If all the year were playing holidays,
To sport would be as tedious as to work.

William Shakespeare

Henry IV, Part 1

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Topic

Work-life balance Work Vacation Leisure

Speaker

Prince Hal

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

Henry IV, Part 1

Medium

Play

Genre

History (play)

Language

English

Time

1597 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Henry IV, Part 1. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1597, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The First Part of Henry the Fourth." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015 act 1, sc. 1.

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Medium
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Genre
Children's literature Adventure novel
Language
English
Time
1876 1870s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1876, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, edited by Peter Stoneley. Oxford University Press, 2008, ch. 2.

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The whirligig of time brings in his revenges.

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Twelfth Night

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Topic
Passage of time Time Comeuppance
Speaker
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Author

William Shakespeare
Source
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Medium
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Genre
Comedy (play) Romantic comedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1602 1600s 17th century
Era
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night, Or What You Will. 1602, Middle Temple Hall, London, England, UK, act 5, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Twelfth Night." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 5, sc. 1.