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Search phrase: spear

Plays

 12 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
As You Like ItAYL I.iii.116A boar-spear in my hand, and in my heartA bore-speare in my hand, and in my heart
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.191On the unsteadfast footing of a spear.On the vnstedfast footing of a Speare.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.302Yea, and to tickle our noses with spear-grass,Yea, and to tickle our Noses with Spear-grasse,
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.i.138Thrust Talbot with a spear into the back,Thrust Talbot with a Speare into the Back,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.vii.8thrust in the mouth with a spear, and 'tis not whole yet.thrust in the mouth with a Speare, and 'tis not whole yet.
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.100Whose smile and frown, like to Achilles' spear,Whose Smile and Frowne, like to Achilles Speare
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.393The poets write that great Achilles' spearThe Poets write that great Achilles speare,
Richard IIR2 I.i.171Pierced to the soul with slander's venomed spear,Pierc'd to the soule with slanders venom'd speare:
Richard IIR2 I.ii.47O, sit my husband's wrongs on Hereford's spearO sit my husbands wrongs on Herfords speare,
Richard IIR2 I.iii.60For me, if I be gored with Mowbray's spear!For me, if I be gor'd with Mowbrayes speare:
Richard IIR2 I.iii.119Let them lay by their helmets and their spearsLet them lay by their Helmets & their Speares,
Richard IIIR3 III.ii.72Come on, come on! Where is your boar-spear, man?Come on, come on, where is your Bore-speare man?

Poems

 3 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1424 That for Achilles' image stood his spear That for ACHILLES image stood his speare
Venus and AdonisVen.626 Are better proof than thy spear's point can enter; Are better proofe then thy speares point can enter,
Venus and AdonisVen.1112 He ran upon the boar with his sharp spear, He ran vpon the Boare with his sharpe speare,

Glossary

 9 result(s).
Achilles[pron: a'kileez] son of Peleus and Thetis; only his spear could heal the wounds it made
ashspear, lance [made of ash]
bill[applied to various kinds of long-handled spear-like weapon] halberd; bill-hook
boyrepresent by a boy, reduce to a boy-actor level [boys played the female parts in Shakespeare's time]
dartarrow; or: light spear
glaivelong-handled blade, spear
halberdlong-handled weapon ending in a combination of axe-blade and spearhead
pikeweapon with a long handle ending in a spearhead
staff(plural ‘staves’) spear, lance

