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... woman ; young woman ; soldier ; parasite ; cook ; doctor ; many slaves . Comedy , Greek , old . First form of true comedy in ancient Greece ; 5th century B.C .; represented best and chiefly by Aristophanes ; consisting of coarse ...
... woman ; young woman ; soldier ; parasite ; cook ; doctor ; many slaves . Comedy , Greek , old . First form of true comedy in ancient Greece ; 5th century B.C .; represented best and chiefly by Aristophanes ; consisting of coarse ...
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... woman warns the people that a new master will take over the city . Then a messenger announces the coming of a dangerous and violent conqueror and he warns them to beware . The orator urges the people to keep their freedom , scorn ...
... woman warns the people that a new master will take over the city . Then a messenger announces the coming of a dangerous and violent conqueror and he warns them to beware . The orator urges the people to keep their freedom , scorn ...
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... Woman Killed With Kindness , A. Thomas Heyward ( English ) . 5 acts . Melodrama . 1603 . A wife commits adultery with her husband's best friend . When her husband dis- covers her faithlessness he decides to kill her with kindness . He ...
... Woman Killed With Kindness , A. Thomas Heyward ( English ) . 5 acts . Melodrama . 1603 . A wife commits adultery with her husband's best friend . When her husband dis- covers her faithlessness he decides to kill her with kindness . He ...
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