Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 15 (ang, hunc, fleire, shillings, chil, sblood…). Matches are highlighted.
whereof you are so full: Therefore to avoid him you must take pains to assay And to help you therein with all my power I will: Do not make such moan Sin, for your child Damnation Is the only occasion of all your grief and passion. ¶ In your necessity I am glad that we were here, I cannot be long out of your company I swear. ¶
Full speech
¶ I cannot choose but help, you have so conjured us now, For Money and Pleasure none but will take pains I trow: He is not worthy to live I make God a vow, That will not work his heart out for both you. Even so my son and heir is endless damnation. ¶ By the mass I care not what sin I commit So that thereby I may purchase pleasure and profit. It is a hard thing that I would not do for money, I would cut my father's throat if I might get money thereby. ¶ I pray you Sin be quiet and be content a while, For I do think verily your self you do beguile: Your pains are none other I dare be bold to say But only Damnation whereof you are so full: Therefore to avoid him you must take pains to assay And to help you therein with all my power I will: Do not make such moan Sin, for your child Damnation Is the only occasion of all your grief and passion. ¶ In your necessity I am glad that we were here, I cannot be long out of your company I swear. ¶ Be content Sin I will call for more aid: Ho Swift to sin come away in haste, Sin is so sick I am afraid he will burst
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.