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| Enter Aneas, Paris, Anthenor and Deiphobus. | Enter Aeneas, Paris, Antenor, Deiphobus, and soldiers | | TC V.x.1.1 | |
| with drums | | TC V.x.1.2 | |
| Ane. | AENEAS | | | |
| Stand hoe, yet are we maisters of the field, | Stand, ho! Yet are we masters of the field. | field (n.) field of battle, battleground, field of combat | TC V.x.1 | |
| Neuer goe home; here starue we out the night. | Never go home; here starve we out the night. | starve out (v.)endure in fierce cold | TC V.x.2 | |
| Enter Troylus. | Enter Troilus | | TC V.x.3 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| Hector is slaine. | Hector is slain. | | TC V.x.3.1 | |
| All. | ALL | | | |
| Hector? the gods forbid. | Hector? The gods forbid! | | TC V.x.3.2 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| Hee's dead: and at the murtherers Horses taile, | He's dead; and at the murderer's horse's tail, | | TC V.x.4 | |
| In beastly sort, drag'd through the shamefull Field. | In beastly sort, dragged through the shameful field. | sort (n.)way, manner | TC V.x.5 | |
| | field (n.)field of battle, battleground, field of combat | | |
| | beastly (adv.)like an animal, in a beastly manner | | |
| Frowne on you heauens, effect your rage with speede: | Frown on, you heavens, effect your rage with speed! | | TC V.x.6 | |
| Sit gods vpon your throanes, and smile at Troy. | Sit, gods, upon your thrones, and smile at Troy! | | TC V.x.7 | |
| I say at once, let your briefe plagues be mercy, | I say, at once let your brief plagues be mercy, | | TC V.x.8 | |
| And linger not our sure destructions on. | And linger not our sure destructions on! | linger (v.)delay, put off, keep waiting | TC V.x.9 | |
| Ane. | AENEAS | | | |
| My Lord, you doe discomfort all the Hoste. | My lord, you do discomfort all the host. | discomfort (v.)discourage, dishearten, dispirit | TC V.x.10 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| You vnderstand me not, that tell me so: | You understand me not that tell me so. | | TC V.x.11 | |
| I doe not speake of flight, of feare, of death, | I do not speak of flight, of fear, of death, | | TC V.x.12 | |
| But dare all imminence that gods and men, | But dare all imminence that gods and men | imminence (n.)impending evil, approaching peril | TC V.x.13 | |
| Addresse their dangers in. Hector is gone: | Address their dangers in. Hector is gone; | address (v.)prepare, make ready, poise to act | TC V.x.14 | |
| Who shall tell Priam so? or Hecuba? | Who shall tell Priam so, or Hecuba? | | TC V.x.15 | |
| Let him that will a screechoule aye be call'd, | Let him that will a screech-owl aye be called | screech-owl (n.)barn-owl [thought to be a bird of ill omen] | TC V.x.16 | |
| | aye (adv.)always, ever, for eternity | | |
| Goe in to Troy, and say there, Hector's dead: | Go into Troy, and say there ‘ Hector's dead ’ – | | TC V.x.17 | |
| There is a word will Priam turne to stone; | There is a word will Priam turn to stone, | | TC V.x.18 | |
| Make wels, and Niobes of the maides and wiues; | Make wells and Niobes of the maids and wives, | Niobe (n.)[pron: 'niyohbay] heroine of Thebes, daughter of Tantalus, whose sons and daughters were slain by Apollo and Diana; the gods then turned her into a rock, but her eyes continued to weep in the form of a spring | TC V.x.19 | |
| Coole statues of the youth: and in a word, | Cold statues of the youth, and, in a word, | | TC V.x.20 | |
| Scarre Troy out of it selfe. But march away, | Scare Troy out of itself. But march away; | | TC V.x.21 | |
| Hector is dead: there is no more to say. | Hector is dead; there is no more to say – | | TC V.x.22 | |
| Stay yet: you vile abhominable Tents, | Stay yet. You vile abominable tents, | | TC V.x.23 | |
| Thus proudly pight vpon our Phrygian plaines: | Thus proudly pight upon our Phrygian plains, | pight (adj.)pitched, set up | TC V.x.24 | |
| | Phrygia (n.)[pron: 'frijia] central plateau area of Asia Minor where Troy was situated | | |
| Let Titan rise as early as he dare, | Let Titan rise as early as he dare, | Titan (n.)one of the titles of the Roman sun-god, Sol | TC V.x.25 | |
| Ile through, and through you; & thou great siz'd coward: | I'll through and through you! – And, thou great-sized coward, | | TC V.x.26 | |
| No space of Earth shall sunder our two hates, | No space of earth shall sunder our two hates; | sunder (v.)cut, divide, put an end to | TC V.x.27 | |
