
os en ca a e no e :

B i A t i I m m rr i d t wif
assan o . n on o, a a e o a e

W hi h i l r t m lif i lf ;
c s as c e a o e as e tse

B t l i f it l f my w i f
u d ll th w rl d
e se ,
e , an a e o ,

A t with m t
re n o m d b v th y l i f e es ee
’
a o e e .

I w ld l ll y our i fi th m ll o se a , a , sac ce e a

H r t thi d v i l t d l i v r y
e e o s e , o e e ou .

P ti Y r wif w ld gi y l ittl th k f th t
or a. ou e ou ve ou e an s or a ,

If h w r b y t h r y s e m k th ff r
e e o ea ou a e e o e .

G ti I h v wif wh m I p r t t I l v ;
ra an o . a e a e, o ,
o es , o e

I w ld h w r i h v ou h s ld e e e n ea e n , so s e co u

E tr t m p w rt
n h
ea g thiso rri h j w e o e o c an e s cu s e .

ME R . OF VE N .
226 A p p e nd i

N eri ssa .
”
Ii s we
'

ll y ou o ffe r it b hi e nd h e r b ack
Th e w i h w ld m k l
s ou a e e se a n u nq u e i th o u se .
"

If thi s d il
a o gu e h lly q i nt d w ith
we r h e s o wn to a p r e so n w o u n ac ua e

th r t f th p l y d h w r k d whi h p i r w r th m r
e es o e a , an e e e as e c a e e e o e

r fi d i h r t r d p r b b ly th hi gh r i t h
e ne n c a ac e i l l , an o a e e n e so c a sca e,

w l d h h v y d i ffi l t y i
ou e w r i g th q
a e anti ? cu n an s e n e ue s on

N ri e H t r r m rk ( N w Ill t ti
ss a, as
f S/ k
un ep e a s e u s ra ons o za es ea r e ,

I8 4 5 ) i t w iti g m i d i
s thno m d r a f th t rm a n -
a , n e o e n se n se o e e ,
”

b t u y g l dy
“
a h p r o unb i g ft f d i th t d y
a ,
”
suc e so n s e n o en o un n a a
“
tt d i g
a en l di f p ri r d i ti ti
n on d f rt a Sh es o su e o s nc on an o une .
”
e

b l e on g t th m s l L
o tt i Tl Tw G tl m f
e sa e c ass as u ce a n ze o en e en o

V Ur l
e ro n a , d M rg r t i lil / A d
su a M r i i Tw lf t/
an a a e n ac z o, a a n e z

N ig/z z , and He l e na i n A li
’
s lVell .

G r ti a an o is a ge n tl e man , l ik e Salan i o an d Sa l ri
a no , b ut no t th e
e q l ua of B assan i o in r an k a n d so c a i l t di g H g t B lm t
s an n . e o es o e on

w ith B assan i o as a co mp an i o n or a tt nd t pp r t ly h l d i g f
e an , a a en o n or

the ti m e be i g n so me w h a t th e sa m p iti e w ith r f ros t hion e e e nce o s

fri en d as N e ri ssa d o e s t o Po rti a . B i w

assan o , as( ii 2 1 8 2 e se e . .
,

thi k it n s ry t gi v hi m
n e c e ssa o e som ri e l t hi b
se o us c o u n se as o s e

h v i r whi l
a ou t B lm t e a e on .

I m y d d wh t M a Jma
y f th p r a N ri i rs . a eso n sa s o e ai :
“
e ssa s a

lvr
c e e fi d ti l w iti g w m wh h
, co n en ght
a l ittl f h a n -
o a n, o as c au a e o er

l dy l g
a
’
s e e d r m ; h
a n ce ff t t b l i v ly
an d t o a n ce s e a ec s o e e an se n e n

ti o us, f ll i l v a d m k s h nf v r d iti l th f rt
o e , an a es er a ou co n o na on e o un e

o f th k t d i
e c as h r t mi mi h mi t r w ith g d mph
e s, a n n s o , cs er s e ss oo e a

i
s s an d d i r ti N ri d th g y t l k ti v G r ti
sc e o n . e ssa a n e a , a a e a an o a re a s

w ll m t h d th i mp r b l P r ti d h m g i fi t d ’

e a c e as e n co a a e o a an er a n ce n an

ca pti v ti g l v r a n o e

—Th p r tt y d ght r f th Jw i h r mi g i h
.

