Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 17 (nat, leaguer, assyrian, mowche, bashas, andalle…). Matches are highlighted.
strength denied As is delivered to your majesty. Either envy therefore, or misprision, Is guilty of this fault, and not my son. He did, my self did hear it. Imagination of some great exploit Drives him beyond the bounds of patience. By heaven me thinks it were and easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the palefac'd moon, Or
Full speech
My Lord. What? drunk with choler, stay, & pause a while, Here comes your uncle. Enter Wor. Brother, the king hath made your nephew mad. Why what a wasp-stung and impatient fool Art thou? to break into this woman's mood, Tying thine care to no tongue but thine own? Farewell good brother, we shall thrive I trust. Yea my good Lord. Those prisoners in your highness name demanded. Which Harry Percy here at Holmedon took, Were as he says, nor with such strength denied As is delivered to your majesty. Either envy therefore, or misprision, Is guilty of this fault, and not my son. He did, my self did hear it. Imagination of some great exploit Drives him beyond the bounds of patience. By heaven me thinks it were and easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the palefac'd moon, Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned honour by the locks, So he that does redeem her thence might wear Without cor iuall a l her dignities, But out upon this half faced fellowship. At Barkly castle. He was, I herd the proclamation: And then it was, when the unhappy king, (Whose wrongs in us God pardon) did set forth Upon his Irish expedition; From whence he intercepted, did return To be deposed, and shortly murdered. Before the game is afoot thou still lettest slip.
Plot summary
Plot — 1 Henry the Fourth
Civil war has ended in England, and King H@nryiliV intends to take an English army on a crusade to liberate the Holy Land. The enterprise is delayed by continuing military instability on England’s borders. Lord MOGrfimer has been defeated in battle by Owen Glemd@Wer and taken a prisoner to Wales. In the north, H@#Splr has had better success against the Scots, but refuses to hand over his prisoners until King Henry ransoms Mortimer. But Mortimer has thrown in his lot with Glendower, so Henry refuses. TH@IPEFGy family suspects an ulterior motive: Mortimer was proclaimed heir to the throne during the previous reign, so the King has good reason to want him off the scene. Led by tH@IBAPINSPIWSreeSter, the Percies plan to put together an alliance to rise in rebellion against the King; to that end, Hotspur releases his Scottish prisoners without ransom. THEMPHNCeMSMWales spends his time idly with . BaIStaif and Poyntz, secretly intending to use his bad reputation as a foil to a subsequent reformation. They plan and execute a highway robbery, but the Prince and Poyntz disguise themselves and rob Falstaff in turn. In the tavern afterwards, Falstaffs account of these events grows progressively more inflated and extravagant; but, when confronted with the truth, he claims he knew it was the Prince all the time. News of the Percies’ plans reaches the King, and Prince Henry is summoned to court. Falstaff helps the Prince with a rehearsal: at first he plays the King, but his performance is over-partial towards himself, so the Prince takes over the part and declares that he will banish Falstaff. A hue and cry after the robbery leads the SHEfiffito the tavern, but the Prince puts him off and later pays back the stolen money; he then plans to obtain a military commission for Falstaff. The rebel lords meet to agree the division of the kingdom, but Hotspur is not satisfied with his share. The Prince tells his admonishing father that he will redeem himself in battle. Troops are mobilized, and the armies meet at Shrewsbury. The rebels are depleted: Glendower’s forces are not ready and N@rthumiberland falls sick; Hotspur sees greater honour in the longer odds, WGreester only greater risk. In the parleys before battle, the Prince offers to settle things in single combat with Hotspur, but Worcester and WerniGn, knowing that the King will never trust them again, decide to keep this from Hotspur. In the battle, many of the King’s troops are dressed in bis colours, and are killed in…