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Notes on Act V, scene iv
suffer: permit
change of object: anything new disturbs him
sensibly: he seemed to be in his right mind at the time
trifle: business
feign: fake, pretend
cutting: being cut
osier: willow tree
footing: footsteps
strangling: Ferdinand is obsessed with the Duchess' death
desert: just reward
suit: quest for justice
benefit in death: you see me now in death as I have truly been in life, a wretched thing
home: heaven
smother: (spoken to the servant) don't cry out so, or I'll kill you
banded: bandied, bounced; that is, we are fortune's playthings
sadness: I am glad to die at the hearing of such sad news
care: idle boys whose only care is how to pass the time
ague: fever, illness
vexation: suffering
process of: reason or explanation for
son: the elder son that Delio is bringing
I do not ask thee that: I don't want you to attempt a reconciliation, as I have other plans for the Cardinal
tender: value
forge: on the anvil
misprision: mistake
represent: imitate the silence of Antonio now
