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Enter Angelo. | Enter Angelo | | MM II.iv.1 | |
An. | ANGELO | | | |
When I would pray, & think, I thinke, and pray | When I would pray and think, I think and pray | | MM II.iv.1 | |
To seuerall subiects: heauen hath my empty words, | To several subjects: heaven hath my empty words, | several (adj.)separate, different, distinct | MM II.iv.2 | |
Whilst my Inuention, hearing not my Tongue, | Whilst my invention, hearing not my tongue, | invention (n.)mind, thought, imagination | MM II.iv.3 | |
Anchors on Isabell: heauen in my mouth, | Anchors on Isabel: God in my mouth, | anchor (v.)concentrate, fix attention, home in | MM II.iv.4 | |
As if I did but onely chew his name, | As if I did but only chew His name, | chew (v.)keep repeating, mumble over | MM II.iv.5 | |
And in my heart the strong and swelling euill | And in my heart the strong and swelling evil | | MM II.iv.6 | |
Of my conception: the state whereon I studied | Of my conception. The state, whereon I studied, | study (v.)deliberate, meditate, reflect [on] | MM II.iv.7 | |
| | conception (n.)design, plan, notion | | |
Is like a good thing, being often read | Is like a good thing, being often read, | | MM II.iv.8 | |
Growne feard, and tedious: yea, my Grauitie | Grown seared and tedious; yea, my gravity, | seared (adj.)withered, wilting, declining | MM II.iv.9 | |
| | gravity (n.)respectability, authority, dignified position | | |
Wherein (let no man heare me) I take pride, | Wherein, let no man hear me, I take pride, | | MM II.iv.10 | |
Could I, with boote, change for an idle plume | Could I, with boot, change for an idle plume | boot (n.)good, advantage, profit | MM II.iv.11 | |
Which the ayre beats for vaine: oh place, oh forme, | Which the air beats for vain. O place, O form, | place (n.)position, post, office, rank | MM II.iv.12 | |
| | form (n.)position, rank, status | | |
| | vain, forin vain, to no purpose | | |
How often dost thou with thy case, thy habit | How often dost thou with thy case, thy habit, | habit (n.)covering, guise, adorning | MM II.iv.13 | |
| | case (n.)outer covering, surface appearance | | |
Wrench awe from fooles, and tye the wiser soules | Wrench awe from fools, and tie the wiser souls | | MM II.iv.14 | |
To thy false seeming? Blood, thou art blood, | To thy false seeming! Blood, thou art blood; | seeming (n.)deceptive appearance, two-faced behaviour, pretence | MM II.iv.15 | |
| | false (adj.)sham, spurious, not genuine, artificial | | |
| | blood (n.)passion, feeling, strong emotion [especially sexual] | | |
Let's write good Angell on the Deuills horne | Let's write ‘ good Angel ’ on the devil's horn, | | MM II.iv.16 | |
'Tis not the Deuills Crest: how now? who's there? | 'Tis not the devil's crest – How now? Who's there? | crest (n.)heraldic device placed above the shield and helmet in a coat-of-arms | MM II.iv.17 | |
Enter Seruant. | Enter Servant | | MM II.iv.18 | |
Ser. | SERVANT | | | |
One Isabell, a Sister, desires accesse to you. | One Isabel, a sister, desires access to you. | | MM II.iv.18 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Teach her the way: | Teach her the way. | teach (v.)show, point out to | MM II.iv.19.1 | |
| Exit Servant | | MM II.iv.19 | |
oh, heauens | O heavens, | | MM II.iv.19.2 | |
Why doe's my bloud thus muster to my heart, | Why does my blood thus muster to my heart, | muster (v.)assemble, gather together [at], rush | MM II.iv.20 | |
Making both it vnable for it selfe, | Making both it unable for itself, | | MM II.iv.21 | |
And dispossessing all my other parts | And dispossessing all my other parts | | MM II.iv.22 | |
Of necessary fitnesse? | Of necessary fitness? | | MM II.iv.23 | |
