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| Enter Priam, Hector, Troylus, Paris and Helenus. | Enter Priam, Hector, Troilus, Paris, and Helenus | | TC II.ii.1 | |
| Pri. | PRIAM | | | |
| After so many houres, liues, speeches spent, | After so many hours, lives, speeches spent, | | TC II.ii.1 | |
| Thus once againe sayes Nestor from the Greekes, | Thus once again says Nestor from the Greeks: | | TC II.ii.2 | |
| Deliuer Helen, and all damage else | ‘ Deliver Helen, and all damage else – | deliver (v.) hand over, convey, commit to the keeping [of someone] | TC II.ii.3 | |
| (As honour, losse of time, trauaile, expence, | As honour, loss of time, travail, expense, | travail, travel (n.)labour, effort, exertion [often overlapping with the sense of 'travel'] | TC II.ii.4 | |
| Wounds, friends, and what els deere that is consum'd | Wounds, friends, and what else dear that is consumed | | TC II.ii.5 | |
| In hot digestion of this comorant Warre) | In hot digestion of this cormorant war – | cormorant (adj.)greedy, insatiable, all-devouring | TC II.ii.6 | |
| Shall be stroke off. Hector, what say you too't. | Shall be struck off.’ Hector, what say you to't? | strike off / away (v.)cancel [as by a pen-stroke], erase, remove | TC II.ii.7 | |
| Hect. | HECTOR | | | |
| Though no man lesser feares the Greeks then I, | Though no man lesser fears the Greeks than I | | TC II.ii.8 | |
| As farre as touches my particular: | As far as toucheth my particular, | particular (n.)individual person, self | TC II.ii.9 | |
| yet dread Priam, | Yet, dread Priam, | dread (adj.)revered, deeply honoured, held in awe | TC II.ii.10 | |
| There is no Lady of more softer bowels, | There is no lady of more softer bowels, | soft (adj.)tender, compassionate, kind | TC II.ii.11 | |
| | bowels (n.)feelings, sensitivity, heart | | |
| More spungie, to sucke in the sense of Feare, | More spongy to suck in the sense of fear, | | TC II.ii.12 | |
| More ready to cry out, who knowes what followes | More ready to cry out ‘ Who knows what follows?’ | | TC II.ii.13 | |
| Then Hector is: the wound of peace is surety, | Than Hector is. The wound of peace is surety, | surety (n.)security, confidence, stability | TC II.ii.14 | |
| Surety secure: but modest Doubt is cal'd | Surety secure; but modest doubt is called | secure (adj.)over-confident, unsuspecting, too self-confident | TC II.ii.15 | |
| The Beacon of the wise: the tent that searches | The beacon of the wise, the tent that searches | search (v.)probe, explore, examine | TC II.ii.16 | |
| | tent (n.)probe, insert [for exploring wounds] | | |
| To'th'bottome of the worst. Let Helen go, | To th' bottom of the worst. Let Helen go: | | TC II.ii.17 | |
| Since the first sword was drawne about this question, | Since the first sword was drawn about this question, | | TC II.ii.18 | |
| Euery tythe soule 'mongst many thousand dismes, | Every tithe soul 'mongst many thousand dismes | disme (n.)[pron: diym] tenth person killed | TC II.ii.19 | |
| | tithe (adj.)tenth | | |
| Hath bin as deere as Helen: I meane of ours: | Hath been as dear as Helen – I mean, of ours. | | TC II.ii.20 | |
| If we haue lost so many tenths of ours | If we have lost so many tenths of ours, | | TC II.ii.21 | |
| To guard a thing not ours, nor worth to vs | To guard a thing not ours nor worth to us – | | TC II.ii.22 | |
| (Had it our name) the valew of one ten; | Had it our name – the value of one ten, | | TC II.ii.23 | |
| What merit's in that reason which denies | What merit's in that reason which denies | reason (n.)reasoning, argument | TC II.ii.24 | |
| The yeelding of her vp. | The yielding of her up? | | TC II.ii.25.1 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| Fie, fie, my Brother; | Fie, fie, my brother! | | TC II.ii.25.2 | |
| Weigh you the worth and honour of a King | Weigh you the worth and honour of a king | | TC II.ii.26 | |
| (So great as our dread Father) in a Scale | So great as our dread father in a scale | dread (adj.)revered, deeply honoured, held in awe | TC II.ii.27 | |
