PASSAGE, anything that passes, or occurs; an event; I. i. 21. PASSPORT, Sentence of death; III. ii. 61. PATIENCE, "ours be your p." let your patient hearing be ours; Epil. 5. PERSPECTIVE, “a glass so cut as to produce an optical deception"; V. iii. 48. PICKING; "p. a kernel out of a pomegranate"; stealing the most trifling article; II. iii. 279. "PILOT'S GLASS, "" 169. hour glass; II. i. PLACE, precedence; I. i. 117. PLAUSIVE, plausible, pleasing; I. ii. 53. PLEASE IT, if it please; III. v. 104. PLUTUS (Rowe's correction of "Platus," the reading of the Folios), the god of wealth; V. iii. 101. POISING US, adding the weight 189. PREDOMINANT, in the ascendant; I. i. 219 PREJUDICATES, prejudices; I. ii. 8. PRESENT, immediate; II. ii. 70. PRESENTLY, immediately, at once; II. iii. 165. PRIME, flower of life; II. i. 186. PROBABLE NEED, apparently necessary; II. iv. 53. PROCEEDS, results; IV. ii. 62. PROFESSION, that which she professes to be able to do; II. i. 87. PROPER, used to emphasize own; IV. ii. 49. PROPER, virtuous; IV. iii. 249. RATE, price; V. iii. 218. RAVIN, ravenous; III. ii. 124. REAVE, bereave, deprive; V. iii. 86. REBELLION; "natural r." rebellion of nature; V. iii. 6; “God delay our r.," i. e. "put off the day when our flesh shall rebel"; IV. iii. 23. RELIGIOUS, a holy obligation; II. iii. 189. REMAINDER (a legal term)= something limited over to a third person on the creation of an estate less than that which the grantor has; IV. iii. 326. REMOVES, post-stages; V. iii. 131. REPAIRS, restores, does me good; I. ii. 30. REPEAL'D, called back; II. iii. 54. REPETITION, remembrance; V. iii. 22. REPLETE, full; II. iii. 182. RESOLVEDLY, Satisfactorily; V. iii. 333. RESPECTS, reasons; II. v. 70. REST, "set up your r." are resolved; II. i. 139. RICHEST; "r. eyes,” i. e. eyes having seen the most; V. iii. 17. RING-CARRIER, go-between, pandar; III. v. 99. ROUSILLON, an old province of France, separated from Spain by the Pyrenees; I. ii. 18. RUFF, (?) the ruffle of the boot (that is, the part turned over the top); III. ii. 7. RUTTISH, lustful; IV. iii. 252. SACRAMENT; "take the s. on it," take my oath on it; IV. iii. 162. SADNESS; "in good s." in all seriousness; IV. iii. 239. SAFFRON; "villainous s.," alluding to the fashion of wearing yellow; IV. v. 3. SANCTIMONY, sanctity; IV. iii. 60. SATISFACTION; "heavy s." sorrowful acquiescence; V. iii. 100. "SCARFS AND BANNERETS," silken ornaments hung upon various parts of the attire; II. iii. 212. SCHOOLS, medical schools; I. iii. 255. SEASON; "a day of s." a season able day; V. iii. 32. SENOYS, Sienese, inhabitants of Siena; I. ii. 1. SENSE, thought; I. i. 250. 25. SHALLOW; "you're shallow in great friends," "you are a superficial judge of the character of great friends"; I. iii. 47. SHREWD, evil, bad; III. v. 75, SHREWDLY, highly, badly; III. v. 96. SICK FOR, pining for; I. ii. 16. 19 F 147 SITH (Folio 1 reads "sir"; emended by Dyce), since; V. iii. 156. SITHENCE, since; I. iii. 133. SMOCK; "the forehorse to a smock," as a squire of ladies; used contemptuously; II. i. 30. SMOKED, Scented; III. vi. 118. "SNIPT-TAFFETA FELLOW," a fellow dressed in silks and ribbons; IV. v. 2. SOLELY, absolutely, altogether; I. i. 115. SOLEMN, ceremonious; IV. iii. 92. SOVEREIGNTY; "general s." "sovereign remedies in various cases"; I. iii. 239. SPARK, fashionable young man; II. i. 25. SPEND, use, employ; V. i. 8. SPIRIT (monosyllabic sprite); II. i. 179. SPOKE, Spoken; II. v. 59. SPORTIVE, pleasure-giving; III. ii. 113. SPRAT, a worthless fellow, used contemptuously; III. vi. 119. STAGGERS, "perplexity, bewilderment"; II. iii. 169. ST. JAQUES LE GRAND, probably St. James of Compostella, in Spain, though probably Shakespeare had no particular shrine of St. James in mind; III. v. 41. STALL, keep close, conceal; I. iii. 140. STAR; "the most received s." leader of fashion; II. i. 57. STEAD, help, aid; V. iii. 87. STEELY; "virtue's steely bones,”— "steel-boned, unyielding, and uncomplying virtue"; I. i. 117. STOMACH, inclination; III. vi. 70. STRAIGHT, directly, straightway; IV. i. 22. STRANGERS, foreign