Is love a tender thing? It is too rough,
Too rude, too boist'rous, and it pricks like thorn.

William Shakespeare

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Topic

Love hurts Nature of love Love

Speaker

Romeo Montague

Author

William Shakespeare

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1597 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. London: John Danter, 1597, act 1, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Romeo and Juliet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 4.

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Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.

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Topic
Vulnerability Love

Author

Theodor Adorno
Source
Minima Moralia
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
German
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Original Citation

Adorno, Theodor. Minima Moralia: Reflexionen aus dem beschädigten Leben [Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life]. Suhrkamp Verlag, 1951.

Current Citation

Adorno, Theodor. Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life, translated by E. F. N. Jephcott. Verso, 2020.

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Time’s the king of men.
He’s both their parent, and he is their grave,
And gives them what he will, not what they crave.

William Shakespeare

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

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Fate Mortality Passage of time Time The human condition
Speaker
Pericles

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Medium
Play
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1608 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William and George Wilkins. Pericles, Prince of Tyre. King's Men, c. 1608, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 3.

Current Citation

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