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Full speech
Histrio, Excellent. Histrio. Oh admirable good, I protest. Alas, sir, Horace? he is a mere sponge; nothing but Humours and Observation; he goes up and down sucking from every society; and when he comes home, squeazes himself dry again. I know him, I. I, and tickle him faith, for his Arrogancy, and his impudence, in commending his own things: and for his tram ̄ slating: I can trace him faith: o, he is the most open fellow, living; I had as lieve as a new Suit, I were at it. I'll go write, sir. It is. He means himself: for it was he indeed, Suborned us to the Calumny. I appeal to your conscience, Captain. I do, and crave the mercy of the Court. In troth, no great cause, not I; I must confess: but that he kept better company (for the most partly) then I: and that better Men loved him, then loved me: and that his writings thrived better then mine, and were better liked & graced: No thing else. Yes, Sir.
Plot summary
Plot — Poetaster, or The Arraignment
Ovid’s father wants him to be a lawyer, but he prefers poetry. He attends an assignation of poets and their loves at Albius’ house. Crispinus, wishing to cuckold the jeweller, observes how taken his wife Chloé is with poets, and determines to become a poet himself. He forces his company on Horace, who escapes when an apothecary tries to arrest Crispinus for debt. Tucca intervenes to save him, and arranges for him to contribute to the controversial play satirizing poets which the players, anxious to attract audiences after a poor winter’s playing season, have hired Demetrius to write. Julia hosts a drunken banquet at court for the poets and ladies, who all dress as gods and goddesses, hiring appropriate props from the players, including a crown and sceptre. Lupus hears about this and, mistakenly believing that treason is plotted, brings the Emperor to interrupt the banquet. Appalled at the poets’ impiety and abuse of their talents, and at his daughter’s wantonness, Augustus banishes Ovid and imprisons Julia. A poetry reading by Virgil is interrupted by Lupus, who thinks he has detected more treason, and is exposed as a fool. Crispinus and Demetrius are tried for defamation of Horace and found guilty. Horace gives Crispinus a purge, and he vomits his obscure vocabulary. 1601 B-Text After the play has finished, two critics visit the author in his study and debate the play’s origins and the controversy over its personal satire; the author proposes that his next play will be a tragedy.