| Of common Ounces? Wil you with Counters summe | Of common ounces? Will you with counters sum | counter, compter (n.)round piece of metal used for counting | TC II.ii.28 | |
| The past proportion of his infinite, | The past-proportion of his infinite, | infinite (n.)immensity, magnitude, vastness | TC II.ii.29 | |
| | past-proportion (n.)immeasurableness, quantity beyond compare | | |
| And buckle in a waste most fathomlesse, | And buckle in a waist most fathomless | | TC II.ii.30 | |
| With spannes and inches so diminutiue, | With spans and inches so diminutive | span (n.)hand breadth [from tip of thumb to tip of little finger, when the hand is extended] | TC II.ii.31 | |
| As feares and reasons? Fie for godly shame? | As fears and reasons? Fie, for godly shame! | | TC II.ii.32 | |
| Hel. | HELENUS | | | |
| No maruel though you bite so sharp at reasons, | No marvel though you bite so sharp at reasons, | bite (v.)speak bitterly, inveigh, carp | TC II.ii.33 | |
| You are so empty of them, should not our Father | You are so empty of them. Should not our father | | TC II.ii.34 | |
| Beare the great sway of his affayres with reasons, | Bear the great sway of his affairs with reasons, | | TC II.ii.35 | |
| Because your speech hath none that tels him so. | Because your speech hath none that tells him so? | | TC II.ii.36 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| You are for dreames & slumbers brother Priest | You are for dreams and slumbers, brother priest; | | TC II.ii.37 | |
| You furre your gloues with reason: here are your reasons | You fur your gloves with reason. Here are your reasons: | reason (n.)reasoning, argument | TC II.ii.38 | |
| You know an enemy intends you harme, | You know an enemy intends you harm; | | TC II.ii.39 | |
| You know, a sword imploy'd is perillous, | You know a sword employed is perilous, | | TC II.ii.40 | |
| And reason flyes the obiect of all harme. | And reason flies the object of all harm. | object (n.)spectacle, sight, object of attention | TC II.ii.41 | |
| Who maruels then when Helenus beholds | Who marvels, then, when Helenus beholds | | TC II.ii.42 | |
| A Grecian and his sword, if he do set | A Grecian and his sword, if he do set | | TC II.ii.43 | |
| The very wings of reason to his heeles: | The very wings of reason to his heels, | | TC II.ii.44 | |
| And flye like chidden Mercurie from Ioue, | And fly like chidden Mercury from Jove, | chidden (adj.)scolded, reproved, rebuked | TC II.ii.45 | |
| | Mercury (n.)messenger of the Roman gods; also, god of commerce | | |
| | Jove (n.)[pron: johv] alternative name for Jupiter, the Roman supreme god | | |
| Or like a Starre disorb'd. Nay, if we talke of Reason, | Or like a star disorbed? Nay, if we talk of reason, | disorbed (adj.)removed from its sphere, knocked out of its orbit | TC II.ii.46 | |
| Let's shut our gates and sleepe: Manhood and Honor | Let's shut our gates and sleep. Manhood and honour | | TC II.ii.47 | |
| Should haue hard hearts, wold they but fat their thoghts | Should have hare-hearts, would they but fat their thoughts | hare-heart (n.)heart as timid as a hare | TC II.ii.48 | |
| | fat (v.)fatten, feed up, nourish | | |
| With this cramm'd reason: reason and respect, | With this crammed reason; reason and respect | crammed (adj.)overfed, stuffed to excess | TC II.ii.49 | |
| | respect (n.)attention, heed, deliberation | | |
| Makes Liuers pale, and lustyhood deiect. | Make livers pale and lustihood deject. | deject (adj.)dejected, downcast, cast down | TC II.ii.50 | |
| | lustihood (n.)lustiness, youthful vigour, robustness | | |
| | liver (n.)part of the body thought to be the seat of the passions [especially sexual desire] | | |
| Hect. | HECTOR | | | |
| Brother, | Brother, | | TC II.ii.51 | |
| she is not worth / What she doth cost the holding. | She is not worth what she doth cost the holding. | | TC II.ii.52 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| What's aught, but as 'tis valew'd? | What's aught but as 'tis valued? | aught (n.)anything, [with negative word] nothing | TC II.ii.53 | |
