| Preface |
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| TRAGEDY/DRAMA |
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| GREEK |
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Orestes is jubilant, then uncertain, over his revenge |
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(458 BC) Aeschylus, Libation Bearers, tr. R. Lattimore |
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2 | (4) |
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Jason defends his abandonment of Medea |
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(431 BC) Euripides, Medea, tr. F. Prokosch |
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6 | (3) |
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The Messenger reports Jocasta's suicide and Oedipus' self-blinding |
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(430-425 BC) Sophocles, Oedipus the King, tr. W. B. Yeats |
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9 | (2) |
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Hippolytus curses women and adultery after learning of Phaedra's passion for him |
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(428 BC) Euripides, Hippolytus, tr. M. Hadas and J. H. McLean |
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11 | (2) |
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Hippolytus defends his innocence before his father |
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(428 BC) Euripides, Hippolytus, tr. D. Grene |
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13 | (3) |
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The Messenger reports the gruesome death of Hippolytus |
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(428 BC) Euripides, Hippolytus, tr. D. Grene |
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16 | (3) |
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Talthybius recounts to Hecuba the slaying of her daughter |
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(417-415 BC?) Euripides, Hecuba, tr. J. Lembke and K. J. Reckford |
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19 | (3) |
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Philoctetes reviles the Greeks who abandoned him |
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(409 BC) Sophocles, Philoctetes, tr. D. Grene |
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22 | (3) |
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Philoctetes curses Neoptolemus for his theft of the magic bow |
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(409 BC) Sophocles, Philoctetes, tr. D. Grene |
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25 | (3) |
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The Messenger reports the cynically conducted trial that condemned Orestes to death |
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(408 BC) Euripides, Orestes, tr. J. Peck and F. Nisetich |
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28 | (4) |
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Polyneices begs Oedipus' blessing before his battle against his brother |
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(406 BC) Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus, tr. R. Fitzgerald |
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32 | (3) |
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The Messenger recounts the transfiguration and death of Oedipus |
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(406 BC) Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus, tr. R. Fitzgerald |
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35 | (5) |
| ELIZABETHAN/JACOBEAN |
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Tamburlaine persuades an enemy captain to join him |
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(1577-88) Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great, Act 1, Sc. 2 |
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40 | (3) |
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Tamburlaine celebrates his love for Zenocrate and for himself |
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(1577-88) Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great, Act 5, Sc. 2 |
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43 | (2) |
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Tamburlaine shows himself magnanimous in victory |
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(1577-88) Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine the Great, Act 5, Sc. 2 |
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45 | (3) |
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Faustus rejects scholastic learning, yearns for necromantic knowledge |
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(c1589) Christopher Marlowe, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, Act 1, Sc. 1 |
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48 | (3) |
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Faustus envisions the blessings of conjuring |
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(c1589) Christopher Marlowe, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, Act 1, Sc. 1 |
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51 | (3) |
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Faustus prays in his last hour to escape damnation |
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(c1589) Christopher Marlowe, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, Act 5, Sc. 2 |
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54 | (4) |
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Gaveston, the new king's favorite, makes plans |
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(c1592) Christopher Marlowe, The Tragedy of Edward II, Act 1, Sc. 1 |
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58 | (2) |
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Edward defends his love of Gaveston against his nobles |
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(c1592) Christopher Marlowe, The Tragedy of Edward II, Act 2, Sc.2 |
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60 | (3) |
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Edward swears revenge after Gaveston's murder |
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(c1592) Christoper Marlowe, The Tragedy of Edward II, Act 3, Sc. 2 |
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63 | (2) |
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Edward, forced to renounce his crown, rages, sorrows, finally surrenders |
