Was ever book containing such vile matter
So fairly bound? O, that deceit should dwell
In such a gorgeous palace!

William Shakespeare

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Topic

Beauty is skin deep Looks are deceiving Beauty Appearance vs. reality

Speaker

Juliet Capulet

Author

William Shakespeare

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Question Metaphor, analogy and simile

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. Romeo and Juliet. London: John Danter, 1597, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Romeo and Juliet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.

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Beauty is vanishing from our world because we live as though it did not matter.

Roger Scruton

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Source
Beauty: A Very Short Introduction
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
English
Time
2011 2010s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Scruton, Roger. Beauty: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2011, ch. 8.

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Reputation is an idle and most false imposition, oft got without merit and lost without deserving.

William Shakespeare

Othello

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Reputation Randomness
Speaker
Iago

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Othello
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
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 2, sc. 3.

Current Citation

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

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Why seek ye the living among the dead?

Jesus

Luke 24:5

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Jesus's resurrection
Speaker
Jesus
Source
Gospel of Luke The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
61 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 24:5).