Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 16 (nat, ningle, chould, numps, terry, dery…). Matches are highlighted.
Spanish Prince. Her Fool? 'tis very likely. I do believe your grace. What thinks your grace of going to bed Fifty trumpets. WHy, I shall hardly take thee for my own natum rall child. My own wit, my own natural wit to a hair. A witty crack, and my own boy still. Dispatch boy. Your highness is broken out. Out of the clouds and please
Full speech
What would this fellow have, no news of your master? This is gold, what does the fellow mean? How Signior. Whither? Boy this a Spanish Prince. Her Fool? 'tis very likely. I do believe your grace. What thinks your grace of going to bed Fifty trumpets. WHy, I shall hardly take thee for my own natum rall child. My own wit, my own natural wit to a hair. A witty crack, and my own boy still. Dispatch boy. Your highness is broken out. Out of the clouds and please you. Traitors, we will cut off any men neck that dares but think so. For what? Not a fool. Will not your highness have the dance first? And it shall please your grace, The dance which ended. There is a high Germane desires to speak with you. I fear you are betrayed Sir, and that the Duchess has sent for you. But if he come Ambassador from the Duchess. That Sir.
Plot summary
Plot — The Opportunity
Arriving in Urbino for the first time, Aurelio is surprised to find the inhabitants greeting him as a long-lost friend. It turns out that he looks identical to Borgia, who had been banished for killing the brother of Ursini, a court favourite. Accepted by Borgia’s father Mercutio, he seizes his opportunity and steps into his alter-ego’s shoes. They are summoned to court, where Ursini, in love with Borgia’s sister Cornelia, has procured a pardon for Borgia in order to gain the family’s favour. Complications arise when Aurelio falls in love with Cornelia himself, while the Duchess falls in love with him and appoints him her secretary. Aurelio decides to keep his options open, maintains his assumed identity, and pursues both ladies, circumventing any suspicion of incest by telling Cornelia that he is acting on Aurelio’s behalf: Aurelio fell for her on seeing her picture, he says, and engaged him to woo her. Other suitors have come to woo the Duchess, including the Duke of Ferrara, posing as his own ambassador; he takes offence at the favours shown to ‘Borgia’. There is a mix-up in the dark: posing as the Duchess, Cornelia tells ‘Borgia’ that she will marry Ferrara; then the Duchess arrives; ‘Borgia’ takes her for Cornelia, and, on hearing she is to marry Ursini, admits his true identity. Having overheard Cornelia’s comments, Ferrara arrives in Urbino in his own person to claim the Duchess as his bride, but she denies ever promising herself to him. Aurelio’s servant Pimponio poses as another potential suitor to the Duchess. Initially he pretends to be a Spanish don, but is advised to adopt an Italian identity instead when he is introduced at court. He duly claims to be the Duke of Ferrara, which infuriates the real Duke further. ‘Borgia’ asks the Duchess directly whether she loves him. She tartly reminds him of the unbridgeable distance between them, then dictates him a love-letter to be delivered to the person who loves her best, asking the recipient to come to an assignation in the garden. Discouraged, Aurelio gives the letter to Ferrara, but then realizes that the Duchess meant it for him. She sets Mercutio to guard the garden gate and let in none but ‘Borgia’, but he mistakenly admits Ferrara instead. Realizing that he has lost his opportunity to court the Duchess, Aurelio turns his attentions to Cornelia; but his friend Pisauro, eager to get the girl for himself, tells her that ‘Borgia’ is incestuously in love with her, and will claim, untruthfully, that…