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Queen of the Amazons, slain by Achilles. Sir Toby Belch says to Maria, in the service of Olivia “Good-night, Penthesilea [my fine woman].” Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, ii. 2. Source:…
in the Plain Dealer, by Wycherly. He is violent and uncouth, but presents an excellent contrast to the hypocritical Olivia (q.v.). Mr. Manly, in The Provoked Husband, by Vanbrugh and…
Olivia says to Malvolio, “Why, this is very midsummer madness” (Twelfth Night, iii. 4). The reference is to the rabies of dogs, which is generally brought on by Midsummer heat. Source:…
George HarrisonAge: 58musician lead guitarist for the Beatles, Harrison died in Los Angeles after a long battle with cancer. “He left this world as he lived in it, conscious of God, fearless…
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Act IScene IDuke Orsino's palaceEnter Duke Orsino, Curio, and other Lords; Musicians attendingDuke OrsinoIf music be the food of love, play on;
Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,
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