So play the foolish throngs with one that swounds, | So play the foolish throngs with one that swoons, | swoon (v.)faint | MM II.iv.24 | |
Come all to help him, and so stop the ayre | Come all to help him, and so stop the air | | MM II.iv.25 | |
By which hee should reuiue: and euen so | By which he should revive; and even so | | MM II.iv.26 | |
The generall subiect to a wel-wisht King | The general, subject to a well-wished king, | subject (n.)subjects, people [of a state] | MM II.iv.27 | |
| | general (n.)ordinary people, general public, populace | | |
| | well-wished (adj.)accompanied by good wishes, much loved | | |
Quit their owne part, and in obsequious fondnesse | Quit their own part, and in obsequious fondness | obsequious (adj.)devoted, compliant, ready to please | MM II.iv.28 | |
| | part (n.)territory, region, province | | |
| | fondness (n.)foolish affection, naive devotion | | |
Crowd to his presence, where their vn-taught loue | Crowd to his presence, where their untaught love | untaught (adj.)natural, spontaneous | MM II.iv.29 | |
Must needs appear offence: | Must needs appear offence. | | MM II.iv.30.1 | |
Enter Isabella. | Enter Isabella | | MM II.iv.30 | |
how now faire Maid. | How now, fair maid? | | MM II.iv.30.2 | |
Isab. | ISABELLA | | | |
I am come to know your pleasure. | I am come to know your pleasure. | | MM II.iv.31 | |
An. | ANGELO | | | |
That you might know it, wold much better please me, | That you might know it, would much better please me | | MM II.iv.32 | |
Then to demand what 'tis: your Brother cannot liue. | Than to demand what 'tis. Your brother cannot live. | | MM II.iv.33 | |
Isab. | ISABELLA | | | |
Euen so: heauen keepe your Honor. | Even so. Heaven keep your honour. | | MM II.iv.34 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Yet may he liue a while: and it may be | Yet may he live a while; and it may be | | MM II.iv.35 | |
As long as you, or I: yet he must die. | As long as you or I, yet he must die. | | MM II.iv.36 | |
Isab. | ISABELLA | | | |
Vnder your Sentence? | Under your sentence? | | MM II.iv.37 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Yea. | Yea. | | MM II.iv.38 | |
Isab. | ISABELLA | | | |
When, I beseech you: that in his Reprieue | When, I beseech you? That in his reprieve, | | MM II.iv.39 | |
(Longer, or shorter) he may be so fitted | Longer or shorter, he may be so fitted | | MM II.iv.40 | |
That his soule sicken not. | That his soul sicken not. | | MM II.iv.41 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Ha? fie, these filthy vices: It were as good | Ha! fie, these filthy vices! It were as good | | MM II.iv.42 | |
To pardon him, that hath from nature stolne | To pardon him that hath from nature stol'n | | MM II.iv.43 | |
A man already made, as to remit | A man already made as to remit | | MM II.iv.44 | |
Their sawcie sweetnes, that do coyne heauens Image | Their saucy sweetness that do coin God's image | sweetness (n.)delight, pleasure, charm | MM II.iv.45 | |
| | saucy (adj.)lecherous, lascivious, lustful | | |
| | coin (v.)create, make [as in minting a coin] | | |
In stamps that are forbid: 'tis all as easie, | In stamps that are forbid: 'tis all as easy | stamp (n.)coin, impression [of the monarch's head] made on a coin | MM II.iv.46 | |
Falsely to take away a life true made, | Falsely to take away a life true made | | MM II.iv.47 | |
As to put mettle in restrained meanes | As to put metal in restrained means | mean (n.)(plural) manner, mode, method | MM II.iv.48 | |
| | restrained (adj.)forbidden, prohibited, banned | | |
To make a false one. | To make a false one. | false (adj.)sham, spurious, not genuine, artificial | MM II.iv.49 | |
Isab. | ISABELLA | | | |
