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| Enter Countesse. | Enter the Countess of Auvergne and her Porter | | 1H6 II.iii.1.1 | |
| Count. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Porter, remember what I gaue in charge, | Porter, remember what I gave in charge, | give in charge give orders, command, direct | 1H6 II.iii.1 | |
| And when you haue done so, bring the Keyes to me. | And when you have done so, bring the keys to me. | | 1H6 II.iii.2 | |
| Port. | PORTER | | | |
| Madame, I will. | Madam, I will. | | 1H6 II.iii.3 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | 1H6 II.iii.3 | |
| Count. | COUNTESS | | | |
| The Plot is layd, if all things fall out right, | The plot is laid; if all things fall out right, | | 1H6 II.iii.4 | |
| I shall as famous be by this exploit, | I shall as famous be by this exploit | | 1H6 II.iii.5 | |
| As Scythian Tomyris by Cyrus death. | As Scythian Tomyris by Cyrus' death. | Scythian[pron: 'sithian] someone from Scythia, ancient region of E Europe; people known for pitilessness | 1H6 II.iii.6 | |
| | Cyrus (n.)[pron: 'siyrus] Cyrus the Great, 6th-c BC, king of Persia | | |
| | Tomyris (n.)[pron: 'tomiris] Scythian queen, 6th-c BC, who killed Cyrus the Great | | |
| Great is the rumour of this dreadfull Knight, | Great is the rumour of this dreadful knight, | rumour (n.)talk, report, news | 1H6 II.iii.7 | |
| | dreadful (adj.)inspiring dread, causing fear, daunting | | |
| And his atchieuements of no lesse account: | And his achievements of no less account. | | 1H6 II.iii.8 | |
| Faine would mine eyes be witnesse with mine eares, | Fain would mine eyes be witness with mine ears, | fain (adv.)gladly, willingly | 1H6 II.iii.9 | |
| To giue their censure of these rare reports. | To give their censure of these rare reports. | rare (adj.)marvellous, splendid, excellent | 1H6 II.iii.10 | |
| | censure (n.)assessment, opinion, judgement, criticism | | |
| Enter Messenger and Talbot. | Enter the Messenger and Talbot | | 1H6 II.iii.11.1 | |
| Mess. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Madame, according as your Ladyship desir'd, | Madam, according as your ladyship desired, | desire (v.)request, wish, ask [for] | 1H6 II.iii.11 | |
| By Message crau'd, so is Lord Talbot come. | By message craved, so is Lord Talbot come. | crave (v.)beg, entreat, request | 1H6 II.iii.12 | |
| Count. | COUNTESS | | | |
| And he is welcome: what? is this the man? | And he is welcome. What? Is this the man? | | 1H6 II.iii.13 | |
| Mess. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Madame, it is. | Madam, it is. | | 1H6 II.iii.14.1 | |
| Count. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Is this the Scourge of France? | Is this the scourge of France? | | 1H6 II.iii.14.2 | |
| Is this the Talbot, so much fear'd abroad? | Is this the Talbot so much feared abroad | abroad (adv.)in the outside world, freely at large, elsewhere, everywhere | 1H6 II.iii.15 | |
| That with his Name the Mothers still their Babes? | That with his name the mothers still their babes? | still (v.)quieten, calm, hush | 1H6 II.iii.16 | |
| I see Report is fabulous and false. | I see report is fabulous and false. | report (n.)rumour, gossip, hearsay | 1H6 II.iii.17 | |
| | false (adj.)sham, spurious, not genuine, artificial | | |
| | false (adj.)wrong, mistaken | | |
| | fabulous (adj.)mythical, fabricated, invented | | |
| I thought I should haue seene some Hercules, | I thought I should have seen some Hercules, | Hercules (n.)[Roman form of Heracles] proverbial for his mythical physical strength and miraculous achievements | 1H6 II.iii.18 | |
| A second Hector, for his grim aspect, | A second Hector, for his grim aspect | Hector (n.)son of Priam, married to Andromache; the bravest Trojan, who led out their army to battle | 1H6 II.iii.19 | |
| | aspect (n.)[of a human face] look, appearance, expression | | |
| And large proportion of his strong knit Limbes. | And large proportion of his strong-knit limbs. | proportion (n.)size, bulk | 1H6 II.iii.20 | |
| Alas, this is a Child, a silly Dwarfe: | Alas, this is a child, a silly dwarf! | silly (adj.)feeble, frail, weak | 1H6 II.iii.21 | |
| It cannot be, this weake and writhled shrimpe | It cannot be this weak and writhled shrimp | writhled (adj.)wrinkled, shrivelled, withered | 1H6 II.iii.22 | |
| Should strike such terror to his Enemies. | Should strike such terror to his enemies. | | 1H6 II.iii.23 | |
| Talb. | TALBOT | | | |
| Madame, I haue beene bold to trouble you: | Madam, I have been bold to trouble you; | | 1H6 II.iii.24 | |
