Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

2 NEIGHBOR

in Two Lamentable Tragedies — Yarington, Robert

Metadata

PlayTwo Lamentable Tragedies
AuthorYarington, Robert
Year (catalogued)1601
First performance1594
Decade1600s
GenreTragedy
Play typeAdult Professional
CompanyUnknown
Speech prefix(es)2. | 2 | 2. neigh. | 2 • neigh.
Words353
Characters1717
Typicality0.27 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA15814
BritDrama no.1015
ClusterCluster 7 — Pedants, satyrs & Latin wit

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Full speech

By my troth I am indifferent whither I go or no. If a fare come why so, if not, why so, if I have not their money, they shall have none of my labour. At Baynar's castle stairs. Come, I am indifferent, I care not so much for going, But if I go with you, why so: if not, why so. Sblood what rascal hath laid this in my way? Whats that so much, I am indifferent, yet for mine own partly, I understand the misery of it, if you do, why so, if not, why so. I tell you I am indifferent, but to be plain with you, I am grieved to stumble at the hangmans budget. And to speak indifferently, it is the hangmans Budget, and because he thought too much of his labour to set this head upon the bridge, and the legs upon the gates, he flings them in the street for men to stumble at, but if I get him in my boat, I'll so belabour him in a stretcher, that he had better be stretched in one of his own halfpenny halters: if this be a good conceit, why so, if not, why so. I am indifferent whither you believe me or no, these were not worth taking off, and therefore he left them on, if this be likely why so, if not, why so. Mass I am indifferent, I'll go along with you, If it be so, why so, if not why so. Exeunt. What hath the boy recovered any speech, To give us light of these suggestions, That do arise upon this accident. In troth I am indifferent, for if I tell you, why so, if not why so. But what apparel had she on her back? Cease we to wonder at Gods wondrous works, And let us labour for to bring to light, Those masked fiends that thus dishonour him: This sack is new, and lo behold his mark Remains upon it, which did fell the bag, Amongst the Salters we shall find it out, When, and to whom, this bloody bag was sold.

Plot summary

Plot — Two Lamentable Tragedies
MOmicide is frustrated at finding the town so virtuous, but AWaige recommends two men as suitable agents of violence. [Filth overhears them and introduces the stories. In one plot, MRGM@SIMERY, who would like to be richer, notices how well off B&BGh is. He lures Beech to his inn and murders him there with a hammer. The other members of his household quickly discover what has happened; his man MWilli@fhs leaves his service rather than condone the crime, but nevertheless agrees to keep it a secret. Merry is concerned that BEGeh’sIBSy may know too much, and murders him too. Thinking there are thieves in Beech’s shop, a Maid gives the alarm, and the dying boy is found with the hammer still embedded in his head. Beech comes under suspicion. Merry wants to get the other body out of his inn before it starts to putrefy, and chops it up to facilitate disposal. The various parts of the body are found around London; the torso is in an identifiable sack, but when a house-to-house search is instigated, its vendor fails to recognize M@PySisister as the woman who bought it. Merry begins to feel secure, but the melancholy Williams finally reveals the secret after close questioning by a friend. Merry and his sister are arrested and hanged; Williams is allowed benefit of clergy. In the other plot, ——- —f% die, leaving him in the custody of his uncle, , who will inherit everything should the boy die. Fallerio plans murder, but when his son All@H8o will not co-operate, he hires two ruffans instead. The assassins are to escort Pertillo to university at Padua, and kill him on the way; Allenso follows in secret to see that his cousin is safe. In the event one of the ruffians proves to have a conscience, and tries unsuccessfully to buy off his colleague. Perfillo dies, and the two murderers then kill one another. The bodies are found by the Dike, and Allenso is arrested; the virtuous rufhan survives just long enough to exonerate him and name Fallerio as the guilty man. Allenso brings home the news of Pertillo’s murder, which causes his mother to drop dead. Suicidally guilt-stricken, Allenso disguises himself as his father in order to be executed in his place. He is convicted, but Fallerio follows him to court and admits the truth. Both father and son are sentenced to death. Truth insists that Homicide and Avarice will never get away with their crimes in Eliza’s realm, but they leave the stage threatening more covetousness and murder to come.