'Tis set downe so in heauen, but not in earth. | 'Tis set down so in heaven, but not in earth. | | MM II.iv.50 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Say you so: then I shall poze you quickly. | Say you so? Then I shall pose you quickly. | pose (v.)baffle, confuse, confound | MM II.iv.51 | |
Which had you rather, that the most iust Law | Which had you rather, that the most just law | | MM II.iv.52 | |
Now tooke your brothers life, and to redeeme him | Now took your brother's life, or to redeem him | | MM II.iv.53 | |
Giue vp your body to such sweet vncleannesse | Give up your body to such sweet uncleanness | | MM II.iv.54 | |
As she that he hath staind? | As she that he hath stained? | | MM II.iv.55.1 | |
Isab. | ISABELLA | | | |
Sir, beleeue this. | Sir, believe this, | | MM II.iv.55.2 | |
I had rather giue my body, then my soule. | I had rather give my body than my soul. | | MM II.iv.56 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
I talke not of your soule: our compel'd sins | I talk not of your soul. Our compelled sins | compelled (adj.)constrained, forced, of necessity | MM II.iv.57 | |
Stand more for number, then for accompt. | Stand more for number than accompt. | account, accompt (n.)reckoning, judgement [especially by God] | MM II.iv.58.1 | |
Isab. | ISABELLA | | | |
How say you? | How say you? | | MM II.iv.58.2 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Nay Ile not warrant that: for I can speake | Nay, I'll not warrant that, for I can speak | warrant (v.)authorize, sanction, license | MM II.iv.59 | |
| | warrant (v.)justify, defend, stand up for | | |
Against the thing I say: Answere to this, | Against the thing I say. Answer to this: | | MM II.iv.60 | |
I (now the voyce of the recorded Law) | I, now the voice of the recorded law, | | MM II.iv.61 | |
Pronounce a sentence on your Brothers life, | Pronounce a sentence on your brother's life; | | MM II.iv.62 | |
Might there not be a charitie in sinne, | Might there not be a charity in sin | | MM II.iv.63 | |
To saue this Brothers life? | To save this brother's life? | | MM II.iv.64.1 | |
Isab. | ISABELLA | | | |
Please you to doo't, | Please you to do't, | | MM II.iv.64.2 | |
Ile take it as a perill to my soule, | I'll take it as a peril to my soul; | | MM II.iv.65 | |
It is no sinne at all, but charitie. | It is no sin at all, but charity. | | MM II.iv.66 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Pleas'd you to doo't, at perill of your soule | Pleased you to do't, at peril of your soul, | | MM II.iv.67 | |
Were equall poize of sinne, and charitie. | Were equal poise of sin and charity. | poise (n.)balance of weight, equipoise | MM II.iv.68 | |
Isab. | ISABELLA | | | |
That I do beg his life, if it be sinne | That I do beg his life, if it be sin, | | MM II.iv.69 | |
Heauen let me beare it: you granting of my suit, | Heaven let me bear it; you granting of my suit, | suit (n.)formal request, entreaty, petition | MM II.iv.70 | |
If that be sin, Ile make it my Morne-praier, | If that be sin, I'll make it my morn prayer | morn (n.)morning, dawn | MM II.iv.71 | |
To haue it added to the faults of mine, | To have it added to the faults of mine | | MM II.iv.72 | |
And nothing of your answere. | And nothing of your answer. | answer (n.)accountability, responsibility, liability, penalty | MM II.iv.73.1 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Nay, but heare me, | Nay, but hear me; | | MM II.iv.73.2 | |
Your sence pursues not mine: either you are ignorant, | Your sense pursues not mine. Either you are ignorant, | | MM II.iv.74 | |
Or seeme so crafty; and that's not good. | Or seem so craftily; and that's not good. | | MM II.iv.75 | |
Isab. | ISABELLA | | | |
Let be ignorant, and in nothing good, | Let me be ignorant, and in nothing good | | MM II.iv.76 | |
