Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

FRANCISCO

in The Case Is Altered — Jonson, Ben

Metadata

PlayThe Case Is Altered
AuthorJonson, Ben
Year (catalogued)1609
First performance1597
Decade1600s
GenreComedy
Play typeBoys Professional
CompanyPembroke's Men
Speech prefix(es)Fran.
Words244
Characters1285
Typicality0.37 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA04638
BritDrama no.1072
ClusterCluster 2 — Allegory, Nature & pageant voices

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Full speech

I gladly thank your honour, yet indeed I am sorry for such cause of heaviness, As hath possessed your Lordship in my absence. She was a wise and honourable Lady. I, but Maddame, Thus to disclaim in all the effects of pleasure, May make your sadness seem to much affected, And then the proper grace of it is lost. See Signior Angelo here are the Ladies, Go you and comfort one, I'll to the other. 'Tis much pity Madam. You should have any reason to retain This sign of grief, much less the thing disignde. That is for such as follow nought but pleasures. But you that temper them so well with virtues, Using your griefs so it would prove them pleasures. And you would seem in cause of griefs & pleasures equally pleasant. I will be silent, yet that I may serve But as a Decade in the art of memory To put you still in mind of your own virtues When your too serious thoughts make you too sad) Accept me for your servant honoured Lady. Your Lordship yet may trust both them with him. Faith had Camillo lived, He had been much about his years, my Lord. My honoured Lord, let us entreat a word. Ladies, beshrew me, if you come not fit to make a jan gling consort, will you laugh to see three constant passion. Maximilion? behold how the abundance of his joy Drowns him in tears of gladness.