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Search phrase: commander

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.v.6commander, and that with his own hand he slew theCommander, / And that with his owne hand he slew / The
Henry VH5 IV.i.93A good old commander, and a most kindA good old Commander, and a most kinde
King JohnKJ II.i.314Commander of this hot malicious day.Commander of this hot malicious day,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.559When in the world I lived, I was the world's commander;When in the world I liu'd, I was the worldes Commander:
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.565When in the world I lived, I was the world's commanderWhen in the world I liued, I was the worldes Commander.
OthelloOth II.iii.271good a commander with so slight, so drunken, and sogood a Commander, with so slight, so drunken, and so
The TempestTem IV.i.167Ay, my commander. When I presented Ceres,I my Commander, when I presented Ceres
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.250King and commander of our commonweal,King and Commander of our Common-weale,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iv.28Lord of my life, commander of my thoughts,Lord of my life, Commander of my thoughts,
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.55Thou great commander, nerve and bone of Greece,Thou great Commander, Nerue, and Bone of Greece,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.iii.43Thy commander, Achilles. Then tell me,Thy Commander Achilles, then tell me
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.i.67Love thee as our commander and our king.Loue thee, as our Commander, and our King.

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Venus and AdonisVen.1004 Be wreaked on him, invisible commander; Be wreak't on him (inuisible commaunder)

Glossary

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Agamemnon[pron: aga'memnon] commander of the Greek forces at Troy, married to Clytemnestra
captaincommander, chief, leader
captain-generalcommander-in-chief
centurioncommander of 100 men in the Roman legion
Cleitus[pron: 'kliytus] friend and commander of Alexander, killed by him in a quarrel
commandervictor, champion, conqueror
conductorleader, commander, chief
Deborahin the Bible, Hebrew prophetess, judge, and army commander
headcommander, officer, captain
proconsulprovincial commander carrying out the duties of a consul

Thesaurus

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commanderconductor
commandercaptain
commanderhead
commander of 100 mencenturion
commander-in-chiefcaptain-general
consul, provincial commander carrying out the duties of aproconsul

Themes and Topics

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Roman history...ic morals centurion cor iv iii 39 commander of a century [a body of c 100 men] in th...
... proconsul cym iii viii 8 provincial commander carrying out the duties of a consul ...
Classical mythology
Religious personalities and beings...s 4) hebrew prophetess judge and army commander denis saint 1h6 i vi 28 ...
Historical figures... cleitus h5 iv vii 43 friend and commander of alexander killed by him in a quarrel...
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