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Search phrase: dark

Plays

 78 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.290To the dark house and the detested wife.To the darke house, and the detected wife.
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.ii.129For with the dark, poor thief, I'll steal away.For with the darke (poore theefe) Ile steale away.
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.i.94Till then I'll keep him dark and safely locked.Till then Ile keepe him darke and safely lockt.
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.194.1And we are for the dark.And we are for the darke.
As You Like ItAYL III.ii.384deserves as well a dark house and a whip as madmen do;deserues as wel a darke house, and a whip, as madmen do:
As You Like ItAYL III.v.39Than without candle may go dark to bed – Then without Candle may goe darke to bed:
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iv.92They must be bound and laid in some dark room.They must be bound and laide in some darke roome.
The Comedy of ErrorsCE V.i.248And in a dark and dankish vault at homeAnd in a darke and dankish vault at home 
CoriolanusCor II.i.153Death, that dark spirit, in's nervy arm doth lie,Death, that darke Spirit, in's neruie Arme doth lye,
CymbelineCym III.iii.37The rain and wind beat dark December? HowThe Raine and winde beate darke December? How
CymbelineCym III.iv.146Dark, as your fortune is, and but disguiseDarke, as your Fortune is, and but disguise
HamletHam V.ii.13My sea-gown scarfed about me, in the darkMy sea-gowne scarft about me in the darke,
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.219let drive at me, for it was so dark, Hal, that thou couldstlet driue at me; for it was so darke, Hal, that thou could'st
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.228Kendal green when it was so dark thou couldst not seeKendall Greene, when it was so darke, thou could'st not see
Henry VH5 IV.chorus.2When creeping murmur and the poring darkWhen creeping Murmure and the poring Darke
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iv.15Deep night, dark night, the silent of the night,Deepe Night, darke Night, the silent of the Night,
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.iv.40No, dark shall be my light, and night my day;No: Darke shall be my Light, and Night my Day.
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.62Dark cloudy death o'ershades his beams of life,Darke cloudy death ore-shades his beames of life,
Julius CaesarJC II.i.80Where wilt thou find a cavern dark enoughWhere wilt thou finde a Cauerne darke enough,
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.145Who, being set in dark, seems therefore light?Who being set in darke seemes therefore light,
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.178The prisoner of immured dark constraint,The prisoner of emured darke constraint,
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.451Dark night seems darker by the lightning flash;Darke night seemes darker by the lightning flash,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.8Leaving no hope to us but sullen darkLeauing no hope to vs but sullen darke,
King Edward IIIE3 IV.v.18Dark, deadly, silent, and uncomfortable.Darke, deadly, silent, and vncomfortable.
King Edward IIIE3 V.i.152So intricate the dark confusion was,So intricate the darke confusion was,
King LearKL II.i.37Here stood he in the dark, his sharp sword out,Here stood he in the dark, his sharpe Sword out,
King LearKL III.ii.44Gallow the very wanderers of the darkGallow the very wanderers of the darke
King LearKL III.iv.176Child Roland to the dark tower came;Rowland to the darke Tower came,
King LearKL III.vii.84All dark and comfortless. Where's my son Edmund?All datke and comfortlesse? / Where's my Sonne Edmund?
King LearKL V.iii.170The dark and vicious place where thee he gotThe darke and vitious place where thee he got,
King LearKL V.iii.288Nor no man else. All's cheerless, dark, and deadly.Nor no man else: / All's cheerlesse, darke, and deadly,
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.45And make a dark night too of half the day –And make a darke night too of halfe the day:
Love's Labour's LostLLL I.i.79Your light grows dark by losing of your eyes.Your light growes darke by losing of your eyes.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.267Dark needs no candles now, for dark is light.Dark needs no Candles now, for dark is light.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.19What's your dark meaning, mouse, of this light word?What's your darke meaning mouse, of this light word?
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.20A light condition in a beauty dark.A light condition in a beauty darke.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.24Look what you do, you do it still i'th' dark.Look what you doe, you doe it stil i'th darke.
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.627A light for Monsieur Judas! It grows dark; he may stumble.A light for monsieur Iudas, it growes darke, he may stumble.