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(c1592) Christopher Marlowe, The Tragedy of Edward II, Act 5, Sc 1 |
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65 | (4) |
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Edward pleads with, braves, succumbs to his murders |
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(c1592) Christopher marlowe, The Tragedy of Edward II, Act 5, Sc. 5 |
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69 | (3) |
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Mendoza, new court lackey, envisions his pleasures in office |
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(c1603?) John Marston, The Malcontent, Act 1, Sc. 5 |
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72 | (1) |
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Wendoll battles with his conscience |
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(1603) Thomas Heywood, A Woman Killed with Kindness, Act 2, Sc. 3 |
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73 | (3) |
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Frankfort recoils at report of his wife's adultery |
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(1603) Thomas Heywood, A Woman Killed with Kindness, Act 3, Sc. 2 |
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76 | (2) |
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Frankfort pronounces his verdict over his wife's adultery |
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(1603) Thomas Heywood, A Woman Killed with Kindness, Act 4, Sc. 5 |
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78 | (3) |
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Bussy, young and poor, equates poverty and virtue |
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(c1604) George Chapman, Bussy d'Ambois, Act 1 Sc. 1 |
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81 | (2) |
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Monsieur the King's brother mocks the lady's argument: ``Sir, I have a husband!'' |
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(c1604) George Chapman, Bussy d'Ambois, Act 2, Sc 2 |
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83 | (2) |
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Monsieur is invited to draw for Bussy his ``character'' |
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(c1604) George Chapman, Bussy d'Ambois, Act 3, Sc. 2 |
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85 | (2) |
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Bussy is invited to draw for Monseiur his ``character'' |
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(c1604) George Chapman, Bussy d'Ambois, Act 3, Sc. 2 |
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87 | (2) |
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Flamineo damns his mother for having inflicted on him a life of poverty |
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(1609-12) John Webster, The White Devil, Act 1, Sc. 2 |
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89 | (2) |
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Brachiano greete his wife with sullen contempt |
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(1609-12) John Webster, The White Devil, Act 2, Sc. 1 |
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91 | (2) |
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Francisco fashions his revenge for Isabella's murder with her ghost |
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(1609-12) John Webster, The White Devil, Act 4, Sc. 1 |
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93 | (3) |
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Flamineo uses parable to remind the Duke of his ingratitude for services |
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(1609-12) John Webster, The White Devil, Act 4, Sc. 2 |
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96 | (2) |
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Brachiano, poisoned, suffers an excruciating death |
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(1609-12) John Webster, The White Devil, Act 5, Sc. 3 |
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98 | (4) |
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Flamineo, visited by Brachiano's ghost, surmises his fate |
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(1609-12) John Webster, The White Devil, Act 5, Sc. 4 |
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102 | (3) |
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Flamineo outfoxes his sister Vittoria's villainy in their game of pistols |
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(1609-12) John Webster, The White Devil, Act 5, Sc. 6 |
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105 | (3) |
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Flamineo mordantly but wittily observes the process of his own dying |
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(1609-12) John Webster, The White Devil, Act 5, Sc. 6 |
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108 | (3) |
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Bosola importunes the Cardinal for his reward |
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(1613-14) John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, Act 1, Sc. 1 |
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111 | (2) |
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Bosola rails at courtier, woman, and ``the form of man'' |
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(1613-14) John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, Act 2, Sc. 1 |
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113 | (2) |
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Ferdinand vilifies the Duchess and her unseen ``lover'' |
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(1613-14) John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, Act 3, Sc. 2 |
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115 | (4) |
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Ferdinand, the Duchess dead, condemns the murder he enjoined |
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(1613-14) John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, Act 4, Sc. 2 |
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119 | (2) |
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Bosola repents after the Duchess's murder |
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(1613-14) John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, Act 4, Sc. 2 |
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121 | (3) |
