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Page 29
... indicate the cuts made in perfor- mance , give an impression of what was actually seen and heard by the eighteenth - century audiences . The earliest , published by Tonson in 1722 , was used for the 1720 revival with Quin as the Duke ...
... indicate the cuts made in perfor- mance , give an impression of what was actually seen and heard by the eighteenth - century audiences . The earliest , published by Tonson in 1722 , was used for the 1720 revival with Quin as the Duke ...
Page 68
... indicate that the text we have is not a straightforward transcript of foul papers , and that revision was carried out by someone other than Shakespeare . The most striking single piece of evidence is the Duke's speech at 4.1.58-63 . A ...
... indicate that the text we have is not a straightforward transcript of foul papers , and that revision was carried out by someone other than Shakespeare . The most striking single piece of evidence is the Duke's speech at 4.1.58-63 . A ...
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... indicate his status ; caracts , quoted in OED under sense I , ' mark , sign , or character ' , may be symbols of office or badges of rank ; titles are dignities and official positions ; and forms are probably ceremonies or formal ...
... indicate his status ; caracts , quoted in OED under sense I , ' mark , sign , or character ' , may be symbols of office or badges of rank ; titles are dignities and official positions ; and forms are probably ceremonies or formal ...
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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