First folio
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| Definitions
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| Enter Gonerill, and Steward. | Enter Gonerill and Oswald, her steward | steward (n.) controller of a household's domestic affairs | KL I.iii.1.1 | |
| Gon. | GONERILL | | | |
| Did my Father strike my Gentleman for chiding | Did my father strike my gentleman for chiding | chiding (n.)telling-off, scolding, rebuke | KL I.iii.1 | |
| of his Foole? | of his Fool? | | KL I.iii.2 | |
| Ste. | OSWALD | | | |
| I Madam. | Ay, madam. | | KL I.iii.3 | |
| Gon. | GONERILL | | | |
| By day and night, he wrongs me, euery howre | By day and night he wrongs me; every hour | | KL I.iii.4 | |
| He flashes into one grosse crime, or other, | He flashes into one gross crime or other | gross (adj.)vile, abhorrent, wicked | KL I.iii.5 | |
| | flash (v.)break out suddenly, move abruptly | | |
| | crime (n.)sin, offence, wrong-doing | | |
| That sets vs all at ods: Ile not endure it; | That sets us all at odds. I'll not endure it! | | KL I.iii.6 | |
| His Knights grow riotous, and himselfe vpbraides vs | His knights grow riotous, and himself upbraids us | | KL I.iii.7 | |
| On euery trifle. When he returnes from hunting, | On every trifle. When he returns from hunting | | KL I.iii.8 | |
| I will not speake with him, say I am sicke, | I will not speak with him. Say I am sick. | | KL I.iii.9 | |
| If you come slacke of former seruices, | If you come slack of former services | slack (adj.)less attentive, remiss, lax | KL I.iii.10 | |
| You shall do well, the fault of it Ile answer. | You shall do well; the fault of it I'll answer. | answer (v.)suffer the consequences [for], be accountable [for] | KL I.iii.11 | |
| Ste. | OSWALD | | | |
| He's comming Madam, I heare him. | He's coming, madam; I hear him. | | KL I.iii.12 | |
| Gon. | GONERILL | | | |
| Put on what weary negligence you please, | Put on what weary negligence you please, | | KL I.iii.13 | |
| You and your Fellowes: I'de haue it come to question; | You and your fellows. I'd have it come to question. | question (n.)argument, contention, dispute | KL I.iii.14 | |
| If he distaste it, let him to my Sister, | If he distaste it, let him to my sister, | distaste (v.)dislike, not relish, be averse to | KL I.iii.15 | |
| Whose mind and mine I know in that are one, | Whose mind and mine I know in that are one, | | KL I.iii.16 | |
| Not to be overruled. Idle old man, | idle (adj.)mad, crazy, lunatic | KL I.iii.17 | |
| That still would manage those authorities | still (adv.)ever, now [as before] | KL I.iii.18 | |
| | authority (n.)power, right, prerogative | | |
| That he hath given away! Now, by my life, | | KL I.iii.19 | |
| Old fools are babes again, and must be used | | KL I.iii.20 | |
| With checks, as flatteries, when they are seen abused. | check (n.)reprimand, reproof, rebuke | KL I.iii.21 | |
| Remember what I haue said. | Remember what I have said. | | KL I.iii.22.1 | |
| Ste. | OSWALD | | | |
| Well Madam. | Well, madam. | | KL I.iii.22.2 | |
| Gon. | GONERILL | | | |
| And let his Knights haue colder lookes among you: | And let his knights have colder looks among you. | | KL I.iii.23 | |
| what growes of it no matter, aduise your fellowes so, | What grows of it, no matter. Advise your fellows so. | | KL I.iii.24 | |
| I would breed from hence occasions, and I shall, | occasion (n.)circumstance, opportunity | KL I.iii.25 | |
| Ile write straight to my Sister | That I may speak. I'll write straight to my sister | straight (adv.)straightaway, immediately, at once | KL I.iii.26 | |
| | speak (v.)reprove, admonish, rebuke | | |
| to hold my course; prepare for dinner. | To hold my very course. Prepare for dinner. | hold (v.)keep, maintain, observe | KL I.iii.27 | |
| | course (n.)course of action, way of proceeding | | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | KL I.iii.27 | |