MacbethMac I.v.51Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the darkNor Heauen peepe through the Blanket of the darke,
MacbethMac II.iv.7And yet dark night strangles the travelling lamp;And yet darke Night strangles the trauailing Lampe:
MacbethMac III.i.27.1For a dark hour or twain.For a darke houre, or twaine.
MacbethMac III.i.137Of that dark hour. Resolve yourselves apart;Of that darke houre: resolue your selues apart,
MacbethMac IV.i.25Root of hemlock digged i'the dark,Roote of Hemlocke, digg'd i'th' darke:
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.167dark deeds darkly answered. He would never bringdarke deeds darkelie answered, hee would neuer bring
Measure for MeasureMM IV.i.42No, none, but only a repair i'th' dark,No: none but onely a repaire ith' darke,
Measure for MeasureMM IV.iii.156Duke of dark corners had been at home, he had lived.Duke of darke corners had bene at home, he had liued.
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.87And his affections dark as Erebus.And his affections darke as Erobus,
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.304But were the day come, I should wish it dark,But were the day come, I should wish it darke,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.ii.11The night is dark. Light and spirits will become itThe night is darke, Light and Spirits will become it
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.177Dark night that from the eye his function takesDark night, that from the eye his function takes,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.417That fallen am I in dark uneven way,That fallen am I in darke vneuen way,
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iii.151dark night, which did deceive them, but chiefly by mydarke night which did deceiue them, but chiefely, by my
OthelloOth IV.iii.64as well i'th' dark.as well i'th'darke.
OthelloOth V.i.63Kill men i'th' dark? Where be these bloody thieves?Kill men i'th'darke? / Where be these bloody Theeues?
OthelloOth V.i.112Cassio hath here been set on in the darkCassio hath heere bin set on in the darke
Richard IIR2 I.i.169To dark dishonour's use thou shalt not have.To darke dishonours vse, thou shalt not haue.
Richard IIR2 V.ii.96Wilt thou conceal this dark conspiracy?Wilt thou conceale this darke Conspiracy?
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.51Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence?’Can this darke Monarchy affoord false Clarence?
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.128Of dark forgetfulness and deep oblivion.Of darke Forgetfulnesse, and deepe Obliuion.
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.81All comfort that the dark night can affordAll comfort that the darke night can affoord,
Romeo and JulietRJ I.ii.25Earth-treading stars that make dark heaven light.Earth-treading starres, that make darke heauen light,
Romeo and JulietRJ II.i.32Blind is his love and best befits the dark.Blind is his Loue, and best befits the darke.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.ii.106Which the dark night hath so discovered.Which the darke night hath so discouered.
Romeo and JulietRJ II.v.74Must climb a bird's nest soon when it is dark.Must climde a birds nest Soone when it is darke:
Romeo and JulietRJ III.v.36More light and light: more dark and dark our woes.More light & light, more darke & darke our woes.
Romeo and JulietRJ V.iii.105Thee here in dark to be his paramour?Thee here in darke to be his Paramour?
The TempestTem I.ii.50In the dark backward and abysm of time?In the dark-backward and Abisme of Time?
The TempestTem II.ii.6Nor lead me, like a firebrand, in the darkNor lead me like a fire-brand, in the darke
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.224In this detested, dark, blood-drinking pit.In this detested, darke, blood-drinking pit.
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.225If it be dark, how dost thou know 'tis he?If it be darke, how doost thou know 'tis he?
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.47daylight! An 'twere dark, you'd close sooner. (Today light? and 'twere darke you'ld close sooner:
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.134Come, we'll have him in a dark room andCome, wee'l haue him in a darke room &
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.34house is dark?house is darke?
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.41house is dark.house is darke.
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.45I say this house is as dark as ignorance,I say this house is as darke as Ignorance,
Twelfth NightTN IV.ii.46though ignorance were as dark as hell. And I say therethogh Ignorance were as darke as hell; and I say there
Twelfth NightTN V.i.340Kept in a dark house, visited by the priest,Kept in a darke house, visited by the Priest,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iv.1.1To thee no star be dark.To thee no starre be darke.