| Hect. | HECTOR | | | |
| But value dwels not in particular will, | But value dwells not in particular will; | particular (adj.)personal, special, private | TC II.ii.54 | |
| | will (n.)desire, wish, liking, inclination | | |
| It holds his estimate and dignitie | It holds his estimate and dignity | estimate (n.)value, esteem, estimation | TC II.ii.55 | |
| | dignity (n.)worth, nobleness, excellence | | |
| As well, wherein 'tis precious of it selfe, | As well wherein 'tis precious of itself | | TC II.ii.56 | |
| As in the prizer: 'Tis made Idolatrie, | As in the prizer. 'Tis mad idolatry | | TC II.ii.57 | |
| To make the seruice greater then the God, | To make the service greater than the god; | | TC II.ii.58 | |
| And the will dotes that is inclineable | And the will dotes that is inclinable | dote (v.)become deranged, behave foolishly | TC II.ii.59 | |
| | attributive (adj.)[Q variant] attaching excellence, ascribing worth | | |
| To what infectiously it selfe affects, | To what infectiously itself affects, | affect (v.)incline to, like, favour, be drawn to | TC II.ii.60 | |
| Without some image of th'affected merit. | Without some image of th' affected merit. | | TC II.ii.61 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| I take to day a Wife, and my election | I take today a wife, and my election | election (n.)choice, preference | TC II.ii.62 | |
| Is led on in the conduct of my Will; | Is led on in the conduct of my will, | | TC II.ii.63 | |
| My Will enkindled by mine eyes and eares, | My will enkindled by mine eyes and ears, | | TC II.ii.64 | |
| Two traded Pylots 'twixt the dangerous shores | Two traded pilots 'twixt the dangerous shores | traded (adj.)practised, expert, experienced | TC II.ii.65 | |
| Of Will, and Iudgement. How may I auoyde | Of will and judgement: how may I avoid, | will (n.)lust, sexual desire, passion | TC II.ii.66 | |
| | avoid (v.)repudiate, deny, reject | | |
| (Although my will distaste what it elected) | Although my will distaste what it elected, | distaste (v.)dislike, not relish, be averse to | TC II.ii.67 | |
| The Wife I chose, there can be no euasion | The wife I chose? There can be no evasion | | TC II.ii.68 | |
| To blench from this, and to stand firme by honour. | To blench from this, and to stand firm by honour. | blench (v.)flinch, start, shrink | TC II.ii.69 | |
| We turne not backe the Silkes vpon the Merchant | We turn not back the silks upon the merchant | | TC II.ii.70 | |
| When we haue spoyl'd them; nor the remainder Viands | When we have soiled them; nor the remainder viands | remainder (adj.)left-over, remaining, uneaten | TC II.ii.71 | |
| | viand (n.)(usually plural) food, victuals, foodstuff | | |
| We do not throw in vnrespectiue same, | We do not throw in unrespective sieve | sieve (n.)basket, hold-all, container [especially for market produce] | TC II.ii.72 | |
| | unrespective (adj.)undiscriminating, making no distinction, all-inclusive | | |
| Because we now are full. It was thought meete | Because we now are full. It was thought meet | meet (adj.)fit, suitable, right, proper | TC II.ii.73 | |
| Paris should do some vengeance on the Greekes; | Paris should do some vengeance on the Greeks: | | TC II.ii.74 | |
| Your breath of full consent bellied his Sailes, | Your breath of full consent bellied his sails; | breath (n.)utterance, speech, voice | TC II.ii.75 | |
| The Seas and Windes (old Wranglers) tooke a Truce, | The seas and winds, old wranglers, took a truce, | wrangler (n.)quarreller, arguer; also: opponent, disputant | TC II.ii.76 | |
| And did him seruice; he touch'd the Ports desir'd, | And did him service; he touched the ports desired; | touch (v.)land at, arrive at, visit | TC II.ii.77 | |
| And for an old Aunt whom the Greekes held Captiue, | And for an old aunt whom the Greeks held captive | | TC II.ii.78 | |