| Ile haunt thee, like a wicked conscience still, | I'll haunt thee like a wicked conscience still, | still (adv.)constantly, always, continually | TC V.x.28 | |
| That mouldeth goblins swift as frensies thoughts. | That mouldeth goblins swift as frenzy's thoughts. – | | TC V.x.29 | |
| Strike a free march to Troy, with comfort goe: | Strike a free march to Troy! With comfort go; | strike (v.)beat, sound, strike up | TC V.x.30 | |
| | free (adj.)[unclear meaning] not in formal marching order; quick | | |
| Hope of reuenge, shall hide our inward woe. | Hope of revenge shall hide our inward woe. | | TC V.x.31 | |
| Enter Pandarus. | Enter Pandarus | | TC V.x.32 | |
| Pand. | PANDARUS | | | |
| But heare you? heare you? | But hear you, hear you! | | TC V.x.32 | |
| Troy. | TROILUS | | | |
| Hence broker, lackie, ignomy, and shame | Hence, broker-lackey! Ignomy and shame | broker-lackey (n.)abject go-between, pander [sic] | TC V.x.33 | |
| | ignomy (n.)ignominy, dishonour, shame | | |
| Pursue thy life, and liue aye with thy name. | Pursue thy life, and live aye with thy name! | aye (adv.)always, ever, for eternity | TC V.x.34 | |
| Exeunt. | Exeunt all but Pandarus | | TC V.x.34 | |
| Pan. | PANDARUS | | | |
| A goodly medcine for mine aking bones: | A goodly medicine for mine aching bones! – | | TC V.x.35 | |
| oh world, world, world! thus is the poore agent dispisde: | O world, world, world! Thus is the poor agent despised! | | TC V.x.36 | |
| Oh traitours and bawdes; how earnestly are you | O traitors and bawds, how earnestly are you | bawd (n.)pimp, procurer, pander, go-between | TC V.x.37 | |
| set aworke, and how ill requited? why should our | set a-work, and how ill requited! Why should our | ill (adv.)badly, adversely, unfavourably | TC V.x.38 | |
| | requite (v.), past forms requit, requitedreward, repay, recompense | | |
| indeuour be so desir'd, and the performance so | endeavour be so desired, and the performance so | | TC V.x.39 | |
| loath'd? What Verse for it? what instance for it? let | loathed? What verse for it? What instance for it? – Let | instance (n.)illustration, example, case | TC V.x.40 | |
| me see. | me see: | | TC V.x.41 | |
| Full merrily the humble Bee doth sing, | Full merrily the humble-bee doth sing, | humble-bee (n.)bumble-bee | TC V.x.42 | |
| Till he hath lost his hony, and his sting. | Till he hath lost his honey and his sting; | | TC V.x.43 | |
| And being once subdu'd in armed taile, | And being once subdued in armed tail, | | TC V.x.44 | |
| Sweete hony, and sweete notes together faile. | Sweet honey and sweet notes together fail. | | TC V.x.45 | |
| Good traders in the flesh, set this in your painted | Good traders in the flesh, set this in your painted | | TC V.x.46 | |
| cloathes; | cloths: | | TC V.x.47 | |
| As many as be here of Panders hall, | As many as be here of Pandar's hall, | hall (n.)guild, company, profession | TC V.x.48 | |
| Your eyes halfe out, weepe out at Pandar's fall: | Your eyes, half out, weep out at Pandar's fall; | | TC V.x.49 | |
| Or if you cannot weepe, yet giue some grones; | Or if you cannot weep, yet give some groans, | | TC V.x.50 | |
| Though not for me, yet for your aking bones: | Though not for me, yet for your aching bones. | | TC V.x.51 | |
| Brethren and sisters of the hold-dore trade, | Brethren and sisters of the hold-door trade, | hold-door (adj.)brothel door-keeping | TC V.x.52 | |
| Some two months hence, my will shall here be made: | Some two months hence my will shall here be made; | | TC V.x.53 | |
| It should be now, but that my feare is this: | It should be now, but that my fear is this: | | TC V.x.54 | |
| Some galled Goose of Winchester would hisse: | Some galled goose of Winchester would hiss. | Winchester goose[contemptuous] groin swelling caused by venereal disease [one Bishop of Winchester licensed brothels in London] | TC V.x.55 | |
| | galled (adj.)sore, swollen, inflamed | | |
| Till then, Ile sweate, and seeke about for eases; | Till then I'll sweat, and seek about for eases, | ease (n.)comfort, relief, solace | TC V.x.56 | |
| | sweat (v.)use the sweating-tub [as a cure for for venereal disease] | | |
| And at that time bequeath you my diseases. | And at that time bequeath you my diseases. | | TC V.x.57 | |
| Exeunt. | Exit | | TC V.x.57 | |