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Enter Antipholis Errotis. | Enter Antipholus of Syracuse | | CE II.ii.1 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp | The gold I gave to Dromio is laid up | | CE II.ii.1 | |
| Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue | Safe at the Centaur, and the heedful slave | slave (n.) fellow, rascal, rogue, villain | CE II.ii.2 | |
| Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out | Is wandered forth in care to seek me out | care (n.)attentiveness, heedfulness, diligence | CE II.ii.3 | |
| By computation and mine hosts report. | By computation and mine host's report. | computation (n.)working out, reasoning, cogitation | CE II.ii.4 | |
| I could not speake with Dromio, since at first | I could not speak with Dromio since at first | | CE II.ii.5 | |
| I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes. | I sent him from the mart. See, here he comes. | mart (n.)market | CE II.ii.6 | |
| Enter Dromio Siracusia. | Enter Dromio of Syracuse | | CE II.ii.7.1 | |
| How now sir, is your merrie humor alter'd? | How now, sir. Is your merry humour altered? | humour (n.)mood, disposition, frame of mind, temperament [as determined by bodily fluids] | CE II.ii.7 | |
| As you loue stroakes, so iest with me againe: | As you love strokes, so jest with me again. | | CE II.ii.8 | |
| You know no Centaur? you receiu'd no gold? | You know no Centaur. You received no gold. | | CE II.ii.9 | |
| Your Mistresse sent to haue me home to dinner? | Your mistress sent to have me home to dinner? | | CE II.ii.10 | |
| My house was at the Phoenix? Wast thou mad, | My house was at the Phoenix. Wast thou mad | | CE II.ii.11 | |
| That thus so madlie thou did didst answere me? | That thus so madly thou didst answer me? | | CE II.ii.12 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| What answer sir? when spake I such a word? | What answer, sir? When spake I such a word? | | CE II.ii.13 | |
| E.Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Euen now, euen here, not halfe an howre since. | Even now, even here, not half an hour since. | | CE II.ii.14 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| I did not see you since you sent me hence | I did not see you since you sent me hence | | CE II.ii.15 | |
| Home to the Centaur with the gold you gaue me. | Home to the Centaur with the gold you gave me. | | CE II.ii.16 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Villaine, thou didst denie the golds receit, | Villain, thou didst deny the gold's receipt, | | CE II.ii.17 | |
| And toldst me of a Mistresse, and a dinner, | And toldest me of a mistress and a dinner, | | CE II.ii.18 | |
| For which I hope thou feltst I was displeas'd. | For which I hope thou feltest I was displeased. | | CE II.ii.19 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| I am glad to see you in this merrie vaine, | I am glad to see you in this merry vein. | vein (n.)state of mind, motive, mood | CE II.ii.20 | |
| What meanes this iest, I pray you Master tell me? | What means this jest, I pray you, master, tell me? | | CE II.ii.21 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Yea, dost thou ieere & flowt me in the teeth? | Yea, dost thou jeer and flout me in the teeth? | teeth, in theto my face, in direct opposition | CE II.ii.22 | |
| | flout (v.)insult, abuse, mock | | |
| Thinkst yu I iest? hold, take thou that, & that. | Thinkest thou I jest? Hold, take thou that, and that. | | CE II.ii.23 | |
| Beats Dro. | He beats Dromio | | CE II.ii.24.1 | |
| S.Dr. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Hold sir, for Gods sake, now your iest is earnest, | Hold, sir, for God's sake; now your jest is earnest. | earnest (adj.)genuine, real, serious | CE II.ii.24 | |
| Vpon what bargaine do you giue it me? | Upon what bargain do you give it me? | | CE II.ii.25 | |
| Antiph. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Because that I familiarlie sometimes | Because that I familiarly sometimes | | CE II.ii.26 | |
