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ordnance artillary
An if
ere before
will desire
habiliment disguise
sirrah fellow
variable changeable
dissemble disguise, pretend
martial adj. military
forsooth in truth
finesse delicate skill
cuff to attack
thou you (subject)
appear To become visible
god den good evening
wilt Will, will you
ingrate an ungrateful person
laudable deserving praise, commendable
behold to look upon
Titania Queen of the fairies
tarry verb: procrastinate, delay leaving
on't on it, about it
suitor one courting a woman
invented over ______ words 2000
vile adjectiv, extremely unpleasant, morally bad
impugn assail or attack one's honor
meter rhythmical pattern of a poem
Menial (adj) appropriate for a servant
The Winter's Tale Oracle of Delphi
The Globe -Originally opened 1599 -Burned 1613 -Ignited by cannon during Henry VIII performance. -Immediately raised and rebuilt. -Closed by Puritans in 1642. -Foundation discovered 1888.
chastise to punish, to criticize severely
Diminutive adj. extremely small; smallness n. smaller or shorter thing (eg name)
alligator either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with with shorter broader snouts
perpetuate to prolong the existence of something
Indignant adjective - showing great displeasure with something considered offensive
romeo "heaven is here, where juliet lives..."
Luciana unmarried sister of Adriana - Syracusan Antipholus is interested in her.
unmitigated not lessened,so definitely what is stated as to offer little chance of change
What is Queen Margarets nickname? Bloody Mary
ingratiate to make an effort to gain favor
paradox a statement that to be contradictory but actually represents the truth
Lo... Ho exclamations. Lo- look out there, Ho-direction, bring that here
undistinguishable having no unique markings; can't be clearly seen
inexorable Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless; unstoppable
bubonic plague why did theaters close in London?
did shakespeare ever see his plays officially produced no
languish pine away: lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
edition The entire number of copies of a publication issued at one time or from a single set of type.
pounds (n) the term used to reference English currency
apollonian refers to the noble qualities of human beings and nature as opposed to savage and destructive forces
13 If this be error and upon me proved,
juliet "o, swear not by the moon, the inconsistent moon, that monthly changes in her circle orb, lest that thy love prove likewise variable."
Descendant NOUN a person or animal that is directly from a specific ancestor; an offspring
heralds a person who comes before to announce what follows
conjure to bring to mind, remember; to call forth the devil or spirit through a chant or a spell
Opposition to Theatre Takes people away from work, disease, crowd control, crime, cross-dressing, dressing "up", acting was dishonest
chink a narrow opening, such as a crack or fissur
tone the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
virtue the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
his plays are usually catagorized into what three genres? comedy, tragedy, and history
Sonnet 116 Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O, no! it is an ever-fixed mark, That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wandering bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come; Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
What is The First Folio? the original collection of all of Shakespeare's plays
Livy, The Rape of Lucretia Story by Livy that also serves as a parallel to what happens to Lavinia. In it, Sextus Tarquinius, son of the king, rapes Lucretia because she is the most pure woman of all the wives of his colleagues. She commits suicide to prove that she is sufficiently shamed, and her body is paraded around Rome. This starts a big uprising against the Tarquins, which led to the Roman republic. Lucretia's story is a model of public restoration of justice.
as i am an honest man i had thought you had received some bodily wound there is more sense in that than in reputation reputation is an idel and most false imposition oft got without merit and lost without deserving othello. iago. reputation is just a wordk --> fallstaff honor speech