Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Cleopatra

Daniel, Samuel, published 1594 · tragedy · Closet/Unacted;Nonprofessional · other editions of this work: 254 (1599)

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Metadata

TitleCleopatra
AuthorDaniel, Samuel
Publication year (edition)1594
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Genre group (comparison)tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play typeCloset/Unacted;Nonprofessional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 132 · edition 251 · TCP A19816 · DEEP 5027.01
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1593 [revised 1607]
First performance (BritDrama)1593 [1590-1593]
FormatSixteenmo
Greg132a
Genre (Annals)Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.949
Title page[H4r] THE Tragedie of Cleopatra.
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Topic composition (share of words)

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10–64514unassignedYET do I live, and yet doth breath possess This hateful prison of a loathsome soul: Can no calamity, nor no di…
265–130513T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.89To view my misery, that purchased hers. No, I disdain that head that wore a Crown, Should stoop to take up tha…
3131–203517T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.89To Death, and thee, the life that doth reprove me, Our like distress I feel doth sympathize, And even afflicti…
4204–283527unassignedAnd CLEOPATRA now, Well sees the dangerous way She took, and cared not bow, Which led her to decay. And likewi…
5284–350521T1 Death, grief and revenge0.78I stepped with speed, and held, and saved her life, And forth her trembling hand the blade did wrest. Ah Cleop…
6351–423520T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation0.85Seeming to be,) she showed content to live, Saying she was resolved thy doom t'abide, And to accept what favou…
7424–487469T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.77This Anthony can say is true, And Cleopatra knows 'tis so, By th'experience of their woe. She can say, she nev…
8488–555505unassignedPhilostratus, that self same care to live, Possesseth all alike, and grieve not then Nature doth us no more th…
9556–611442T60 Imperial Rome: rulers, favour and politi0.85Why must her issue pay the price of that? The price is life that they are rated at. Caesario to, issued of Cae…
10612–669453T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.83Love? alas no, it was th'innated hatred That thou and thine haste ever borne our people: That made thee seek a…
11670–727458unassignedWell Cleopatra, fear not, thou shalt find What favour thou desir'st, or canst expect: For Caesar never yet was…
12728–805499unassignedO Fearful frowning NEMESIS, Daughter of JUSTICE, most severe, That art the world's great Arbitress, And Queen …
13806–866498T60 Imperial Rome: rulers, favour and politi0.80Well then, thou know'st how I have lived in grace With Cleopatra, and esteemed in Court As one of Counsel, and…
14867–926504unassignedAnd o, (if he had not been borne so late,) He might have ruled the world's great Monarchy, And now have been t…
15927–988500unassignedlest saying more, that more may make thee stay. Yet let me speak: It may be 'tis the last That ever I shall sp…
16989–1052503unassignedBetween them and the mark of their ambition, That nothing let the full sight of their reign. Where nothing sta…
171053–1118512T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.89WHat, hath my face yet power to win a Lover? Can this torn remnant serve to grace me so, That it can Caesar's …
181119–1178514T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.92But (rather) let that hateful Tyrant know, That thou and I had power t'avoid the same. But what do I spend bre…
191179–1236510T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi0.72Ah no, the course of things requireth change and alteration ever: That same continuance man desireth, th' unco…
201237–1299505T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.90Merciless Caesar should so deal with me: Pray him that he would all the counsel give, That might divert him fr…
211300–1360485unassignedWhy then I know, she sends t'have audience now, And means t'experience what her state can do: To see if Majest…
221361–1421508unassignedYou guess aright, and I will tell you how. When she perceived all hope was clean bereft her, That Caesar meant…
231422–1487510unassignedYet as she sat, the doubt of my good speed, Detracts much from the sweetness of her look: Cheer-marrer Care, d…
241488–1551513T1 Death, grief and revenge0.76And here I sacrifice these arms to Death, That Lust late dedicated to Delights: offering up for my last, this …
251552–1613514T1 Death, grief and revenge0.74Now not an yielding shrink or touch of fear. Consented to bewray least sense of pain: But still in one same sw…
261614–1707474T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.75But how knew Caesar of her close intent? By Letters which before to him she sent. For when she had procured th…