Shakespeare's First Folio Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Shakespeare's First Folio novel. A total of 691 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Shakespeare's First Folio/35 Plays.by William Shakespeare.To the Reader.This Figure
Shakespeare's First Folio/35 Plays.by William Shakespeare.To the Reader.This Figure, that thou here feest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut: Wherein the Grauer had a strife with Naure, to out-doo the life: O, could he but haue dravvne his vvit A
- 91 Pedro. This is the summe of all: Leonato, signior Claudio, and signior Bened.i.c.ke; my deere friend Leonato, hath inuited you all, I tell him we shall stay here, at the least a moneth, and he heartily praies some occasion may detaine vs longer: I dare sw
- 90 Mess. He is very neere by this: he was not three Leagues off when I left him Leon. How many Gentlemen haue you lost in this action?Mess. But few of any sort, and none of name Leon. A victorie is twice it selfe, when the atchieuer brings home full numbers:
- 89 All gather to see them.Adr. I see two husbands, or mine eyes deceiue me Duke. One of these men is genius to the other: And so of these, which is the naturall man, And which the spirit? Who deciphers them?S.Dromio. I Sir am Dromio, command him away E.Dro.
- 88 Duke. Come stand by me, feare nothing: guard with Halberds Adr. Ay me, it is my husband: witnesse you, That he is borne about inuisible, Euen now we hous'd him in the Abbey heere.And now he's there, past thought of humane reason.Enter Antipholus
- 87 S.Dro. Runne master run, for G.o.ds sake take a house, This is some Priorie, in, or we are spoyl'd.Exeunt. to the Priorie.Enter Ladie Abbesse.Ab. Be quiet people, wherefore throng you hither?Adr. To fetch my poore distracted husband hence, Let vs com
- 86 Enter three or foure, and offer to binde him: Hee striues.Adr. Oh binde him, binde him, let him not come neere me Pinch. More company, the fiend is strong within him Luc. Aye me poore man, how pale and wan he looks Ant. What will you murther me, thou Iail
- 85 How now sir? Haue you that I sent you for?E.Dro. Here's that I warrant you will pay them all Anti. But where's the Money?E.Dro. Why sir, I gaue the Monie for the Rope Ant. Fiue hundred Duckets villaine for a rope? E.Dro. Ile serue you sir fiue h
- 84 Adr. Why man, what is the matter?S.Dro. I doe not know the matter, hee is rested on the case Adr. What is he arrested? tell me at whose suite?S.Dro. I know not at whose suite he is arested well; but is in a suite of buffe which rested him, that can I tell
- 83 Ant. Fie, now you run this humor out of breath, Come where's the Chaine, I pray you let me see it Mar. My businesse cannot brooke this dalliance, Good sir say, whe'r you'l answer me, or no: If not, Ile leaue him to the Officer Ant. I answer
- 82 Ant. Where Scotland?Dro. I found it by the barrennesse, hard in the palme of the hand Ant. Where France?Dro. In her forhead, arm'd and reuerted, making warre against her heire Ant. Where England? Dro. I look'd for the chalkle Cliffes, but I coul
- 81 E.Dro. Here's too much out vpon thee, I pray thee let me in S.Dro. I, when fowles haue no feathers, and fish haue no fin Ant. Well, Ile breake in: go borrow me a crow E.Dro. A crow without feather, Master meane you so; For a fish without a finne, the
- 80 E.Ant. I thinke thou art an a.s.se E.Dro. Marry so it doth appeare By the wrongs I suffer, and the blowes I beare, I should kicke being kickt, and being at that pa.s.se, You would keepe from my heeles, and beware of an a.s.se E.An. Y'are sad signior
- 79 An. Nay, not sure in a thing falsing S.Dro. Certaine ones then An. Name them S.Dro. The one to saue the money that he spends in trying: the other, that at dinner they should not drop in his porrage An. You would all this time haue prou'd, there is no