J ESSICA . e e au e o e e s c a n n er

w y a d w d
, an t w d r th t L r
e wh i
o no r m ti y g on e a o e nz o , o s a o an c o un

f ll w f ll i l v w ith h ; b t h h
e o , a s n l itt l fil i l f l i g H
o e er u s e as e a ee n . er

co o l r b b ry f h f th r —i t i
o e o l w fr m h
er j ti g a e s co o as e se e o er es n

t it ( ii 6 49) whi l mmitti g it —p r v th t h i l k i g

,

a b ou . . e co n o es a s e s ac n
228 A p p e nd ix

Lo n d o n ; an d th e many
l it r l d fig r ti v i hi rfre e e n ce s, e a an u a e, n s

r
w o k s to t h i l iti f th l w p i lly h
ec n ca es o t l i k ly
e a , es e c a suc as are n o e

t b o m k w t
e co e p r f i l p pl h v l d L rd C mp
no n o no n- o e ss o n a eo e, a e e o a

b lle d th r p i l i t t b l i v th t h m t h v
an o e s ec a s s t di d l w
o e e e a e us a e s u e a

so m wh t th r gh ly ; b t J dg A ll
e a o ou f th S p r m J d i i lu u e en, o e u e e u c a

C rt f M
ou o h tt i hi rassa c tN t us e tl B s, nSb é p s e ce n o es o n ze a co n - a es e a r e

Q ti
u es on h h w th t h l g l ll i as s o
qn lly a su c e a a us o n s are e ua

co mm i onth r d r m ti t f th ti m
n o e d th t Sh k p r
a a s s o e e, an a a es ea e,

i t d f b i g i f r mly
ns e a o e n r t i th m tt r
un o L rd accu a e n e se a e s, as o

C mp b ll
a d e th r h v an m d i
o ft
e s
g ilt y f mi t k
a e assu e , s o en u o s a es

w hi h c l wy r a t d t f l w w l d v r m k Thi m y
a e or s u en o a ou ne e a e. s a

b r g rd d
e e a th fi e l w r d th q ti f th pp d l g l
as e na o on e ue s on o e su o se e a

a tt i m t f th d r m ti t
a n en s o e a a s .

M hh b uc w r itt
as t h l w i th p r
een t pl y m t k i g
en o n e a n e e se n a , so e a n

t h gr e d th t it f v
o un r th t h ry f L r d C mpb ll whi l th r
a a ou s e eo o o a e , e o e s

sa y it p r v th t th p l y l d t h v b w r itt b y
o es a e a co u no a e een en o n e ac

q i t
ua n e d w ith l w F i t r
a ti g . m m ry f t
o r anh d i i n e es n su a o e sc u ss o n ,

N w V ri r m d iti f t h p l y pp 403—
“ ”
F
’
se e urn e ss s e a o u 4 0 e on o e a , . 2 ,

b ides estt r d t sca th

e e bj t l wh r i
no e s o n th vl m e su ec e se e e n e o u e.

O lyn tw p i t
o ne o r b r f rr d t h r
o o n s can e e e e o e e.

T h m ti e f en i gl b d i i 3 4 h b
on o a
“
s n it d i
e on
”
n . . 1 1 as een c e n

pp r t f b th i d f th t r v r y L r d C mpb ll y
i

su o o o s es o e co n o e s . o a e sa s
“
T hi b sd t Sh yl k i p r p r d
on o d t lk d b
oc t s rd i g t e a e an a e a ou acc o n o

ll t h f r m b rv d i E gl i h tt rn y ffi ’
a e o s o se e n Th d ian n s a o e s o ce . e s

ti ti b t w
nc on i gl b d d b d w ith
e een a s n d iti
e i
on an a on
'

a co n on s

l rly r f rr d t
c ea e e B t Sh yl k b
e o.
”
d i b vi ly b d w ith
u oc
’
s on s o o us a on a

co n d iti d th r f r i
o n , an t i gl i th l g l
e e o e s no F “
s n e
”
n e e a se n se . or

my l f I b l i v (
se , et en th e pa g ) th t it me
se e no e i di
o e ssa e a an s
“
n

vi d l b d
ua on w it h
,
t r ti
o r o ne Th t rm i d i
ou it su e es .
”
e e s u se n s

p p l r
o u a t i t h i l e It w l d p rh p b r fi i g
se n se , n o n a ec n ca on . ou e a s e e n n

o v r m h t pp th t Sh yl k r fti ly mpl y it i th l tt r
e uc o su o se a oc c a e o s n e a e

se n s e b h w t t m k th
e cause e d iti
an s pp r l i k
o a e e co n on
”
a ea e no n e

t ll —m r ly th m rry p r t ll it ; i f h h d i d
“ ”
a a , e e e e s o e ca s as e a sa ,

