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120 As ... now as every present moment claims to be superior to what's past, so must you (Hermione) yield for the living 124 theme subject of your verses, i.e. the dead Hermione 126 shrewdly ebbed severely lapsed/wisely receded 129 one i.e. Hermione

  131 tongue praise

  133 professors else those dedicated to other religions proselytes converts

  134 who whoever

  143 prince i.e. the dead Mamillius

  145 full a a full

  151 Unfurnish deprive

  153 print ... off made an exact copy of Polixenes 155 hit exact

  161 begetting producing

  163 society company

  164 Amity friendship

  165 Though ... him I desire to go on living, however miserably, in order to see him once more 168 touched arrived in Sicilia/moved Leontes

  169 at friend in friendship

  170 but were it not that

  171 waits ... times accompanies old age

  something ... ability affected the strength he wishes he had 174 Measured traveled

  175 sceptres ... living i.e. living kings 179 offices kindnesses

  rarely exceptionally

  as ... slackness reveal to me how remiss I have been

  183 paragon i.e. Perdita

  fearful usage frightening treatment

  184 ungentle rough

  Neptune Roman god of the sea

  185 pains trouble

  186 Th'adventure ... person risking of her personal safety 189 Smalus no definitive source has been found for Smalus 192 tears proclaimed grief at her departure demonstrated her to be 194 execute carry out

  charge duty/command

  197 bend direct their course

  203 climate spend time

  204 graceful full of divine grace

  207 issueless childless

  209 his of his

  213 bear no credit seem unbelievable

  214 nigh nearby

  216 attach arrest

  217 dignity and duty royal status and his duty to his father 222 amazedly in a state of amazement/ confusedly, distractedly becomes My marvel befits my astonishment

  226 seeming apparent

  232 Lay't ... charge accuse him directly

  236 Has ... question is questioning these miserable/humble men (the Shepherd and the Clown) 238 Forswear themselves renounce what they have said 239 stops blocks

  240 divers several

  243 contract betrothal

  246 kiss ... first i.e. fall to earth

  247 The ... alike random events of fortune affect those of high and low birth regardless/it is as likely that the high and the low should be united in marriage as it is that the stars will descend to earth 256 worth rank

  258 look up i.e. keep your spirits up

  262 since ... now when you were no older than I am now 264 Step ... advocate come forward as my supporter 267 trifle toy/sexual whim of yours

  273 petition request

  275 Your ... desires provided you have not let lust corrupt your honor (i.e. had sex)/provided your wishes are not incompatible with your status 278 what ... make how far I succeed

  1 relation account, narrative

  2 by nearby

  5 chamber room/royal presence

  7 issue outcome (plays on the sense of "child")

  8 broken delivery incomplete/confused report

  10 notes of admiration marks of wonder

  11 cases ... eyes their eyelids (i.e. by staring in amazement) 13 as as if

  16 importance meaning, import

  17 one one or the other

  18 happily perhaps

  20 bonfires i.e. celebrations

  22 ballad-makers ballads often provided accounts of contemporary scandals and events 26 verity truth

  28 pregnant by circumstance proven by evidence

  30 mantle loose sleeveless cloak

  33 character handwriting

  34 affection of instinct toward, disposition of

  44 countenance facial expressions/behavior

  distraction frenzy

  45 favour face/appearance

  49 worries he he harasses

  50 clipping embracing

  51 like ... reigns (weeping) like a fountain that has endured the reigns of many kings 52 lames ... it makes any account of it seem deficient do expresess

  53 undoes defies

  57 rehearse recount

  credit belief

  58 with by

  avouches vows

  59 innocence simple-mindedness, freedom from cunning 62 bark small ship

  67 one ... elevated i.e. experienced a mixture of happiness and grief 71 losing being lost

  74 prettiest touches most ingenious/charming aspects 75 caught the water i.e. provoked tears

  78 attentiveness intent listening

  79 dolour grief

  80 fain be compelled to

  81 marble hard-hearted

  87 newly performed recently completed

  88 Julio Romano Italian painter who died in 1546, infamous for erotic works 89 beguile cheat

  90 custom business

  ape mimic

  91 done created

  96 removed isolated, remote

  97 piece add to

  98 thence away from there

  99 grace wonder

  100 unthrifty unprofitable, i.e. we waste an opportunity to add 102 dash trace

  103 preferment promotion

  104 the i.e. the ship of the

  110 relished tasted well

  111 discredits misdeeds

  113 blossoms full flowering

  117 this the

  120 Give ... lie insult me so that I may challenge you to a duel try find out

  132 preposterous utterly absurd; the Clown means to say "prosperous"

  135 give ... report speak well of me

  137 gentle noble/kind

  144 boors peasants

  145 franklins landowners ranking below the gentry 147 ne'er so false completely false

  148 in on

  149 tall ... hands brave/fine man

  151 would wish

  153 to my power as far as I can (perhaps implying his skill at using his hands for picking pockets) 157 picture likeness, statue

  1 grave wise

  3 What whatever

  5 paid home rewarded fully

  vouchsafed agreed, granted kindly

  6 contracted betrothed

  66 One ... used i.e. if I married an inferior woman and treated her67 better (than Hermione) 8 which ... answer which for all my life I shall not be able to repay 11 trouble i.e. demands on your hospitality 12 gallery long, large room

  13 content pleasure

  14 singularities objects of note

  21 Lonely separate (Folio's "Louely" is conceivably correct, but a printer's error much more likely) 22 lively mocked realistically imitated

  23 Still motionless

  well well done

  26 something near somewhat close to resembling her 37 As as if

  44 stone hard-hearted/dead (from grief)

  47 admiring full of wonder

  spirits vital energies

  50 superstition idolatry

  55 fixed painted

  56 sore painfully/severely

  58 So ... dry and an equal number of summers cannot dry up 62 cause i.e. himself

  64 piece up in add to

  67 wrought moved, affected

  70 fancy imagination

  76 verily truly

  79 fixture fixed setting

  motion movement, life

  82 transported entranced

  86 settled senses calm state of mind in

  87 Let't leave it

  92 cordial restorative, beneficial to the heart

  93 air ... her she seems to breathe

  97 ruddiness rosy color

  98 mar spoil

  103 forbear restrain yourself, withdraw

  104 presently immediately

  chapel room set aside for worship

  resolve you prepare yourse
lf

  109 wicked powers witchcraft

  116 On onward

  120 strike strike up (sense then shifts to "affect") 123 fill ... up i.e. bring you back to life 124 him i.e. death

  128 for ... double by shunning her in this new life, you would kill her again 131 Is ... suitor? i.e. Must she take your hand?

  137 pertain to life is truly alive

  138 make it manifest explain

  141 hooted jeered

  150 preserved kept alive, protected

  153 in being alive

  154 issue outcome/child

  156 they ... relation at this crucial moment others trouble your happiness by relating their own stories 159 Partake extend

  turtle turtledove, thought to mate for life

  161 mate i.e. Antigonus

  162 lost dead

  165 match contract

  166 between's between us

  170 For as for

  173 justified confirmed, acknowledged

  179 troth-plight betrothed

  181 demand question

  183 dissevered divided

 


 

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