| Doe vse you for my foole, and chat with you, | Do use you for my fool, and chat with you, | | CE II.ii.27 | |
| Your sawcinesse will iest vpon my loue, | Your sauciness will jest upon my love, | jest upon (v.)mock, scoff at, trifle with | CE II.ii.28 | |
| And make a Common of my serious howres, | And make a common of my serious hours. | common (n.)public property, common land, open pasture | CE II.ii.29 | |
| When the sunne shines, let foolish gnats make sport, | When the sun shines let foolish gnats make sport, | sport (n.)recreation, amusement, entertainment | CE II.ii.30 | |
| But creepe in crannies, when he hides his beames: | But creep in crannies when he hides his beams. | | CE II.ii.31 | |
| If you will iest with me, know my aspect, | If you will jest with me, know my aspect, | aspect (n.)[astrology] influential phase, direction of alignment | CE II.ii.32 | |
| And fashion your demeanor to my lookes, | And fashion your demeanour to my looks, | | CE II.ii.33 | |
| Or I will beat this method in your sconce. | Or I will beat this method in your sconce. | sconce (n.)[jocular] head, pate, bonce | CE II.ii.34 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Sconce call you it? so you | ‘ Sconce ’ call you it? So you | | CE II.ii.35 | |
| would leaue batte-ring, I had rather haue it a head, and you | would leave battering I had rather have it a head. An you | and, an (conj.)if, whether | CE II.ii.36 | |
| vse these blows long, I must get a sconce for my head, | use these blows long I must get a sconce for my head, | sconce (n.)shelter, screen, guard | CE II.ii.37 | |
| and Insconce it to, or else I shall seek my wit in my | and ensconce it too, or else I shall seek my wit in my | ensconce, insconce (v.)protect, conceal, shelter | CE II.ii.38 | |
| | wit (n.)mind, brain, thoughts | | |
| shoulders, but I pray sir, why am I beaten? | shoulders. But I pray, sir, why am I beaten? | | CE II.ii.39 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Dost thou not know? | Dost thou not know? | | CE II.ii.40 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Nothing sir, but that I am | Nothing, sir, but that I am | | CE II.ii.41 | |
| beaten. | beaten. | | CE II.ii.42 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Shall I tell you why? | Shall I tell you why? | | CE II.ii.43 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| I sir, and wherefore; for they | Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they | | CE II.ii.44 | |
| say, euery why hath a wherefore. | say every why hath a wherefore. | | CE II.ii.45 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Why first for flowting me, and then wherefore, | Why, first: for flouting me; and then wherefore: | flout (v.)insult, abuse, mock | CE II.ii.46 | |
| for vrging it the second time to me. | For urging it the second time to me. | urge (v.)provoke, incite, impel | CE II.ii.47 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Was there euer anie man thus beaten out of season, | Was there ever any man thus beaten out of season, | season, out of (adj./adv.)inopportunely, inappropriately, inconveniently | CE II.ii.48 | |
| when in the why and the wherefore, is neither rime nor reason. | When in the why and the wherefore is neither rhyme nor reason? | | CE II.ii.49 | |
| Well sir, I thanke you. | Well, sir, I thank you. | | CE II.ii.50 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Thanke me sir, for what? | Thank me, sir, for what? | | CE II.ii.51 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Marry sir, for this something | Marry, sir, for this something | marry (int.)[exclamation] by Mary | CE II.ii.52 | |
| that you gaue me for nothing. | that you gave me for nothing. | | CE II.ii.53 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Ile make you amends next, | I'll make you amends next, | | CE II.ii.54 | |
| to giue you nothing for something. But say sir, is it | to give you nothing for something. But say, sir, is it | | CE II.ii.55 | |
