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the jew of malta-第14部分
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STEEVENS (apud Dodsley's O。 P。);who refers to the note on the
following passage of Shakespeare's KING LEAR; act ii。 sc。 2;
〃Renege; affirm; and turn their HALCYON BEAKS
With every gale and vary of their masters;〃 &c。
custom them' 〃i。e。 enter the goods they contain at the
Custom…house。〃 STEEVENS (apud Dodsley's O。 P。)。
But' Old ed。 〃By。〃
fraught' i。e。 freight。
scambled' i。e。 scrambled。 (Coles gives in his DICT。
〃To SCAMBLE; certatim arripere〃; and afterwards renders
〃To scramble〃 by the very same Latin words。)
Enter three JEWS' A change of scene is supposed here;
to a street or to the Exchange。
Fond' i。e。 Foolish。
Aside' Mr。 Collier (apud Dodsley's O。 P。); mistaking the
purport of this stage…direction (which; of course; applies only
to the words 〃UNTO MYSELF〃); proposed an alteration of the text。
BARABAS。 Farewell; Zaareth; &c。' Old ed。 〃Iew。 DOE SO;
Farewell Zaareth;〃 &c。 But 〃Doe so〃 is evidently a stage…
direction which has crept into the text; and which was intended
to signify that the Jews DO 〃take their leaves〃 of Barabas:
here the old ed。 has no 〃EXEUNT。〃
Turk has' So the Editor of 1826。Old ed。 〃Turkes haue〃:
but see what follows。
Ego mihimet sum semper proximus' The words of Terence are
〃Proximus sum egomet mihi。〃 ANDRIA; iv。 1。 12。
Exit' The scene is now supposed to be changed to the
interior of the Council…house。
bassoes' i。e。 bashaws。
governor' Old ed。 〃Gouernours〃 here; and several times
after in this scene。
CALYMATH。 Stand all aside; &c。' 〃The Governor and the
Maltese knights here consult apart; while Calymath gives these
directions。〃 COLLIER (apud Dodsley's O。 P。)。
happily' i。e。 haply。
Officer' Old ed。 〃Reader。〃
denies' i。e。 refuses。
convertite' 〃i。e。 convert; as in Shakespeare's KING JOHN;
act v。 sc。 1。〃 STEEVENS (apud Dodsley's O。 P。)。
Then we'll take; &c。' In the old ed。 this line forms
a portion of the preceding speech。
ecstasy' Equivalent here toviolent emotion。 〃The word
was anciently used to signify some degree of alienation of mind。〃
COLLIER (apud Dodsley's O。 P。)。
Exeunt three Jews' On their departure; the scene is supposed
to be changed to a street near the house of Barabas。
reduce' If the right reading; is equivalent torepair。
But qy。 〃redress〃?
fond' 〃i。e。 foolish。〃 REED (apud Dodsley's O。 P。)。
portagues' Portuguese gold coins; so called。
sect' 〃i。e。 sex。 SECT and SEX were; in our ancient dramatic
writers; used synonymously。〃 REED (apud Dodsley's O。 P。)。
Enter FRIAR JACOMO; &c。' Old ed。 〃Enter three Fryars and
two Nuns:〃 but assuredly only TWO Friars figure in this play。
Abb。' In the old ed。 the prefix to this speech is 〃1 Nun;〃
and to the next speech but one 〃Nun。〃 That both speeches belong
to the Abbess is quite evident。
Sometimes' Equivalent here (as frequently in our early
writers) toSometime。
forgive me' Old ed。 〃GIUE me〃
thus' After this word the old ed。 has 〃?;to signify;
perhaps; the motion which Barabas was to make here with his hand。
forget not' Qy。 〃forget IT not〃
Enter BARABAS; with a light' The scene is now before the
house of Barabas; which has been turned into a nunnery。
Thus; like the sad…presaging raven; that tolls
The sick man's passport in her hollow beak'
Mr。 Collier (HIST。 OF ENG。 DRAM。 POET。 iii。 136) remarks that
these lines are cited (with some variation; and from memory;
as the present play was not printed till 1633) in an epigram on
T。 Deloney; in Guilpin's SKIALETHEIA OR THE SHADOWE OF TRUTH;
1598;
〃LIKE TO THE FATALL OMINOUS RAVEN; WHICH TOLLS
THE SICK MAN'S DIRGE WITHIN HIS HOLLOW BEAKE;
So every paper…clothed post in Poules
To thee; Deloney; mourningly doth speake;〃 &c。
of' i。e。 on。
wake' Old ed。 〃walke。〃
Bueno para todos mi ganado no era' Old ed。 〃Birn para todos;
my ganada no er。〃
But stay: what star shines yonder in the east; &c。'
Shakespeare; it would seem; recollected this passage; when
he wrote;
〃But; soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east; and Juliet is the sun!〃
ROMEO AND JULIET; act ii。 sc。 2。
Hermoso placer de los dineros' Old ed。 〃Hormoso Piarer;
de les Denirch。〃
Enter Ferneze; &c。' The scene is the interior of the
Council…house。
entreat' i。e。 treat。
vail'd not' 〃i。e。 did not strike or lower our flags。〃
STEEVENS (apud Dodsley's O。 P。)。
Turkish' Old ed。 〃Spanish。〃
luff'd and tack'd' Old ed。 〃LEFT; and TOOKE。〃
stated' i。e。 estated; established; stationed。
Enter OFFICERS; &c。' The scene being the market…place。
Poor villains; such as were' Old ed。 〃SUCH AS poore
villaines were〃; &c。
into' i。e。 unto: see note ? p。 15。
city' The preceding editors have not questioned this word;
which I believe to be a misprint。
foil'd'=filed; i。e。 defiled。
I'll have a saying to that nunnery' Compare Barnaby Barnes's
DIVILS CHARTER; 1607;
〃Before I do this seruice; lie there; peece;
For I must HAUE A SAYING to those bottels。 HE DRINKETH。
True stingo; stingo; by mine honour。* * *
* * * * * * * * * * * *
I must HAUE A SAYING to you; sir; I must; though you be
prouided for his Holines owne mouth; I will be bould to be
the Popes taster by his leaue。〃 Sig。 K 3。
plates' 〃i。e。 pieces of silver money。〃 STEEVENS (apud
Dodsley's O。 P。)。Old ed。 〃plats。〃
Slave' To the speeches of this Slave the old ed。 prefixes
〃Itha。〃 and 〃Ith。〃; confounding him with Ithamore。
Lady Vanity' So Jonson in his FOX; act ii。 sc。 3。;
〃Get you a cittern; LADY VANITY;
And be a dealer with the virtuous man;〃 &c。;
and in his DEVIL IS AN ASS; act i。 sc。 1。;
〃SATAN。 What Vice?
