What's gone and what's past help
Should be past grief.

William Shakespeare

The Winter's Tale

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Topic

Letting go of the past

Speaker

Paulina

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

The Winter's Tale

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1611 1610s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. The Winter's Tale. The King's Men, 1611, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

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

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Of Man's First Disobedience, and the fruit
Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste
Brought Death into the World, and all our woe,
With loss of Eden, till one greater Man
Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat,
Sing, Heav'nly Muse.

John Milton

Paradise Lost

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Topic
Original sin Fallen world

Author

John Milton
Source
Paradise Lost
Medium
Poem
Genre
Epic poem Religious literature
Statement Type
Opening lines
Language
English
Time
1667 1660s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Milton, John. Paradise Lost. London: Samuel Simmons, 1667, bk. 1, l. 1.

Current Citation

"Paradise Lost." John Milton: Major Works, edited by Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 1, l. 1.