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Search phrase: plebeian

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Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xii.34And hoist thee up to the shouting plebeians;And hoist thee vp to the shouting Plebeians,
CoriolanusCor I.ix.7That with the fusty plebeians hate thine honours,That with the fustie Plebeans, hate thine Honors,
CoriolanusCor II.i.9Ay, to devour him, as the hungry plebeiansI, to deuour him, as the hungry Plebeians
CoriolanusCor II.i.90of the beastly plebeians. I will be bold to take my leaveof the Beastly Plebeans. I will be bold to take my leaue
CoriolanusCor II.iii.154Enter the PlebeiansEnter the Plebeians.
CoriolanusCor II.iii.254 Exeunt PlebeiansExeunt Plebeians.
CoriolanusCor III.i.101Let them have cushions by you. You are plebeiansLet them haue Cushions by you. You are Plebeians,
CoriolanusCor III.i.180.1Enter a rabble of Plebeians, with the AedilesEnter a rabble of Plebeians with the Adiles.
CoriolanusCor III.iii.39Enter the Aedile, with the PlebeiansEnter the Edile with the Plebeians.
CoriolanusCor V.iv.35The plebeians have got your fellow TribuneThe Plebeians haue got your Fellow Tribune,
Henry VH5 V.chorus.27With the plebeians swarming at their heels,With the Plebeians swarming at their heeles,
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.1.2Cassius, with the PlebeiansCassius, with the Plebeians.
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.11Exit Cassius, with some of the Plebeians
Julius CaesarJC III.ii.262Exeunt Plebeians with the bodyExit Plebeians.
Julius CaesarJC III.iii.1.1Enter Cinna the Poet, and after him the PlebeiansEnter Cinna the Poet, and after him the Plebeians.
Julius CaesarJC III.iii.5The Plebeians surround him
Julius CaesarJC III.iii.38Exeunt all the Plebeians with Cinna's bodyExeunt all the Plebeians.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.234Patricians and plebeians, we createPatricians and Plebeans we Create

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Glossary

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baselow-born, lowly, plebeian, of lower rank
base-bornof low birth, low-born, plebeian
basenesssocially inferior trait, plebeian quality
plebeianmember of the common people
popularplebeian, of the common people
tribuneofficer appointed to protect the rights of plebeians
vulgarcheap, common to all, plebeian
yeoman[term of abuse] commoner, plebeian

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plebeianbase
plebeianbase-born
plebeianvulgar
plebeianyeoman
plebeianpopular
plebeian qualitybaseness
quality, plebeianbaseness

Themes and Topics

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Attention signals... audience cor iii iii 40 [aedile to plebeians] list to your tribunes audience ...
Roman history...ators consuls etc) were selected plebeian cor ii i 90 member of the common peop...
...0 member of the common people [plural plebeians plebeii] praetor jc i iii 143 ...
...icer appointed to protect the rights of plebeians ...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...to choose for wealth 2 low-born lowly plebeian of lower rank cor i i 155 [menenius t...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
PLEBEIANBASICplebeian n, plebeii n

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