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Giovanni, disputing with the Friar, argues for the propriety of his incestuous love |
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(1629-33) John Ford, `Tis Pity She's a Whore, Act 1, Sc. 1 |
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124 | (2) |
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Giovanni, to prevent Annabella's marriage, makes a pact with her for her murder |
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(1629-33) John Ford, `Tis Pity She's a Whore, Act 5, Sc. 5 |
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126 | (4) |
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Giovanni brings to his sister's wedding feat her heart on his sword |
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(1629-33) John Ford, `Tis Pity She's a Whore, Act 5, Sc. 6 |
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130 | (4) |
| XVII CENTURY FRENCH/SPANISH |
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Rodrigue importunes Chimene to kill him for having taken revenge against her father |
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(1638) Pierre corneille, Le Cid, tr. Paul Landis, Act 3, Sc. 4 |
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134 | (3) |
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Rodrigue bids farewell to Chimene before combat |
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(1638) Pierre corneille, Le Cid, tr. Paul Landis, Act 5, Sc. 1 |
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137 | (2) |
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Nero recounts his falling in love with Julia |
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(1669) Jean Racine, Brittanicus, tr. Robert Henderson and Paul Landis, Act 2, Sc 1 |
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139 | (3) |
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Hippolytus confesses his long-concealed love for Aricia |
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(1677) Jean Racine, Phaedra, tr. Robert Henderson, Act 2 |
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142 | (3) |
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Theramenes reports the gruesome death of Hippolytus |
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(1677) Jean Racine, Phaedra, tr. Robert Henderson, Act 5 |
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145 | (4) |
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Genesius, rehearsing the part of a martyr, wins Christ |
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(c1607-1608) Lope de Vega, Acting Is Believing, tr. Michael McGaha, Act 3, Sc. 3 |
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149 | (4) |
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Segismund, after lifelong captivity, yearns to know freedom |
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(1636) Calderon de La Barca, Life Is a Dream, tr. Roy Campbell, Act 1 |
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153 | (3) |
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Segismund, embracing life as a dream, ruminates on its final value |
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(1636) Calderon de la Barca, Life Is a Dream, tr. Roy Campbell, Act 3 |
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156 | (4) |
| RESTORATION |
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Essex, abject, begs the Queen for return to favor until she leaves with no reply |
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(1681) John Banks, The Unhappy Favorite, or, The Earl of Essex, Act 2, Sc. 1 |
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160 | (3) |
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Essex importunes Southampton to plead his cause to the Queen |
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(1681) John Banks, The Unhappy Favorite, or, The Earl of Essex, Act 2, Sc. 1 |
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163 | (2) |
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Essex, in anguish, despairs of rising again to favor |
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(1681) John Banks, The Unhappy Favorite, or, The Earl of Essex, Act 3, Sc. 1 |
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165 | (2) |
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Essex, Enraged beyond control, lashes out at the Queen for her ingratitude |
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(1681) John Banks, The Unhappy Favorite, or, The Earl of Essex, Act 3 Sc. 1 |
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167 | (4) |
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The black prince Oroonoko, enslaved by the English planters in Surinam, scorns them and their Christianity |
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(1695) Thomas Southerne, Oroonoko, Act 1, Sc. 2 |
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171 | (5) |
| XVIII CENTURY ENGLISH/GERMAN |
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Barnwell executes a murder against his will |
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(1731) George Lillo, The London Merchant, Act 3, Sc. 3 |
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176 | (3) |
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Barnwell suffers agonies of remorse after murdering his uncle |
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(1731) George Lillo, The London Merchant, Act 3, Sc. 7 |
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179 | (1) |
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Spiegelberg, after a fool exploit with students, promotes plan for an ``immortal'' exploit |
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(1782) Friedrich schiller, The Robbers, ad. L. Katz, Act 1, Sc. 1 |
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180 | (3) |
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Franz contemplates plans for betrayal and murder of father and brother |
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(1782) Friedrich Schiller, The Robbers, ad. L. Katz, Act 1, Sc. 2 |
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183 | (3) |
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Spiegelberg exhorts students to become a robber band |
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(1782) Friedrich schiller, The Robbers, ad. L. Katz, Act 1, Sc. 3 |
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186 | (2) |
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Karl returns the captive priest to townsmen with message: ``My holy calling is vengeance'' |
