Breaking the Crucifix
When he was a baby, Flamineo grabbed a crucifix that belonged to his father and tore off one of the arms (which was then mended by his parents or perhaps by someone else). Cornelia and Marcello are...
Crocodile and Bird Allegory
Flam. Lo you, sister! Stay, my lord; I 'll tell you a tale. The crocodile, which lives in the River Nilus, hath a worm breeds i' th' teeth of 't, which puts it to extreme anguish: a little bird, no...
Devil in a Cod-Piece
As Brachiano loses his mind from poisoning, he has this little exchange with Flamineo:Brach. Why, there, In a blue bonnet, and a pair of breeches With a great cod-piece: ha, ha, ha! Look you, his c...
Fake Sacrament
As Brachiano is dying from poison, Lodovico and Gasparo, disguised as monks, pretend to administer extreme unction (part of the last rites) to him. But, since the sacrament is a fake, it makes sure...
Horns and Stag
Mont. That is, Plenty of horns hath made him poor of horns.Cam. What should this mean?Mont. I 'll tell you; 'tis given out You are a cuckold.Cam. Is it given out so? I had rather such reports as th...
The Skull Beneath Flowers
After Flamineo murders his brother, and the hour of his own death approaches, he meets the ghost of his old pal, Brachiano. Brachiano's ghost is holding a bowl of lilies with a skull set in them, a...
Yew Tree Dream
Vit. A foolish idle dream: Methought I walked about the mid of night Into a churchyard, where a goodly yew-tree Spread her large root in ground: under that yew, As I sat sadly leaning on a grave, C...