Or that the negligence may well be laughed at,
Yet it is true, sir.
2. Gent. I do well believe you.
1. Gent. We must forbear; here comes the gentleman,
The Queen and Princess. (Exeunt.)[6]
Here Shakespeare trusts mere exposition to rouse interest. His speakers merely question and answer, showing little characterization and practically no emotion. Is this extract as interesting as the following?
Fits Urse. (Catches hold of the last flying monk.) Where is the traitor Becket?
Becket. Here.
No traitor to the King, but Priest of God,
Primate of England. (Descending into the transept.)