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(1782) Friedrich Schiller, The Robbers, ad. L. Katz, Act 2, Sc. 2 |
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188 | (3) |
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Karl, remembering his innocence, yearns: ``Make me a child again'' |
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(1782) Friedrich Schiller, The Robbers, ad. L. Katz, Act 2, Sc. 2 |
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191 | (5) |
| XIX CENTURY ENGLISH/FRENCH |
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Manfred contemplates suicide |
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(1817) George Gordon Byron, Manfred, Act 1, Sc. 2 |
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196 | (4) |
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Manfred confesses his guilt and despair |
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(1817) George Gordon Byron, Manfred, Act 2, Sc. 2 |
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200 | (3) |
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Sailor William, legally but not morally guilty, defends himself at his trial before the admiralty |
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(1829) Douglas Jerrold, Black-Ey'd Susan, Act 3, Sc. 2 |
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203 | (3) |
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Sailor William, condemned, prepares to meet his death |
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(1829) Douglas Jerrold, Black-Ey'd Susan, Act 3, Sc. 4 |
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206 | (2) |
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Mordaunt accuses Lady Mable of ``the deepest crime'' |
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(1842) J. Westland Marston, The Patrician's Daughter, Act 3, Sc. 2 |
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208 | (3) |
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Robert Brierly, in prison, grieves for the suffering he is causing his faithful wife May |
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(1863) Tom Taylor, The Ticket-of-Leave Man, Act 4 |
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211 | (2) |
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Aubrey Tanqueray alerts his friends: his new wife may not meet with their set's approval |
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(1893) Arthur Wing Pinero, The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, Act 1 |
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213 | (3) |
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Lorenzaccio deliberates: ``Am I Satan?'' |
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(1834) Alfred De Musset, Lorenzaccio, tr. L. Katz, Act 3, Sc. 3 |
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216 | (5) |
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Lorenzaccio rehearses his procedure for murdering Alessandro |
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(1834) Alfred De Musset, Lorenzaccio, tr. L. Katz, Act 4, Sc. 9 |
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221 | (5) |
| COMEDY |
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| GREEK |
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Trigaeus, on his way to Heaven, begs his mounted beetle not to notice shit in the world below |
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(421 BC) Aristophanes, Peace, ad. L. Katz |
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226 | (4) |
| ITALIAN RENAISSANCE |
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Callimaco reports on his perfect night with Lucrezia |
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(c1515-20) Machiavelli, Mandragola, tr. Kenneth and Laura Richards, Act 5, Sc. 4 |
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230 | (2) |
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Marca details soberly how he and his companions cheated the landlord out of a banquet |
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(c1581) Giordano Bruno, Il Candelaio, tr. J. R. Hale, Act 3, Sc. 8 |
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232 | (2) |
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Sanguino takes private comfort in his parable of how the tricked can become the trickster |
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(c1581) Giordano Bruno, Il Candelaio, tr. J. R. Hale, Act 2, Sc. 4 |
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234 | (2) |
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Bernardo explains to his love the virtue of forgetting about honor |
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(c1581) Giordano Bruno, Il Candelaio, tr. J. R. Hale, Act 5, Sc. 11 |
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236 | (2) |
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Scaramure wants whores and whoremongers entirely absolved of reproach |
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(c1581) Giordano Bruno, Il Candelaio, tr. J. R. Hale, Act 5, Sc. 18 |
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238 | (4) |
| ELIZABETHAN/JACOBEAN |
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Slitgut takes note of several passengers crawling out of the Thames after shipwreck |
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(1604) Marston, Chapman, and Jonson, Eastward Ho!, Act 4, Sc. 1 |
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242 | (3) |
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Mosca ejects Volpone's would-be heirs |
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(1606) Ben Johnson, Volpone, Act 5, Sc. 1 |
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245 | (3) |
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Novice Ralph inspires bumbling men to battle and glory |
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(1607) Beaumont and Fletcher, The Knight of the Burning Pestle, Act 5 Sc. 2 |
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248 | (2) |
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Ralph, with a forked arrow through his head, recites his dying speech |
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(1607) Beaumont and Fletcher, The Knight of the Burning Pestle, Act 5 Sc. 3 |
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250 | (4) |
| RESTORATION |
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Bayes the Poet explains his strategy for making plays |
