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Search phrase: comedy

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HamletHam II.ii.396tragedy, comedy, history, pastoral, pastoral-comical,Tragedie, Comedie, Historie, Pastorall: Pastoricall-Comicall-
HamletHam III.ii.301For if the King like not the comedy,For if the King like not the Comedie,
King LearKL I.ii.133pat he comes, like the catastrophe of the old comedy.Pat: he comes like the Catastrophe of the old Comedie:
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.462To dash it like a Christmas comedy.To dash it like a Christmas Comedie.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.865Might well have made our sport a comedy.Might wel haue made our sport a Comedie.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.69and, as it were, spoke the prologue of our comedy; and& (as it were) spoke the prologue of our Comedy: and
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.ii.11Marry, our play is The most lamentable comedyMarry our play is the most lamentable Comedy,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.8There are things in this comedy of Pyramus andThere are things in this Comedy of Piramus and
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.ii.39not doubt but to hear them say it is a sweet comedy. Nonot doubt but to heare them say, it is a sweet Comedy. No
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.2.128Are come to play a pleasant comedy;Are come to play a pleasant Comedie,

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Discourse markers... expressions judging by the sequence in comedy of errors (iv iv 67 ff) when dromio of ...
Abbreviations... as you like it ce the comedy of errors cor coriolanus ...

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
COMEDYBASICcomedian n, comedy n

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