19. Paled in. Enclosed. Cf. A. and C. ii. 7. 74: the ocean pales, or sky inclips," etc. "Whate'er Cf. 2 Hen. IV. iv. 3. 45: “I 24. Came and saw and overcame. may justly say, with the hook-nosed fellow of Rome, I came, saw, and overcame." 27. Ignorant. 'Unacquainted with the nature of our boisterous seas" (Johnson). 30. At point. On the point, about; as in iii. 6. 17 below. 31. Giglot. False, fickle. For the noun (= harlot), see M. for M. v. I. 352: "Away with those giglots," etc. Cf. K. John, iii. 1. 61 (and Ham. ii. 2. 515): "strumpet fortune." As Malone remarks, S. has here transferred to Cassibelan an adventure which happened to his brother Nennius. "The same history," says Holinshed, “also maketh mention of Nennius, brother to Cassibellane, who in fight happened to get Cæsar's sword fastened in his shield by a blow which Cæsar stroke at him." Nennius died a fortnight after the battle of the hurt he had received at Cæsar's hand, and was buried with great pomp. Cæsar's sword was placed in his tomb. 32. Lud's town. London. Cf. iv. 2. 100, 124, and v. 5. 480 below. 36. Moe. More; used only with a plural or a collective noun. Cf. 64 and v. 3. 72 below. 37. Owe. Own; as often. 48. Injurious. Often used as a personal term of reproach = unjust, insolent, malicious, etc. Cf. iv. 2. 87 below. 51. Against all colour. Contrary to all show of right. Cf. I Hen. IV. iii. 2. 100: "of no right, nor colour like to right," etc. 57. Franchise. Free exercise. Whose refers of course to laws. 60. The first of Britain, etc. The title of the first chapter of the third book of Holinshed's England is, "Of Mulmucius, the first king of Britain who was crowned with a golden crown, his laws, his foundations," etc. 64. Moe. See on 36 above. The form was going out of use in the time of S., as is evident from the frequent substitution of more in the 2d folio, printed in 1632. Cf. v. 3. 72 below. 72. He to seek of me, etc. His seeking of me, etc. Perforce by force; as in A. Y. L. i. 2. 21, etc. 66 = 73. Keep at utterance. Keep at the extremity of defiance (the Fr. à outrance), or defend to the uttermost. Cf. Macb. iii. 1. 72: 'Champion me to the utterance." Dr. Ingleby makes at utterance = ready to be put out, or staked, like money at interest." I am perfect I am assured, I know well. Cf. W. T. iii. 3. 1: — 66 = "Thou art perfect, then, our ship hath touch'd upon The deserts of Bohemia?” See also iv. 2. 119 below. 77. Let proof speak. Let the trial show. 86. Remain. For the noun, cf. Cor. i. 4. 62: "make remain" (= stay). SCENE II.-5. As poisonous tongued as handed. In the time of Elizabeth the Italians were noted for their skill in the art of poisoning. 9. Take in. Subdue. Cf. Cor. i. 2. 24: "To take in many towns" (see also iii. 2. 59); A. and C. i. I. 23: "Take in that kingdom and enfranchise that" (see also iii. 7. 24 and iii. 13. 83), The phrase occurs again in iv. 2. 122 below. etc. 10. Thy mind to her, etc. "Thy mind, compared to her fine nature, is as low as were thy fortunes in comparison with her rank" (Clarke). 21. Fedary. Accomplice, confederate. Cf. M. for M. ii. 4. 122: "If not a fedary," etc. We find federary in the same sense in W. T. ii. 1. 90: "A federary with her." 23. I am ignorant in what I am commanded. I will appear not to know of this deed which I am commanded to perform. 27. Learn'd. The usual form in S. is learned (dissyllabic), as now. 28. Characters. Handwriting. Cf. W. T. v. 2. 38: “the letters of Antigonus, which they know to be his character," etc. 33. Med'cinable. Spelt "medcinable" in the first three folios, indicating the pronunciation, which is the same elsewhere in S. 34. For it doth physic love. "That is, grief for absence keeps love in health and vigour" (Johnson). Cf. W. T. i. 1. 43, Macb. ii. 3. 55, etc. 35. Good wax, thy leave. Cf. T. N. ii. 5. 103: "By your leave, wax ;" and Lear, iv. 6. 264: "Leave, gentle wax." 38. Forfeiters. That is, those who forfeit the bonds to which they have set their seal. As Verplanck remarks, the allusion shows technical familiarity with the laws of that day. The seal was essential to the bond, though a signature was not; and forfeiters was the technical term for those who had broken a contract and become liable to the legal penalty. 39. Tables. Tablets, letters. Cf. T. G. of V. ii. 7. 3: – "Who art the table wherein all my thoughts Are visibly character'd and engrav'd;" and T. and C. iv. 5. 60: "And wide unclasp the tables of their thoughts To every ticklish reader." 