| He brought a Grecian Queen, whose youth & freshnesse | He brought a Grecian queen, whose youth and freshness | | TC II.ii.79 | |
| Wrinkles Apolloes, and makes stale the morning. | Wrinkles Apollo's, and makes stale the morning. | Apollo (n.)Greek sun god, who pulls the sun across the sky in a horse-drawn chariot; god of prophecy [speaking through the Delphi oracle, poetry, music, archery, and healing | TC II.ii.80 | |
| Why keepe we her? the Grecians keepe our Aunt: | Why keep we her? – The Grecians keep our aunt: | | TC II.ii.81 | |
| Is she worth keeping? Why she is a Pearle, | Is she worth keeping? – Why, she is a pearl | | TC II.ii.82 | |
| Whose price hath launch'd aboue a thousand Ships, | Whose price hath launched above a thousand ships, | price (n.)value, worth, importance | TC II.ii.83 | |
| And turn'd Crown'd Kings to Merchants. | And turned crowned kings to merchants. | | TC II.ii.84 | |
| If you'l auouch, 'twas wisedome Paris went, | If you'll avouch 'twas wisdom Paris went – | avouch (v.)declare, assert, affirm | TC II.ii.85 | |
| (As you must needs, for you all cride, Go, go:) | As you must needs, for you all cried ‘ Go, go!’; | | TC II.ii.86 | |
| If you'l confesse, he brought home Noble prize, | If you'll confess he brought home noble prize – | | TC II.ii.87 | |
| (As you must needs) for you all clapt your hands, | As you must needs, for you all clapped your hands | | TC II.ii.88 | |
| And cride inestimable; why do you now | And cried ‘ Inestimable!’ – why do you now | | TC II.ii.89 | |
| The issue of your proper Wisedomes rate, | The issue of your proper wisdoms rate, | issue (n.)outcome, result, consequence(s) | TC II.ii.90 | |
| | proper (adj.)very, own | | |
| | rate (v.)berate, reproach, rebuke, scold | | |
| And do a deed that Fortune neuer did? | And do a deed that fortune never did – | | TC II.ii.91 | |
| Begger the estimation which you priz'd, | Beggar the estimation which you prized | estimation (n.)valued object, treasure | TC II.ii.92 | |
| | beggar (v.)rate as worthless, esteem to be of no value | | |
| Richer then Sea and Land? O Theft most base! | Richer than sea and land? O, theft most base, | base (adj.)non-precious, worthless, of low value | TC II.ii.93 | |
| That we haue stolne what we do feare to keepe. | That we have stolen what we do fear to keep! | | TC II.ii.94 | |
| But Theeues vnworthy of a thing so stolne, | But thieves unworthy of a thing so stolen, | | TC II.ii.95 | |
| That in their Country did them that disgrace, | That in their country did them that disgrace | | TC II.ii.96 | |
| We feare to warrant in our Natiue place. | We fear to warrant in our native place! | warrant (v.)justify, defend, stand up for | TC II.ii.97 | |
| Cas. | CASSANDRA | | | |
| (within) | | TC II.ii.98.0 | |
| Cry Troyans, cry. | Cry, Trojans, cry! | | TC II.ii.98.1 | |
| Priam. | PRIAM | | | |
| What noyse? what shreeke is this? | What noise? What shriek is this? | shrike (n./v.)[Q variant] alternative spelling of 'shriek' | TC II.ii.98.2 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| 'Tis our mad sister, I do know her voyce. | 'Tis our mad sister. I do know her voice. | | TC II.ii.99 | |
| Cas. | CASSANDRA | | | |
| (within) | | TC II.ii.100 | |
| Cry Troyans. | Cry, Trojans! | | TC II.ii.100 | |
| Hect. | HECTOR | | | |
| It is Cassandra. | It is Cassandra. | | TC II.ii.101 | |
| Enter Cassandra with her haire about her | Enter Cassandra, raving, with her hair about her | | TC II.ii.102.1 | |
| eares. | ears | | TC II.ii.102.2 | |
| Cas. | CASSANDRA | | | |
| Cry Troyans cry; lend me ten thousand eyes, | Cry, Trojans, cry! Lend me ten thousand eyes, | | TC II.ii.102 | |
| And I will fill them with Propheticke teares. | And I will fill them with prophetic tears. | | TC II.ii.103 | |
| Hect. | HECTOR | | | |
| Peace sister, peace. | Peace, sister, peace! | | TC II.ii.104 | |
| Cas. | CASSANDRA | | | |
| Virgins, and Boyes; mid-age & wrinkled old, | Virgins and boys, mid-age and wrinkled old, | old (n.)old people, elders | TC II.ii.105 | |