| dinner time? | dinner-time? | | CE II.ii.56 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| No sir, I thinke the meat wants | No, sir. I think the meat wants | want (v.)lack, need, be without | CE II.ii.57 | |
| that I haue. | that I have. | | CE II.ii.58 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| In good time sir: what's | In good time, sir. What's | | CE II.ii.59 | |
| that? | that? | | CE II.ii.60 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Basting. | Basting. | | CE II.ii.61 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Well sir, then 'twill be | Well, sir, then 'twill be | | CE II.ii.62 | |
| drie. | dry | | CE II.ii.63 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| If it be sir, I pray you eat none | If it be, sir, I pray you eat none | | CE II.ii.64 | |
| of it. | of it. | | CE II.ii.65 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Your reason? | Your reason? | | CE II.ii.66 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Lest it make you chollericke, and | Lest it make you choleric, and | choleric (adj.)irritable, angry, enraged | CE II.ii.67 | |
| purchase me another drie basting. | purchase me another dry basting. | dry (adj.)severe, hard, harsh | CE II.ii.68 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Well sir, learne to iest in | Well, sir, learn to jest in | | CE II.ii.69 | |
| good time, there's a time for all things. | good time. There's a time for all things. | good (adj.)seasonable, appropriate, proper | CE II.ii.70 | |
| | time, in goodat the right moment | | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| I durst haue denied that before | I durst have denied that before | | CE II.ii.71 | |
| you were so chollericke. | you were so choleric. | | CE II.ii.72 | |
| Anti. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| By what rule sir? | By what rule, sir? | | CE II.ii.73 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Marry sir, by a rule as plaine as | Marry, sir, by a rule as plain as | | CE II.ii.74 | |
| the plaine bald pate of Father time himselfe. | the plain bald pate of Father Time himself. | | CE II.ii.75 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Let's heare it. | Let's hear it. | | CE II.ii.76 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| There's no time for a man to | There's no time for a man to | | CE II.ii.77 | |
| recouer his haire that growes bald by nature. | recover his hair that grows bald by nature. | recover (v.)get back; also: cover again | CE II.ii.78 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| May he not doe it by fine | May he not do it by fine | fine (n.)[legal] agreement to transfer land possession | CE II.ii.79 | |
| and recouerie? | and recovery? | recovery (n.)[legal] procedure for transferring property into full ownership | CE II.ii.80 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Yes, to pay a fine for a perewig, | Yes, to pay a fine for a periwig, | periwig (n.)wig | CE II.ii.81 | |
| | fine (n.)[legal] fee, contracted amount | | |
| and recouer the lost haire of another man. | and recover the lost hair of another man. | | CE II.ii.82 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Why, is Time such a | Why is Time such a | | CE II.ii.83 | |
| niggard of haire, being (as it is) so plentifull an excrement? | niggard of hair, being, as it is, so plentiful an excrement? | excrement (n.)outgrowth [of hair] | CE II.ii.84 | |
| | niggard (n.)miser, mean person, skinflint | | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Because it is a blessing that hee | Because it is a blessing that he | | CE II.ii.85 | |
| bestowes on beasts, and what he hath scanted them in | bestows on beasts, and what he hath scanted men in | scant (v.)give out sparingly, curtail, withhold [from] | CE II.ii.86 | |
| haire, hee hath giuen them in wit. | hair he hath given them in wit. | wit (n.)intelligence, wisdom, good sense, mental ability | CE II.ii.87 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Why, but theres manie a | Why, but there's many a | | CE II.ii.88 | |
