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| Enter Troylus and Cressida. | Enter Troilus and Cressida | | TC IV.ii.1.1 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| Deere trouble not your selfe: the morne is cold. | Dear, trouble not yourself; the morn is cold. | morn (n.) morning, dawn | TC IV.ii.1 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| Then sweet my Lord, Ile call mine Vnckle down; | Then, sweet my lord, I'll call mine uncle down; | | TC IV.ii.2 | |
| He shall vnbolt the Gates. | He shall unbolt the gates. | | TC IV.ii.3.1 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| Trouble him not: | Trouble him not; | | TC IV.ii.3.2 | |
| To bed, to bed: sleepe kill those pritty eyes, | To bed, to bed. Sleep kill those pretty eyes, | | TC IV.ii.4 | |
| And giue as soft attachment to thy sences, | And give as soft attachment to thy senses | attachment (n.)seizure, arrest, confinement | TC IV.ii.5 | |
| As Infants empty of all thought. | As infants' empty of all thought! | thought (n.)melancholic reflection, anxiety, sorrow, worry | TC IV.ii.6.1 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| Good morrow then. | Good morrow, then. | morrow (n.)morning | TC IV.ii.6.2 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| I prithee now to bed. | I prithee now, to bed. | | TC IV.ii.7.1 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| Are you a weary of me? | Are you aweary of me? | aweary, a-weary (adj.)weary, tired | TC IV.ii.7.2 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| O Cressida! but that the busie day | O Cressida! But that the busy day, | | TC IV.ii.8 | |
| Wak't by the Larke, hath rouz'd the ribauld Crowes, | Waked by the lark, hath roused the ribald crows, | ribald (adj.)raucously abusive, noisily irreverent | TC IV.ii.9 | |
| And dreaming night will hide our eyes no longer: | And dreaming night will hide our joys no longer, | | TC IV.ii.10 | |
| I would not from thee. | I would not from thee. | | TC IV.ii.11.1 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| Night hath beene too briefe. | Night hath been too brief. | | TC IV.ii.11.2 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| Beshrew the witch! with venemous wights she stayes, | Beshrew the witch! With venomous wights she stays | venomous (adj.)embittered, rancorous, malignant | TC IV.ii.12 | |
| | wight (n.)[archaism] person, human being | | |
| | beshrew, 'shrew (v.)curse, devil take, evil befall | | |
| As hidiously as hell; but flies the graspes of loue, | As hideously as hell, but flies the grasps of love | grasp (n.)embrace, clasp | TC IV.ii.13 | |
| With wings more momentary, swift then thought: | With wings more momentary-swift than thought. | | TC IV.ii.14 | |
| You will catch cold, and curse me. | You will catch cold, and curse me. | | TC IV.ii.15.1 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| Prithee tarry, | Prithee, tarry – | tarry (v.)stay, remain, linger | TC IV.ii.15.2 | |
| you men will neuer tarry; | You men will never tarry – | | TC IV.ii.16 | |
| O foolish Cressid, I might haue still held off, | O foolish Cressid, I might have still held off, | | TC IV.ii.17 | |
| And then you would haue tarried. Harke, ther's one vp? | And then you would have tarried! – Hark, there's one up. | | TC IV.ii.18 | |
| Pand. | PANDARUS | | | |
| within. | (within) | | TC IV.ii.19 | |
| What's all the doores open here? | What's all the doors open here? | | TC IV.ii.19 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| It is your Vnckle. | It is your uncle. | | TC IV.ii.20 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| A pestilence on him: now will he be mocking: | A pestilence on him! Now will he be mocking: | | TC IV.ii.21 | |
| I shall haue such a life. | I shall have such a life! | | TC IV.ii.22 | |
| Enter Pandarus. | Enter Pandarus | | TC IV.ii.23.1 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| How now, how now? how goe maiden-heads? | How now, how now, how go maidenheads? – | maidenhead (n.)virginity | TC IV.ii.23 | |