| But since your Ladyship is not at leysure, | But since your ladyship is not at leisure, | | 1H6 II.iii.25 | |
| Ile sort some other time to visit you. | I'll sort some other time to visit you. | sort (v.)choose, find, arrange | 1H6 II.iii.26 | |
| He starts to leave | | 1H6 II.iii.27 | |
| Count. | COUNTESS | | | |
| What meanes he now? Goe aske him, whither he goes? | What means he now? Go ask him whither he goes. | | 1H6 II.iii.27 | |
| Mess. | MESSENGER | | | |
| Stay my Lord Talbot, for my Lady craues, | Stay, my Lord Talbot; for my lady craves | crave (v.)need, demand, require | 1H6 II.iii.28 | |
| To know the cause of your abrupt departure? | To know the cause of your abrupt departure. | | 1H6 II.iii.29 | |
| Talb. | TALBOT | | | |
| Marry, for that shee's in a wrong beleefe, | Marry, for that she's in a wrong belief, | marry (int.)[exclamation] by Mary | 1H6 II.iii.30 | |
| | belief (n.)opinion, awareness, impression | | |
| I goe to certifie her Talbot's here. | I go to certify her Talbot's here. | certify (v.)inform, assure, demonstrate to | 1H6 II.iii.31 | |
| Enter Porter with Keyes. | Enter the Porter with keys | | 1H6 II.iii.32 | |
| Count. | COUNTESS | | | |
| If thou be he, then art thou Prisoner. | If thou be he, then art thou prisoner. | | 1H6 II.iii.32 | |
| Talb. | TALBOT | | | |
| Prisoner? to whom? | Prisoner? To whom? | | 1H6 II.iii.33.1 | |
| Count. | COUNTESS | | | |
| To me, blood-thirstie Lord: | To me, bloodthirsty lord; | | 1H6 II.iii.33.2 | |
| And for that cause I trayn'd thee to my House. | And for that cause I trained thee to my house. | train (v.)lure, entice, decoy | 1H6 II.iii.34 | |
| Long time thy shadow hath been thrall to me, | Long time thy shadow hath been thrall to me, | thrall (n.)slave, subject, captive | 1H6 II.iii.35 | |
| | shadow (n.)image, likeness, portrait, semblance | | |
| For in my Gallery thy Picture hangs: | For in my gallery thy picture hangs; | | 1H6 II.iii.36 | |
| But now the substance shall endure the like, | But now the substance shall endure the like, | substance (n.)real thing, genuine article | 1H6 II.iii.37 | |
| | like, thethe same | | |
| And I will chayne these Legges and Armes of thine, | And I will chain these legs and arms of thine | | 1H6 II.iii.38 | |
| That hast by Tyrannie these many yeeres | That hast by tyranny these many years | tyranny (n.)cruelty, barbarity, unmerciful violence | 1H6 II.iii.39 | |
| Wasted our Countrey, slaine our Citizens, | Wasted our country, slain our citizens, | waste (v.)lay waste, ravage, devastate | 1H6 II.iii.40 | |
| And sent our Sonnes and Husbands captiuate. | And sent our sons and husbands captivate. | captivate (v.)make captive, capture, imprison | 1H6 II.iii.41 | |
| Talb. | TALBOT | | | |
| Ha, ha, ha. | Ha, ha, ha! | | 1H6 II.iii.42 | |
| Count. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Laughest thou Wretch? / Thy mirth shall turne to moane. | Laughest thou, wretch? Thy mirth shall turn to moan. | moan (n.)grief, lamentation, sorrow, complaint | 1H6 II.iii.43 | |
| Talb. | TALBOT | | | |
| I laugh to see your Ladyship so fond, | I laugh to see your ladyship so fond | fond (adj.)foolish, stupid, mad | 1H6 II.iii.44 | |
| To thinke, that you haue ought but Talbots shadow, | To think that you have aught but Talbot's shadow | shadow (n.)image, likeness, portrait, semblance | 1H6 II.iii.45 | |
| | aught (n.)anything, [with negative word] nothing | | |
| Whereon to practise your seueritie. | Whereon to practise your severity. | severity (n.)punishment, strictness, sternness | 1H6 II.iii.46 | |
| Count. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Why? art not thou the man? | Why, art thou not the man? | | 1H6 II.iii.47.1 | |
| Talb. | TALBOT | | | |
| I am indeede. | I am indeed. | | 1H6 II.iii.47.2 | |
| Count. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Then haue I substance too. | Then have I substance too. | substance (n.)real thing, genuine article | 1H6 II.iii.48 | |
| Talb. | TALBOT | | | |
| No, no, I am but shadow of my selfe: | No, no, I am but shadow of myself. | | 1H6 II.iii.49 | |
| You are deceiu'd, my substance is not here; | You are deceived. My substance is not here; | | 1H6 II.iii.50 | |
| For what you see, is but the smallest part, | For what you see is but the smallest part | | 1H6 II.iii.51 | |
| And least proportion of Humanitie: | And least proportion of humanity. | proportion (n.)part, portion, amount | 1H6 II.iii.52 | |
| | humanity (n.)human potential, manhood | | |