| Soft infancie, that nothing can but cry, | Soft infancy, that nothing can but cry, | | TC II.ii.106 | |
| Adde to my clamour: let vs pay betimes | Add to my clamour! Let us pay betimes | betimes (adv.)speedily, soon, in a short time | TC II.ii.107 | |
| A moity of that masse of moane to come. | A moiety of that mass of moan to come. | moiety (n.)share, portion, part | TC II.ii.108 | |
| Cry Troyans cry, practise your eyes with teares, | Cry, Trojans, cry! Practise your eyes with tears! | practise (v.)put to use, employ | TC II.ii.109 | |
| Troy must not be, nor goodly Illion stand, | Troy must not be, nor goodly Ilium stand; | Ilion, Ilium (n.)poetic names for the city of Troy | TC II.ii.110 | |
| Our fire-brand Brother Paris burnes vs all. | Our firebrand brother Paris burns us all. | | TC II.ii.111 | |
| Cry Troyans cry, a Helen and a woe; | Cry, Trojans, cry! A Helen and a woe! | | TC II.ii.112 | |
| Cry, cry, Troy burnes, or else let Helen goe. | Cry, cry! Troy burns, or else let Helen go. | | TC II.ii.113 | |
| Exit. | Exit | | TC II.ii.113 | |
| Hect. | HECTOR | | | |
| Now youthfull Troylus, do not these hie strains | Now, youthful Troilus, do not these high strains | strain (n.)vocal effusion, lyrical outpouring | TC II.ii.114 | |
| Of diuination in our Sister, worke | Of divination in our sister work | | TC II.ii.115 | |
| Some touches of remorse? Or is your bloud | Some touches of remorse? Or is your blood | remorse (n.)pity, regret, sorrow | TC II.ii.116 | |
| | blood (n.)anger, temper, passion | | |
| So madly hot, that no discourse of reason, | So madly hot that no discourse of reason, | reason (n.)reasoning, argument | TC II.ii.117 | |
| | discourse (n.)conversation, talk, chat | | |
| Nor feare of bad successe in a bad cause, | Nor fear of bad success in a bad cause, | success (n.)result, outcome, issue | TC II.ii.118 | |
| Can qualifie the same? | Can qualify the same? | qualify (v.)moderate, weaken, diminish | TC II.ii.119.1 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| Why Brother Hector, | Why, brother Hector, | | TC II.ii.119.2 | |
| We may not thinke the iustnesse of each acte | We may not think the justness of each act | | TC II.ii.120 | |
| Such, and no other then euent doth forme it, | Such and no other than event doth form it, | event (n.)outcome, issue, consequence | TC II.ii.121 | |
| Nor once deiect the courage of our mindes; | Nor once deject the courage of our minds, | deject (v.)lower, reduce, lessen | TC II.ii.122 | |
| Because Cassandra's mad, her brainsicke raptures | Because Cassandra's mad. Her brain-sick raptures | | TC II.ii.123 | |
| Cannot distaste the goodnesse of a quarrell, | Cannot distaste the goodness of a quarrel | distaste (v.)make distasteful, destroy the relish of | TC II.ii.124 | |
| Which hath our seuerall Honours all engag'd | Which hath our several honours all engaged | several (adj.)separate, different, distinct | TC II.ii.125 | |
| To make it gracious. For my priuate part, | To make it gracious. For my private part, | gracious (adj.)acceptable, righteous, full of favour | TC II.ii.126 | |
| I am no more touch'd, then all Priams sonnes, | I am no more touched than all Priam's sons; | touch (v.)affect, concern, regard, relate to | TC II.ii.127 | |
| And Ioue forbid there should be done among'st vs | And Jove forbid there should be done amongst us | | TC II.ii.128 | |
| Such things as might offend the weakest spleene, | Such things as might offend the weakest spleen | spleen (n.)temper, spirit, passion [part of the body seen as the source of both gloomy and mirthful emotions] | TC II.ii.129 | |
| To fight for, and maintaine. | To fight for and maintain. | | TC II.ii.130 | |
| Par. | PARIS | | | |
| Else might the world conuince of leuitie, | Else might the world convince of levity | convince (v.)convict, prove guilty | TC II.ii.131 | |
| As well my vnder-takings as your counsels: | As well my undertakings as your counsels; | | TC II.ii.132 | |
