Comedy (play)

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Dryden, John. The Spanish Friar, or the Double Discovery. c. 1680, Duke's Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 2.

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Dryden, John. "The Spanish Fryar." The Works of John Dryden, edited by Vinton A. Dearing and Alan Roper. Vol. 14, University of California Press, 1992, act 2, sc. 2.

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Turgenev, Ivan. Two Women. 1855, act 1.

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Turgenev, Ivan. A Month in the Country. Oxford University Press, 1991, act 1.

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Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of Venice. c. 1598, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 6.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Merchant of Venice." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 6.

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Aristophanes. Ἱππεῖς Hippeîs [The Knights]. 424 BC, Lenaia Festival, Athens, Greece.

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Aristophanes. "The Knights." The Birds and Other Plays, translated by Alan H. Sommerstein. Penguin Classics, 2003.

No time like the present.

Delarivier Manley

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Manley, Mrs. The Lost Lover, or, the Jealous Husband. Mar. 1696, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Two Gentlemen of Verona." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 2, sc. 4.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Two Gentlemen of Verona." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 4.

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Molière. Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux [The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover]. King's Players, 4 June 1666, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 1.

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Moliere. "The Misanthrope." The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays, translated by Maya Slater. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 1, sc. 1.

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Moliere. Le Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur [Tartuffe or the Impostor]. 5 Feb. 1669, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris, France, act 4, sc. 5.

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Moliere. "Tartuffe." The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays, translated by Maya Slater. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 4, sc. 5.

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Shakespeare, William. "As You Like It." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 4, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. "As You Like It." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 1.

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Moliere. Don Juan, ou Le Festin de Pierre [Don Juan or The Feast of Stone]. 15 Feb. 1665, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 1.

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Moliere. "Don Juan." The Miser and Other Plays, translated by David Coward and John Wood. Penguin Classics, 2000, act 1, sc. 1.

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Dryden, John. The Spanish Friar, or the Double Discovery. c. 1680, Duke's Theatre, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

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Dryden, John. "The Spanish Fryar." The Works of John Dryden, edited by Vinton A. Dearing and Alan Roper. Vol. 14, University of California Press, 1992, act 4, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. The Comedy of Errors. 1594, Gray's Inn Hall, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Comedy of Errors." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. The Comedy of Errors. 1594, Gray's Inn Hall, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Comedy of Errors." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. The Merchant of Venice. c. 1598, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Merchant of Venice." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 1.

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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The School for Scandal. Performed by John Palmer, Frances Abington, William 'Gentleman' Smith, and Jane Pope. 1777, Drury Lane Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The School for Scandal. Dover Publications, 1991, act 1, sc. 1.

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Dryden, John. Sir Martin Mar-All. 1667, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 2.

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Dryden, John. "Sir Martin Mar-all." The Works of John Dryden, edited by John Loftis and Vinton A. Dearing. Vol. 9, University of California Press, 1967, act 2, sc. 2

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Jonson, Ben. Volpone. King's Men. Spring 1606, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3.

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Jonson, Ben. "Volpone." Ben Jonson: Five Plays, edited by G. A. Wilkes. Oxford University Press, 2009, act 3.

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Congreve, William. The Old Bachelor. United Company, 1693, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, act 5, sc. 10.

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Congreve, William. "The Old Bachelor." The Way of the World and Other Plays, edited by Eric S. Rump. Penguin Classics, 2006, act 5, sc. 10.

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Shakespeare, William. "All's Well that Ends Well." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 1, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. "All's Well That Ends Well." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 1.

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Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1599, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

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Shakespeare, William. "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act. 3, sc. 2.