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Love’s Labour's Lost

Overview

Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Genders
  • Female: 1
  • Male: 4
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult
Style
Comedic
Length
Medium
Time Period
Classical
Time/Place
France, sixteenth century
Act/Scene
Act 2, Scene 1

Context

Text

BEROWNE

Lady, I will commend you to mine own heart.

ROSALINE

Pray you, do my commendations; I would be glad to see it.

BEROWNE

I would you heard it groan.

ROSALINE

Is the fool sick?

BEROWNE

Sick at the heart.

ROSALINE

Alack, let it blood.

BEROWNE

Would that do it good?

ROSALINE

My physic says 'ay.'

BEROWNE

Will you prick't with your eye?

ROSALINE

No point, with my knife.

BEROWNE

Now, God save thy life!

ROSALINE

And yours from long living!

BEROWNE

I cannot stay thanksgiving.

[Retiring]

DUMAIN

Sir, I pray you, a word: what lady is that same?

BOYET

The heir of Alencon, Katharine her name.

DUMAIN

A gallant lady. Monsieur, fare you well.

[Exit]

LONGAVILLE

I beseech you a word: what is she in the white?

BOYET

A woman sometimes, an you saw her in the light.

LONGAVILLE

Perchance light in the light. I desire her name.

BOYET

She hath but one for herself; to desire that were a shame.

LONGAVILLE

Pray you, sir, whose daughter?

BOYET

Her mother's, I have heard.

LONGAVILLE

God's blessing on your beard!

BOYET

Good sir, be not offended.

She is an heir of Falconbridge.

LONGAVILLE

Nay, my choler is ended.

She is a most sweet lady.

BOYET

Not unlike, sir, that may be.

[Exit LONGAVILLE]

BEROWNE What's her name in the cap?

BOYET

Rosaline, by good hap.

BEROWNE

Is she wedded or no?

BOYET

To her will, sir, or so.

BEROWNE

You are welcome, sir: adieu.

BOYET

Farewell to me, sir, and welcome to you.

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