| | go (v.)pass as current, be valued | | |
| Heare you Maide: wher's my cozin Cressid? | Here, you maid! Where's my cousin Cressid? | | TC IV.ii.24 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| Go hang your self, you naughty mocking Vnckle: | Go hang yourself, you naughty mocking uncle! | | TC IV.ii.25 | |
| You bring me to doo----and then you floute me too. | You bring me to do – and then you flout me too. | do (v.)perform, play one's part, act | TC IV.ii.26 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| To do what? to do what? let her say what: | To do what, to do what? – Let her say what: | | TC IV.ii.27 | |
| What haue I brought you to doe? | what have I brought you to do? | | TC IV.ii.28 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| Come, come, beshrew your heart: youle nere be good, | Come, come, beshrew your heart; you'll ne'er be good, | beshrew, 'shrew (v.)curse, devil take, evil befall | TC IV.ii.29 | |
| nor suffer others. | Nor suffer others. | suffer (v.)allow, permit, let | TC IV.ii.30 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| Ha, ha: alas poore wretch: a poore Chipochia, | Ha, ha! Alas, poor wretch! A poor capocchia, | capocchia (n.)simpleton, dolt, fool | TC IV.ii.31 | |
| hast not slept to night? would he not (a naughty | hast not slept tonight? Would he not – a naughty | naughty (adj.)bad, nasty, horrible | TC IV.ii.32 | |
| man) let it sleepe: a bug-beare take him. | man – let it sleep? – A bugbear take him! | bugbear (n.)hobgoblin, bogeyman | TC IV.ii.33 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| Did not I tell you? would he were knockt ith' head. | Did not I tell you? – Would he were knocked i'th' head! | knock (v.)strike, beat, hit | TC IV.ii.34 | |
| One knocks. | Knocking within | | TC IV.ii.35 | |
| Who's that at doore? good Vnckle goe and see. | Who's that at door? Good uncle, go and see. – | | TC IV.ii.35 | |
| My Lord, come you againe into my Chamber: | My lord, come you again into my chamber; | | TC IV.ii.36 | |
| You smile and mocke me, as if I meant naughtily. | You smile and mock me, as if I meant naughtily. | naughtily (adv.)wickedly, immorally | TC IV.ii.37 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| Ha, ha. | Ha, ha! | | TC IV.ii.38 | |
| Cre. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| Come you are deceiu'd, I thinke of no such thing. | Come, you are deceived; I think of no such thing. – | | TC IV.ii.39 | |
| Knocke. | Knocking within | | TC IV.ii.40 | |
| How earnestly they knocke: pray you come in. | How earnestly they knock! – Pray you, come in; | | TC IV.ii.40 | |
| I would not for halfe Troy haue you seene here. | I would not for half Troy have you seen here. | | TC IV.ii.41 | |
| Exeunt | Exeunt Troilus and Cressida | | TC IV.ii.41 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| Who's there? what's the matter? will you | Who's there? What's the matter? Will you | | TC IV.ii.42 | |
| beate downe the doore? How now, what's the matter? | beat down the door? How now! What's the matter? | | TC IV.ii.43 | |
| Enter Aeneas | | TC IV.ii.44 | |
| Ane. | AENEAS | | | |
| Good morrow Lord, good morrow. | Good morrow, lord, good morrow. | | TC IV.ii.44 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| Who's there my Lord Aneas? by my troth | Who's there? My Lord Aeneas? By my troth, | troth, by myby my truth [exclamation emphasizing an assertion] | TC IV.ii.45 | |
| I knew you not: what newes with you so early? | I knew you not. What news with you so early? | | TC IV.ii.46 | |
| Ane. | AENEAS | | | |
| Is not Prince Troylus here? | Is not Prince Troilus here? | | TC IV.ii.47 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| Here? what should he doe here? | Here? What should he do here? | | TC IV.ii.48 | |
| Ane. | AENEAS | | | |
| Come he is here, my Lord, doe not deny him: | Come, he is here, my lord; do not deny him. | deny (v.)disown, disavow, renounce | TC IV.ii.49 | |
