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f_________ sycophants

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flattering sycophants - Antonio says it about the French court but mirror British court (act1,scene1)

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foul m________ will poison all his g_______

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foul melancholy will poison all his goodness - Antonio says it about bosola (act1,scene1)

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breads all b____ malcontent

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breads all black malcontent - Antonio says about Bosola (act1,scene1)

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he is j______ of any man

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he is jealous of any man - Antonio says about Ferdinand (act1,scene2)

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most p_______ and turbulent n_____

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most perverse and turbulent nature (act1,scene2) Antonio says about Ferdinand

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the law to him is like a f___ black c_____

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the law to him is like a foul black cobweb - delio says it about Ferdinand (act1,scene2) - he uses the law to catch people he doesn’t like (hypocrite)

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right n____ Duchess

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right noble Duchess - Antonio says about Duchess (act1,scene2)

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s____ a look … able to raise one to a g_______

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sweet a look … able to raise one to a galliard - Antonio (act1,scene2) galliard is a difficult dance

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his n_____ is too honest for such b_______

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his nature is too honest for such business (act1,scene2) Cardinal says this about Antonio, business as in spying

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whose throat must I cut

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whose throat must I cut - Bosola (act1,scene2). Bosola says this in response to “there’s gold”

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observe the D_______

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observe the duchess- Ferdinand (act1,scene2)

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I would not have her m____ again

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I would not have her marry again - Ferdinand (act1,scene2)

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the d____ candies all s___

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the devil candies all sins - Bosola (act1,scene2)

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p______ dormouse

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politic dormouse - Ferdinand (act1,scene2)

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I am your c_______

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I am your creature - bosola (act1,scene2)

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I’ll never m____

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I’ll never marry - duchess (act1,scene2)

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marriage n____ is the entrance into some p_____

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marriage night is the entrance into some prison - cardinal (act1,scene2)

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f_______ lusty widow!

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farewell lusty widow! - Ferdinand says about duchess (act1,scene2)

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I winked and I chose a h______

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I winked and I chose a husband - duchess (act1,scene2)

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in a winding s____

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in a winding sheet - duchess says to Antonio (act1,scene2)

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it is s______ if there were no will in you to m____ again

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it is strange if there were no will in you to marry again (act1,scene2) Antonio

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what do you think of m_______

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what do you think of marriage - duchess (act1,scene2)

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[Antonio rubs his ___]

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[Antonio rubs his eye] act 1 scene 2

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and I did vow never to part with it. But to my s______ h______

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and I did vow never to part with it. But to my second husband - duchess (act1,scene2)