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(1671) George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, The Rehearsal, Act 1, Sc. 1 |
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254 | (3) |
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Bayes seeks advice on presenting his prologue |
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(1671) George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, The Rehearsal, Act 1, Sc. 2 |
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257 | (2) |
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Rhodophil laments the misfortune of marriage, and plans consolation with a yet-to-be-won mistress |
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(1672) John Dryden, Marriage-a-la-Mode, Act 1, Sc. 1 |
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259 | (3) |
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Rhodophil resolves that he and Doralice must forever suffer the misfortune of their marriage |
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(1672) John Dryden, Marriage-a-la-Mode, Act 3, Sc. 1 |
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262 | (3) |
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Horner explains to his doctor the advantages of pretending to be a eunuch |
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(1675) William Wycherley, The Country Wife, Act 1 |
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265 | (3) |
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Ramble declares a ``new order of nature'' for true wits and against fools |
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(1675) John Crowe, The Country Wit, Act 2 |
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268 | (2) |
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Sir Fopling Flutter displays on his person the French mode |
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(1676) George Etherege, The Man of Mode, Act 3, Sc. 1 |
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270 | (4) |
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Whittmore, under instructions from Lucia, must ``feign a courtship'' to Isabella |
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(1678) Aphra Behn, Sir Patient Fancy, Act 2, Sc. 1 |
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274 | (2) |
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Petro demonstrates how the body can tell a tale and pick a pocket, with small aid from words or sense |
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(1679) Aphra Behn, The Feign'd Courtesan, Act 2, Sc. 1 |
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276 | (4) |
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Belfont Senior, the ``swinish'' rustic son of a brutish father, embraces London's low life |
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(1688) Thomas Shadwell, The Squire of Alsatia, Act 1, Sc. 1 |
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280 | (2) |
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Sosia, playing two parts, rehearses the news he is bringing to Alcmene |
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(1690) John Dryden, Amphitryon, Act 2, Sc. 1 |
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282 | (3) |
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Mellefont recounts how Lady Touchwood invaded his bedchamber and wooed with fury |
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(1694) William Congreve, The Double Dealer, Act 1, Sc. 3 |
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285 | (3) |
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Maskwell strengthens Mellefont's confidence in his loyalty by confidently confessing his treachery |
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(1694) William Congreve, The Double Dealer, Act 2, Sc. 7 |
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288 | (2) |
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Maskwell, self-congratulating, apostrophizes treachery and double dealing |
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(1694) William Congreve, The Double Dealer, Act 2, Sc. 2 |
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290 | (2) |
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The valet Jeremy is horrified at his master's plan to turn playwright |
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(1695) William Congreve, Love for Love, Act 1, Sc. 1 |
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292 | (3) |
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Loveless, impoverished by riot, remains thoroughly well disposed toward pleasure |
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(1696) Colley Cibber, Love's Last Shift, Act 1, Sc. 1 |
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295 | (3) |
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Loveless embraces love of virtue together with bliss, and fulsomely repents |
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(1696) Colley Cibber, Love's Last Shift, Act 2, Sc. 2 |
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298 | (1) |
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Sir Novelty Fashion demonstrates how he merits his name |
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(1696) Colley Cibber, Love's Last Shift, Act 2, Sc. 1 |
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299 | (2) |
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Lord Foppington favors a lady with an account of his day |
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(1696) John Vanbrugh, The Relapse, Act 2, Sc. 1 |
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301 | (2) |
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Loveless is disquieted by the logic of his wavering marital affections |
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(1696) John Vanbrugh, The Relapse, Act 3, Sc. 1 |
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303 | (3) |
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Lord Foppington, in the epilogue, condemns the author |
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(1696) John Vanbrugh, The Relapse, Epilogue |
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306 | (2) |
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Fainall dismisses wives, marriage, cuckoldry and jealously |
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(1700) William Congreve, The Way of the World, Act 3, Sc. 3 |
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308 | (2) |
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Mirabel offers his conditions for marriage to Millimant |