But graciously to know I am no better. | But graciously to know I am no better. | graciously (adv.)through divine grace, in all holiness | MM II.iv.77 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Thus wisdome wishes to appeare most bright, | Thus wisdom wishes to appear most bright | | MM II.iv.78 | |
When it doth taxe it selfe: As these blacke Masques | When it doth tax itself, as these black masks | tax (v.)censure, blame, take to task, disparage | MM II.iv.79 | |
Proclaime an en-shield beauty ten times louder | Proclaim an enshield beauty ten times louder | enshield (adj.)shielded, defended | MM II.iv.80 | |
Then beauty could displaied: But marke me, | Than beauty could, displayed. But mark me; | mark (v.)note, pay attention [to], take notice [of] | MM II.iv.81 | |
To be receiued plaine, Ile speake more grosse: | To be received plain, I'll speak more gross: | receive (v.)understand, take in, comprehend | MM II.iv.82 | |
| | gross (adv.)plainly, obviously, explicitly | | |
Your Brother is to dye. | Your brother is to die. | | MM II.iv.83 | |
Isab. | ISABELLA | | | |
So. | So. | | MM II.iv.84 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
And his offence is so, as it appeares, | And his offence is so, as it appears, | | MM II.iv.85 | |
Accountant to the Law, vpon that paine. | Accountant to the law upon that pain. | accountant (adj.)accountable, responsible, answerable | MM II.iv.86 | |
Isab. | ISABELLA | | | |
True. | True. | | MM II.iv.87 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Admit no other way to saue his life | Admit no other way to save his life – | | MM II.iv.88 | |
(As I subscribe not that, nor any other, | As I subscribe not that, nor any other, | subscribe (v.)concur, consent, give assent | MM II.iv.89 | |
But in the losse of question) that you, his Sister, | But in the loss of question – that you, his sister, | question (n.)argument, contention, dispute | MM II.iv.90 | |
Finding your selfe desir'd of such a person, | Finding yourself desired of such a person | | MM II.iv.91 | |
Whose creadit with the Iudge, or owne great place, | Whose credit with the judge, or own great place, | place (n.)position, post, office, rank | MM II.iv.92 | |
Could fetch your Brother from the Manacles | Could fetch your brother from the manacles | fetch (v.)rescue, save, deliver | MM II.iv.93 | |
Of the all-building-Law: and that there were | Of the all-binding law; and that there were | | MM II.iv.94 | |
No earthly meane to saue him, but that either | No earthly mean to save him, but that either | mean (n.)means, way, method | MM II.iv.95 | |
You must lay downe the treasures of your body, | You must lay down the treasures of your body | | MM II.iv.96 | |
To this supposed, or else to let him suffer: | To this supposed, or else to let him suffer, | | MM II.iv.97 | |
What would you doe? | What would you do? | | MM II.iv.98 | |
Isab. | ISABELLA | | | |
As much for my poore Brother, as my selfe; | As much for my poor brother as myself: | | MM II.iv.99 | |
That is: were I vnder the tearmes of death, | That is, were I under the terms of death, | term (n.)state, condition, circumstance | MM II.iv.100 | |
Th' impression of keene whips, I'ld weare as Rubies, | Th' impression of keen whips I'd wear as rubies, | | MM II.iv.101 | |
And strip my selfe to death, as to a bed, | And strip myself to death as to a bed | | MM II.iv.102 | |
That longing haue bin sicke for, ere I'ld yeeld | That long I have been sick for, ere I'd yield | sick (adj.)longing, pining, avid | MM II.iv.103 | |
My body vp to shame. | My body up to shame. | | MM II.iv.104.1 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Then must your brother die. | Then must your brother die. | | MM II.iv.104.2 | |
Isa. | ISABELLA | | | |
