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... evil , and when we drink , we die . 120 weight . ] WARBURTON ; waight F 122.1 Enter ... Gentlemen ] DYCE ; Lucio , & 2. Gent . F ( see 114.1 n . ) 124 liberty . ] BALD ; LUCIO If I could speak so wisely under an arrest. PROVOST CLAUDIO ...
... evil , and when we drink , we die . 120 weight . ] WARBURTON ; waight F 122.1 Enter ... Gentlemen ] DYCE ; Lucio , & 2. Gent . F ( see 114.1 n . ) 124 liberty . ] BALD ; LUCIO If I could speak so wisely under an arrest. PROVOST CLAUDIO ...
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... evil ) 33 will and will not Compare Angelo's ' we would , and we would not ' , 4.4.32 . the matter get to the point 35 let it be his fault let it be his evil deed which is condemned to extinction ... 36 moving persuasive 37 Condemn of ...
... evil ) 33 will and will not Compare Angelo's ' we would , and we would not ' , 4.4.32 . the matter get to the point 35 let it be his fault let it be his evil deed which is condemned to extinction ... 36 moving persuasive 37 Condemn of ...
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... evil quits you well your evil has been well repaid ( by marriage to Mariana instead of punishment ) 500 510 500 her worth worth yours her worth is fully equal to yours . Some recent editors treat the second worth as a verb , and gloss ...
... evil quits you well your evil has been well repaid ( by marriage to Mariana instead of punishment ) 500 510 500 her worth worth yours her worth is fully equal to yours . Some recent editors treat the second worth as a verb , and gloss ...
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Common terms and phrases
Angelo appear authority believe body bring brother characters Claudio clear clearly comes common contract death Duke Duke's edition editors effect Elbow Elizabethan Enter ESCALUS evil example executed Exeunt Exit Folio follow friar give given glosses grace hath head heaven Henry honour implying indicate intended Isabella justice kind king letter lines live London look lord LUCIO Mariana married matter mean Measure for Measure Mistress nature never offence Officers opening Overdone OXFORD pardon performance perhaps person phrase play Pompey possibly present prison probably proverbial Provost punishment recorded refer regarded scene seems sense sexual Shakespeare sister speak speech stage stand story suggests term thee thing thou thought Tilley tion true turn wife woman women