Faculty of English

PROTEUS       And notwithstanding all her sudden quips, The least whereof would quell a lover’s hope, Yet, spaniel-like, the more she spurns my love, The more it grows, and fawneth on her still. But here comes Thurio. Now must we to her window, And give some evening music to her ear.   (4.2.12-17)   And notwithstanding all […]

Enter Proteus PROTEUS       Already have I been false to Valentine, And now I must be as unjust to Thurio. Under the colour of commending him I have access my own love to prefer. But Silvia is too fair, too true, too holy To be corrupted with my worthless gifts. When I protest true loyalty to […]

THIRD OUTLAW        What sayst thou? Wilt thou be of our consort? Say ‘Ay’, and be the captain of us all. We’ll do thee homage and be ruled by thee, Love thee as our commander and our king. FIRST OUTLAW         But if thou scorn our courtesy, thou diest. SECOND OUTLAW     Thou shalt not live to brag […]

FIRST OUTLAW         And I, for such like petty crimes as these. But to the purpose, for we cite our faults That they may hold excused our lawless lives. And partly seeing you are beautified With goodly shape, and by your own report A linguist, and a man of such perfection As we do in our […]

THIRD OUTLAW        Know, then, that some of us are gentlemen Such as the fury of ungoverned youth Thrust from the company of lawful men. Myself was from Verona banishèd For practising to steal away a lady, An heir, and near allied unto the Duke. SECOND OUTLAW     And I from Mantua, for a gentleman Who, in […]

SECOND OUTLAW     Have you the tongues? VALENTINE    My youthful travel therein made me happy, Or else I had been often miserable. THIRD OUTLAW        By the bare scalp of Robin Hood’s fat friar, This fellow were a king for our wild faction! FIRST OUTLAW         We’ll have him. Sirs, a word. [The Outlaws talk apart] SPEED            [to […]

FIRST OUTLAW         What, were you banished thence? VALENTINE    I was. SECOND OUTLAW     For what offence? VALENTINE For that which now torments me to rehearse. I killed a man, whose death I much repent, But yet I slew him manfully, in fight, Without false vantage, or base treachery. FIRST OUTLAW Why, ne’er repent it, if it […]

VALENTINE    Then know that I have little wealth to lose. A man I am, crossed with adversity. My riches are these poor habiliments, Of which if you should here disfurnish me You take the sum and substance that I have. SECOND OUTLAW     Whither travel you? VALENTINE To Verona. FIRST OUTLAW         Whence came you? VALENTINE From […]

Enter Outlaws FIRST OUTLAW         Fellows, stand fast – I see a passenger. SECOND OUTLAW     If there be ten, shrink not, but down with ’em. [Enter Valentine and Speed] THIRD OUTLAW        Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye. If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you. SPEED [to Valentine] Sir, we are undone! These […]

THURIO          And thy advice this night I’ll put in practice. Therefore, sweet Proteus, my direction-giver, Let us into the city presently To sort some gentlemen well-skilled in music. I have a sonnet that will serve the turn To give the onset to thy good advice. DUKE  About it, gentlemen. PROTEUS       We’ll wait upon your grace […]