And 'twer the cheaper way: | And 'twere the cheaper way. | | MM II.iv.105 | |
Better it were a brother dide at once, | Better it were a brother died at once | | MM II.iv.106 | |
Then that a sister, by redeeming him | Than that a sister, by redeeming him, | | MM II.iv.107 | |
Should die for euer. | Should die for ever. | | MM II.iv.108 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Were not you then as cruell as the Sentence, | Were not you then as cruel as the sentence | | MM II.iv.109 | |
That you haue slander'd so? | That you have slandered so? | | MM II.iv.110 | |
Isa. | ISABELLA | | | |
Ignomie in ransome, and free pardon | Ignomy in ransom and free pardon | ignomy (n.)ignominy, dishonour, shame | MM II.iv.111 | |
Are of two houses: lawfull mercie, | Are of two houses: lawful mercy is | house (n.)ancestry, lineage, family | MM II.iv.112 | |
Is nothing kin to fowle redemption. | Nothing kin to foul redemption. | | MM II.iv.113 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
You seem'd of late to make the Law a tirant, | You seemed of late to make the law a tyrant, | late, ofrecently, a little while ago | MM II.iv.114 | |
And rather prou'd the sliding of your brother | And rather proved the sliding of your brother | sliding (n.)sinfulness, lapse, moral fall | MM II.iv.115 | |
A merriment, then a vice. | A merriment than a vice. | | MM II.iv.116 | |
Isa. | ISABELLA | | | |
Oh pardon me my Lord, it oft fals out | O pardon me, my lord; it oft falls out | oft (adv.)often | MM II.iv.117 | |
To haue, what we would haue, / We speake not what vve meane; | To have what we would have, we speak not what we mean. | | MM II.iv.118 | |
I something do excuse the thing I hate, | I something do excuse the thing I hate | something (adv.)somewhat, rather | MM II.iv.119 | |
For his aduantage that I dearely loue. | For his advantage that I dearly love. | | MM II.iv.120 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
We are all fraile. | We are all frail. | | MM II.iv.121.1 | |
Isa. | ISABELLA | | | |
Else let my brother die, | Else let my brother die, | | MM II.iv.121.2 | |
If not a fedarie but onely he | If not a fedary, but only he | fedary, federary, feodary (n.)confederate, accomplice, accessory | MM II.iv.122 | |
Owe, and succeed thy weaknesse. | Owe and succeed thy weakness. | owe (v.)own, possess, have | MM II.iv.123 | |
| | succeed (v.)inherit, come into possession of, be heir to | | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Nay, women are fraile too. | Nay, women are frail too. | | MM II.iv.124 | |
Isa. | ISABELLA | | | |
I, as the glasses where they view themselues, | Ay, as the glasses where they view themselves, | glass (n.)mirror, looking-glass | MM II.iv.125 | |
Which are as easie broke as they make formes: | Which are as easy broke as they make forms. | form (n.)image, likeness, shape | MM II.iv.126 | |
Women? Helpe heauen; men their creation marre | Women, help heaven! Men their creation mar | | MM II.iv.127 | |
In profiting by them: Nay, call vs ten times fraile, | In profiting by them. Nay, call us ten times frail, | | MM II.iv.128 | |
For we are soft, as our complexions are, | For we are soft as our complexions are, | | MM II.iv.129 | |
And credulous to false prints. | And credulous to false prints. | print (n.)imprint, image, stamped impression | MM II.iv.130.1 | |
| | false (adj.)sham, spurious, not genuine, artificial | | |
| | credulous (adj.)highly receptive, readily accepting [of] | | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
I thinke it well: | I think it well. | | MM II.iv.130.2 | |
And from this testimonie of your owne sex | And from this testimony of your own sex – | | MM II.iv.131 | |
(Since I suppose we are made to be no stronger | Since I suppose we are made to be no stronger | | MM II.iv.132 | |