Gi v m y r b d with t y diti
e e ou on t l t ou w r th y an co n o n, a e as no ne o
 A p p e nd i x 22
9

of th e na me or to b e l e ga lly r
e n fo c e d , th j k e f th
o ug h fo r the o o e

thi ng we w i ll say th t I a a m to h v a e a p d f y r fl h i f y u f il
o un o ou es o a

pp i t ti m Ih v m ti m b e n i l i d
”
t o p ay u p at th e a o n ed e. a e so e es e nc ne

to e xp l i a n th e p a ssa
ge i n th t w
a ay. O b rv th t se m m nt l t r e a , a o e a e ,

S hyl o ck rfr
e e s to the co n d iti on as o nly mi l a no na o ne

h ld b r k hi If h e s ou ea s d y wh t h
a ,ld I g i a s ou a n

By th x ti f th f rf i t r e e ac on o e o e u e

H i mp l i
e th t h h es i t ti f x ti g it
a th b
e d i as n o n en on o e ac n , so e on s

v i r t lly i gl
ua t b tr t d
s n h e,
”
or o e ea e as su c .

b vi ly b d l w i th tr i l w hi h m “ ”
A t th s o e o o us a a n e a sc e n e , c so e

c r iti r ib t Sh k p r ig r
cs asc e f l w w m t b r i
o a es ea e s
’
n o an ce o a , e us ea n

mi d th t h t k i t fr m th f mi l i r t ry
n a e oo w hi h th p l y w o e a a s o on c e a as

p r t ly f d d d th t it w t
a o un e ff ti v
, th
an tg t b a as oo e ec e on e s a e o e

o mitt d B t i t i
e ig i fi t f t t m t l t f I b l i v
. u s a s n ca n ac -
o e, a e as ,
or e e e

th t a mm t t r
n o co r iti h r f rr d t it th t t h d r m ti t
en a o or c c as e e e o a e a a s ,

a ft r e i g thi b d l w fr m th ld t l m k P r ti g
us n
”
s
“
a a o e o a e, a es o a o on

to say
rry J w
Ta , e

h th y t T h e law a e ano th r h l d y
e o on o u,

na m ly e t f hi h v i g
,
o n acc o u n fA t i o N t s a n so u gh t th l i f e e o n on o . o e

a t wh t l gth thi i d w l t p
a en d h w m h tr sP r ti l y
s e u o n , an o uc s e ss o a a s

u p it N t l th t thi i t i t h v r i f rm f th ld
on . o e a so a s s no n e a o us o s o e o

t ry b t i Sh k p r
s o , u w d d iti
s th r t I h v
a es d bt
ea e s o
’
n a on e e o . a e no ou

th t h d d d it l ly b
a e a h k
e w th t t h ri gi l l w w
so e e c ause e ne a e o na
“
a
”
as

t w i ll i g t r t th p it i f ri r
“ ”
b d a d w , an as n o n o es e c a se u on , as an n e o

d r m ti t mi ght
a a t i mp r b b ly h v d
s H k pt th
no b d l w o a a e o ne . e e e
“
a a

f t g ff t b t dd d th g d l w t ti fy hi
or s a e e ec , u a i e e oo a o sa s s co n sc e n ce

or hi f j ti
s se n se o us ce .

THE T IM E —
A N A L Y S IS o n THE P LAY

In hi s p p r a e
“
O n t he T im es or Du r tia o ns of the A c ti on o f
S h ak s p r e
’
e s P ly
a s ( Tr a n s a eti o n s o
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th us :
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L IST or

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a ac e s h a e n e ac sc e n e .

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n e ss ca . o e a so a e ss c a sa s n . 2 . 2 o .

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s su l p f ti m o se s ay w k i h ig i g f th
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b on d . F B i j r y t B lm t t 2 or a s sa n o s
'
o u ne o e on , e c .

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ee e an o ce e

p k h i m f t ight b f r T hi i d i t
s ea a or n i t rv l b tw thi e o e . s n ca e s a n n e a ,
e een s

an d th p r e di g e cef ffi i t l gth t b r i g t h th r
n sc e n e s , o m nth su c en en o n e e e- o s

b on d t wi hi
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t n a o n o s a u .

4 A ft r th t ri l B
e i d A t i p r p t fl t w rd B l m t
e a as sa n o an n on o o o se o v o a s e on

ea rly xt m r i g P rti d N ri t rt f h m th t ight d

ne o n n . o a an e ssa s a or o e a n , an

a rriv th xt ight ( D y 7 ) b f r th i r h b d A t V b gi
e on e ne n a e o e e us an s . c . e ns

a t a l t h r th t ight d d tw h b f r d y ( D y
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In the ab o ve e nu me rat i o np r ts f l i n
, a unte d
o wh l e s are co as o e

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e a Th
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nu mb e r of li ne s in ea h s
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ce e o e e o u e as

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4 6 2 3 .

