Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

DAME KITELY

in Every Man in His Humour — Jonson, Ben

Metadata

PlayEvery Man in His Humour
AuthorJonson, Ben
Year (catalogued)1616
Decade1610s
Speech prefix(es)DAME.
Words522
Characters2746
Typicality0.29 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA04632.1
ClusterCluster 1 — Wives, widows & intimate counsel

Important excerpts

Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 1 (nony, tailors, butler, mall, jesu, massinissa…). Matches are highlighted.

forth, Upon so mean a subject, as my worth? Sister, I pray you let's hear it. Tricks, brother? what tricks? I, never spare any body here: but say, what tricks? Oh Jesu! murder. THOMAS, GASPAR! Indeed, he seemed to be a gentleman of and exceeding fair dis position, and of very excellent good parts! I, but what harm might have come

Full speech

Sister BRIDGET, pray you fetch down the rosewater above in the closet. Sweet heart, will you come in, to breakfast. I pray thee (good MVSSE) we stay for you. What ail you sweet heart, are you not well, speak good MVSSE. O, the lord! Alas, how it burns? MVSSE, keep you warm, good truth it is this new disease! there's a number are troubled withal! for loves sake, sweet heart, come in, out of the air. I pray thee, good sweet heart, come in; the air will do you harm in, troth. Alas brother, what would you have me to do? I cannot help it: you see, my brother brings them in, here, they are his friends. God's my life! did you ever hear the Like? what a strange man is this! Could I keep out all them, think you? I should put my self, against half a dozen men? should I? Good faith, you'd mad the patientest body in the world, to hear you talk so, without any sense, or reason! Servant (in troth) you are too prodigal Of your wits treasure, thus to pour it forth, Upon so mean a subject, as my worth? Sister, I pray you let's hear it. Tricks, brother? what tricks? I, never spare any body here: but say, what tricks? Oh Jesu! murder. THOMAS, GASPAR! Indeed, he seemed to be a gentleman of and exceeding fair dis position, and of very excellent good parts! I, but what harm might have come of it, brother? Beshrew your heartblood, brother WELLBRED, now; for putting such a toy into his head. If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick. He's ever calling for COB! I wonder, how he employs COB, so! Never said you truer then that, brother, so much I can tell you for your learning. THOMAS, fetch your cloak, and go with me, I'll after him presently: I would to fortune, I could take him there, i'faith. Ill return him his own, I warrant him. Knock, THOMAS, hand. Why, woman, grieves it you to open your door? Belike, you get something, to keep it shut. So strange you make it? is not my husband, here? My tried husband, master KITELY. No, dame: he do's it not for needs, but pleasure. Oh, sir, have I fore-stald your honest market? Found your close walks? you stand amazed, now, do you? I faith (I am glad) I have smokt you yet at last! What is your jewel trow? In: come, lets see her; (Fetch forth your huswife, dame) if she be fairer, In any honest judgement, then my self, I'll be content with it: but, she is change, She feeds you fat, she sooths your appetite, And you are well? your wife, and honest woman, Is meat twice sod to you, sir? Oh, you trencher! Out, I defy thee, I, dissembling wretch. Go? to thy shame, believe it. And please you, S r, I'll tell you: my brother, WELLBRED, told me, that COBS house, was a suspected place— And that my husband used thither, daily. True sir, but you know, what grows, by such hants, of tentimes.