Then faults may shake our frames) let me be bold; | Than faults may shake our frames – let me be bold. | | MM II.iv.133 | |
I do arrest your words. Be that you are, | I do arrest your words. Be that you are, | arrest (v.)seize, take hold of, lay hold upon | MM II.iv.134 | |
That is a woman; if you be more, you'r none. | That is, a woman; if you be more, you're none. | | MM II.iv.135 | |
If you be one (as you are well exprest | If you be one, as you are well expressed | express (v.)show, reveal, display | MM II.iv.136 | |
By all externall warrants) shew it now, | By all external warrants, show it now, | warrant (n.)token, sign, evidence, proof | MM II.iv.137 | |
By putting on the destin'd Liuerie. | By putting on the destined livery. | livery (n.)uniform, costume, special clothing | MM II.iv.138 | |
Isa. | ISABELLA | | | |
I haue no tongue but one; gentle my Lord, | I have no tongue but one. Gentle my lord, | | MM II.iv.139 | |
Let me entreate you speake the former language. | Let me entreat you speak the former language. | | MM II.iv.140 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Plainlie conceiue I loue you. | Plainly conceive, I love you. | conceive (v.)understand, comprehend, follow | MM II.iv.141 | |
Isa. | ISABELLA | | | |
My brother did loue Iuliet, | My brother did love Juliet, | | MM II.iv.142 | |
And you tell me that he shall die for't. | And you tell me that he shall die for't. | | MM II.iv.143 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
He shall not Isabell if you giue me loue. | He shall not, Isabel, if you give me love. | | MM II.iv.144 | |
Isa. | ISABELLA | | | |
I know your vertue hath a licence in't, | I know your virtue hath a licence in't, | licence (n.)authority to act, freedom of action | MM II.iv.145 | |
Which seemes a little fouler then it is, | Which seems a little fouler than it is, | | MM II.iv.146 | |
To plucke on others. | To pluck on others. | pluck on (v.)test, make trial of | MM II.iv.147.1 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Beleeue me on mine Honor, | Believe me, on mine honour, | | MM II.iv.147.2 | |
My words expresse my purpose. | My words express my purpose. | purpose (n.)intention, aim, plan | MM II.iv.148 | |
Isa. | ISABELLA | | | |
Ha? Little honor, to be much beleeu'd, | Ha! Little honour to be much believed, | | MM II.iv.149 | |
And most pernitious purpose: Seeming, seeming. | And most pernicious purpose. Seeming, seeming! | seeming (n.)deceptive appearance, two-faced behaviour, pretence | MM II.iv.150 | |
I will proclaime thee Angelo, looke for't. | I will proclaim thee, Angelo, look for't! | proclaim (v.)denounce, make one's wickedness known | MM II.iv.151 | |
Signe me a present pardon for my brother, | Sign me a present pardon for my brother, | | MM II.iv.152 | |
Or with an out-stretcht throate Ile tell the world aloud | Or with an outstretched throat I'll tell the world | outstretched (adj.)opened wide, fully distended | MM II.iv.153 | |
What man thou art. | What man thou art. | | MM II.iv.154.1 | |
Ang. | ANGELO | | | |
Who will beleeue thee Isabell? | Who will believe thee, Isabel? | | MM II.iv.154.2 | |
My vnsoild name, th' austeerenesse of my life, | My unsoiled name, th' austereness of my life, | | MM II.iv.155 | |
My vouch against you, and my place i'th State, | My vouch against you, and my place i'th' state, | place (n.)position, post, office, rank | MM II.iv.156 | |
| | vouch (n.)formal statement, attestation, express declaration | | |
Will so your accusation ouer-weigh, | Will so your accusation overweigh | overweigh (v.)outweigh, exceed, prevail over | MM II.iv.157 | |
That you shall stifle in your owne reporr, | That you shall stifle in your own report | | MM II.iv.158 | |