- 78 That's not my fault, hee's master of my state.What ruines are in me that can be found, By him not ruin'd? Then is he the ground Of my defeatures. My decayed faire, A sunnie looke of his, would soone repaire.But, too vnruly Deere, he breakes
- 77 Ant. Come on sir knaue, haue done your foolishnes, And tell me how thou hast dispos'd thy charge E.Dro. My charge was but to fetch you fro[m] the Mart Home to your house, the Phoenix sir, to dinner; My Mistris and her sister staies for you Ant. Now a
- 76 Elbow, a simple Constable.Froth, a foolish Gentleman.Clowne.Abhorson, an Executioner.Barnardine, a dissolute prisoner. Isabella, sister to Claudio.Mariana, betrothed to Angelo.Iuliet, beloued of Claudio.Francisca, a Nun.Mistris Ouer-don, a Bawd.FINIS. MEA
- 75 Enter Angelo, Maria, Peter, Prouost.Isab. I doe my Lord Duk. For this new-maried man, approaching here, Whose salt imagination yet hath wrong'd Your well defended honor: you must pardon For Mariana's sake: But as he adiudg'd your Brother, B
- 74 Esc. My Lord, wee'll doe it throughly: Signior Lucio, did not you say you knew that Frier Lodowick to be a dishonest person?Luc. Cucullus non facit Monachum, honest in nothing but in his Clothes, and one that hath spoke most villanous speeches of the
- 73 Duk. By heauen (fond wretch) y knowst not what thou speak'st, Or else thou art suborn'd against his honor In hatefull practise: first his Integritie Stands without blemish: next it imports no reason, That with such vehemency he should pursue Fau
- 72 Scena s.e.xta.Enter Isabella and Mariana.Isab. To speake so indirectly I am loath, I would say the truth, but to accuse him so That is your part, yet I am aduis'd to doe it, He saies, to vaile full purpose Mar. Be rul'd by him Isab. Besides he t
- 71 Isa. Peace hoa, be heere Duke. The tongue of Isabell. She's come to know, If yet her brothers pardon be come hither: But I will keepe her ignorant of her good, To make her heauenly comforts of dispaire, When it is least expected.Enter Isabella.Isa. H
- 70 Pro. But what likelihood is in that?Duke. Not a resemblance, but a certainty; yet since I see you fearfull, that neither my coate, integrity, nor perswasion, can with ease attempt you, I wil go further then I meant, to plucke all feares out of you. Looke
- 69 Pro. Call hether Barnardine and Claudio: Th' one has my pitie; not a iot the other, Being a Murtherer, though he were my brother.Enter Claudio.Looke, here's the Warrant Claudio, for thy death, 'Tis now dead midnight, and by eight to morrow
- 68 Duk. I doe constantly beleeue you: the time is come euen now. I shall craue your forbearance a little, may be I will call vpon you anone for some aduantage to your selfe Mar. I am alwayes bound to you.Enter.Duk. Very well met, and well come: What is the n
- 67 Luc. No, pardon: 'Tis a secret must bee lockt within the teeth and the lippes: but this I can let you vnderstand, the greater file of the subiect held the Duke to be wise Duke. Wise? Why no question but he was Luc. A very superficiall, ignorant, vnwe
- 66 Duk. It lies much in your holding vp: haste you speedily to Angelo, if for this night he intreat you to his bed, giue him promise of satisfaction: I will presently to S[aint].Lukes, there at the moated-Grange recides this deiected Mariana; at that place c
- 65 Cla. Perpetuall durance?Isa. I iust, perpetuall durance, a restraint Through all the worlds vastiditie you had To a determin'd scope Clau. But in what nature?Isa. In such a one, as you consenting too't, Would barke your honor from that trunke yo
- 64 Isab. So Ang. And his offence is so, as it appeares, Accountant to the Law, vpon that paine Isab. True Ang. Admit no other way to saue his life (As I subscribe not that, nor any other, But in the losse of question) that you, his Sister, Finding your selfe
- 63 Enter Duke and Prouost.Duke. Haile to you, Prouost, so I thinke you are Pro. I am the Prouost: whats your will, good Frier?Duke. Bound by my charity, and my blest order, I come to visite the afflicted spirits Here in the prison: doe me the common right To