| I tell you Madame, were the whole Frame here, | I tell you, madam, were the whole frame here, | frame (n.)framework, structure, construction | 1H6 II.iii.53 | |
| It is of such a spacious loftie pitch, | It is of such a spacious lofty pitch, | pitch (n.)height, elevation, high aspiration | 1H6 II.iii.54 | |
| Your Roofe were not sufficient to contayn't. | Your roof were not sufficient to contain't. | | 1H6 II.iii.55 | |
| Count. | COUNTESS | | | |
| This is a Riddling Merchant for the nonce, | This is a riddling merchant for the nonce; | merchant (n.)dealer, purveyor | 1H6 II.iii.56 | |
| | nonce, for thefor that purpose, for the occasion | | |
| | riddling (adj.)dealing in riddles, riddle-making | | |
| He will be here, and yet he is not here: | He will be here, and yet he is not here. | | 1H6 II.iii.57 | |
| How can these contrarieties agree? | How can these contrarieties agree? | contrariety (n.)contradiction, inconsistency, discrepancy | 1H6 II.iii.58 | |
| Talb. | TALBOT | | | |
| That will I shew you presently. | That will I show you presently. | presently (adv.)immediately, instantly, at once | 1H6 II.iii.59 | |
| Winds his Horne, Drummes strike vp, a Peale of | He winds his horn. Drums strike up. A peal of | wind (v.)sound, blow | 1H6 II.iii.60.1 | |
| Ordenance: Enter Souldiors. | ordnance. Enter soldiers | ordnance, ordinance (n.)cannon, artillery | 1H6 II.iii.60.2 | |
| How say you Madame? are you now perswaded, | How say you, madam? Are you now persuaded | | 1H6 II.iii.60 | |
| That Talbot is but shadow of himselfe? | That Talbot is but shadow of himself? | | 1H6 II.iii.61 | |
| These are his substance, sinewes, armes, and strength, | These are his substance, sinews, arms, and strength, | | 1H6 II.iii.62 | |
| With which he yoaketh your rebellious Neckes, | With which he yoketh your rebellious necks, | | 1H6 II.iii.63 | |
| Razeth your Cities, and subuerts your Townes, | Razeth your cities, and subverts your towns | subvert (v.)destroy, overthrow, raze | 1H6 II.iii.64 | |
| And in a moment makes them desolate. | And in a moment makes them desolate. | | 1H6 II.iii.65 | |
| Count. | COUNTESS | | | |
| Victorious Talbot, pardon my abuse, | Victorious Talbot, pardon my abuse. | abuse (n.)deception, hoax, fraud | 1H6 II.iii.66 | |
| I finde thou art no lesse then Fame hath bruited, | I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited, | fame (n.)report, account, description | 1H6 II.iii.67 | |
| | bruit (v.)report, announce, proclaim | | |
| And more then may be gathered by thy shape. | And more than may be gathered by thy shape. | | 1H6 II.iii.68 | |
| Let my presumption not prouoke thy wrath, | Let my presumption not provoke thy wrath, | provoke (v.)call forth, invite, invoke | 1H6 II.iii.69 | |
| For I am sorry, that with reuerence | For I am sorry that with reverence | | 1H6 II.iii.70 | |
| I did not entertaine thee as thou art. | I did not entertain thee as thou art. | entertain (v.)treat, deal with, handle | 1H6 II.iii.71 | |
| Talb. | TALBOT | | | |
| Be not dismay'd, faire Lady, nor misconster | Be not dismayed, fair lady, nor misconster | misconster (v.)misconstrue, misinterpret, take wrongly | 1H6 II.iii.72 | |
| The minde of Talbot, as you did mistake | The mind of Talbot as you did mistake | mistake (v.)misunderstand, take wrongly, misconceive | 1H6 II.iii.73 | |
| The outward composition of his body. | The outward composition of his body. | composition (n.)constitution, make-up, state [of mind and body] | 1H6 II.iii.74 | |
| What you haue done, hath not offended me: | What you have done hath not offended me; | | 1H6 II.iii.75 | |
| Nor other satisfaction doe I craue, | Nor other satisfaction do I crave | crave (v.)need, demand, require | 1H6 II.iii.76 | |
| | crave (v.)beg, entreat, request | | |
| But onely with your patience, that we may | But only, with your patience, that we may | patience (n.)leave, permission, indulgence | 1H6 II.iii.77 | |
| Taste of your Wine, and see what Cates you haue, | Taste of your wine and see what cates you have; | cates (n.)(plural) delicacies, choice foodstuffs | 1H6 II.iii.78 | |
| For Souldiers stomacks alwayes serue them well. | For soldiers' stomachs always serve them well. | serve (v.)be of use, render service, be an advantage [to] | 1H6 II.iii.79 | |
| | stomach (n.)appetite, desire [for food] | | |
| Count. | COUNTESS | | | |
| With all my heart, and thinke me honored, | With all my heart, and think me honoured | | 1H6 II.iii.80 | |
| To feast so great a Warrior in my House. | To feast so great a warrior in my house. | | 1H6 II.iii.81 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | 1H6 II.iii.81 | |