And smell of calumnie. I haue begun, | And smell of calumny. I have begun, | | MM II.iv.159 | |
And now I giue my sensuall race, the reine, | And now I give my sensual race the rein. | race (n.)inherited nature, natural disposition | MM II.iv.160 | |
Fit thy consent to my sharpe appetite, | Fit thy consent to my sharp appetite, | sharp (adj.)ardent, keen, fervent | MM II.iv.161 | |
Lay by all nicetie, and prolixious blushes | Lay by all nicety and prolixious blushes, | nicety (n.)coyness, shyness, reserve | MM II.iv.162 | |
| | prolixious (adj.)time-wasting, tedious, protracted | | |
That banish what they sue for: Redeeme thy brother, | That banish what they sue for. Redeem thy brother | | MM II.iv.163 | |
By yeelding vp thy bodie to my will, | By yielding up thy body to my will, | will (n.)lust, sexual desire, passion | MM II.iv.164 | |
Or else he must not onelie die the death, | Or else he must not only die the death, | | MM II.iv.165 | |
But thy vnkindnesse shall his death draw out | But thy unkindness shall his death draw out | unkindness (n.)unnatural behaviour, abnormal conduct | MM II.iv.166 | |
To lingring sufferance: Answer me to morrow, | To lingering sufferance. Answer me tomorrow, | sufferance (n.)distress, suffering, hardship | MM II.iv.167 | |
Or by the affection that now guides me most, | Or, by the affection that now guides me most, | affection (n.)desire, passion, lustful feeling | MM II.iv.168 | |
Ile proue a Tirant to him. As for you, | I'll prove a tyrant to him. As for you, | | MM II.iv.169 | |
Say what you can; my false, ore-weighs your true. | Say what you can, my false o'erweighs your true. | overweigh (v.)outweigh, exceed, prevail over | MM II.iv.170 | |
Exit | Exit | | MM II.iv.170 | |
Isa. | ISABELLA | | | |
To whom should I complaine? Did I tell this, | To whom should I complain? Did I tell this, | | MM II.iv.171 | |
Who would beleeue me? O perilous mouthes | Who would believe me? O perilous mouths, | | MM II.iv.172 | |
That beare in them, one and the selfesame tongue, | That bear in them one and the selfsame tongue, | | MM II.iv.173 | |
Either of condemnation, or approofe, | Either of condemnation or approof, | approof (n.)approval, approbation, sanction | MM II.iv.174 | |
Bidding the Law make curtsie to their will, | Bidding the law make curtsy to their will, | | MM II.iv.175 | |
Hooking both right and wrong to th' appetite, | Hooking both right and wrong to th' appetite, | | MM II.iv.176 | |
To follow as it drawes. Ile to my brother, | To follow as it draws. I'll to my brother. | | MM II.iv.177 | |
Though he hath falne by prompture of the blood, | Though he hath fall'n by prompture of the blood, | prompture (n.)prompting, instigation, urging | MM II.iv.178 | |
Yet hath he in him such a minde of Honor, | Yet hath he in him such a mind of honour | | MM II.iv.179 | |
That had he twentie heads to tender downe | That, had he twenty heads to tender down | tender down (v.)offer, proffer, present | MM II.iv.180 | |
On twentie bloodie blockes, hee'ld yeeld them vp, | On twenty bloody blocks, he'd yield them up, | | MM II.iv.181 | |
Before his sister should her bodie stoope | Before his sister should her body stoop | stoop (v.)kneel, submit, bow down | MM II.iv.182 | |
To such abhord pollution. | To such abhorred pollution. | | MM II.iv.183 | |
Then Isabell liue chaste, and brother die; | Then, Isabel, live chaste, and, brother, die. | | MM II.iv.184 | |
"More then our Brother, is our Chastitie. | More than our brother is our chastity. | | MM II.iv.185 | |
Ile tell him yet of Angelo's request, | I'll tell him yet of Angelo's request, | | MM II.iv.186 | |
And fit his minde to death, for his soules rest. | And fit his mind to death, for his soul's rest. | | MM II.iv.187 | |
Exit. | Exit | | MM II.iv.187 | |