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CAMELIA

in Jack Drum's Entertainment (Katherine and Pasquil) — Marston, John

Metadata

PlayJack Drum's Entertainment (Katherine and Pasquil)
AuthorMarston, John
Year (catalogued)1601
First performance1600
Decade1600s
GenreComedy
Play typeBoys Professional
CompanyChildren of Paul's (second)
Speech prefix(es)Came. | Camel. | Ca.
Words694
Characters3625
Typicality0.41 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA20867
BritDrama no.1239
ClusterCluster 13 — Attendant courtiers & citizens

Important excerpts

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Full speech

Sir you needs not take the pepper in the nose, Your nose is firy enough. My mind is dull, and yet my thoughts are fixed Upon a pleasing object, Brabants love. Last day thy praise extolled him to the skies. A younger brother? o intolerable. Tut he is good, because he knows not how to be bade, Nor wherefore he is good. Nay he is a fool, a perfect Idiot. Believe me wench, thy words have fired me, I'll lay me down upon a bank of Pinks, And dream vppont; Sweet fool, I 'tis most clear, A foolish bed-mate, why he hath no peer. Sweet John my Love, here's thy Camelia: Hold wear this favour, with this kiss vppont. What did he strike thee sweet? And would not you draw your weapon out, and to it lustily, as long as you could stand? Servant yowl go in too, and stay dinner? Sir it were good you God a benefice, Some Evenuch'd Vicarage, or some Fellowship, To prop up your weak younger brothership. Match with your equals, dare not to aspier My seat of love, I wis Sir, I look higher. Rudevnciuile Clown. Carry this favour to my Else straight, I long to see him, preethe bid him come. What is thy judgement of my Else change? Lord what a tide of hate comes creeping on Upon my former judgement? Come, the man? Out on the devil, that res a man indeed. Well, if he court me, I'll not be much coy. Sweet Planet, thou only governest me. Oh Rocky spirit. Be not too cruel sweet Planet, deer relent, Compassionate my amorous languishment. Look, on my knees I creep, Be not impenetrable beauteous youth, But smile upon me, and I'll make the air Court thy choice ear with soft delicious sounds. Bring forth the Viols, each one play his partly, Music's the quiver of young Cupid's dart. Persist not still, o thou relentless youth To scorn my love: what though I scorned thy friend, Do not upbraid me still with hating him, Do not still view me with a loathing eye. For Brabants sake, do you but love me sweet, And I'll not scorn him. Why shouldst be so nice In keeping laws of friendship? didst thou ever hear Of any soul that held a friend more deer, Then a fair woman? Faith Sister, as I am your elder born, So will I match before or with you sure, Young M. Brabant? Honest M. Else? Virtuous Master Planet. Why my name's Fortune too. O but to hug a fool is odious. What Lady, good sweet Winifride, what Lady say Faith there be some good parts about the fool, which I perceive not, yet and other may: what Lady, good sweet Winifride? say quick good wench. Did he give thee a box on the ear, and wouldst thou take it? Pure honesty, kind Duck, kiss me sweet John. Come sweetest Love, lets give time pleasing wing, What shall we make some purposes or sing? Come lay thy head then in my virgin lap, And with a soft sleek hand Il'e clap thy cheek, And wring thy fingers with and ardent gripe: I'll breathe amours, and even intrance thy spirit, And sweetly in the shade lie dallying. Sir you would spoke exceeding pleasingly, For which I love you, as I love a dull dead eye. Brabant I do conjure thee Court not me, Do not presume to love or fancy me. Farewell, and never view my face again. O thou tormentst me, deer Winifride the man? Oh I am Planet stricken Winifride, How shall I intimate my love to him? Do, do, deer Winifride, sweet wench make haste. Marry phoh, will you match me to a fool? I as my fool, my I diot to make sport. O too unkind, why dost thou scorn my love? She that with all the vehemence of speech Hath be pursued, and kneeled too for love, Prostrates her self, and all her choicest Hope's, As low as to thy feet, disdain me not, To scorn a Virgin, is men odious blot M. Brabant, M. Planet, M. Else, faith I'll have any.

Plot summary

Plot — Jack Drum's Entertainment (Katherine and Pasquil)
The liberal Sir Edward Fortune has two daughters, Katherine and Camelia, and numerous would-be sons- in-law; he is concerned that the girls should marry their own choice of husband. Katherine is pursued by the usurer Mammon, who criticizes Sir Edward for excessive generosity, and by Master Puff, but she © prefers Pasquil. Camelia loves Ned Brabant, but others, including the foolish John Ellis and the lustful ~ - Frenchman Monsieur John fo’ de King are interested in her. Witnessing an early-morning encounter between Pasquil and Katherine, Mammon engages _ ===== PAGE 217 ===== 1600 Monsieur John to murder Pasquil, but Pasquil pays him more to report the deed done without actually committing it. On hearing the rumours that Pasquil is dead, Katherine disappears. Camelia’s waiting-woman Winifred has been bribed to promote John Ellis’s suit, and Camelia duly transfers her affections to Ellis, jilting Ned Brabant. Outraged, Brabant’s friend Planet bribes Winifred to change her recommendation. Camelia changes her mind just as Ellis and her father are about to agree a marriage contract, and wants Planet instead. She sends a love- gift to Planet, but he rejects her, thereby avenging her treatment of Brabant. But Brabant does not know what Planet is up to, and becomes murderously jealous when he sees the offer of Camelia’s favour. He sends his page to shoot Planet, then takes Planet’s hat and coat in order to pose as him for an assignation with Camelia. Wer behaviour makes Planet’s intentions clear to him, and he attempts to stab himself in remorse, but is prevented by Sir Edward. It turns out that Planet is alive: the page disobeyed his murderous orders. Monsieur John and Jack Drum drunkenly pursue Winifred, who makes assignations with them both. She arranges for Jack Drum to be smuggled into her room in.a sack, then has the sack given to Monsieur John, on the understanding that she herself is inside; thus she disposes of both would-be lovers. Monsieur John continues his quest for an Englishwoman’s sexual favours, and Ned Brabant’s elder brother plays a joke on him: Monsieur John is introduced to Brabant Senior’s wife, and told that she is a prostitute. But the prank backfires, and Brabant Senior is cuckolded by Monsieur John. Wishing to join Pasquil in the afterlife, Katherine attempts to stab herself, but Pasquil stops her. Mammon finds her and she decisively rejects his advances; so he decides that nobody shall have her, and uses a poison to disfigure her face.…