| But I attest the gods, your full consent | But I attest the gods, your full consent | attest (v.)call as witnesses | TC II.ii.133 | |
| Gaue wings to my propension, and cut off | Gave wings to my propension, and cut off | propension (n.)propensity, inclination, cast of mind | TC II.ii.134 | |
| All feares attending on so dire a proiect. | All fears attending on so dire a project. | attend (v.)accompany, follow closely, go with | TC II.ii.135 | |
| For what (alas) can these my single armes? | For what, alas, can these my single arms? | | TC II.ii.136 | |
| What propugnation is in one mans valour | What propugnation is in one man's valour | propugnation (n.)defence, justification, vindication | TC II.ii.137 | |
| To stand the push and enmity of those | To stand the push and enmity of those | push (n.)attack, assault, thrust | TC II.ii.138 | |
| This quarrell would excite? Yet I protest, | This quarrel would excite? Yet I protest, | | TC II.ii.139 | |
| Were I alone to passe the difficulties, | Were I alone to pass the difficulties, | pass (v.)endure, undergo, experience | TC II.ii.140 | |
| And had as ample power, as I haue will, | And had as ample power as I have will, | | TC II.ii.141 | |
| Paris should ne're retract what he hath done, | Paris should ne'er retract what he hath done, | | TC II.ii.142 | |
| Nor faint in the pursuite. | Nor faint in the pursuit. | faint (v.)lose courage, show fear, lose heart, take fright | TC II.ii.143.1 | |
| Pri. | PRIAM | | | |
| Paris, you speake | Paris, you speak | | TC II.ii.143.2 | |
| Like one be-sotted on your sweet delights; | Like one besotted on your sweet delights. | | TC II.ii.144 | |
| You haue the Hony still, but these the Gall, | You have the honey still, but these the gall; | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | TC II.ii.145 | |
| | gall (n.)bile [reputed for its bitterness] | | |
| So to be valiant, is no praise at all. | So to be valiant is no praise at all. | praise (n.)praiseworthiness, merit, virtue | TC II.ii.146 | |
| Par. | PARIS | | | |
| Sir, I propose not meerely to my selfe, | Sir, I propose not merely to myself | merely (adv.)purely, for no other reason than | TC II.ii.147 | |
| | propose (v.)bring up for consideration, set before the mind | | |
| The pleasures such a beauty brings with it: | The pleasures such a beauty brings with it; | | TC II.ii.148 | |
| But I would haue the soyle of her faire Rape | But I would have the soil of her fair rape | soil (n.)blemish, stain, tarnish | TC II.ii.149 | |
| | rape (n.)abduction, violent seizure | | |
| Wip'd off in honourable keeping her. | Wiped off in honourable keeping her. | | TC II.ii.150 | |
| What Treason were it to the ransack'd Queene, | What treason were it to the ransacked queen, | ransacked (adj.)violated, ravished, plundered | TC II.ii.151 | |
| Disgrace to your great worths, and shame to me, | Disgrace to your great worths, and shame to me, | | TC II.ii.152 | |
| Now to deliuer her possession vp | Now to deliver her possession up | | TC II.ii.153 | |
| On termes of base compulsion? Can it be, | On terms of base compulsion! Can it be | base (adj.)dishonourable, low, unworthy | TC II.ii.154 | |
| That so degenerate a straine as this, | That so degenerate a strain as this | strain (n.)quality, character, disposition | TC II.ii.155 | |
| Should once set footing in your generous bosomes? | Should once set footing in your generous bosoms? | generous (adj.)well-bred, mannerly, noble-minded | TC II.ii.156 | |
| | footing, setset foot | | |
| There's not the meanest spirit on our partie, | There's not the meanest spirit on our party | party (n.)side, faction, camp | TC II.ii.157 | |
| Without a heart to dare, or sword to draw, | Without a heart to dare, or sword to draw, | | TC II.ii.158 | |
| When Helen is defended: nor none so Noble, | When Helen is defended; nor none so noble | | TC II.ii.159 | |
| Whose life were ill bestow'd, or death vnfam'd, | Whose life were ill bestowed, or death unfamed, | ill (adv.)badly, adversely, unfavourably | TC II.ii.160 | |