| man hath more haire then wit. | man hath more hair than wit. | | CE II.ii.89 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Not a man of those but he hath | Not a man of those but he hath | | CE II.ii.90 | |
| the wit to lose his haire. | the wit to lose his hair. | | CE II.ii.91 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Why thou didst conclude | Why, thou didst conclude | | CE II.ii.92 | |
| hairy men plain dealers without wit. | hairy men plain dealers, without wit. | plain (adj.)honest, open, free from deceit | CE II.ii.93 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| The plainer dealer, the sooner | The plainer dealer, the sooner | | CE II.ii.94 | |
| lost; yet he looseth it in a kinde of iollitie. | lost. Yet he loseth it in a kind of jollity. | jollity (n.)sexual pleasure, carnal enjoyment | CE II.ii.95 | |
| An. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| For what reason. | For what reason? | | CE II.ii.96 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| For two, and sound ones to. | For two, and sound ones, too. | | CE II.ii.97 | |
| An. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Nay not sound I pray | Nay, not sound, I pray | | CE II.ii.98 | |
| you. | you. | | CE II.ii.99 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Sure ones then. | Sure ones, then. | | CE II.ii.100 | |
| An. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Nay, not sure in a thing | Nay, not sure in a thing | | CE II.ii.101 | |
| falsing. | falsing. | falsing (adj.)deceptive, playing false | CE II.ii.102 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Certaine ones then. | Certain ones, then. | | CE II.ii.103 | |
| An. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Name them. | Name them. | | CE II.ii.104 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| The one to saue the money | The one, to save the money | | CE II.ii.105 | |
| that he spends in trying: the other, that at dinner they | that he spends in tiring. The other, that at dinner they | tiring (n.)hair-dressing | CE II.ii.106 | |
| should not drop in his porrage. | should not drop in his porridge. | porridge (n.)meat and vegetable stew or broth [reputed to produce strength] | CE II.ii.107 | |
| An. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| You would all this time | You would all this time | | CE II.ii.108 | |
| haue prou'd, there is no time for all things. | have proved there is no time for all things. | | CE II.ii.109 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Marry and did sir: namely, in | Marry, and did, sir; namely, e'en | | CE II.ii.110 | |
| no time to recouer haire lost by Nature. | no time to recover hair lost by nature. | | CE II.ii.111 | |
| An. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| But your reason was not | But your reason was not | | CE II.ii.112 | |
| substantiall, why there is no time to recouer. | substantial, why there is no time to recover. | | CE II.ii.113 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Thus I mend it: Time himselfe is bald, and therefore | Thus I mend it: Time himself is bald, and therefore | mend (v.)amend, improve, make better, put right | CE II.ii.114 | |
| to the worlds end, will haue bald followers. | to the world's end will have bald followers. | | CE II.ii.116 | |
| An. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| I knew 'twould be a bald | I knew 'twould be a bald | bald (adj.)trivial, foolish, witless | CE II.ii.117 | |
| conclusion: but soft, who wafts vs yonder. | conclusion. But, soft – who wafts us yonder? | waft (v.)beckon, wave [at], signal | CE II.ii.118 | |
| | soft (int.)[used as a command] not so fast, wait a moment, be quiet | | |
| Enter Adriana and Luciana. | Enter Adriana and Luciana | | CE II.ii.1.119 | |
| Adri. | ADRIANA | | | |
| I, I, Antipholus, looke strange and frowne, | Ay, ay, Antipholus, look strange and frown. | | CE II.ii.119 | |
| Some other Mistresse hath thy sweet aspects: | Some other mistress hath thy sweet aspects. | aspect (n.)[of a human face] look, appearance, expression | CE II.ii.120 | |