- 62 Ang. I will not doe't Isab. But can you if you would?Ang. Looke what I will not, that I cannot doe Isab. But might you doe't & do the world no wrong If so your heart were touch'd with that remorse, As mine is to him?Ang. Hee's sentenc&
- 61 Clo. Do's your Wors.h.i.+p meane to geld and splay all the youth of the City?Esc. No, Pompey Clo. Truely Sir, in my poore opinion they will too't then: if your wors.h.i.+p will take order for the drabs and the knaues, you need not to feare the b
- 60 Clo. Why, very well: I telling you then (if you be remembred) that such a one, and such a one, were past cure of the thing you wot of, vnlesse they kept very good diet, as I told you Fro. All this is true Clo. Why very well then Esc. Come: you are a tedio
- 59 Luc. This is the point.The Duke is very strangely gone from hence; Bore many gentlemen (my selfe being one) In hand, and hope of action: but we doe learne, By those that know the very Nerues of State, His giuing-out, were of an infinite distance From his
- 58 Luc. If I could speake so wisely vnder an arrest, I would send for certaine of my Creditors: and yet, to say the truth, I had as lief haue the foppery of freedome, as the mortality of imprisonment: what's thy offence, Claudio?Cla. What (but to speake
- 57 1.Gent. I thinke, or in any Religion Luc. I, why not? Grace, is Grace, despight of all controuersie: as for example; Thou thy selfe art a wicked villaine, despight of all Grace 1.Gent. Well: there went but a paire of sheeres betweene vs Luc. I grant: as t
- 56 M.Page. Why? did you take her in white?Cai. I bee gar, and 'tis a boy: be gar, Ile raise all Windsor Ford. This is strange: Who hath got the right Anne?Page. My heart misgiues me, here comes Mr Fenton.How now Mr Fenton? Anne. Pardon good father, good
- 55 Pist. Elues, list your names: Silence you aiery toyes.Cricket, to Windsor-chimnies shalt thou leape; Where fires thou find'st vnrak'd, and hearths vnswept, There pinch the Maids as blew as Bill-berry, Our radiant Queene, hates s.l.u.ts, and s.l.
- 54 Fen. Both (my good Host) to go along with me: And heere it rests, that you'l procure the Vicar To stay for me at Church, 'twixt twelue, and one, And in the lawfull name of marrying, To giue our hearts vnited ceremony Host. Well, husband your deu
- 53 Scena Quinta.Enter Host, Simple, Falstaffe, Bardolfe, Euans, Caius, Quickly.Host. What wouldst thou haue? (Boore) what? (thick skin) speake, breathe, discusse: breefe, short, quicke, snap Simp. Marry Sir, I come to speake with Sir Iohn Falstaffe from M[as
- 52 Mist.Page. Are you not asham'd?I thinke you haue kill'd the poore woman Mist.Ford. Nay he will do it, 'tis a goodly credite for you Ford. Hang her witch Eua. By yea, and no, I thinke the o'man is a witch indeede: I like not when a o�
- 51 Mist.Ford. There they alwaies vse to discharge their Birding-peeces: creepe into the Kill-hole Fal. Where is it?Mist.Ford. He will seeke there on my word: Neyther Presse, Coffer, Chest, Trunke, Well, Vault, but he hath an abstract for the remembrance of s
- 50 Will. Pulcher Qu. Powlcats? there are fairer things then Powlcats, sure Eua. You are a very simplicity o'man: I pray you peace. What is (Lapis) William?Will. A Stone Eua. And what is a Stone (William?) Will. A Peeble Eua. No; it is Lapis: I pray you
- 49 I had beene drown'd, but that the sh.o.r.e was sheluy and shallow: a death that I abhorre: for the water swelles a man; and what a thing should I haue beene, when I had beene swel'd? I should haue beene a Mountaine of Mummie Bar. Here's M[i
- 48 Fen. I see I cannot get thy Fathers loue, Therefore no more turne me to him (sweet Nan.) Anne. Alas, how then?Fen. Why thou must be thy selfe.He doth obiect, I am too great of birth, And that my state being gall'd with my expence, I seeke to heale it