| Where Helen is the subiect. Then (I say) | Where Helen is the subject. Then, I say, | | TC II.ii.161 | |
| Well may we fight for her, whom we know well, | Well may we fight for her whom, we know well, | | TC II.ii.162 | |
| The worlds large spaces cannot paralell. | The world's large spaces cannot parallel. | | TC II.ii.163 | |
| Hect. | HECTOR | | | |
| Paris and Troylus, you haue both said well: | Paris and Troilus, you have both said well, | | TC II.ii.164 | |
| And on the cause and question now in hand, | And on the cause and question now in hand | | TC II.ii.165 | |
| Haue gloz'd, but superficially; not much | Have glozed, but superficially – not much | gloze (v.)expound, comment on, give a commentary | TC II.ii.166 | |
| Vnlike young men, whom Aristotle thought | Unlike young men whom Aristotle thought | Aristotle (n.)[pron: 'aristotl] Greek philosopher, 4th-c BC | TC II.ii.167 | |
| Vnfit to heare Morall Philosophie. | Unfit to hear moral philosophy. | | TC II.ii.168 | |
| The Reasons you alledge, do more conduce | The reasons you allege do more conduce | conduce (v.)lead, tend, contribute | TC II.ii.169 | |
| To the hot passion of distemp'red blood, | To the hot passion of distempered blood | passion (n.)powerful feeling, overpowering emotion [often opposed to ‘reason’] | TC II.ii.170 | |
| | distempered (adj.)disordered, disturbed, diseased | | |
| Then to make vp a free determination | Than to make up a free determination | | TC II.ii.171 | |
| 'Twixt right and wrong: For pleasure, and reuenge, | 'Twixt right and wrong; for pleasure and revenge | | TC II.ii.172 | |
| Haue eares more deafe then Adders, to the voyce | Have ears more deaf than adders to the voice | | TC II.ii.173 | |
| Of any true decision. Nature craues | Of any true decision. Nature craves | crave (v.)need, demand, require | TC II.ii.174 | |
| All dues be rendred to their Owners: now | All dues be rendered to their owners: now, | | TC II.ii.175 | |
| What neerer debt in all humanity, | What nearer debt in all humanity | | TC II.ii.176 | |
| Then Wife is to the Husband? If this law | Than wife is to the husband? If this law | | TC II.ii.177 | |
| Of Nature be corrupted through affection, | Of nature be corrupted through affection, | affection (n.)desire, passion, lustful feeling | TC II.ii.178 | |
| And that great mindes of partiall indulgence, | And that great minds, of partial indulgence | partial (adj.)biased, prejudiced, self-interested | TC II.ii.179 | |
| To their benummed wills resist the same, | To their benumbed wills, resist the same, | will (n.)desire, wish, liking, inclination | TC II.ii.180 | |
| | benumbed (adj.)paralysed, deprived of strength | | |
| There is a Law in each well-ordred Nation, | There is a law in each well-ordered nation | | TC II.ii.181 | |
| To curbe those raging appetites that are | To curb those raging appetites that are | raging (adj.)roving, wanton, riotous | TC II.ii.182 | |
| | appetite (n.)sexual desire, passion | | |
| Most disobedient and refracturie. | Most disobedient and refractory. | refractory (adj.)rebellious, obstinate, umanageable | TC II.ii.183 | |
| If Helen then be wife to Sparta's King | If Helen then be wife to Sparta's king, | Sparta (n.)city of Peloponnesia, S Greece | TC II.ii.184 | |
| (As it is knowne she is) these Morall Lawes | As it is known she is, these moral laws | | TC II.ii.185 | |
| Of Nature, and of Nation, speake alowd | Of nature and of nations speak aloud | | TC II.ii.186 | |
| To haue her backe return'd. Thus to persist | To have her back returned; thus to persist | | TC II.ii.187 | |
| In doing wrong, extenuates not wrong, | In doing wrong extenuates not wrong, | extenuate (v.)mitigate, lessen, tone down | TC II.ii.188 | |
| But makes it much more heauie. Hectors opinion | But makes it much more heavy. Hector's opinion | heavy (adj.)grave, serious, weighty | TC II.ii.189 | |