| I am not Adriana, nor thy wife. | I am not Adriana, nor thy wife. | | CE II.ii.121 | |
| The time was once, when thou vn-vrg'd wouldst vow, | The time was once when thou unurged wouldst vow | | CE II.ii.122 | |
| That neuer words were musicke to thine eare, | That never words were music to thine ear, | | CE II.ii.123 | |
| That neuer obiect pleasing in thine eye, | That never object pleasing in thine eye, | | CE II.ii.124 | |
| That neuer touch well welcome to thy hand, | That never touch well welcome to thy hand, | | CE II.ii.125 | |
| That neuer meat sweet-sauour'd in thy taste, | That never meat sweet-savoured in thy taste, | | CE II.ii.126 | |
| Vnlesse I spake, or look'd, or touch'd, or caru'd to thee. | Unless I spake, or looked, or touched, or carved to thee. | | CE II.ii.127 | |
| How comes it now, my Husband, oh how comes it, | How comes it now, my husband, O how comes it, | | CE II.ii.128 | |
| That thou art then estranged from thy selfe? | That thou art then estranged from thyself? | | CE II.ii.129 | |
| Thy selfe I call it, being strange to me: | Thyself I call it, being strange to me | | CE II.ii.130 | |
| That vndiuidable Incorporate | That, undividable, incorporate, | incorporate (adj.)united in one body, combined in one entity | CE II.ii.131 | |
| Am better then thy deere selfes better part. | Am better than thy dear self's better part. | | CE II.ii.132 | |
| Ah doe not teare away thy selfe from me; | Ah, do not tear away thyself from me; | | CE II.ii.133 | |
| For know my loue: as easie maist thou fall | For know, my love, as easy mayst thou fall | fall (v.)drop, descend, let fall | CE II.ii.134 | |
| A drop of water in the breaking gulfe, | A drop of water in the breaking gulf, | gulf (n.)whirlpool | CE II.ii.135 | |
| And take vnmingled thence that drop againe | And take unmingled thence that drop again | | CE II.ii.136 | |
| Without addition or diminishing, | Without addition or diminishing, | | CE II.ii.137 | |
| As take from me thy selfe, and not me too. | As take from me thyself, and not me too. | | CE II.ii.138 | |
| How deerely would it touch thee to the quicke, | How dearly would it touch me to the quick | quick (n.)sensitive parts [of the body], tender flesh | CE II.ii.139 | |
| | dearly (adv.)keenly, deeply, intensely | | |
| Shouldst thou but heare I were licencious? | Shouldst thou but hear I were licentious, | | CE II.ii.140 | |
| And that this body consecrate to thee, | And that this body consecrate to thee | | CE II.ii.141 | |
| By Ruffian Lust should be contaminate? | By ruffian lust should be contaminate? | | CE II.ii.142 | |
| Wouldst thou not spit at me, and spurne at me, | Wouldst thou not spit at me, and spurn at me, | spurn against / at (v.)kick out at, treat with contempt | CE II.ii.143 | |
| And hurle the name of husband in my face, | And hurl the name of husband in my face, | | CE II.ii.144 | |
| And teare the stain'd skin of my Harlot brow, | And tear the stained skin off my harlot brow, | brow (n.)forehead [often plural, referring to the two prominences of the forehead] | CE II.ii.145 | |
| And from my false hand cut the wedding ring, | And from my false hand cut the wedding ring, | false (adj.)disloyal, faithless, inconstant, unfaithful | CE II.ii.146 | |
| And breake it with a deepe-diuorcing vow? | And break it with a deep-divorcing vow? | | CE II.ii.147 | |
| I know thou canst, and therefore see thou doe it. | I know thou canst, and therefore see thou do it! | | CE II.ii.148 | |
| I am possest with an adulterate blot, | I am possessed with an adulterate blot. | adulterate (adj.)adulterous | CE II.ii.149 | |
| | blot (n.)stain, disgrace, blemish | | |
| My bloud is mingled with the crime of lust: | My blood is mingled with the crime of lust; | crime (n.)sin, offence, wrong-doing | CE II.ii.150 | |
| For if we two be one, and thou play false, | For if we two be one, and thou play false, | false (adv.)slanderously, faithlessly, with such calumny | CE II.ii.151 | |
| I doe digest the poison of thy flesh, | I do digest the poison of thy flesh, | | CE II.ii.152 | |
