As flies to wanton boys are we to th’ gods;
They kill us for their sport.

William Shakespeare

King Lear

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Topic

God and man Absurdity of life The human condition

Speaker

Gloucester

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

King Lear

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1606 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. King Lear. King's Men, 26 Dec. 1606, Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

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 4, sc. 1.

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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,
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Topic
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1602 1600s 17th century
Era
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Author

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Medium
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Genre
Political writing
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Marquis de Lafayette. 26 Dec. 1820.