Consent, vb. 1) to agree, to yield to something proposed: “I will c. to act any villany,” Wiv. II, 1, 101. “she hath --ed,” IV, 6, 25. Meas. IV, 3, 59. Err. IV, 1, 72. Mids. I, 1, 40. Mids. I, 1, 40 All's III, 7, 19. John IV, 2, 239. H6A V, 3, 136. H6B III, 1, 275. H6C IV, 6, 46. Cor. I, 9, 37. Caes. IV, 1, 2. Hml. I, 5, 152. Used of a promise of marriage: As IV, 1, 69. V, 2, 8. H5 V, 2, 332. Followed by “shall:” Shr. II, 271. Hml. I, 1, 172. By the subjunctive: Troil. I, 3, 362. Caes. III, 1, 232. By “to:” Wiv. II, 2, 245 “(to c. to you).” Meas. III, 1, 71. V, 424. Cor. IV, 6, 144. In the following passages it may have the second signification: “if thou didst but c. to this most cruel act,” John IV, 3, 125. “thou dost c. in some large measure to thy father's death,” R2 I, 2, 25. “the bad revolting stars that have --ed unto Henry's death,” H6A I, 1, 5. “--ed unto Salisbury's death,” I, 5, 34.
2) to agree, or to come to an agreement: “'tis well --ed,” Ado IV, 1, 253. “all your writers do c. that ipse is he,” As V, 1, 48. “'tis but the boldness of his hand, which his heart was not --ing to,” All's III, 2, 80. “c. with both that we may enjoy each other,” As V, 2, 10. “c. upon a sure foundation,” H4B I, 3, 52. “as you and Lord Aeneas c. upon the order of their fight, so be it,” Troil. IV, 5, 90. “did you and he c. in Cassio's death?” Oth. V, 2, 297 (== did you together plan Cassio's death? cf. the last passages sub Oth. V, 2, 297).
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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