| Being strumpeted by thy contagion: | Being strumpeted by thy contagion. | strumpet (v.)make a whore, pervert, debauch | CE II.ii.153 | |
| | contagion (n.)contagious quality, infecting influence | | |
| Keepe then faire league and truce with thy true bed, | Keep then fair league and truce with thy true bed, | | CE II.ii.154 | |
| I liue distain'd, thou vndishonoured. | I live unstained, thou undishonoured. | | CE II.ii.155 | |
| Antip. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Plead you to me faire dame? I know you not: | Plead you to me, fair dame? I know you not. | | CE II.ii.156 | |
| In Ephesus I am but two houres old, | In Ephesus I am but two hours old, | | CE II.ii.157 | |
| As strange vnto your towne, as to your talke, | As strange unto your town as to your talk, | | CE II.ii.158 | |
| Who euery word by all my wit being scan'd, | Who, every word by all my wit being scanned, | scan (v.)examine, carefully consider | CE II.ii.159 | |
| | wit (n.)intelligence, wisdom, good sense, mental ability | | |
| Wants wit in all, one word to vnderstand. | Wants wit in all one word to understand. | want (v.)lack, need, be without | CE II.ii.160 | |
| Luci. | LUCIANA | | | |
| Fie brother, how the world is chang'd with you: | Fie, brother, how the world is changed with you. | | CE II.ii.161 | |
| When were you wont to vse my sister thus? | When were you wont to use my sister thus? | wont (v.)be accustomed, used [to], be in the habit of | CE II.ii.162 | |
| She sent for you by Dromio home to dinner. | She sent for you by Dromio home to dinner. | | CE II.ii.163 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| By Dromio? | By Dromio? | | CE II.ii.164 | |
| Drom. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| By me. | By me? | | CE II.ii.165 | |
| Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
| By thee, and this thou didst returne from him. | By thee; and this thou didst return from him: | return (v.)answer, report, say in reply [to] | CE II.ii.166 | |
| That he did buffet thee, and in his blowes, | That he did buffet thee, and in his blows | buffet (v.)beat, strike, cuff | CE II.ii.167 | |
| Denied my house for his, me for his wife. | Denied my house for his, me for his wife. | | CE II.ii.168 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Did you conuerse sir with this gentlewoman: | Did you converse, sir, with this gentlewoman? | gentlewoman (n.)woman of good breeding, well-born lady | CE II.ii.169 | |
| What is the course and drift of your compact? | What is the course and drift of your compact? | drift (n.)direction, progress, course | CE II.ii.170 | |
| | compact (n.)agreement, contract, covenant | | |
| | course (n.)gist, scope, tenor | | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| I sir? I neuer saw her till this time. | I, sir? I never saw her till this time. | | CE II.ii.171 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Villaine thou liest, for euen her verie words, | Villain, thou liest; for even her very words | | CE II.ii.172 | |
| Didst thou deliuer to me on the Mart. | Didst thou deliver to me on the mart. | mart (n.)market | CE II.ii.173 | |
| | deliver (v.)report [to], communicate [to], tell, describe | | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| I neuer spake with her in all my life. | I never spake with her in all my life. | | CE II.ii.174 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| How can she thus then call vs by our names? | How can she thus then call us by our names? – | | CE II.ii.175 | |
| Vnlesse it be by inspiration. | Unless it be by inspiration. | inspiration (n.)supernatural power, inspired means | CE II.ii.176 | |
| Adri. | ADRIANA | | | |
| How ill agrees it with your grauitie, | How ill agrees it with your gravity | ill (adv.)badly, adversely, unfavourably | CE II.ii.177 | |
| | gravity (n.)respectability, authority, dignified position | | |
| To counterfeit thus grosely with your slaue, | To counterfeit thus grossly with your slave, | slave (n.)fellow, rascal, rogue, villain | CE II.ii.178 | |
| | grossly (adv.)openly, blatantly, brazenly | | |
