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Why was this such a bad insult at the time?
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Plague is a very bad thing. To wish the plague on somebody is to wish him ill. (The plague was a much more serious problem during Shakespeare's time than it is now.)

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Also, of course, "house" here doesn't refer to a building; it's used to mean "family".
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