- 47 M.Ford. What's the matter, good mistris Page?M.Page. O weladay, mist[ris]. Ford, hauing an honest man to your husband, to giue him such cause of suspition M.Ford. What cause of suspition?M.Page. What cause of suspition? Out vpon you: How am I mistook
- 46 Slen. And so must I Sir, We haue appointed to dine with Mistris Anne, And I would not breake with her for more mony Then Ile speake of Shal. We haue linger'd about a match betweene An Page, and my cozen Slender, and this day wee shall haue our answer
- 45 Page. 'Saue you, good Sir Hugh Euan. 'Plesse you from his mercy-sake, all of you Shal. What? the Sword, and the Word?Doe you study them both, Mr. Parson?Page. And youthfull still, in your doublet and hose, this raw-rumaticke day? Euan. There is
- 44 Rug. 'Tis past the howre (Sir) that Sir Hugh promis'd to meet Cai. By gar, he has saue his soule, dat he is no-come: hee has pray his Pible well, dat he is no-come: by gar (Iack Rugby) he is dead already, if he be come Rug. Hee is wise Sir: hee
- 43 Fal. Farethee-well, commend mee to them both: there's my purse, I am yet thy debter: Boy, goe along with this woman, this newes distracts me Pist. This Puncke is one of Cupids Carriers, Clap on more sailes, pursue: vp with your sights: Giue fire: she
- 42 Ford. Good mine Host o'th' Garter: a word with you Host. What saist thou, my Bully-Rooke?Shal. Will you goe with vs to behold it? My merry Host hath had the measuring of their weapons; and (I thinke) hath appointed them contrary places: for (bel
- 41 Mis.Ford. Well: I doe then: yet I say, I could shew you to the contrary: O Mistris Page, giue mee some counsaile Mis.Page. What's the matter, woman?Mi.Ford. O woman: if it were not for one trifling respect, I could come to such honour Mi.Page. Hang t
- 40 Qu. Well, heauen send Anne Page, no worse fortune: Tell Master Parson Euans, I will doe what I can for your Master: Anne is a good girle, and I wish - Ru. Out alas: here comes my Master Qu. We shall all be shent: Run in here, good young man: goe into this
- 39 Fal. I sit at ten pounds a weeke Ho. Thou'rt an Emperor (Cesar, Keiser and Pheazar) I will entertaine Bardolfe: he shall draw; he shall tap; said I well (bully Hector?) Fa. Doe so (good mine Host.) Ho. I haue spoke; let him follow; let me see thee fr
- 38 Slen. Nay, I will doe as my Cozen Shallow saies: I pray you pardon me, he's a Iustice of Peace in his Countrie, simple though I stand here Euan. But that is not the question: the question is concerning your marriage Shal. I, there's the point Si
- 37 M.Pa. A Cur, Sir Shal. Sir: hee's a good dog, and a faire dog, can there be more said? he is good, and faire. Is Sir Iohn Falstaffe heere?M.Pa. Sir, hee is within: and I would I could doe a good office betweene you Euan. It is spoke as a Christians o
- 36 The names of all the Actors.Duke: Father to Siluia.Valentine.Protheus. the two Gentlemen.Anthonio: father to Protheus. Thurio: a foolish riuall to Valentine.Eglamoure: Agent for Siluia in her escape.Host: where Iulia lodges.Outlawes with Valentine.Speed:
- 35 Sil. O miserable, vnhappy that I am Pro. Vnhappy were you (Madam) ere I came: But by my comming, I haue made you happy Sil. By thy approach thou mak'st me most vnhappy Iul. And me, when he approcheth to your presence Sil. Had I beene ceazed by a hung
- 34 Thu. What? that my leg is too long?Pro. No, that it is too little Thu. Ile weare a Boote, to make it somewhat rounder Pro. But loue will not be spurd to what it loathes Thu. What saies she to my face? Pro. She saies it is a faire one Thu. Nay then the wan
- 33 Pro. Not so: I thinke she liues Iul. Alas Pro. Why do'st thou cry alas?Iul. I cannot choose but pitty her Pro. Wherefore should'st thou pitty her? Iul. Because, me thinkes that she lou'd you as well As you doe loue your Lady Siluia: She dre
- 32 Sil. Sir Protheus, as I take it Pro. Sir Protheus (gentle Lady) and your Seruant Sil. What's your will?Pro. That I may compa.s.se yours Sil. You haue your wish: my will is euen this, That presently you hie you home to bed: Thou subtile, periur'd