| Is this in way of truth: yet nere the lesse, | Is this in way of truth; yet ne'ertheless, | truth (n.)abstract principle, general rule | TC II.ii.190 | |
| | way of, in (prep.)of the nature of, as a point of | | |
| My spritely brethren, I propend to you | My spritely brethren, I propend to you | propend (v.)incline, be disposed, have a propensity | TC II.ii.191 | |
| | sprightly, spritely (adj.)cheerful, light-hearted, bright | | |
| In resolution to keepe Helen still; | In resolution to keep Helen still; | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | TC II.ii.192 | |
| For 'tis a cause that hath no meane dependance, | For 'tis a cause that hath no mean dependence | mean (adj.)unworthy, insignificant, unimportant | TC II.ii.193 | |
| Vpon our ioynt and seuerall dignities. | Upon our joint and several dignities. | several (adj.)separate, different, distinct | TC II.ii.194 | |
| Tro. | TROILUS | | | |
| Why? there you toucht the life of our designe: | Why, there you touched the life of our design: | touch (v.)refer to, treat of, deal with | TC II.ii.195 | |
| | design (n.)undertaking, purpose, enterprise | | |
| Were it not glory that we more affected, | Were it not glory that we more affected | affect (v.)incline to, like, favour, be drawn to | TC II.ii.196 | |
| Then the performance of our heauing spleenes, | Than the performance of our heaving spleens, | performance (n.)discharge, fulfilment, manifestation | TC II.ii.197 | |
| | spleen (n.)irritability, malice, bad temper | | |
| | heaving (adj.)swelling, aroused, agitated | | |
| I would not wish a drop of Troian blood, | I would not wish a drop of Trojan blood | | TC II.ii.198 | |
| Spent more in her defence. But worthy Hector, | Spent more in her defence. But, worthy Hector, | | TC II.ii.199 | |
| She is a theame of honour and renowne, | She is a theme of honour and renown, | theme (n.)reason for acting, ground of belief | TC II.ii.200 | |
| A spurre to valiant and magnanimous deeds, | A spur to valiant and magnanimous deeds, | | TC II.ii.201 | |
| Whose present courage may beate downe our foes, | Whose present courage may beat down our foes, | | TC II.ii.202 | |
| And fame in time to come canonize vs. | And fame in time to come canonize us. | canonize (v.)glorify, immortalize, exalt | TC II.ii.203 | |
| For I presume braue Hector would not loose | For I presume brave Hector would not lose | brave (adj.)noble, worthy, excellent | TC II.ii.204 | |
| So rich aduantage of a promis'd glory, | So rich advantage of a promised glory | advantage (n.)right moment, favourable opportunity | TC II.ii.205 | |
| As smiles vpon the fore-head of this action, | As smiles upon the forehead of this action | | TC II.ii.206 | |
| For the wide worlds reuenew. | For the wide world's revenue. | | TC II.ii.207.1 | |
| Hect. | HECTOR | | | |
| I am yours, | I am yours, | | TC II.ii.207.2 | |
| You valiant off-spring of great Priamus, | You valiant offspring of great Priamus. | | TC II.ii.208 | |
| I haue a roisting challenge sent among'st | I have a roisting challenge sent amongst | roisting (adj.)roistering, swaggering, vaunting | TC II.ii.209 | |
| The dull and factious nobles of the Greekes, | The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks | factious (adj.)sectarian, partisan, arising from factions | TC II.ii.210 | |
| | dull (adj.)dead, lifeless, sluggish, inactive | | |
| Will strike amazement to their drowsie spirits, | Will strike amazement to their drowsy spirits. | amazement (n.)alarm, apprehension, fear | TC II.ii.211 | |
| I was aduertiz'd, their Great generall slept, | I was advertised their great general slept, | advertise, advertize (v.)make aware, inform, notify; warn | TC II.ii.212 | |
| Whil'st emulation in the armie crept: | Whilst emulation in the army crept; | emulation (n.)ambitious rivalry, contention, conflict | TC II.ii.213 | |
| This I presume will wake him. | This, I presume, will wake him. | | TC II.ii.214 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | TC II.ii.214 | |