Thesaurus

 4 result(s).
spearash
spearglaive
spearstaff
spear, lightdart

Themes and Topics

 37 result(s).
a- as a particle... many words in shakespearean texts begin with a- used as a gramma...
Address forms... of the distinctive expressions in shakespearean english when used in direct address...
An...ble as in b-et s-et w-et y-et shakespearean english shows several cases where th...
...) say an history book however in shakespearean english we do find an also used when...
Archaisms... many words used in shakespearean english seem archaic to us today an...
... archaisms were also around in shakespeare’s time usually items taken from chauc...
...st) archaisms are most notable in shakespeare’s poems and in the chorus monologues ...
Attention signals...rtant interaction strategy and in shakespearean english several linguistic devices a...
Body-armour ...g to a suit of armour are found in shakespeare especially in the history plays seve...
Clothing...f clothing are frequently found in shakespearean english and several of the terms ar...
Comparison...omparison and the one available to shakespeare to express a higher degree present-d...
...carefully many examples in shakespearean english work in the same way but th...
...m modern comparative shakespearian comparative example more...
...p modern superlative shakespearian superlative example most...
...g modern comparative shakespearian comparative example grea...
...e a form of comparison at all but shakespearian english allows it they include some...
...educated modern word shakespearian comparison example chief...
...asionally both modern english and shakespearian english have inflected forms but th...
Cosmos... shakespearean english involves frequent reference ...
Cousin... cuz - is very much broader in its shakespearean use in than we find today in modern...
...moved) and their children but in shakespeare we find it used for virtually any rela...
Discourse markers...lish has changed in many ways from shakespearean english in this respect (though seve...
...of the distinctive expressions shakespeare was well aware of the communicative fo...
Exclamations... shakespearean english has some distinctive ways of...
Family... most shakespearean kinship terms look the same as their...
Functional shift...shift or word-class conversion in shakespearean english the process is copiously ill...
...hat a good proportion of these are shakespearian creations   virtually any wo...
Greetings...english greetings are not found in shakespearean english hello and hi did not enter ...
Hence, thence, and whence...dern english but are not found in shakespeare item location e...
Here, there, and where...possible combinations are found in shakespeare the list below gives those which are ...
How and how...resent-day uses are to be found in shakespearean english then as now how was used t...
Ly...n -ly appear without the suffix in shakespearean english in most cases adverb forms...
Money... halfpennies or four farthings in shakespeare’s day coins of several different inte...
Negatives...one is being logically precise in shakespearean english we often find sequences of n...
Past tenses...between sweat and sweated) and in shakespearian english we see several distinctive f...
...ch display some difference between shakespearean and modern english it does not incl...
... regular past tenses in shakespeare modern english example ...
...i 58 -en forms in shakespeare modern english example ...
...rregular past tenses in shakespeare modern english example ...
... 128 -en forms in shakespeare modern english example ...
...rregular past tenses in shakespeare modern english example ...
...i 73 -en forms in shakespeare modern english example ...
...d without the ending in shakespeare modern english example ...
...i i 75 for archaic verbs in shakespeare’s time archaisms ...
Plants...ed with pain poison ugliness spear-grass 1h4 ii iv 302 ranunculaceae...
... iv 302 ranunculaceae ranunculus spearwort used by beggars and others to make...
Plurals... several nouns appear as plural in shakespearean english which are singular in modern...
...heep is > these sheep are) the shakespearean situation is complicated by the exis...
...rn usage whould use others shakespearean plural > modern singular i...
...direful thunders thunder shakespearean both singular and plural > modern ei...
...lural] victuals [plural] shakespearean double plurals > modern plural ...
Roman history...e is no difference between the way shakespeare would refer to these people and the wa...
Ships...ts of a sailing ship are common in shakespearian english and several continue to be ...
Singing... (tnk iv i 82) the vocabulary of shakespearian songs is notable in two respects ne...
Sounds... and some of the coinages used by shakespeare have attracted not a little discussion...
Stage directions...ed) of the elizabethan theatre in shakespeare’s words the general convention is to ...
Verb forms...laced by -s (modern she goes) in shakespearian english the verbs which most common...
...he most distinctive verbs both in shakespearian and in modern english are be have ...
Weapons...nding in a combination of axe-blade and spearhead lance per ii ii 50 m...
...ham i i 141 handle ending in a broad spear-head usually with one or more projecti...
...ike h5 iv i 40 handle ending in a spear-head ...
...-head spear 1h6 i i 138 [as in modern english...
What and what...und today the chief difference in shakespearian english is their reference to people...
Who and who...interrogative uses are the same in shakespearian as in modern english the chief diff...
Classical mythology... poets write that great achilles&rsquo spear / could heal the wound it made son o...
...ing to the oracle only achilles&rsquo spear could heal the wounds it made characte...
...ens where (in one version used by shakespeare) she was married to theseus h ...
Latin
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...l of the content-carrying words in shakespeare are used so often that we find it help...
...in other less frequent senses in shakespearean english we make a reference to any ...
...base walloon / thrust talbot with a spear into the back 1h6 iv vi 21 [talbot to ...
Abbreviations... would do it in other words the shakespearian usage is ‘adjunct to’ but modern us...

Words Families

 5 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BOAROBJECTboar-spear n
GRASSTYPEspear-grass n
SPEARBASICspear n
SPEARPLANTspear-grass n
SPEARTYPEboar-spear n

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