Both Uses of "earnest" in "The Two Gentlemen of Verona"

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Both Uses

earnest
in
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
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But did you perceive her earnest?†
Scene 2.1 *

earnest = sincere or serious
Marry, after they clos'd in earnest, they parted very fairly in jest.†
Scene 2.5

in earnest = serious; or in a serious manner

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Definitions:

(1) (earnest)
characterized by sincere belief

or:

intensely or excessively serious or determined
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Earnest can also be used as a name (variant spelling of Ernest), or to signify the seriousness of a pledge made (as when earnest money is included with an offer to purchase a home).