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ambition, madam, is a g____ man's m______
ambition, madam, is a great man's madness- Antonio (act1,scene2)
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the m_____ of us that are born g____; we are forced to w__
the misery of us that are born great; we are forced to woo- duchess (act1,scene2)
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do not t____ of them
do not think of them - duchess (act1,scene2)
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[kisses h__]
[kisses him] act 1 scene 2- duchess takes initiative
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bless, heaven, this sacred Gordian, which let v_______ Never u______
bless, heaven, this sacred Gordian, which let violence. Never untwine - duchess (act1,scene2)
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we'll only l__ and talk t________
we'll only lie and talk together- duchess (act1,scene2)
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fearful m______
fearful madness - cariola says about duchess (act1,scene2)
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wears a lose-bodied g___ ... I have bought a_______
wears a lose-bodied gown ... I have bought apricots- Bosola says it about duchess (act2,scene1) apricots make people go into labour
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I look no higher than I can reach
I look no higher than I can reach - bosola (act2,scene1)
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I am exceeding short-w_____
I am exceeding short-winded - duchess (act2,scene1)
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jewels... are missing in the Duchess' cabinet
jewels... are missing in the Duchess' cabinet - Antonio (act2,scene2). Antonio lies
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this mole does undermine me
this mole does undermine me (act2,scene3). Antonio says about bosola
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you are a false s______
you are a false steward - bosola says about Antonio (act2,scene3)
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Antonio here about did drop a p____... a child's n_______ calculated?
Antonio here about did drop a paper... a child's nativity calculated? - bosola (act2,scene3)
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this p______ fellow is the Duchess' b____
this precise fellow is the Duchess' board- bosola about Antonio (act2,scene3)
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she's off found w____ but is never w___
she's off found witty but is never wise - bosola says about Duchess (act2,scene3)
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what trick didst thou invent to come to R___ Without thy h______
what trick didst thou invent to come to Rome Without thy husband (act2,scene4) Cardinal to Julia
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I pray thee, k___ me
I pray thee, kiss me - cardinal to Julia (act2,scene4)
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till of her b________ heart I make a s_____ to wipe it
till of her bleeding heart I make a sponge to wipe it - Ferdinand (act2,scene5)
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shall our b____- The royal b____ of Aragon - be thus attainted (act2,scene5)
shall our blood- The royal blood of Aragon - be thus attainted (act2,scene5) - cardinal
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Cursed creature! unequal nature
Cursed creature! unequal nature - cardinal (act2,scene5)
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excellent h____ ... strong-thighed b_______
excellent hyena ... strong-thighed bargeman - Ferdinand (act2,scene5)
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I can be angry without this r______
I can be angry without this rupture - cardinal (act2,scene5)
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tis not your whore's m___ that shall quench my wild-fire, But your whore's b____
tis not your whore's milk that shall quench my wild-fire, But your whore's blood - Ferdinand (act2,scene5)
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makes man so b______ ... intemperate a____
makes man so beastly ... intemperate anger -cardinal (act2,scene5)
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For other obligation of l___ or m_______
For other obligation of love or marriage- Antonio (act3,scene1)
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she has had three b_______
she has had three bastards - bosola (act3,scene1)
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a false key into her b_________
a false key into her bedchamber -ferdinand about Bosola has a key (act3,scene1)
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my rule is only in the night
my rule is only in the night - Antonio (act3,scene2)
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I'll stop your m____ [kisses him]
I'll stop your moth [kisses him] - duchess (act3,scene2)
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When wilt thou m____, Cariola
When wilt thou m____, Cariola - (act3,scene2) Antonio
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You shall get no more c________ til my brothers consent to be your g______
You shall get no more children till my brothers consent to be your gossips (act3,scene2) Duchess- gossips are godparent
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whether I am doomed to l___ or d__, I can do both like a p_____
whether I am doomed to live or die, I can do both like a prince - duchess (act3,scene2)
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die then q______
die then quickly - Ferdinand about duchess (act3,scene2)
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Hear me: I am m______
Hear me: I am married - duchess tells Ferdinand she is married (act3,scene2)
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the howling of a w___
the howling of a wolf - Ferdinand act3,scene2
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let not the sun s____ on him til he's d___
let not the sun shine on him til he's dead - act3,scene2. Ferdinand
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why might not I m____
why might not I marry - duchess (act3,scene2)
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d____ told them they should find him in great b_____ or cities plagued with p______
death told them they should find him in great battles or cities plagued with plagues - Ferdinand (act3,scene2)
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unambitious s_________
unambitious shepherds - (act3,scene2) ferdiand / no space for love in upper classes
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I will n____ s__ you more
I will never see you more - Ferdinand (act3,scene2)
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Why should only I, of all the p______ in the world, be cased up like a holy r____?
Why should only I, of all the princes in the world, be cased up like a holy relic? - duchess (act3,scene2)
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we are b_______
we are betrayed - Antonio (act3,scene2) / irony
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hath dealt so falsely with me in's a_______
hath dealt so falsely with me in's accounts - Antonio (act3,scene2)
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I must now a_____ you go such a fiend c____
I must now accuse you go such a fiend crime - duchess to Antonio (act3,scene2)
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I intend to be rid of h__
I intend to be rid of him - duchess about Antonio (act3,scene2)
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I am all y____, and tis very fit all m___ should be so
I am all yours, and tis very fit all mine should be so- duchess (act3,scene2)
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you may see g__________, what tis to s_____ a prince with body and soul
you may see gentlemen, what tis to serve a prince with body and soul - Antonio (act3,scene2)
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Alas! poor g________ .... he was too h_____
Alas! poor gentleman ....he was too honest - bosola (act3,scene2)
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this good one that you speak of is my h______
this good one that you speak of is my husband - duchess tells bosola that Antonio is her husband (act3,scene2)
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secret of the p_____ which I will wear on the inside of my h____
secret of the prince which I will wear on the inside of my heart - bosola (act3,scene2)
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I am certain to be r_____
I am certain to be raised - bosola (act3,scene2)
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must we turn s______
must we turn solider - cardinal (act3,scene3)
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like a deadly c_____ that lightens ere it s_____
like a deadly cannon that lightens ere it smokes - Pescara - when Ferdinand you know things are bad (act3,scene3)
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doth she make r_______ her riding hood to keep her from the sun and t______
doth she make religion her riding hood to keep her from the sun and tempest - cardinal (act3,scene3)
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I will ... have them b_______
I will ... have them banished - cardinal act3,scene3
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this puts me in mind of d____
this puts me in mind of death- duchess act3scene5
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so much d_______ my husband's l___
so much distrust my husband's love- duchess act3scene5 / Ferdinand doesn't trust Antonio
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I suspect some a_____
I suspect some ambush - foreshadows / duchess act3scene5
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be a good m_____ to your little ones and save them from the t____
be a good mother to your little ones and save them from the tiger - Antonio says to duchess (act3scene5)
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welcome to the end of m_____
welcome to the end of misery - bosola to duchess / act4scene1
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c____ upon her! I will no longer study in the book of another's h____
curse upon her! I will no longer study in th book of another's heart - Ferdinand / act4scene1
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this d_______ suits you well
this darkness suits you well- Ferdinand to duchess / act4scene1
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shall make you h___ in h___ for it
shall make you howl in hell for it - duchess to Ferdinand act4scene1
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[gives her a dead man's h___]
[gives her a dead man's hand] Ferdinand to duchess act4scene1
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that's the g_______ torture souls feel in h___
that's the greatest torture souls feel in hell - bosola act4scene1
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I account this world a t_____ theatre for I do play a part in it a_______ my will
I account this world a tedious theatre for I do play a part in it against my will - duchess act4scene1
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thou art a f___ to waste thy p___
thou art a fool to waste thy pity - duchess act4scene1
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Go! Howl them this and say I long to b____. 'it is some mercy when men kill with s____'
Go! Howl them this and say I long to bleed. it is some mercy when men kill with speed / duchess/ act4scene1
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bring her to d______!
bring her to despair! - Ferdinand (act4scene1)
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Damn her! ... that b___ of hers.
Damn her! and that body of hers. - Ferdinand (act4scene1)
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mad folk and place them near her l______
mad folk and place them near her lodging - Ferdinand (act4scene1)
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I am D______ of Malfi still
I am Duchess of Mali still - act4scene2
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I will d__ with her!
I will die with her! - cariola act4scene2
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pleasure to have my throat cut with d_______... or shot to death with p_____
pleasure to have my throat cut with diamonds... or shot to death with pearls - duchess act4scene2

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