They had begun the play.
V, 2, 30.
QUALITY.
Will they pursue the quality no longer than they can sing?
II, 2, 268.
We’ll have a speech straight, come give us a taste of your quality, come a passionate speech.
III, 2, 451.
In Shakespeare’s time the word was used technically, as applying to the profession of acting; in this sense the word is now obsolete. “Players, I love ye and your quality,” is a quotation from Davies’ “Microcosm,” 1603.
SCENE.