41. Could not be so cruel to me, as you... would even renew me with your eyes. If this is what S. wrote, the meaning seems to be: could not be so cruel to me but that the sight of you would revive me. Clarke may be right in assuming that "the phraseology is purposely obscure and enigmatical, and conveys a double idea”. the one given above, and "a secondary one (perceptible to the reader of the play), 'could not be so cruel to me as you' (in the supposed wrong she has done him who writes to her)." Staunton also thinks that the passage may have been "intended to be enigmatical." 48. O, for a horse, etc. Mrs. Jameson remarks: "In the eagerness of Imogen to meet her husband there is all a wife's fondness, mixed up with the breathless hurry arising from a sudden and joyful surprise, but nothing of the picturesque eloquence, the ardent, exuberant, Italian imagination of Juliet, who, to gratify her impatience, would have her heralds thoughts, press into her service the nimble-pinioned doves and wind-swift Cupids, change the course of nature and lash the steeds of Phoebus to the west. Imogen only thinks ‘one score of miles, 'twixt sun and sun,' slow travelling for a lover, and wishes for a horse with wings." 50. Mean affairs. Ordinary business. 54. Bate! Abate (but not that word contracted), qualify what I say. Cf. Temp. i. 2. 250: "bate me a full year," etc. 56. Beyond beyond! "Further than beyond; beyond anything that desire can be said to be beyond" (Reed). It is not a mere repetition of beyond, as pointed in the folios and some modern eds. Speak thick speak fast. Cf. 2 Hen. IV. ii. 3. 24: "And speak = ing thick, which nature made his blemish," etc. "He cannot temperately transport his honours In the present passage the irregular construction is in keeping with the rest of the speech. "The elliptical style, the parenthetical breaks, the fluttering from point to point in the varied clauses, all serve admirably to express the happy hurry of spirits and joyous impatience of the excited speaker" (Clarke). 65. Or ere. Before. See on ii. 4. 14 above. The meaning is : "Why should I contrive an excuse before the act is done for which excuse will be necessary?" (Malone). 73. That run the clock's behalf. That is, the sands of the hourglass, which serve instead of a clock. 77. Franklin's. A franklin is literally a freeholder, with a small estate, neither villain nor vassal (Johnson). Cf. W. T. v. 2. 173: "Not swear it, now I am a gentleman? Let boors and franklins say it, I'll swear it." You're best consider. You were best (it were best for you) to 143: "you were best say these robes are The you was originally the dative. consider. Cf. W. T. v. 2. not gentlemen born," etc. 78. I see before me, etc. I see the course that lies before me; no other, whether here or there, nor what may follow, but is doubtful or obscure. SCENE III. -1. Keep house. Stay in the house. Elsewhere we find keep the house (M. for M. iii. 2. 75), keep his house (T. of A. iii. 3. 42), etc. Cf. the use of housekeeper (= one who stays at home) in Cor. i. 3. 55: “You are manifest housekeepers." 2. Whose. For the relative after such, see on i. 4. 52 above. 5. Jet. Strut, stalk. Cf. T. N. ii. 5. 36: "Contemplation makes a rare turkey-cock of him! how he jets under his advanced plumes!" 6. Turbans. As Johnson notes, giants in the time of S. were generally represented as Saracens. The word is "Turbonds" or "Turbands" in the folios, and Johnson spells it "turbants." 10. Yond. Not a contraction of yonder, as often printed. 12. Like a crow. That is, "as little as a crow" (i. 3. 15 above). 16. This service, etc. "In war it is not sufficient to do duty well; the advantage rises not from the act, but the acceptance of the act" (Johnson). 20. The sharded beetle. Cf. Macb. iii. 2. 42: "The shard-borne beetle; " and A. and C. iii. 2. 20: "They are his shards, and he their beetle." The reference is to the horny wing-cases of the insect. Dr. Ingleby remarks: "Observe that when Shakespeare speaks of the crawling beetle he calls him sharded, that is, covered by his shards; but when he speaks of the flying beetle he calls him shard-borne, that is, supported in air by his outstretched shards." The shards, however, do not serve as wings, though S. apparently supposed they did. 21. Full-wing'd. "This epithet sufficiently marks the contrast of the poet's imagery; for whilst the bird can soar towards the sun |