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Search phrase: trap

Plays

4 result(s). alternate result(s)

Play	Key Line	Modern Text	Original Text
Henry VI Part 1	1H6 III.i.22	In that thou laidest a trap to take my life,	In that thou layd'st a Trap to take my Life,
Henry VI Part 2	2H6 III.i.340	Weaves tedious snares to trap mine enemies.	Weaues tedious Snares to trap mine Enemies.
Henry VIII	H8 V.i.142.1	The trap is laid for me!	The trap is laid for me.
The Merry Wives of Windsor	MW I.i.155	‘ Marry trap with you,’ if you run the nut-hook's humour	marry trap with you, if you runne the nut-hooks humor

Poems

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Glossary

9 result(s).

compass	surround, trap, ring in
gin	snare, trap
knavery	treachery, trap, trickery
lime	trap, snare, catch [as if by using birdlime]
marry trap with you	[unclear meaning] insulting or contemptuous exclamation
pitfall	bird-trap, fowler's snare
springe	snare, trap
tangle	trap, snare, enmesh, hold fast
toil	net, snare, trap

Thesaurus

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bird-trap	pitfall
trap	compass
trap	tangle
trap	toil
trap	springe
trap	gin
trap	knavery
trap	lime
trap, bird	pitfall

Themes and Topics

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Exclamations

... shock [real or affected] marry trap with you mw i i 155 i will say &ls...
... mw i i 155 i will say &lsquo marry trap with you&rsquo contempt insult [unc...

Words Families

5 result(s).

Word Family	Word Family Group	Words
ENTRAP	BASIC	see TRAP
TRAP	BASIC	trap v, trapped adj
TRAP	ACTION	entrap v
TRAP	OBJECT	mousetrap n

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