by Rabindranath Tagore IIIIII Returning from without, Hemanta asked his wife: "Is it true?" "It is," replied Kusum. "Why didn't you tell me long ago?" "I did try many a time, and…
Scene IIIWales. Before Flint castleEnter, with drum and colours, Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of York, Northumberland, Attendants, and forcesHenry BolingbrokeSo that by this intelligence we learn…
Act IIScene ICourt of Macbeth's castleEnter Banquo, and Fleance bearing a torch before himBanquoHow goes the night, boy?FleanceThe moon is down; I have not heard the clock.BanquoAnd she goes…
Act IIPrologueEnter ChorusChorusNow all the youth of England are on fire,
And silken dalliance in the wardrobe lies:
Now thrive the armourers, and honour's thought
Reigns solely in the breast…
(Encyclopedia) Alexander II, 1198–1249, king of Scotland (1214–49), son and successor of William the Lion. He joined the English barons in their revolt against King John of England in 1215. Though he…
(Encyclopedia) George II, 1890–1947, king of the Hellenes (1922–23, 1935–47), successor and eldest son of King Constantine I. When Constantine I was forced by the Allies to abdicate in 1917, George,…
Scene IIIThe lists at CoventryEnter the Lord Marshal and the Duke of AumerleLord MarshalMy Lord Aumerle, is Harry Hereford arm'd?Duke of AumerleYea, at all points; and longs to enter in.Lord…
(Encyclopedia) Theodore II (Theodore Lascaris), 1222–58, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (1254–58), son and successor of John III. He fought the Bulgarians and temporarily regained parts of Thrace. He…
Act IIScene IBritain. Before Cymbeline's palaceEnter Cloten and two LordsClotenWas there ever man had such luck! when I kissed the jack, upon an up-cast to be hit away! I had a hundred pound…