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(1700) William Congreve, The Way of the World, Act 4, Sc. 1 |
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310 | (3) |
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Beaumine commiserates with and warns Phillabell, who is in danger of marriage |
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(1700) Catherine Trotter, Love at a Loss, Act 1, Sc. 2 |
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313 | (2) |
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Beaumine, while chastising Lesbia, pretends to talk himself into an immediate proposal of marriage |
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(1700) Catherine Trotter, Love at a Loss, Act 3, Sc. 1 |
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315 | (5) |
| XVII CENTURY FRENCH |
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Tartuffe attempts to seduce Elmire, the wife of his patron |
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(1664) Jean-Baptiste Moliere, Tartuffe, or The Imposter, tr. Christopher Hampton, Act 3, Sc. 3 |
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320 | (3) |
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Sganarelle reveals the true nature of his master Don Juan |
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(1665) Jean-Baptiste Moliere, Don Juan, tr. G. Graveley and I. Maclean, Act 1, Sc. 1 |
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323 | (2) |
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Don Juan explains his contempt for the idea of fidelity |
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(1665) Jean-Baptiste Moliere, Don Juan, tr. G. Graveley and I. Maclean, Act 1, Sc. 2 |
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325 | (2) |
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Don Juan explains his devotion to ``the fashionable vice,'' hypocrisy |
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(1665) Jean-Baptiste Moliere, Don Juan, tr. G. Graveley and I. Maclean, Act 5, Sc. 2 |
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327 | (2) |
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Alceste, condemning Celimene's falseness, also confesses his love |
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(1666) Jean-Baptiste Moliere, The Misanthrope, tr. Richard Wilbur, Act 4, Sc. 3 |
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329 | (4) |
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Arlecchino's account of his trip to the moon |
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(c1660s) Giuseppe Domenico Biancolelli (Alrecchino), tr. Pierre Louis Duchartre |
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333 | (3) |
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Arlecchino's heroic attempt to commit suicide |
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(c1660s) Giuseppe Domenico Biancolelli (Arlecchino), ad. L. Katz |
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336 | (4) |
| XVIII CENTURY ENGLISH |
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Young Bookwit, newly arrived in London, prepares to put into practice his scrupulous study of women |
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(1703) Richard Steele, The Lying Lover, Act 1, Sc. 1 |
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340 | (3) |
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Captain Clerimont, disguised as a painter, offers a young lady her choice of compelling attitudes for her portrait |
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(1704) Richard Steele, The Tender Husband, Act 4, Sc. 2 |
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343 | (3) |
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Bevil Jr., constrained but courteous, counters his father's choice of wife for him |
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(1722) Richard Steele, The Conscious Lovers, Act 1, Sc. 2 |
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346 | (3) |
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Sharp implores his destitute master to marry |
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(1740) David Garrick, The Lying Valet, Act 1, Sc. 1 |
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349 | (3) |
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Puff reveals the secrets of his craft |
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(1779) Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Critic, Act 1, Sc. 2 |
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352 | (4) |
| XIX/XX CENTURY GERMAN/SCANDINAVIAN/ENGLISH |
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Leonce contemplates with cheer love, emptiness, and boredom |
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(1836) George Buchner, Leonce and Lena, tr. Carl Richard Mueller, Act 1, Sc. 3 |
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356 | (3) |
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Leonce contemplates with cheer love, emptiness, and boredom |
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(1836) George Buchner, Leonce and Lena, tr. Carl Richard Mueller, Act 1, Sc. 3 |
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359 | (1) |
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Valerio returns to court with two ``mechanisms:'' Leonce and Lena |
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(1836) Georg Buchner, Leonce and Lena, tr. Carl Richard Mueller, Act 3, Sc. 3 |
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360 | (3) |
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Peer Gynt drives his dying mother to Heaven |
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(1867) Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, tr. Wm. Archer, ad. L. Katz, Act 3, Sc. 4 |
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363 | (5) |
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Tanner, exhorting Ann to assert her independence, puts his own in jeopardy |
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(1903) Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, Act 1 |
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368 | (2) |
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Don Juan speaks his contempt for the uses of life on Earth |
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(1903) Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, Act 3 |
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370 | (5) |
| Glossary of Greek and Roman Names |
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