| It doth import him much to speake with me. | It doth import him much to speak with me. | import (v.)be of importance to, concern, matter to | TC IV.ii.50 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| Is he here say you? 'tis more then I know, | Is he here, say you? 'Tis more than I know, | | TC IV.ii.51 | |
| Ile be sworne: For my owne part I came in late: what | I'll be sworn. For my own part, I came in late. What | | TC IV.ii.52 | |
| should he doe here? | should he do here? | | TC IV.ii.53 | |
| Ane. | AENEAS | | | |
| Who, nay then: Come, come, youle doe him | Whoa! Nay, then! Come, come, you'll do him | | TC IV.ii.54 | |
| wrong, ere y'are ware: youle be so true to him, to be | wrong ere you are 'ware; you'll be so true to him to be | true (adj.)loyal, firm, faithful in allegiance | TC IV.ii.55 | |
| | ware (adj.)aware, conscious, sensible | | |
| false to him: Doe not you know of him, but yet goe fetch | false to him. Do not you know of him, but yet go fetch | false (adj.)disloyal, faithless, inconstant, unfaithful | TC IV.ii.56 | |
| him hither, goe. | him hither, go. | | TC IV.ii.57 | |
| Exit Pandarus | | TC IV.ii.57 | |
| Enter Troylus. | Enter Troilus | | TC IV.ii.58 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| How now, what's the matter? | How now! What's the matter? | | TC IV.ii.58 | |
| Ane. | AENEAS | | | |
| My Lord, I scarce haue leisure to salute you, | My lord, I scarce have leisure to salute you, | salute (v.)greet, welcome, address | TC IV.ii.59 | |
| My matter is so rash: there is at hand, | My matter is so rash. There is at hand | rash (adj.)sudden, quickly acting, operating immediately | TC IV.ii.60 | |
| Paris your brother, and Deiphobus, | Paris your brother, and Deiphobus, | | TC IV.ii.61 | |
| The Grecian Diomed, and our Anthenor | The Grecian Diomed, and our Antenor, | | TC IV.ii.62 | |
| Deliuer'd to vs, and for him forth-with, | Delivered to us; and for him forthwith, | | TC IV.ii.63 | |
| Ere the first sacrifice, within this houre, | Ere the first sacrifice, within this hour, | | TC IV.ii.64 | |
| We must giue vp to Diomeds hand | We must give up to Diomedes' hand | | TC IV.ii.65 | |
| The Lady Cressida. | The Lady Cressida. | | TC IV.ii.66.1 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| Is it concluded so? | Is it concluded so? | conclude (v.)decide, resolve, settle | TC IV.ii.66.2 | |
| Ane. | AENEAS | | | |
| By Priam, and the generall state of Troy, | By Priam and the general state of Troy. | state (n.)persons of rank, nobility, court, council of state | TC IV.ii.67 | |
| They are at hand, and ready to effect it. | They are at hand, and ready to effect it. | | TC IV.ii.68 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| How my atchieuements mocke me; | How my achievements mock me! – | | TC IV.ii.69 | |
| I will goe meete them: and my Lord Aneas, | I will go meet them; and, my Lord Aeneas, | | TC IV.ii.70 | |
| We met by chance; you did not finde me here. | We met by chance: you did not find me here. | | TC IV.ii.71 | |
| An. | AENEAS | | | |
| Good, good, my Lord, the secrets of nature | Good, good, my lord; the secrets of nature | | TC IV.ii.72 | |
| Haue not more gift in taciturnitie. | Have not more gift in taciturnity. | | TC IV.ii.73 | |
| Exennt. | Exeunt | | TC IV.ii.73 | |
| Enter Pandarus and Cressid. | Enter Pandarus and Cressida | | TC IV.ii.74 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| Is't possible? no sooner got but lost: the | Is't possible? No sooner got but lost? The | | TC IV.ii.74 | |
| diuell take Anthenor; the yong Prince will goe mad: | devil take Antenor! The young prince will go mad: a | | TC IV.ii.75 | |
| a plague vpon Anthenor; I would they had brok's necke. | plague upon Antenor! I would they had broke's neck! | | TC IV.ii.76 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| How now? what's the matter? who was here? | How now! What's the matter? Who was here? | | TC IV.ii.77 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| Ah, ha! | Ah, ha! | | TC IV.ii.78 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| Why sigh you so profoundly? wher's my | Why sigh you so profoundly? Where's my | | TC IV.ii.79 | |
