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Search phrase: sunder

Plays

 29 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.v.86Strangers and foes do sunder and not kiss.Strangers and foes do sunder, and not kisse.
As You Like ItAYL I.iii.96Shall we be sundered? Shall we part, sweet girl?Shall we be sundred? shall we part sweete girle?
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.250Till, gnawing with my teeth my bonds in sunder,Till gnawing with my teeth my bonds in sunder
CoriolanusCor I.i.69Of more strong link asunder than can everOf more strong linke assunder, then can euer
CymbelineCym III.ii.32That we two are asunder; let that grieve him;That we two are asunder, let that grieue him;
HamletHam V.i.260.1Pluck them asunder.Pluck them asunder.
Henry VH5 I.chorus.22The perilous narrow ocean parts asunder.The perillous narrow Ocean parts asunder.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.v.11And from my shoulders crack my arms asunder,And from my shoulders crack my Armes asunder,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.ii.31That could not live asunder day or night.That could not liue asunder day or night.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.iii.42That sundered friends greet in the hour of death.That sundred friends greete in the houre of death.
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.vii.47Hew them to pieces, hack their bones asunder,Hew them to peeces, hack their bones assunder,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iv.50And kept asunder. You, madam, shall with us.And kept asunder: you Madame shall with vs.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.411Even as a splitted bark so sunder we;Euen as a splitted Barke, so sunder we:
Henry VI Part 33H6 I.iii.15And so he comes, to rend his limbs asunder.And so he comes, to rend his Limbes asunder.
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.ii.138And chides the sea that sunders him from thence,And chides the Sea, that sunders him from thence,
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.i.23To sunder them that yoke so well together.to sunder them, / That yoake so well together.
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.111And corn shall fly asunder, for I knowAnd Corne shall flye asunder. For I know
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.157With their heart bloods that keep our love asunder,With their hart bloods, that keepe our loue asunder,
King JohnKJ III.i.330They whirl asunder and dismember me.They whurle a-sunder, and dismember mee.
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.ii.120Should sunder such sweet friends. Here in her hairsShould sunder such sweet friends: here in her haires
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.i.67Keep them asunder; here comes Doctor Caius.keepe them asunder: here comes Doctor Caius.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.215And will you rent our ancient love asunder,And will you rent our ancient loue asunder,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.131Wall – that vile wall which did these lovers sunder;Wall, that vile wall, which did these louers sunder:
Richard IIIR3 IV.i.33Ah, cut my lace asunder,Ah, cut my Lace asunder,
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.101Which so long sundered friends should dwell upon.Which so long sundred Friends should dwell vpon:
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.81Villain and he be many miles asunder. –Villaine and he, be many Miles assunder:
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.100To sunder his that was thine enemy?To sunder his that was thy enemie?
Troilus and CressidaTC V.x.27No space of earth shall sunder our two hates;No space of Earth shall sunder our two hates,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iv.100I sundered you. Acknowledge to the godsI sundred you, acknowledge to the gods

Poems

 3 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Phoenix and TurtlePhoen.29 Hearts remote, yet not asunder; Hearts remote, yet not asunder;
The Rape of LucreceLuc.388 Who therefore angry seems to part in sunder, Who therefore angrie seemes to part in sunder,
Venus and AdonisVen.266 And now his woven girths he breaks asunder; And now his wouen girthes he breaks asunder,

Glossary

 12 result(s).
asunderseparated, apart from each other
cracksplit asunder, snap
distracteddivided, torn apart, rent asunder
misconstructionmisunderstanding, misinterpretation
misprisionmistake, error, misunderstanding, misconception
mistakemisunderstand, take wrongly, misconceive
moy[misunderstanding of French ‘moi’] type of coin; measure of goods
splittingcapable of causing ships to be split asunder
sunderseparate, split up, part
sunderasunder, apart, into pieces
sundercut, divide, put an end to
sunderedseparated, kept apart

Thesaurus

 10 result(s).
asundersunder
asunder, rentdistracted
asunder, splitcrack
asunder, splittingsplitting
misunderstandmistake
misunderstandingmisprision
misunderstandingmisconstruction
rent asunderdistracted
split asundercrack
splitting asundersplitting

Themes and Topics

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Elision...tnk v iv 99 e&rsquo en very here / i sundered you never > ne&rsquo er ...

Words Families

 6 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
ASUNDERBASICsee SUNDER
SUNDERBASICasunder adv, sunder n, sunder v, sundered adj, sundry adj

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