I
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3 5 iv . 1 2 v . 1 Wh o le
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,

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,

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d u l e e d , 1 90
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fi ll ho se , 1 6 9
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,

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,

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.

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155

ga rms he d , 1 93 i ncarn at o n , 1 6 8 i me re , 187

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t i p ti
,

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s p k o f 7 e us o 1 1 Tr o il u s , 20 1 w hat ( =w h a a) , 1 4 1 t
sq d 6 u an e r, 1
,

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u o se , 1 8 2 i
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,

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p l .

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,
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,

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,

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,

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,

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e 7 o e 1 1
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,

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,

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,
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,

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,

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( all h ti) s 152 v t g 86
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w t , 1 72
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,

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,

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,

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1

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, ,

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1 74
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t o w ar s es 1 72 we ath e , 1 8 yo u we re b e st , 1 7 7 , 2 05

t ra ne c t , 1 91
,

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R O L F E S E N G L ISH C L A SSIC S
’

Edi t e d b y W ILLIA M J . R O LFE, L tt i . D .

E ach ,

B R O W N IN G S SELEC T PO EM S
y
T we nt po e ms ( i nc u di ng Pi ppa P asse s l w ith In t
ro d u c tio n,

i
L fe o f B o w n r
i g C h r l gi l T bl f H i W rk Li t f B k
n ,
o no o ca a e o s o s, s o oo s

l t yi g th m C ri ti l C mm t d N t
u se fu i n s u d n e ,
ca o e n s, a n o es.

BR OW N IN G S SELECT D R A MAS
’

A Bl t i S t h C l mb Bi r th d y
“ ” “
th
’ ’
n d e o n, o o an

T r g dy —with I t r d ti
o e cu c e s a ,

A S l C riti l C mm t
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ou s a e n o uc o n, ca o en s,

d N t
an o es.

G O LD SMIT H S SELEC T PO EMS

’

T h T r v ll r Th D rt d Vill g R t li ti
”
e a e d e , e e se e a e, an e a a o n,

with Li f f G l d mith R ll ti
e o d C riti i m by T h k r y
o s
,
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,

C l mo e th Y g r C mpb ll F r t r
an e d Irvi g d N t
o un e , a e , o s e , an n , a
n o es.

G RAY S SELE C T PO EMS

’

El gy r r y
“ ” “ ” “
T he e ,
T h e Ba d, T h e P o gress o f P o es , an d
th r P m with i
o e oe r y i li s, ri tiL fe o f G a ,
W l am H o wi t t s Desc p
’
on of

St k P gi o d hi t ri l
e- o riti l
s, an x t ry t s o ca , c ca
,
an d e
plana o N o es .

MA C A U LAY S LAYS OF A N C IEN T R O ME ’

With t h A th r P r f e d I t d ti u C riti i m b y J h
o
’
s e ace an n ro uc o ns, c s s o n
St r t Mi
uall H ry M rl y “
C h ri t ph r N r th
,
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s o e o
,
"
an o e s,

hi t ri l d x pl t ry N t
s o ca an d pie Ill tr ti ana o o es, an c0 o us us a o ns .

MILT O N S MINO R PO EMS ’

A ll f Mi l t Mi r P m x pt t h T r l ti wi t h bi gr ph
’
o on s no oe se ce e ans a o ns, o a

i l d ri ti l I tr d ti
ca an c d hi t ri l
ca d x pl n t ry N t
o uc o ns, an s o ca an e ana o o es.

W O RDSW O R T H S SELECT PO EMS ’

S v tye en P m with Li f C riti i m fr m M tth w A r l d

-o ne oe s, e, c s s o a e no ,
R H H tt . P ri i p l Sh i p J R L w ll
. u o n, d P p r f th
nc a ar , . . o e ,
an a e s o e

W rd w rth S i ty
o s d v ry f ll N t
o Ill tr t d by A bb y
oc e ,
an e u o es. us a e e ,

P r d th r mi
a so ns, an t r ti t o e e ne n a s s .

A ME R I C A N BO O K CO MP A N Y
 Edi t e d b y W ILLIA M J R O LFE .
, Li tt D . .

4 0 v o lu me s e ach, ,

H E po pulari tyf R o l fe s S ake spe a e has be e n e x

o
’
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trao rd i n ary . i
S n c e i ts first publ i c at i o n i n 1 8 7 0 8 3 -

i t has be e n u se d mo e w de ly , bo t h i n sc oo l s an d r i h
c o ll e e s, an d b
g y t h e g e n e al e ad n
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