Countess

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You know very well that love is, above all, the gift of oneself!

Jean Anouilh

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Topic

Nature of love Selflessness Love

Speaker

Countess

Author

Jean Anouilh

Source

Ardèle ou la Marguerite

Medium

Play

Language

French

Time

1948 1940s 20th century

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Original Citation

Anouilh, Jean. Ardèle ou la Marguerite. Directed by Roland Piétri. 1948, Comédie des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France.

Current Citation

Anouilh, Jean. "Ardele." Jean Anouilh: Five Plays. Vol. 2, Hill & Wang, 1966.

Be checked for silence,
But never taxed for speech.

William Shakespeare

All’s Well that Ends Well

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Topic

Tact and discretion Eloquence

Speaker

Countess

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

All’s Well that Ends Well

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1616 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Original Citation

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.

Current Citation

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.