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Search phrase: clown

Plays

 44 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW I.iii.1.2Lavatch her Clown
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.ii.1.1Enter the Countess and the ClownEnter Countesse and Clowne.
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iv.1Enter Helena and the ClownEnter Helena and Clowne.
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.ii.1Enter the Countess and the ClownEnter Countesse and Clowne
All's Well That Ends WellAW III.ii.32.1Enter ClownEnter Clowne.
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.v.1.1Enter the Countess, Lafew, and the ClownEnter Clowne, old Lady, and Lafew
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.v.91Enter ClownEnter Clowne.
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.ii.1Enter the Clown and ParollesEnter Clowne and Parrolles.
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.241Enter Guardsman and Clown with a basketEnter Guardsman, and Clowne.
As You Like ItAYL II.ii.8My lord, the roynish clown at whom so oftMy Lord, the roynish Clown, at whom so oft,
As You Like ItAYL II.iv.1.2the Clown, alias TouchstoneClowne, alias Touchstone.
As You Like ItAYL II.iv.61Holla, you clown!Holla; you Clowne.
As You Like ItAYL V.i.10It is meat and drink to me to see a clown.It is meat and drinke to me to see a Clowne,
As You Like ItAYL V.i.46Therefore, you clown, abandon – which is in the vulgarTherefore you Clowne, abandon: which is in the vulgar,
As You Like ItAYL V.i.50or, clown, thou perishest; or, to thy better understanding,or Clowne thou perishest: or to thy better vnderstanding,
HamletHam II.ii.323peace; the clown shall make those laugh whose lungspeace: the Clowne shall make those laugh whose lungs
HamletHam III.ii.51jests, when, God knows, the warm clown cannot make a
HamletHam V.i.60Exit Second Clown
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.x.55out the burly-boned clown in chines of beef ere thouout the burly bon'd Clowne in chines of Beefe, ere thou
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.i.141By my soul, a swain, a most simple clown!By my soule a Swaine, a most simple Clowne.
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.15Well, she hath one o' my sonnets already. The clownWell, she hath one a'my Sonnets already, the Clowne
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.17clown, sweeter fool, sweetest lady! By the world, IClowne, sweeter Foole, sweetest Lady. By the world, I
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.iii.1Enter Jessica and Launcelot the ClownEnter Iessica and the Clowne.
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.v.1.2was, the Clownwas the Clowne.
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.v.1Enter Launcelot the Clown and JessicaEnter Clowne and Iessica.
OthelloOth III.i.3.2Enter Clown
OthelloOth III.i.29Exit ClownExit Clo.
OthelloOth III.iv.1.1Enter Desdemona, Emilia, and ClownEnter Desdemona, Amilia, and Clown.
Romeo and JulietRJ I.ii.1.1Enter Capulet, County Paris, and the Clown, aEnter Capulet, Countie Paris, and the Clowne.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iii.77.1Enter the Clown with a basket and two pigeons in itEnter the Clowne with a basket and two Pigeons in it.
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iii.116(To the Clown)
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iv.39Enter ClownEnter Clowne.
Twelfth NightTN I.v.1Enter Maria and Feste the ClownEnter Maria, and Clowne.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.130Then the beest-eating clown, and next the fool,Then the beast eating Clowne, and next the foole,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.140Say the schoolmaster's no clown;Say the Schoolemaster's no Clowne:
The Winter's TaleWT III.iii.77Enter ClownEnter Clowne.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.331Enter ClownEnter Clowne.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iii.115Exit ClownExit.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.55.2Clown, Mopsa, Dorcas, and others
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.601remembered. My clown, who wants but something to be aremembred. My Clowne (who wants but something to be a
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.679.1Enter Clown and ShepherdEnter Clowne and Shepheard.
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.806Well, give me the moiety. (To the Clown)Well, giue me the Moitie:
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.824Exeunt Shepherd and Clown
The Winter's TaleWT V.ii.122Enter Shepherd and ClownEnter Shepheard and Clowne.

Poems

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Glossary

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choughrustic, clown
chuffmiser, skinflint; or: churl, clown
clownyokel, rustic, country bumpkin; also: low comic character [in a play]
fool[professional] clown, jester
hobby-horsebuffoon, clown, joker
idiotjester, clown, fool
lobclown, country lout, yokel
patchfool, clown; rogue, knave

Thesaurus

 9 result(s).
assistant, clown'szany
clownfool
clownchuff
clownchough
clownidiot
clownhobby-horse
clownlob
clownpatch
clown's assistantzany

Themes and Topics

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Address forms...alt [head of family to nephew] second clown to first...
...to first clown mister master [dignified respectful...
Discourse markers
Negatives
Singing...y and a down say the schoolmaster’s no clown heigh wt iv iii 2 when daffodils ...
Swearing
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)... ) corpse dead body ham v i 163 [first clown to hamlet] we have many pocky corses now...

Words Families

 2 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CLOWNBASICclown n, clownish adj

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