- 31 Say I, and be the captaine of vs all: We'll doe thee homage, and be rul'd by thee, Loue thee, as our Commander, and our King 1.Out. But if thou scorne our curtesie, thou dyest 2.Out. Thou shalt not liue, to brag what we haue offer'd Val. I
- 30 Pro. And that (my Lord) I shall be loath to doe: 'Tis an ill office for a Gentleman, Especially against his very friend Du. Where your good word cannot aduantage him, Your slander neuer can endamage him; Therefore the office is indifferent, Being int
- 29 La. Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp. Item, she hath a sweet mouth La. That makes amends for her soure breath Sp. Item, she doth talke in her sleepe La. It's no matter for that; so shee sleepe not in her talke Sp. Item, sh
- 28 Pro. Who then? his Spirit?Val. Neither, Pro. What then?Val. Nothing Lau. Can nothing speake? Master, shall I strike?Pro. Who wouldst thou strike? Lau. Nothing Pro. Villaine, forbeare Lau. Why Sir, Ile strike nothing: I pray you Pro. Sirha, I say forbeare:
- 27 Duke. Protheus, I thank thee for thine honest care, Which to requite, command me while I liue.This loue of theirs, my selfe haue often seene, Haply when they haue iudg'd me fast asleepe, And oftentimes haue purpos'd to forbid Sir Valentine her c
- 26 Spee. Why?Lau. Because thou hast not so much charity in thee as to goe to the Ale with a Christian: Wilt thou goe?Spee. At thy seruice.Exeunt.Scoena s.e.xta. Enter Protheus solus.Pro. To leaue my Iulia; shall I be forsworne?To loue faire Siluia; shall I b
- 25 Pro. No; But she is an earthly Paragon Val. Call her diuine Pro. I will not flatter her Val. O flatter me: for Loue delights in praises Pro. When I was sick, you gaue me bitter pils, And I must minister the like to you Val. Then speake the truth by her;
- 24 Thu. How?Sil. What, angry, Sir Thurio, do you change colour?Val. Giue him leaue, Madam, he is a kind of Camelion Thu. That hath more minde to feed on your bloud, then liue in your ayre Val. You haue said Sir Thu. I Sir, and done too for this time Val. I
- 23 Scoena secunda.Enter Protheus, Iulia, Panthion.Pro. Haue patience, gentle Iulia: Iul. I must where is no remedy Pro. When possibly I can, I will returne Iul. If you turne not: you will return the sooner: Keepe this remembrance for thy Iulia's sake P
- 22 Val. Why?Speed. Because Loue is blinde: O that you had mine eyes, or your owne eyes had the lights they were wont to haue, when you chidde at Sir Protheus, for going vngarter'd Val. What should I see then?Speed. Your owne present folly, and her pa.s.
- 21 Ant. Good company: with them shall Protheus go: And in good time: now will we breake with him Pro. Sweet Loue, sweet lines, sweet life, Here is her hand, the agent of her heart; Here is her oath for loue, her honors paune; O that our Fathers would applaud
- 20 Fie, fie: how way-ward is this foolish loue; That (like a testie Babe) will scratch the Nurse, And presently, all humbled kisse the Rod?How churlishly, I chid Lucetta hence, When willingly, I would haue had her here?How angerly I taught my brow to frowne,
- 19 Pro. Why Sir, how doe you beare with me?Sp. Marry Sir, the letter very orderly, Hauing nothing but the word noddy for my paines Pro. Beshrew me, but you haue a quicke wit Sp. And yet it cannot ouer-take your slow purse Pro. Come, come, open the matter in
- 18 Pro. That's a deepe Storie, of a deeper loue, For he was more then ouer-shooes in loue Val. 'Tis true; for you are ouer-bootes in loue, And yet you neuer swom the h.e.l.lespont Pro. Ouer the Bootes? nay giue me not the Boots Val. No, I will not;
- 17 Cal. O Setebos, these be braue Spirits indeede: How fine my Master is? I am afraid He will chastise me Seb. Ha, ha: What things are these, my Lord Anthonio?Will money buy em?Ant. Very like: one of them Is a plaine Fish, and no doubt marketable Pro. Marke