| Lord? gone? tell me sweet Vnckle, what's the matter? | lord? Gone? Tell me, sweet uncle, what's the matter? | | TC IV.ii.80 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| Would I were as deepe vnder the earth as I | Would I were as deep under the earth as I | | TC IV.ii.81 | |
| am aboue. | am above. | | TC IV.ii.82 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| O the gods! what's the matter? | O the gods! What's the matter? | | TC IV.ii.83 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| Prythee get thee in: would thou had'st nere | Prithee, get thee in. Would thou hadst ne'er | | TC IV.ii.84 | |
| been borne; I knew thou would'st be his death. O poore | been born! I knew thou wouldst be his death – O, poor | | TC IV.ii.85 | |
| Gentleman: a plague vpon Anthenor. | gentleman! – A plague upon Antenor! | | TC IV.ii.86 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| Good Vnckle I beseech you, on my knees, I | Good uncle, I beseech you, on my knees I | | TC IV.ii.87 | |
| beseech you what's the matter? | beseech you, what's the matter? | | TC IV.ii.88 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| Thou must be gone wench, thou must be | Thou must be gone, wench, thou must be | wench (n.)girl, lass | TC IV.ii.89 | |
| gone; thou art chang'd for Anthenor: thou must to thy | gone; thou art changed for Antenor. Thou must to thy | change (v.)exchange, trade | TC IV.ii.90 | |
| Father, and be gone from Troylus: 'twill be his death: | father, and be gone from Troilus: 'twill be his death, | | TC IV.ii.91 | |
| 'twill be his baine, he cannot beare it.. | 'twill be his bane, he cannot bear it. | bane (n.)ruin, woe, destruction | TC IV.ii.92 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| O you immortall gods! I will not goe. | O you immortal gods! – I will not go. | | TC IV.ii.93 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| Thou must. | Thou must. | | TC IV.ii.94 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| I will not Vnckle: I haue forgot my Father: | I will not, uncle. I have forgot my father; | | TC IV.ii.95 | |
| I know no touch of consanguinitie: | I know no touch of consanguinity, | consanguinity (n.)kinship, blood relationship | TC IV.ii.96 | |
| | touch (n.)sense, feeling, intuition, hint | | |
| No kin, no loue, no bloud, no soule, so neere me, | No kin, no love, no blood, no soul so near me | | TC IV.ii.97 | |
| As the sweet Troylus: O you gods diuine! | As the sweet Troilus. – O you gods divine, | | TC IV.ii.98 | |
| Make Cressids name the very crowne of falshood! | Make Cressid's name the very crown of falsehood | | TC IV.ii.99 | |
| If euer she leaue Troylus: time, orce and death, | If ever she leave Troilus! Time, force, and death, | | TC IV.ii.100 | |
| Do to this body what extremitie you can; | Do to this body what extremity you can; | | TC IV.ii.101 | |
| But the strong base and building of my loue, | But the strong base and building of my love | building (n.)edifice, construction | TC IV.ii.102 | |
| Is as the very Center of the earth, | Is as the very centre of the earth, | | TC IV.ii.103 | |
| Drawing all things to it. I will goe in and weepe. | Drawing all things to it. I will go in and weep – | | TC IV.ii.104 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| Doe, doe. | Do, do. | | TC IV.ii.105 | |
| Cres. | CRESSIDA | | | |
| Teare my bright heire, and scratch my praised cheekes, | Tear my bright hair, and scratch my praised cheeks; | | TC IV.ii.106 | |
| Cracke my cleere voyce with sobs, and breake my heart | Crack my clear voice with sobs, and break my heart | | TC IV.ii.107 | |
| With sounding Troylus. I will not goe from Troy. | With sounding ‘ Troilus.’ I will not go from Troy. | | TC IV.ii.108 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt | | TC IV.ii.108 | |