Poems

 16 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Passionate PilgrimPP.14.20 And drives away dark dreaming night. And driues away darke dreaming night:
The Rape of LucreceLuc.549 From earth's dark womb some gentle gust doth get, From earths dark-womb, some gentle gust doth get,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.729 Even in this thought through the dark night he stealeth, Eu'n in this thought through the dark-night he stealeth,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.768 Blind muffled bawd, dark harbour for defame, Blinde muffled bawd, darke harber for defame,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1144 Some dark deep desert seated from the way, Some darke deepe desert seated from the way,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1625 ‘ For in the dreadful dead of dark midnight For in the dreadfull dead of darke midnight,
SonnetsSonn.43.4 And darkly bright are bright in dark directed. And darkely bright, are bright in darke directed.
SonnetsSonn.97.3 What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen! What freezings haue I felt, what darke daies seene?
SonnetsSonn.147.14 Who art as black as hell, as dark as night. Who art as black as hell, as darke as night.
Venus and AdonisVen.182 And with a heavy, dark, disliking eye, And with a heauie, darke, disliking eye,
Venus and AdonisVen.719 And now 'tis dark, and going I shall fall.’ And now tis darke, and going I shall fall.
Venus and AdonisVen.727 ‘ Now of this dark night I perceive the reason: Now of this darke night I perceiue the reason,
Venus and AdonisVen.760 If thou destroy them not in dark obscurity? If thou destroy them not in darke obscuritie?
Venus and AdonisVen.813 And homeward through the dark laund runs apace; And homeward through the dark lawnd runs apace,
Venus and AdonisVen.827 Even so confounded in the dark she lay Euen so confounded in the darke she lay,
Venus and AdonisVen.1050 That from their dark beds once more leap her eyes; That frõ their dark beds once more leap her eies.

Glossary

 41 result(s).
abramdark brown, golden brown [from ‘auburn’]
blackdark-complexioned, swarthy
blackdark complexion
blackamoordark-skinned African
black-corneredfull of dark places to hide
blinddark, black
blue[of eyes] dark-circled, shadow-rimmed
brownof dark complexion, sunburnt, burnished
darkunfavourable, malignant, evil
darksad, melancholic, gloomy
darkundivulged, secret, unrevealed
darkeclipse, obscure, cloud
darkin the dark
darklingin the dark, in darkness
dearndreary, dark, wild
derndread, dark, sombre
derndreary, dark, wild
dundark, murky, gloomy
duskydark, shadowy
ebondark, sombre
EthiopEthiopian, African, person with a dark countenance
EthiopianAfrican, person with a dark countenance
gloominggloomy, dark, dismal
heavygloomy, dark, overcast
Indiandark-complexioned, dark-haired
lightlessdark, hidden, yielding no light
lourfrown, scowl, look dark and threatening
louringgloomy, threatening, dark
melancholydark, dismal, gloomy
nighteddark, black as night
pitchypitch-dark, black, inky, dark
puke-stockingdark-coloured woollen stocking
rookyfilled with rooks, black, dark
saddark-coloured, sober-hued
sightlessdark, black, impenetrable
solemndark, sombre, gloomy
sunburntof dark complexion, not fair-skinned [and therefore unattractive]
swartswarthy, dusky, of dark complexion
swart-complexioneddark-faced, black-looking
swarthswarthy, dusky, of dark complexion
Tartarsomeone from Tartary, C Asia; known for pitilessness; also, a stereotype of dark complexion

Thesaurus

 46 result(s).
brown, darkabram
complexion, darkblack
complexion, darkEthiop
complexion, darkTartar
complexion, of darkbrown
complexion, of darksunburnt
complexion, of darkswart
complexioned, darkblack
darkblind
darkdern
darkdern
darkdun
darkdusky
darkebon
darkglooming
darkheavy
darklightless
darklouring
darkmelancholy
darknighted
darkpitchy
darkrooky
darksightless
darksolemn
dark complexion, ofblack
dark complexion, ofbrown
dark complexion, ofEthiop
dark complexion, ofsunburnt
dark complexion, ofswart
dark complexion, ofTartar
dark looklour
dark places to hide, full ofblack-cornered
dark, in thedark
dark-circled [of eyes]blue
dark-colouredsad
dark-complexionedblack
dark-complexionedIndian
dark-facedswart-complexioned
dark-hairedIndian
dark-skinned personblackamoor
dark-skinned personEthiopian
hide, full of dark places toblack-cornered
look dark and threateninglour
pitch-darkpitchy
stocking, dark-coloured woollenpuke-stocking
woollen stocking, dark-colouredpuke-stocking

Themes and Topics

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Non-classical legend, romance, and folklore... kl iii iv 176 child roland to the dark tower came charlemagne’s most famous ...
World [outside Britain], places and peoples... someone from ethiopia a stereotype of dark complexion ethiope mnd iii i...
... for pitilessness also a stereotype of dark complexion tartar ce iv ii 3...

Words Families

 12 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DARKBASICdark adj, dark n, darken v, darkening n, darkling adj, darkly adv, darkness n, darksome adj
DARKACTIONdark-working adj
DARKAPPEARANCEdark-eyed adj, dark-seated adj
DARKINTENSITYdeep-dark adj

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