Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

JUSTICE FERRET

in The Bride

Metadata

PlayThe Bride
Year (catalogued)1640
First performance1640
Decade1640s
GenreComedy
Play typeBoys Professional;Professional
CompanyBeeston's Boys
TheaterPhoenix/Cockpit;Indoor Professional
Speech prefix(es)Fer. | F •… t.
Words280
Characters1495
Typicality0.24 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA07970
BritDrama no.576
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.

'Twas my wives desire. No no sir; she was but excusing a few faults. Sweet wife forbear a little. Thou wilt vex away thy eam ting stomach, and here will be excellent cheer. Fie no sir: She is somewhat shrewish at home, but the best wife abroad— Will you not Marry her your self then after all these

Full speech

'Twas my wives desire. No no sir; she was but excusing a few faults. Sweet wife forbear a little. Thou wilt vex away thy eam ting stomach, and here will be excellent cheer. Fie no sir: She is somewhat shrewish at home, but the best wife abroad— Will you not Marry her your self then after all these pre parations? Why sir the world takes notice of it, and it may con cern your credit. Proceed you sir in your late motion and this difference will soon find a reconciliation. Is not the Gentleman his only son. Sir if I find them in my precinct. What Mr. Bridegroom? Are you the— Would! whither are they gone that accused you? It is indeed sir. He appointed that gentleman to find you out. She shall go to our house. You say well sir. Standish and Dash my Clerks shall a long with him. Or what think you of my neighbour Catch the Marshals man? the sighed of him would fright them. Come Mistress Bride, we will walk and see some rari ties and antiquities till they return. There is one in the neigh bourhood is stored with them; as if he had translated the Capi tall hither. A good evening to you neighbour Horten. I know the house he means; a place much suspected. But a few hours since there happened a dangerous up roar a bout this gentlewoman; and the delinquents came to complain first. But had they not conveyed themselves away, they should have been punished. Will you with us neighbour? Riotous you would say. I do believe all this For certain truth. But why should you accuse Another then?

Plot summary

Plot — The Bride
Wit is charged by his father to woo and marry Wisdom, or lose his inheritance, Ignorance sends her son Idleness to mislead him. Posing as Honest Recreation, he introduces Wit to Wantonness, who gives him a fool's headdress and steals his money. Good Nurture restores him to sense and introduces him to the true Honest Recreation, whom Wit finds boring. Two sailors blindfold Idleness and rob him of the money he stole from Wit. Wit rescues Idleness and fights Irksomeness, who leaves him for dead. Wisdom revives him and promises to be his lady if he will kill Irksomeness. She gives him a sword, Perseverance, which he uses to behead the monster. Idleness is proclaimed an outlaw, and is arrested after he steals Mother Bee’s porridge pot while Doll and Lob are kissing in the barn. Wit falls into Fancy’s clutches and is imprisoned. Good Nurture releases him and takes him to be married to Wisdom. Idleness also intends to go to the wedding, disguised as a priest.