Mon. vvith out learn. | Mon. vvith out learnin. | Money vvithout learning. | Mon. vvith out lear.
Words
484
Characters
2288
Typicality
0.29 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A06480
BritDrama no.
621
Cluster
Cluster 23 — Gulls, fops & laughing-stocks
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Full speech
¶ What prattling fellow is this that is so talketiue, It seems he is learned but yet he can not thrive. ¶ In faith then he may dance amongst beggars well enough, Thou Wertenberg best give up thy learning and help to hold the plunge ¶ The example of the philosopher may well be applied That kissed his gown for continued ̄ ming into the Emperors chamber: To have his riches and money for my knowledge and learning. ¶ Marry I am agreed I intend not to change it, ¶ I can have meat and drink in every place for money, But if I had none at all I should go to bed hungry. ¶ I am the better esteemed as every one doth know, I am taken for and honest man where ever I go: And he shall be for and abject raskoll and slave, To whom eke one will say, pack hence thou beggarly knave ¶ I would I knew them which speak such words of me, They are but beggarly knaves I durst say a wager, I would hoist them at the next term & they should not know why Then should you see the villains begin to croutch and flatter: But yet for all that my money and my riches Get me all the pleasures I can desire or wish. ¶ Thou art unhappy and born in and evil hour, That hast no money, nor for any canst labour. ¶ Do you see how he esteems this poor and simple wight, ¶ God help thee, God help thee, mine own neighbours be very poor Never a day but one or other is ever at my door: I had never so much to do with money in my life, God help thee good man, I have a household and a wife. ¶ Well I have no learning to defend my cause withal, But here is a friend will plead my matter in Westminster hall. ¶ If I should diminish my money but one groat, I should not be quiet these two days I wot: Well come to my house to night or to morn, And I will see if I can spare thee a dish full of corn. ¶ I may carry money enough with me where ever I go, Which will me help and succour both in well and woe. ¶ You can not carry your money but it must needs consume, No pleasure but with much use brings loathsomeness. ¶ Nay that is not true, for the more money I have The more I desire so God me help and save. ¶ Believe him not Sir for you were ever a good gentleman, If you stood need of me you should find me your friend There is nothing but I will do it for you if I can: Nay try me when you list you shall me faithful find.
Plot summary
Plot — All for Money
The play satirizes the domination of money in a sequence of discrete episodes. Theology, Science, and Art lament that they are now primarily studied out ofa desire for money. Money becomes ill and vomits up Pleasure, who in turn gives birth to Sin in the same manner, whose progeny in turn is Damnation. Satan is pleased that Money’s wide popularity will consign so many souls to hell, and asks Sin to assist in the process. The relative values of money and learning are assessed in an encounter between four characters who have or lack them in various permutations: learning is shown to be superior to money, and poverty in this world carries the promise of a heavenly reward in the next; the clinching point is that Learning with Money gives alms to the poor where Money without Learning refuses. Money feels overworked and Sin gives him an associate, All for Money, who presides over a corrupt court: he pardons theft and assault, infanticide, and bigamy, but hangs a poor thief who is unable to bribe him. He also advises two suitors to procure false witnesses to support their causes, and protects a corrupt and incompetent cleric. Judas and Dives, two souls damned for monetary sins, lament their situation; Damnation drives them off to hell. Godly Admonition warns the audience not to repent too late, and to give up cupidity.