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Literary
December 23, 1799
Jenks's Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
A Shakespearean prose excerpt titled 'Character of a Termagant' vividly describes a shrewish, terrifying woman whose words wound like daggers and whose presence is unbearable, with the speaker vowing to undertake any distant errand to avoid conversing with her.
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CHARACTER OF A TERMIGANT.
By SHAKESPEARE.
She speaks poniards, and every word stabs. If her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living near her; she would infect the north star. I would not marry her tho she were endowed with all that Adam had left him before he transgressed.
She would have made Hercules have turned spit; yea, and have cleft his club to make the fire too. Should she come this way, will you command me any service to the world's end?
I would go on the lightest errand to the antipodes, that you can devise to send me on. I will fetch you a toothpick from the furthest inch in Asia; bring you the length of Prester John's foot; fetch you a hair of the great Cham's beard, do you any embassage to the pygmies, rather than hold three words of conference with the harpy.
CHARACTER OF A TERMIGANT.
By SHAKESPEARE.
She speaks poniards, and every word stabs. If her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living near her; she would infect the north star. I would not marry her tho she were endowed with all that Adam had left him before he transgressed.
She would have made Hercules have turned spit; yea, and have cleft his club to make the fire too. Should she come this way, will you command me any service to the world's end?
I would go on the lightest errand to the antipodes, that you can devise to send me on. I will fetch you a toothpick from the furthest inch in Asia; bring you the length of Prester John's foot; fetch you a hair of the great Cham's beard, do you any embassage to the pygmies, rather than hold three words of conference with the harpy.
What sub-type of article is it?
Soliloquy
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Love Romance
What keywords are associated?
Termagant
Shrew
Shakespeare
Marriage
Hyperbole
Satire
Monologue
What entities or persons were involved?
By Shakespeare.
Literary Details
Title
Character Of A Termigant.
Author
By Shakespeare.
Subject
Description Of A Shrewish Woman
Key Lines
She Speaks Poniards, And Every Word Stabs.
I Would Not Marry Her Tho She Were Endowed With All That Adam Had Left Him Before He Transgressed.
She Would Have Made Hercules Have Turned Spit; Yea, And Have Cleft His Club To Make The Fire Too.
I Will Fetch You A Toothpick From The Furthest Inch In Asia; Bring You The Length Of Prester John's Foot;
Rather Than Hold Three Words Of Conference With The Harpy.