Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Cleopatra

Daniel, Samuel, published 1599 · tragedy · Closet/Unacted;Nonprofessional · other editions of this work: 251 (1594) · other edition — not in the analysis

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Metadata

TitleCleopatra
AuthorDaniel, Samuel
Publication year (edition)1599
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 254 · TCP A19834 · DEEP 5047.01
Edition roleOther edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics; its chunks carry the topic they were placed in, for browsing
First performance / composition (Annals)1593 [revised 1607]
First performance (BritDrama)1593 [1590-1593]
PrinterShort, Peter
PublisherWaterson, Simon
FormatQuarto
Greg132d
Genre (Annals)Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.949
Title page[4A1r] THE TRAGEDIE OF CLEOPATRA.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1753 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

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10–64497T1 Death, grief and revenge0.71YET do I live, and yet doth breath extend My life beyond my life, nor can my grave Shut up my griefs, to make …
265–127502T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.86Basely enduring to survive my state: That Rome should see my scepter-bearing hands Behind me bound, and glory …
3128–185471T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.89Though I perhaps could lighten mine own side With some excuse of my constrained case Drawn down with power: bu…
4186–267465unassignedBut to the end I may prevent proud Caesar, Who doth so eagerly my life importune, I must prevail me of this li…
5268–325449unassignedBehold, my forces vanquished have this Land, Subdued that strong Competitor of mine: All Egypt yields to my al…
6326–388506unassignedAh, what hath Caesar here to do, said she, In confines of the dead in darkness lying? Will he not grant our se…
7389–467517T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.78Princes (like Lions) never will be tarned. A private man may yield, and care not how, But greater hearts will …
8468–536541unassignedHOW deeply Arius am I bound to thee, That savedst from death this wretched life of mine: Obtaining Caesar's ge…
9537–607537unassignedOf like proud states, as woefully encumbered, And framed by them, examples for our own: Which now among exampl…
10608–669497unassignedRise Queen, none but thyself cause of all. And yet, would all were but thine own alone: That others ruin had n…
11670–735512unassignedNay there's not all set down within that roll, I know some things she hath reserved apart. What vile ungratefu…
12736–811492unassignedAnd for my part, I seek but t' entertain In her some feeding hope to draw her forth; The greatest Trophy that …
13812–872495unassignedAnd never (friend Seleucus) found'st thou one That better could bear such a part with thee: Who by his own, kn…
14873–931494unassignedAnd raise the broken ruins made of late. He may give limits to the boundless pride Of fierce Octavius, and aba…
15932–987463unassignedO my divided soul, what shall I do? Where on shall now my resolution rest? What were I best resolve to yield u…
16988–1051499unassignedAnd is this all the good of being borne great? Then wretched greatness, proud rich misery, Pompous distress, g…
171052–1112473T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.84But how hath Caesar now rewarded thee? As he hath thee. And I expect the same As fell to Theodor to fall to me…
181113–1170475T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.89If it be so, why speak I then to th'air? But 'tis not so, my Anthony doth hear: His everliving ghost attends m…
191171–1242451unassignedAnd now I go to works th'effect indeed, He never send more words or sighs to thee: He bring my soul myself, an…
201243–1308485T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.87And thus is Egypt servile rendered to the insolent destroyer: And all their sumptuous treasure tendered, All h…
211309–1368485unassignedAh sweet distressed Lady. What hard heart Can choose but pity thee, and love thee too? Thy worthiness, the sta…
221369–1422437unassignedAM I ordained the careful Messenger, And sad news-bringer of the strangest death, Which self hand did upon its…
231423–1474432unassignedFor all what thou hast done, may die with thee, Although 'tis pity that such faith should die. But this shall …
241475–1540512unassignedLook how a strayed perplexed travailer, When chased by thieves, & even at point of taking, Descrying suddenly …
251541–1600481T1 Death, grief and revenge0.81Look how a mother at her sons departing For some far voyage bend to get him fame, Doth entertain him with anid…
261601–1658481T1 Death, grief and revenge0.69Well, now this work is done (saith she,) here ends This act of life, that part the Fates assigned: What glory …
271659–1752474T54 Antony and Cleopatra: love, death and mo0.78But how knew Caesar of her close intent? By Letters which before to him she sent. For when she had procured th…