Against my soul's pure truth why labor you
To make it wander in an unknown field?

William Shakespeare

The Comedy of Errors

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Topic

Temptation Dishonesty Honesty Truth

Speaker

Antipholus of Syracuse

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

The Comedy of Errors

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1594 1590s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. The Comedy of Errors. 1594, Gray's Inn Hall, London, England, UK, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

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

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The truth which makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.

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Time
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Citation

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I must be cruel only to be kind.

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Author

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
A complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

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Alienation Lack of direction
Speaker
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
Folk music Folk rock
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Dylan, Bob. "Like a Rolling Stone." Highway 61 Revisited. Columbia Records, 1965.