A Treasury of the Theatre, Volume 1John Gassner Simon and Schuster, 1951 - Drama |
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... stand in need of any token of recognition ? KING : Let me now address a few words of reproof to this ring . MATHAVYA : [ Aside ] He is going stark mad , I verily believe . KING : Hear me , thou dull and undiscerning bauble ! For so it ...
... stand in need of any token of recognition ? KING : Let me now address a few words of reproof to this ring . MATHAVYA : [ Aside ] He is going stark mad , I verily believe . KING : Hear me , thou dull and undiscerning bauble ! For so it ...
Page 341
... stand As if a mine beneath my feet were ready To be blown up . CARIOLA : ' Tis Bosola . DUCHESS : Away ! O misery ! methinks unjust actions ' Should wear these masks and curtains , and not we . You must instantly part hence : I have ...
... stand As if a mine beneath my feet were ready To be blown up . CARIOLA : ' Tis Bosola . DUCHESS : Away ! O misery ! methinks unjust actions ' Should wear these masks and curtains , and not we . You must instantly part hence : I have ...
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... [ Stands up again ] If I under- stand you properly [ to Secretary ] it's quite right . KARL : [ Comes back ] Clara's dead . Her head's a'l broken in by the edge of the well , when she- Father , she didn't fall in , she jumped in . A girl ...
... [ Stands up again ] If I under- stand you properly [ to Secretary ] it's quite right . KARL : [ Comes back ] Clara's dead . Her head's a'l broken in by the edge of the well , when she- Father , she didn't fall in , she jumped in . A girl ...
Common terms and phrases
3RD SHEPHERD AEACUS AESCHINUS Aeschylus ALCESTE ANASUYA ANTONIO AVOCATORE BLAZIUS blood BOSOLA BRIDAINE CAMILLE CÉLIMÈNE CHARLES SURFACE child CHORUS CLYTEMNESTRA comedy COMENDADOR CORBACCIO CORVINO CREON DANTON dead dear death DELIO DEMEA DIONYSUS drama DUCHESS Dushyanta Enter Euripides EVERYMAN Exeunt Exit eyes FAINALL father Faustus fear FERDINAND FRONDOSO Fuente Ovejuna give HAMLET hand hath hear heart heaven HECUBA HERACLES Hippolytus honor HORATIO JOCASTA JOSEPH SURFACE KING LADY POLITICK LADY SNEERWELL LADY TEAZLE LADY WISHFORT LAERTES LAURENCIA live look lord madam MARWOOD MATHAVYA MENAECHMUS EPIDAMNUM MENAECHMUS SOSICLES MENGO MEPHISTOPHELES MESSENIO MICIO MILLAMANT MIRABELL Molière MOSCA never OEDIPUS PENICULUS PERDICAN PEREGRINE PHILINTE play POLONIUS pray PRIYAMVADA QUEEN SCENE servant Shakuntala SIR OLIVER SIR PETER SIR POLITICK SIR WILFULL soul speak sweet SYRUS tell theatre thee THERAMENES there's Theseus thing thou VOLPONE VOLTORE wife WITWOUD woman words XANTHIAS