Men must endure
Their going hence even as their coming hither.
Ripeness is all.

William Shakespeare

King Lear

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Topic

Perseverance Death Mortality Timing The human condition

Speaker

Edgar

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

King Lear

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1606 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. King Lear. King's Men, 26 Dec. 1606, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, England, UK, act 5, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of King Lear." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 5, sc. 2.

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Topic
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Citation

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Weigh’st thy words before thou giv’st them breath.

William Shakespeare

Othello

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Topic
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Speaker
Othello

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Othello
Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1604 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Othello. King's Men, 1 Nov. 1604, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 3.

Current Citation

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