| | counterfeit (v.)pretend, feign, make believe | | |
| Abetting him to thwart me in my moode; | Abetting him to thwart me in my mood. | mood (n.)anger, fury, frenzy, fit of temper | CE II.ii.179 | |
| Be it my wrong, you are from me exempt, | Be it my wrong you are from me exempt; | exempt (adj.)removed, cut off, excluded, debarred | CE II.ii.180 | |
| But wrong not that wrong with a more contempt. | But wrong not that wrong with a more contempt. | more (adj.)greater | CE II.ii.181 | |
| Come I will fasten on this sleeue of thine: | Come, I will fasten on this sleeve of thine. | | CE II.ii.182 | |
| Thou art an Elme my husband, I a Vine: | Thou art an elm, my husband; I a vine, | | CE II.ii.183 | |
| Whose weaknesse married to thy stranger state, | Whose weakness, married to thy stronger state, | | CE II.ii.184 | |
| Makes me with thy strength to communicate: | Makes me with thy strength to communicate. | communicate (v.)share [in], partake [of], participate [in] | CE II.ii.185 | |
| If ought possesse thee from me, it is drosse, | If aught possess thee from me, it is dross, | possess (v.)take possession of, seize | CE II.ii.186 | |
| | aught (n.)anything, [with negative word] nothing | | |
| Vsurping Iuie, Brier, or idle Mosse, | Usurping ivy, briar, or idle moss, | idle (adj.)useless, barren, worthless | CE II.ii.187 | |
| Who all for want of pruning, with intrusion, | Who, all for want of pruning, with intrusion | want (n.)lack, shortage, dearth | CE II.ii.188 | |
| | intrusion (n.)breaking in, forced entry | | |
| Infect thy sap, and liue on thy confusion. | Infect thy sap, and live on thy confusion. | confusion (n.)destruction, overthrow, ruin | CE II.ii.189 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| (aside) | | CE II.ii.190.1 | |
| To mee shee speakes, shee moues mee for her theame; | To me she speaks; she moves me for her theme. | move (v.)appeal to, urge, exhort | CE II.ii.190 | |
| | theme (n.)subject, subject-matter, topic of discourse | | |
| What, was I married to her in my dreame? | What, was I married to her in my dream? | | CE II.ii.191 | |
| Or sleepe I now, and thinke I heare all this? | Or sleep I now, and think I hear all this? | | CE II.ii.192 | |
| What error driues our eies and eares amisse? | What error drives our eyes and ears amiss? | | CE II.ii.193 | |
| Vntill I know this sure vncertaintie, | Until I know this sure uncertainty, | sure (adj.)certain, definite, reliable | CE II.ii.194 | |
| | know (v.)unravel, get to understand | | |
| | uncertainty (n.)mystery, puzzle, enigma | | |
| Ile entertaine the free'd fallacie. | I'll entertain the offered fallacy. | entertain (v.)accept as true, allow, accommodate | CE II.ii.195 | |
| | fallacy (n.)delusion, misconception, error | | |
| Luc. | LUCIANA | | | |
| Dromio, goe bid the seruants spred for dinner. | Dromio, go bid the servants spread for dinner. | spread (v.)lay the table | CE II.ii.196 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| (aside) | | CE II.ii.197.1 | |
| Oh for my beads, I crosse me for a sinner. | O for my beads! I cross me for a sinner. | bead (n.)[plural] rosary beads | CE II.ii.197 | |
| This is the Fairie land, oh spight of spights | This is the fairy land. O spite of spites, | spite of spitewhatever happens, come what may | CE II.ii.198 | |
| We talke with Goblins, Owles and Sprights; | We talk with goblins, owls, and sprites. | sprite, spright (n.)spirit, ghost, supernatural being | CE II.ii.199 | |
| If we obay them not, this will insue: | If we obey them not, this will ensue: | | CE II.ii.200 | |
| They'll sucke our breath, or pinch vs blacke and blew. | They'll suck our breath, or pinch us black and blue. | | CE II.ii.201 | |
| Luc. | LUCIANA | | | |
| Why prat'st thou to thy selfe, and answer'st not? | Why pratest thou to thyself, and answerest not? | prate (v.)prattle, chatter, blather | CE II.ii.202 | |
| Dromio, thou Dromio, thou snaile, thou slug, thou sot. | Dromio, thou Dromio, thou snail, thou slug, thou sot. | sot (n.)blockhead, idiot, dolt | CE II.ii.203 | |