PUG。 Why; any: Fraud;
Or Covetousness; or LADY VANITY;
Or old Iniquity。〃
Katharine' Old ed。 〃MATER。〃The name of Mathias's mother
was; as we afterwards learn; Katharine。
stay' i。e。 forbear; break off our conversation。
was' Qy。 〃was BUT〃?
O; brave; master' The modern editors strike out the comma
after 〃BRAVE〃; understanding that word as an epithet to 〃MASTER〃:
but compare what Ithamore says to Barabas in act iv。: 〃That's
BRAVE; MASTER;〃 p。 165; first col。
your nose' An allusion to the large artificial nose; with
which Barabas was represented on the stage。 See the passage
cited from W。 Rowley's SEARCH FOR MONEY; 1609; in the ACCOUNT
OF MARLOWE AND HIS WRITINGS。
Ure' i。e。 use; practice。
a…good' 〃i。e。 in good earnest。 Tout de bon。〃 REED (apud
Dodsley's O。 P。)。
Enter LODOWICK' A change of scene supposed here;to the
outside of Barabas's house。
vow love to him' Old ed。 〃vow TO LOUE him〃: but compare;
in Barabas's next speech but one; 〃And she VOWS LOVE TO HIM;〃 &c。
made sure' i。e。 affianced。
Ludovico' Old ed。 〃Lodowicke。〃In act iii。 we have;
〃I fear she knows'tis soof my device
In Don Mathias' and LODOVICO'S deaths。〃 p。 162; sec。 col。
happily' i。e。 haply。
unsoil'd' 〃Perhaps we ought to read 'unfoil'd';
consistently with what Barabas said of her before under the
figure of a jewel
'The diamond that I talk of NE'ER WAS FOIL'D'。〃
COLLIER (apud Dodsley's O。 P。)。 But see that passage; p。 155;
sec。 col。; and note ?
cross' i。e。 piece of money (many coins being marked with a
cross on one side)。
thou' Old ed。 〃thee。〃
resolv'd' 〃i。e。 satisfied。〃 GILCHRIST (apud Dodsley's
O。 P。)。
Enter BELLAMIRA' She appears; we may suppose; in a veranda
or open portico of her house (that the scene is not the interior
of the house; is proved by what follows)。
Enter MATHIAS。
MATHIAS。 This is the place; &c。' The scene is some pert of the
town; as Barabas appears 〃ABOVE;〃in the balcony of a house。
(He stood; of course; on what was termed the upper…stage。)
Old ed。 thus;
〃Enter MATHIAS。
Math。 This is the place; now Abigail shall see
Whether Mathias holds her deare or no。
Enter Lodow。 reading。
Math。 What; dares the villain write in such base terms?
Lod。 I did it; and reuenge it if thou dar'st。〃
Lodovico' Old ed。 〃Lodowicke。〃See note *; p。 158。
tall' i。e。 bold; brave。
What sight is this!' i。e。 What A sight is this! Our early
writers often omit the article in such exclamations: compare
Shakespeare's JULIUS CAESAR; act i。 sc。 3; where Casca says;
〃Cassius; WHAT NIGHT IS THIS!〃
(after which words the modern editors improperly retain the
interrogation…point of the first folio)。
Lodovico' Old ed。 〃Lodowicke。〃
These arms of mine shall be thy sepulchre' So in
Shakespeare's THIRD PART OF KING HENRY VI。; act ii。 sc。 5;
the Father says to the dead Son whom he has killed in battle;
〃THESE ARMS OF MINE shall be thy winding…sheet;
My heart; sweet boy; SHALL BE THY SEPULCHRE;〃
lines; let me add; not to be found in THE TRUE TRAGEDIE OF
RICHARD DUKE OF YORKE; on which Shakespeare formed that play。
Katharine' Old ed。 〃Katherina。〃
Enter ITHAMORE' The scene a room in the house of Barabas。
held in hand' i。e。 kept in expectation; having their hopes
flattered。
bottle…nosed' See note ? p。 157。
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