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BIANCA

in Every Man in His Humor — Jonson, Ben

Metadata

PlayEvery Man in His Humor
AuthorJonson, Ben
Year (catalogued)1601
First performance1598
Decade1600s
GenreComedy
Play typeAdult Professional
CompanyLord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men
Speech prefix(es)Bia. | Bi • . | Bi.
Words568
Characters2848
Typicality0.23 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA04647
BritDrama no.1143
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.

the closet: Sweet heart will you come in to break fast. I pray thee (good Musse) we stay for you. What ail you sweet heart, are you not well, speak good Musse. O Jesu! Good Lord how it burns? Musse keep you warm, good truth it is this new disease, there's a number are trou bled withal: for Gods sake sweet heart, come in out of

Full speech

Sister Hesperida, I pray you fetch down the Rose uva ter above in the closet: Sweet heart will you come in to break fast. I pray thee (good Musse) we stay for you. What ail you sweet heart, are you not well, speak good Musse. O Jesu! Good Lord how it burns? Musse keep you warm, good truth it is this new disease, there's a number are trou bled withal: for Gods 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. Pray God it do. Alas brother, what would you have me to do? I cannot help it; you see, my brother Pr spero he 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. Do you let them go so lightly sister. I but if your servant should hear you, he would take it Heavily. So are Asses. I, never spare any body hear: but say, what tricks? O Piso, Math murder. Indeed he seemed to be a gentleman of and exceeding fair disposition, and of very excellent good . I but what harm might have come of it? If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick. He's ever calling for Cob, I wonder how he im ploys Cob so. Never said you truer then that brother? Pizo fetch your cloak, and go with me, isle after him presently: I would to Christ I could take there I faith. Knock Pizo pray thee. Why woman, grieves it you to open your door ? Belike you get something to keep it shut. So strange you make it? is not Thorello my tried hus band here. No dame: he hoth it not or need but pleasure. O 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 las ; Whats 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; A you trencher. Out I defy thee I, dissembling wretch: Not I, I see none. And please you sir, isle tell you: my brother Pr sper 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 haunts oftentimes. Brother had he no haunt thither in good faith? Nay then sweet heart: nay I pray the be not angry, good faith isle never suspect thee nigh more, nay kiss me sweet musse. Whats that sweet heart. Dissemble? A match. Sister, I pray you lets hear it. Tricks, brother? what tricks? Be hrew your heart blood, brother Prospero, For putting such a toy into his head. G with thee? isle go with thee to thy sh me I warrant thee.

Plot summary

Plot — Every Man in His Humor
Prospero invites DOrenzo—jinior to visit him in Florence and see two gulls, Mathes and Bobadilla; Lorenzo decides to bring along his cousin St@pHAHG as a third. His father has intercepted the letter and, concerned to wean him away from poetry and towards more profitable studies, follows him to the city. The servant Misco follows EGFEHZOISEHIOF and insinuates himself into his master’s service under a new identity, disguised as a soldier. MGFENG is concerned that Prospero has become dissolute, and that the bad company which visits him will corrupt his sister M@Sperida and cuckold him; consequently he is anxious about leaving his house to do business. Matheo, who has been threatened with a cudgelling by GiliaiG, visits Bobadilla at his lodgings and they practice fighting. Later, Bobadilla assaults @6B for speaking against tobacco, and Cob procures a warrant from the city magistrate, DGGtGPIGIEMERL, to prevent ===== PAGE 52 ===== him fighting. Matheo woos Hesperida, using plagiarized verses. Giuliano provokes a fight with Matheo, but Bobadilla cannot participate because he is bound over by Cob’s warrant (and also because he is a coward); Giuliano later gives him a beating, which again he cannot resist. Thorello and his wife are lured away on false errands while Lorenzo Junior marries Hesperida. A series of ‘mistaken identities and tricks by Musco leads all the major characters to Doctor Clement’s house, either as litigants or prisoners. Lorenzo Junior pronounces on the current state of poetry. Matheo’s verses are destroyed, and he is sentenced to do public penance; Bobadilla is imprisoned. Doctor Clement requires the others to abandon their humours and dine with him, awarding Musco the place of honour. B-Text