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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and ... - Page 52
by William Shakespeare - 1821
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Complete Poems

Ernest Hemingway - Poetry - 1992 - 204 pages
...Hemingway was alluding to Shakespeare's lines: . . . nothing in his life Became him like the leaving of it; he died As one that had been studied in his death To throw away the dearest thing he owed, As 'twere a careless trifle. (Macbeth, I, iv) The lines are spoken by Malcolm, upon the execution...
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The Tragedy of Macbeth

William Shakespeare, Hugh Black-Hawkins - Drama - 1992 - 68 pages
...spoke With one that saw him die, who did report That very frankly he confessed his treasons, Implored Your Highness' pardon, and set forth A deep repentance....Nothing in his life Became him like the leaving it. King Duncan. He was a gentleman on whom I built An absolute trust .... f Macbeth and Banquo come in,...
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The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations

Robert Andrews - Reference - 1993 - 1214 pages
...Edgar, in King Lear, acl 5, sc. 2. lo his falber Gloucester, who wishes only (or deaih. 106 Nothing in his life, Became him like the leaving it; he died....studied in his death, To throw away the dearest thing he owed, As'twere a careless trifle. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 11 S64-1 61 6). English dramatist, poet. Malcolm...
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Macbeth

William Shakespeare - Drama - 1994 - 268 pages
...speech in which the writer brings two opposite or contrasting ideas up against each other: ''Nothing in his life Became him like the leaving it; he died As...studied in his death, To throw away the dearest thing he owed, As 'twere a careless trifle.'1 Apostrophe: When a character suddenly speaks directly to someone...
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Quotations of Wit and Wisdom

John W. Gardner, Francesca Gardner Reese - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1996 - 278 pages
...winding up the watch of his wit; By and by it will strike. William Shakespeare Malcolm: . . . nothing in his life Became him like the leaving it; he died As...studied in his death, To throw away the dearest thing he owed As 'twere a careless trifle. William Shakespeare Honey in his mouth, knives in his heart. Chinese...
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Famous Lines: A Columbia Dictionary of Familiar Quotations

Robert Andrews - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1997 - 666 pages
...5, sc. 2, I. 9(1623). Addressed to his father Gloucester, who wishes only for death. 46 Nothing in his life Became him like the leaving it. He died As...studied in his death To throw away the dearest thing he owed As 'twere a careless trifle. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, (1564-1616) British dramatist, poet. Malcolm,...
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Shakespearean Power and Punishment: A Volume of Essays

Gillian Murray Kendall - Drama - 1998 - 232 pages
...yet return'd? Mai. My liege. They are not yet come back. But I have spoke With one that saw him die; who did report That very frankly he confess'd his...dearest thing he ow'd, As 'twere a careless trifle. (1.4.2-11) Execution becomes a ritual that elevates Duncan's authority15 — Cawdor even seems to have...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotations

Connie Robertson - Reference - 1998 - 686 pages
...Macbeth Come what come may, Time and the hour runs through the roughest day. 10344 Macbeth Nothing in t command. 7456 'Arcades' Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie. 7457 Areopagitica Books owed As 'twere a careless trifle. 10345 Macbeth Yet I do fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk...
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Macbeth

William Shakespeare - Drama - 2000 - 148 pages
.... . day ie, the worst day comes to an end 149 favor pardon 155 free hearts thoughts freely Implored your highness' pardon, and set forth A deep repentance....in his life Became him like the leaving it. He died 9 As one that had been studied in his death 10 To throw away the dearest thing he owed As 'twere a...
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Scenes from Shakespeare

Harry Levin - Drama - 2000 - 170 pages
...what Malcolm says about the Thane of Cawdor preceding Macbeth: 128 Scenes from Shakespeare Nothing in his life Became him like the leaving it. He died As one that had been studied in his death . . . (1 .4.7-9) It might be said that Othello too had been studied in his death, although TS Eliot's...
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