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by the coincidental nature of the thing;
Bro. Except by miracle, thou are delivered as was
never man.
My sword unsheathed, and with the piercing steel
Ready to broach his bosom, and my purpose
Thwarted by gome malignant^ envious star!
Night, I could stab thaej2?
This coincidental prevention of the crime is a familiar
device in the domestic tragedy. It adds to the suspense of
the play and affords a convenient opportunity for moralizing
upon the unwillingness of Providence to see such terrible
deeds committed. The several foiled attempts to murder
Arden of Peversham are a much more outstanding example of
the technique. Again, this incident is not a part of the
pamphleteers' or chroniclers' accounts of the crime; it is
most probably pure invention.
The action now moves to Woolwich, where Master 3arnea,
another of Sanders' business associates, is giving an errand
to an apprentice, John Beane, who is on his way to London
with a message to Sanders. He is to request Sanders to be
in Woolwich to discuss a business matter during the following
week. Beane, who is something of a hobbledehoy, afford#
slight coaic relief from the otherwise entirely serious play,
but as he turns to leave, he stumbles twice, no pleasant omen
for the beginning of a journey:
And yet I do not like it. At my setting forth,
They say, it does betoken some mischance.
25ibid., II, 128-132. 26ibjd., II, 172-173.
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Kirkpatrick, Hugh L. The Murder Theme in Elizabethan and Stuart Domestic Drama, thesis, 1949; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83581/m1/58/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .