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Search phrase: rape

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.70No grapes, my royal fox? Yes, but you willno grapes my royall foxe? / Yes but you will,
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.71My noble grapes, and if my royal foxmy noble grapes, and if / My royall foxe
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.98There's one grape yet. I am sure thy father drunkThere's one grape yet, I am sure thy father drunke
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.iii.245rapes and ravishments he parallels Nessus. He professesrapes and rauishments he paralels Nessus. Hee professes
Antony and CleopatraAC II.vii.114With thy grapes our hairs be crowned.With thy Grapes our haires be Crown'd.
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.281The juice of Egypt's grape shall moist this lip.The iuyce of Egypts Grape shall moyst this lip.
As You Like ItAYL V.i.32when he had a desire to eat a grape, would openwhen he had a desire to eate a Grape, would open
As You Like ItAYL V.i.34that grapes were made to eat and lips to open. You dothat Grapes were made to eate, and lippes to open. You do
CoriolanusCor V.iv.18of his face sours ripe grapes. When he walks, he movesof his face, sowres ripe Grapes. When he walks, he moues
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iii.54Of palisadoes, frontiers, parapets,Of Palizadoes, Frontiers, Parapets,
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.205Of fair King Richard, scraped from Pomfret stones;Of faire King Richard, scrap'd from Pomfret stones,
King JohnKJ II.i.97Outfaced infant state, and done a rapeOut-faced Infant State, and done a rape
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.572Alisander the conqueror. You will be scraped out ofAlisander the conqueror: you will be scrap'd out of
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.9scraped one out of the table.scrap'd one out of the Table.
Measure for MeasureMM II.i.123Bunch of Grapes, where indeed you have a delight to sit,bunch of Grapes, where indeede you haue a delight to sit,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.ii.203Yes, by all means, if it be but to scrapeYes, by all meanes: if it be but to scrape
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.i.162With purple grapes, green figs, and mulberries.With purple Grapes, greene Figs, and Mulberries,
OthelloOth II.i.245grapes. If she had been blessed, she would never havegrapes. If shee had beene bless'd, shee would neuer haue
Romeo and JulietRJ I.v.2to take away? He shift a trencher? He scrape a trencher!to take away? He shift a Trencher? he scrape a Trencher?
The TempestTem II.ii.179Nor scrape trenchering, nor wash dish.Nor scrape trenchering, nor wash dish,
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.431Here's gold. Go, suck the subtle blood o'th' grapeHeere's Gold. Go, sucke the subtle blood o'th'Grape,
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.407Thou and thy faction shall repent this rape.Thou and thy Faction shall repent this Rape.
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.408Rape ’ call you it, my lord, to seize my own,Rape call you it my Lord, to cease my owne,
Titus AndronicusTit II.i.116Fitted by kind for rape and villainy.Fitted by kinde for rape and villanie:
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.48And treats of Tereus' treason and his rape;And treates of Tereus treason and his rape,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.49And rape, I fear, was root of thy annoy.And rape I feare was roote of thine annoy.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.57By nature made for murders and for rapes.By nature made for murthers and for rapes.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.i.90Lord Junius Brutus swore for Lucrece' rapeLord Iunius Brutus sweare for Lucrece rape,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.ii.9For villains marked with rape. (To all) May it please you,For villanie's markt with rape. May it please you,
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.63For I must talk of murders, rapes, and massacres,For I must talke of Murthers, Rapes, and Massacres,
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.1.2Chiron as Rape and Demetrius as Murder
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.37Where bloody murder or detested rapeWhere bloody Murther or detested Rape,
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.45Lo by thy side where Rape and Murder stands.Loe bythy side where Rape and Murder stands,
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.62Rape and Murder, therefore called soRape and Murder, therefore called so,
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.94Show me a villain that hath done a rape,Shew me a Villaine that hath done a Rape,
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.134Nay, nay, let Rape and Murder stay with me,Nay, nay, let Rape and Murder stay with me,
Titus AndronicusTit V.ii.155The one is Murder and Rape is the other's name.The one is Murder, Rape is the others name,
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.149But I would have the soil of her fair rapeBut I would haue the soyle of her faire Rape
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.96Is, as a ripe grape, ruddy; he has feltIs (as a ripe grape) ruddy: he has felt

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.215 For one sweet grape who will the vine destroy? For one sweete grape who will the vine destroy?
The Rape of LucreceLuc.909 Wrath, envy, treason, rape, and murder's rages, Wrath, enuy, treason, rape, and murthers rages,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1369 For Helen's rape the city to destroy, For HELENS rape, the Cittie to destroy,
Venus and AdonisVen.601 Even so poor birds, deceived with painted grapes, Euen so poore birds deceiu'd with painted grapes,

Glossary

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blessed, blestcurative, therapeutic, endowed with healing properties
cypresstype of lightweight fabric, gauze cloth, crape material [when black, used in mourning]
diettherapeutic nutrition, curative regime
enforcerape, violate, ravish
forcerape, violate, ravish
gleancollect, scrape together, gather up
Lucrece, Lucretia[lu'krees] legendary Roman heroine, 6th-c BC, who killed herself after being raped by Tarquin
Nessuscentaur, shot by Hercules for attempting to rape Deianeira; Nessus gave her a poisonous liquid disguised as a love-potion, causing Hercules' death when he wore a shirt dipped in it
pallwrap, cover, drape
Philomel, Philomela[pron: 'filomel] daughter of Pandion, king of Athens; Tereus raped her and cut out her tongue, but she told the tale in her embroidery; the gods turned her into a nightingale after she took her revenge
physicalmedicinal, therapeutic, restorative
Procne, Progne[pron: 'proknee] Philomel's sister, who served her son Itys in a meal to Tereus, his father, in revenge for Tereus' rape and mutilation of Philomel
raceraze out, erase, scrape away
raisins of the sunsun-dried grapes
rapeabduction, violent seizure
rapinerape
Tantalusking of Sipylos in Lydia, punished in the Underworld for his crimes; he sits in a pool which recedes when he bends to drink, and the grapes over his head elude his grasp
Tereus[pron: 'tereus] legendary king of Athens, who raped and mutilated his sister-in-law Philomel
valancedrapery making up the border of a bed canopy
Virginius 5th-c BC centurion who slew his daughter, either to avoid her being raped or because she was raped
wagtail[contemptuous form of address] tail-wagger, bower and scraper

Thesaurus

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bed canopy, drapery for avalance
bower and scraperwagtail
crape materialcypress
drapepall
drapery making up the border of a bed canopyvalance
grapesTantalus
grapes, sun-dried raisins of the sun
nutrition, therapeuticdiet
rapeenforce
raperapine
rapeforce
rapePhilomel, Philomela
rapeNessus
scrape awayrace
scrape togetherglean
sun-dried grapesraisins of the sun
therapeuticblessed, blest
therapeuticphysical
therapeutic nutritiondiet

Themes and Topics

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Classical mythology... husband of lucrece character in the rape of lucrece lucrece in historical fi...
...aur shot by hercules for attempting to rape deianeira nessus gave her a poisonous ...
... of athens tereus her brother-in-law raped her and cut out her tongue but she to...
...is father in revenge for tereus&rsquo rape and mutilation of philomel philomel...
...ecedes when he bends to drink and the grapes over his head elude his grasp ...
...tereus legendary king of athens who raped and mutilated philomel philomel ab...
Historical figures...th-c bc who killed herself after being raped by tarquin subject of the ...
...d by tarquin subject of the rape of lucrece tarquin below lycur...
...his daughter either to avoid her being raped or because she was ...
...d or because she was raped xanthippe ts i ii 70 wi...
Latin...um (n nt ) tit iv i 77   rape stygia (n f ) tit ii i 135...
Abbreviations...lover’s complaint luc the rape of lucrece ma much ado ab...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
GRAPEBASICgrape n
PARAPETBASICparapet n
RAPEBASICrape n, rape v, rapine n
SCRAPEBASICscrape v, scraping adj

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