troops; IV. i. 17. STRONGER, most important; IV. iii. 66. SUBSCRIBED TO, "acknowledged the state of"; V. iii. 96. SUCCESS, issue; III. vi. 90. SUCCESS; "abstract of s." successful summary proceeding; IV. iii. 104. SUCCESSION, others from doing the same; III. v. 25. SUGGEST, tempt; IV. v. 48. SUPERFLUOUS, having more than enough; I. i. 119. SUPPOSITION, "beguile the s." deceive the opinion; set at rest the doubt; IV. iii. 347. SURPRISED, to be surprised; I. iii. 128. SWORD; "Spanish s." (swords of Toledo were famous); IV. i. 55. SWORN COUNSEL, pledge of secrecy; III. vii. 9. TABLE, tablet; I. i. 109. THOSE OF MINE, those kinsmen TOLL (Folio 1 "toule”), probably TRAVAILS IN, works for; II. iii. 164. TRIPLE, third; II. i. 112. TUCKET, a flourish on the trumpet; III. v. 7. UNDONE, Used quibblingly; IV. iii. 373. UNHAPPY, mischievous; IV. v. 67. UNSEASON'D, inexperienced; I. i. 84. USE, custom; V. i. 24. USED, treated; I. ii. 42. VALIDITY, value; V. iii. 192. WANTED, was lacking; I. i. 12. WELL FOUND, of known skill; II. i. 106. WHENCE, from that place where; III. ii. 128. WHEREOF, with which; I. iii. 244. WHOM, which (i. e. death); III. iv. 17. = WING; "of a good w.," a term derived from falconry strong in flight; I. i. 228. WOMAN, make me weak as a woman; III. ii. 55. WOODCOCK, a popular name for a brainless fellow, a fool; IV. i. 103. WORD, promise; i. e. thy word, or promise; II. i. 214. WORLD; "to go to the world,"= to get married; I. iii. 20-21. WORTHY, well-deserved; IV. iii. 7. WRITE, call myself, claim to be; II. iii. 206. YIELD, supply, tell; III. i. 10. STUDY QUESTIONS By EMMA D. SANFORD GENERAL 1. Give a reason for the assumption that this play was not produced during Shakespeare's life-time. 2. To what one of Shakespeare's plays did he probably write All's Well that Ends Well as a companion play? 3. What is the dominant characteristic of Helena? 4. Give a brief synopsis of the source and compare it with Shakespeare's plot. To what other Shakespearean plays is this play similar? ACT I 5. In what country does the action first take place? What is the next change of scene? 6. Explain (scene i) the expressions "in ward," and "that 'had'!" 7. Define the sorrow which Helena says she affects and that which she says she has. 8. In the opening scene of the play, what idea is given us of Helena's birth, and of her social aspirations? 9. Which kind of clown was the one of this playan "idiot," one "silly by nature," or an "artificial" clown? 10. In scene iii, what Biblical phrase is suggested by "barnes are blessings"? 11. What religious controversy of the period is alluded to in "wear the surplice of humility over the black gown of a big heart"? 12. How does the Countess prevail upon Helena to dis close her love for Bertram? Is she sincere in her pose of a mother? 13. Does the Countess suspect Helena's true motive for rendering aid to the king (scene i)? ACT II 14. What might the king's admonitions to the young Lords, upon their conduct in time of war, indicate regarding national characteristics? 15. Give one explanation of "higher Italy" (scene i). 16. Why is the king not in favor of Bertram's going to the war? 17. In Helena's speech to the king (scene i) what Biblical knowledge does Shakespeare reveal? 18. What spirit does Helena evince, in her choice of Bertram for a husband, when she says, "I dare not say I take you; but give ." (scene iii)? 19. Briefly narrate Bertram's rejection, and subsequent acceptance of, Helena's proposal. What sentiment does his conduct arouse favorable, or unfavorable to himself? 20. Explain the allusion to "leaping into the custard" (scene v). 21. How does Helena show her great faith in eventually winning Bertram's love, upon his farewell to her? АСТ III 22. What word does Helena receive from Bertram in regard to their marriage? What effect does this letter have upon his mother's attitude towards him and towards Helena? 23. In scenes iii and iv what are the changed situations of Bertram and Helena? 24. Why is scene v an important one, dramatically? 25. Explain Helena's final speech in scene vii. |