Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

SERVANT

in Romeo and Juliet — Shakespeare, William

Metadata

PlayRomeo and Juliet
AuthorShakespeare, William
Year (catalogued)1595
Decade1590s
Speech prefix(es)Ser. | Fel.
Words315
Characters1629
Typicality0.46 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA11954.28
ClusterCluster 3 — Citizens, tradesfolk & neighbors

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Full speech

Find them out whose names are written. Here it is written, that the Shoemaker should meddle with his Yard, and the Tailor with his Last, the Fisher with his Pencil, and the Painter with his Nets. But I am sent to find those persons whose names are writ, & can never find what names the writing person hath here writ (I must to the learned) in good time. Godgigoden, I pray sir can you read? Perhaps you have learned it without book: But I pray can you read any thing you see? You say honestly, rest you merry. Up. To our house. My Masters. Now I'll tell you without asking. My master is the great rich Capulet, and if you be not of the house of Montagues I pray come and crush a cup of wine. Rest you merry. Madam, the guests are come, supper served up, you called, my young Lady asked for, the Nurse curest in the Pan tery, and every thing in extremity: I must hence to wait, I beseech you follow straight. Where's Potpan, that he helps not to take away? He shift a Trencher? he scrape a Trencher? Away with the Ioynstooles, remove the Court cupboard, look to the Plate: good thou, save me a piece of Marchpane, and as thou love me, let the Porter let in Susan Grindstone, and Nell, Anthony and Potpan. You are looked for, and called for, asked for, & sought for, in the great Chamber. I know not sir. You shall have none ill sir, for I'll try if they can lick their fingers. Marry sir, it's and ill Cook that cannot lick his own fingers: therefore he that cannot lick his fingers goes not with me. Things for the Cook sir, but I know not what. I have a head sir, that will find out logs, And never trouble Peter for the matter.