| | slug (n.)sluggard, lazy fellow | | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| I am transformed Master, am I not? | I am transformed, master, am not I? | transform (v.)change in form, metamorphose | CE II.ii.204 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| I thinke thou art in minde, and so am I. | I think thou art in mind, and so am I. | | CE II.ii.205 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Nay Master, both in minde, and in my shape. | Nay, master, both in mind and in my shape. | | CE II.ii.206 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Thou hast thine owne forme. | Thou hast thine own form. | | CE II.ii.207 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| No, I am an Ape. | No, I am an ape. | | CE II.ii.208 | |
| Luc. | LUCIANA | | | |
| If thou art chang'd to ought, 'tis to an Asse. | If thou art changed to aught, 'tis to an ass. | aught (n.)anything, [with negative word] nothing | CE II.ii.209 | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| 'Tis true she rides me, and I long for grasse. | 'Tis true, she rides me, and I long for grass. | ride (v.), past forms rid, riddencontrol, dominate, tyrannize | CE II.ii.210 | |
| 'Tis so, I am an Asse, else it could neuer be, | 'Tis so, I am an ass; else it could never be | | CE II.ii.211 | |
| But I should know her as well as she knowes me. | But I should know her as well as she knows me. | | CE II.ii.212 | |
| Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
| Come, come, no longer will I be a foole, | Come, come, no longer will I be a fool, | | CE II.ii.213 | |
| To put the finger in the eie and weepe; | To put the finger in the eye and weep | | CE II.ii.214 | |
| Whil'st man and Master laughes my woes to scorne: | Whilst man and master laughs my woes to scorn. | | CE II.ii.215 | |
| Come sir to dinner, Dromio keepe the gate: | Come, sir, to dinner. – Dromio, keep the gate. – | | CE II.ii.216 | |
| Husband Ile dine aboue with you to day, | Husband, I'll dine above with you today, | above (adv.)upstairs; [in stage directions] in the gallery or upper stage | CE II.ii.217 | |
| And shriue you of a thousand idle prankes: | And shrive you of a thousand idle pranks. – | idle (adj.)mad, crazy, lunatic | CE II.ii.218 | |
| | prank (n.)trick, frolic, mischief | | |
| | shrive (v.)hear confession, grant absolution, forgive | | |
| Sirra, if any aske you for your Master, | Sirrah, if any ask you for your master, | | CE II.ii.219 | |
| Say he dines forth, and let no creature enter: | Say he dines forth, and let no creature enter. – | forth (adv.)away from home, out | CE II.ii.220 | |
| Come sister, Dromio play the Porter well. | Come, sister. – Dromio, play the porter well. | | CE II.ii.221 | |
| Ant. | ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| (aside) | | CE II.ii.222 | |
| Am I in earth, in heauen, or in hell? | Am I in earth, in heaven, or in hell? | | CE II.ii.222 | |
| Sleeping or waking, mad or well aduisde: | Sleeping or waking? mad or well-advised? | well advised, well-advised (adv.)in one's right mind, sane, rational | CE II.ii.223 | |
| Knowne vnto these, and to my selfe disguisde: | Known unto these, and to myself disguised! | | CE II.ii.224 | |
| Ile say as they say, and perseuer so: | I'll say as they say and persever so, | persever (v.)persevere, persist, keep at it | CE II.ii.225 | |
| And in this mist at all aduentures go. | And in this mist at all adventures go. | mist (n.)confused state, state of uncertainty | CE II.ii.226 | |
| | adventure (n.)venture, enterprise, issue, hazard | | |
| S.Dro. | DROMIO OF SYRACUSE | | | |
| Master, shall I be Porter at the gate? | Master, shall I be porter at the gate? | | CE II.ii.227 | |
| Adr. | ADRIANA | | | |
| I, and let none enter, least I breake your pate. | Ay, and let none enter, lest I break your pate. | break (v.)crack, split, beat | CE II.ii.228 | |
| Luc. | LUCIANA | | | |
| Come, come, Antipholus, we dine to late. | Come, come, Antipholus, we dine too late. | | CE II.ii.229 | |
| Exeunt | | CE II.ii.229 | |