QUOTES FROM THE BARD

PLAY: The Comedy of Errors ACT/SCENE: 2.2 SPEAKER: Antipholus of Syracuse CONTEXT: ADRIANA
By thee; and this thou didst return from him:
That he did buffet thee and, in his blows,
Denied my house for his, me for his wife.
ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE
Did you converse, sir, with this gentlewoman?
What is the course and drift of your compact?
DROMIO OF SYRACUSE
I, sir? I never saw her till this time.ƒ
ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE
Villain, thou liest; for even her very words
Didst thou deliver to me on the mart. DUTCH: Dus hebt ge met deze edelvrouw gesproken?
Van waar die afspraak? en wat wilt ge er mee? MORE: Course=Gist
Drift=Scope, aim, intention or drive
Compact=Covenant, contract or collusion, alliance
Compleat:
Course (way or means)=Wegen of middelen
To take bad courses=Kwaade gangen gaan
Drift=Oogmerk, opzet, vaart
Compact=Verdrag, verding, verbond
It was done by compact=Het geschiede met voorbedachten raad (or door een hemelyk verdrag) Topics: purpose, contract, plans/intentions, conspiracy