- 16 Pro. First, n.o.ble Frend, Let me embrace thine age, whose honor cannot Be measur'd, or confin'd Gonz. Whether this be, Or be not, I'le not sweare Pro. You doe yet taste Some subtleties o'th' Isle, that will nor let you Beleeue th
- 15 Ste. I will fetch off my bottle, Though I be o're eares for my labour Cal. Pre-thee (my King) be quiet. Seest thou heere This is the mouth o'th Cell: no noise, and enter: Do that good mischeefe, which may make this Island Thine owne for euer, an
- 14 Bids thee leaue these, & with her soueraigne grace, Iuno descends.Here on this gra.s.se-plot, in this very place To come, and sport: here Peac.o.c.ks flye amaine: Approach, rich Ceres, her to entertaine.Enter Ceres.Cer. Haile, many-coloured Messenger, tha
- 13 Alo. Giue vs kind keepers, heaue[n]s: what were these?Seb. A liuing Drolerie: now I will beleeue That there are Vnicornes: that in Arabia There is one Tree, the Phoenix throne, one Phoenix At this houre reigning there Ant. Ile beleeue both: And what do�
- 12 Ariell. Thou liest Ste. Do I so? Take thou that, As you like this, giue me the lye another time Trin. I did not giue the lie: Out o'your wittes, and hearing too?A pox o'your bottle, this can Sacke and drinking doo: A murren on your Monster, and
- 11 Mir. I am a foole To weepe at what I am glad of Pro. Faire encounter Of two most rare affections: heauens raine grace On that which breeds betweene 'em Fer. Wherefore weepe you?Mir. At mine vnworthinesse, that dare not offer What I desire to giue; an
- 10 How cam'st thou hither?Sweare by this Bottle how thou cam'st hither: I escap'd vpon a But of Sacke, which the Saylors heaued o'reboord, by this Bottle which I made of the barke of a Tree, with mine owne hands, since I was cast a's
- 9 While you here do snoaring lie, Open-ey'd Conspiracie His time doth take: If of Life you keepe a care, Shake off slumber and beware.Awake, awake Ant. Then let vs both be sodaine Gon. Now, good Angels preserue the King Alo. Why how now hoa; awake? why
- 8 Gon. Who, in this kind of merry fooling am nothing to you: so you may continue, and laugh at nothing still Ant. What a blow was there giuen?Seb. And it had not falne flat-long Gon. You are Gentlemen of braue mettal: you would lift the Moone out of her sph
- 7 Good Lord, how you take it?Adri. Widdow Dido said you? You make me study of that: She was of Carthage, not of Tunis Gon. This Tunis Sir was Carthage Adri. Carthage?Gon. I a.s.sure you Carthage Ant. His word is more then the miraculous Harpe Seb. He hath
- 6 Seb. Looke, hees winding vp the watch of his wit, By and by it will strike Gon. Sir Seb. One: Tell Gon. When euery greefe is entertaind, Thats offerd comes to th entertainer Seb. A dollor Gon. Dolour comes to him indeed, you haue spoken truer then you p
- 5 This Musicke crept by me vpon the waters, Allaying both their fury, and my pa.s.sion With it's sweet ayre: thence I haue follow'd it (Or it hath drawne me rather) but 'tis gone.No, it begins againe Ariell Song. Full fadom fiue thy Father li
- 4 Ar. No Pro. Thou do'st: & thinkst it much to tread y Ooze Of the salt deepe; To run vpon the sharpe winde of the North, To doe me businesse in the veines o'th' earth When it is bak'd with frost Ar. I doe not Sir Pro. Thou liest, malign
- 3 Mira. O the heauens, What fowle play had we, that we came from thence?Or blessed was't we did?Pros. Both, both my Girle.By fowle-play (as thou saist) were we heau'd thence, But blessedly holpe hither Mira. O my heart bleedes To thinke oth'
- 2 Botes. When the Sea is: hence, what cares these roarers for the name of King? to Cabine; silence: trouble vs not.Gon. Good, yet remember whom thou hast aboord.Botes. None that I more loue then my selfe. You are a Counsellor, if you can command these Eleme
- 1 Shakespeare's First Folio/35 Plays.by William Shakespeare.To the Reader.This Figure, that thou here feest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut: Wherein the Grauer had a strife with Naure, to out-doo the life: O, could he but haue dravvne his vvit A