Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 19 (piety, thalander, crimes, blessings, loathed, pretend…). Matches are highlighted.
Lysandro I must make thee sad Upon thy wedding day, and let thee know There is no pure and uncompounded joy Lent to , in depth of woe Thou the knowledge of thy parentage, Thy elder Philocles must die, And , our name and house Had ever, had not gracious heaven Sent as a to my age, Thy long lost self supporter of the name. none,
Full speech
Pardon dread Sovereign, pardon for my son. No heinous one my Liege, no plot of treason Against your royal person or your state, These aged cheeks would blush to beg a pardon For such a foul offence, no crying murder Hath stained his innocent hands, his fault was love, Love my deer Liege, unfortunately he took The Daughter and Heir of Lord Polimetes, Who follows him and seeks exstremity. Be Like those powers above, whose place on earth You represent, show mercy gracious King, For they are merciful. Oh say not so my Liege, your grace I know Has mercy for a greater fault then this. A heavy oath to me and most unlooked for, Your justice Sir has set the perjod Unto a loyal house, a Family That have been props of the Sicylian crown, That with their bloods in many and honoured field, Gainst the hight French, and Neopolitan Have served for you and your great Ancestors, Their children now can never more do so, Farewell my Sovereign, whilst I in tears Spend the S worser remembering and of my childless age, I'll pray for your long life and happy reign, And may your Grace and your Posterity At need find hands as good and hearts as true As ours have ever been. Such merit must not be forgotten my son, Daughter much joy attend upon your choice. But now Lysandro I must make thee sad Upon thy wedding day, and let thee know There is no pure and uncompounded joy Lent to , in depth of woe Thou the knowledge of thy parentage, Thy elder Philocles must die, And , our name and house Had ever, had not gracious heaven Sent as a to my age, Thy long lost self supporter of the name. none, the King has taken and oath Never to him, but since they say His r pents, and feign would save him. With all my heart, I know it'll please her well, I have often herd her praise Eugenio, It shall be done within. The Law is blind and speaks in general terms, She cannot pity where occasion serves, The living law can moderate her rigour, And thats the King. 'Tis malice makes thee speak, Hard hearted Lord, hadst thou no other way To wreak thy cankered and long fostered hate Upon my he worser but thus, thus bloodily By my sons suffering, and for such a fault As thou shouldst love him rather, is thy daughter Disparaged by his love, is his blood base, Or are his Fortune's sunk, this law was made For such Like cautions, to restrain the base From wronging noble persons by attempts Of such a kind, but where equality Meets in the match, the fault is pardonable. For you my Lord, your cruelty has deserved A c rse from me, but I can utter none, Your Daughters goodness has weighed down your malice Heaven prosper her. I hear Lysandro that you are married. His Majesty Is coming down, let us attend. Enter King.
Plot summary
Plot — The Heir
In order to facilitate a marriage between his daughter Leucothoe and the wealthy Count Virro, Polymetes has the rumour put about that his son Eugenio has died during a trip overseas, which means that Leucothoe is now his heir. Among her many other admirers is Philocles, the son of Polymetes’ enemy, Euphues; he is barred from direct access to her, but is able to see her through the window of his friend Clerimont’s lodgings, next door to Polymetes’ house. He overhears her admitting that she does not love Virro, who is too old for her, but has fallen in love with a young man she saw riding in the street: Philocles. He throws a letter to her, and she plans an assignation with him in her father’s absence. Eugenio returns home disguised as the scholar Irus, but Polymetes seems less interested in the news of his son’s survival than that the rumour of his death should not be contradicted. Polymetes learns of Philocles’ assignation with Leucothoe; he and ‘Irus’ eavesdrop on it and hear the lovers plan to elope, even though stealing an heiress is a capital crime. Approving of his sister’s choice, Eugenio tells Virro that he will be marrying Leucothoe under false pretences, since the true heir is still alive; but Virro’s response is to hire ‘Irus’ to poison Eugenio. Polymetes catches Philocles and Leucothoe in the act of elopement, and Euphues’ attempts to secure a pardon are fruitless. Leucothoe’s pleading has more effect on the King, but only because he is attracted to her: he swears not to issue a pardon unless she has sex with him. When she adamantly refuses, the King tries to find a way out of his oath, but the papal price list for exemptions disgusts him and there is no legal loophole. At the trial, Philocles pleads guilty and is sentenced to death; Leucothoe declares her determination to die with him. ‘Irus’ is produced in court, having contrived to get himself arrested for murdering Eugenio; both he and Virro are also sentenced to death. ‘Irus’ gets Polymetes to declare in open court that, as things stand, he would allow Leucothoe to marry Philocles after all, if he were available. Then he reveals himself to be Eugenio: no murder has been committed, and no heiress stolen, so the death sentences are all quashed. In the sub-plot, Francisco has got Luce pregnant, and offers to make amends by marrying her; but her father Franklin intends her instead for the rich, foolish Shallow. Shallow is persuaded that he himself is responsible for her condition, and that,…