Both Uses of
entreat
in
Henry IV, Part 1
- And, sheriff, I will engage my word to thee, That I will, by to-morrow dinner-time, Send him to answer thee, or any man, For any thing he shall be charged withal: And so, let me entreat you leave the house.†
Scene 2.4 *entreat = ask earnestly
- He holds your temper in a high respect, And curbs himself even of his natural scope When you do cross his humour; faith, he does: I warrant you, that man is not alive Might so have tempted him as you have done, Without the taste of danger and reproof: But do not use it oft, let me entreat you.†
Scene 3.1
Definition:
to ask -- especially while trying hard to overcome resistance