Though men can cover crimes with bold stern looks,
Poor women's faces are their own faults' books.

William Shakespeare

The Rape of Lucrece

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Topic

Poker face Secrets Men and women

Author

William Shakespeare

Source

The Rape of Lucrece

Medium

Poem

Genre

Narrative poem

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 Rape of Lucrece. London: Richard Field, 1594, I. 1252.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "The Rape of Lucrece." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, I. 1252.

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Chiefly, the mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.

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Source
Of Fortune Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Bacon, Francis "Of Fortune." Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall. London: John Haviland, 1625.

Current Citation

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