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... Death forth . with a summons . Everyman is taken by surprise . He is dis- mayed when Death identifies himself and orders him to pre- pare for the long journey . He pleads for a stay , for more time , which Death refuses him . Everyman ...
... Death forth . with a summons . Everyman is taken by surprise . He is dis- mayed when Death identifies himself and orders him to pre- pare for the long journey . He pleads for a stay , for more time , which Death refuses him . Everyman ...
Page 172
... Death in the Tree , which might be called a sort of abbreviated morality play . The characters are a Hermit , a Bully , a Cynic , and a Coward . A Hermit chances to discover a sack of gold coins in the hollow of a tree . Though he is ...
... Death in the Tree , which might be called a sort of abbreviated morality play . The characters are a Hermit , a Bully , a Cynic , and a Coward . A Hermit chances to discover a sack of gold coins in the hollow of a tree . Though he is ...
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... death he wrote the play by which he is best remembered , Danton's Tod , or Danton's Death . In many ways this play is impressive , in its portrait of a liberal , horrified by the violence and bloodshed of the French Revo- lution which ...
... death he wrote the play by which he is best remembered , Danton's Tod , or Danton's Death . In many ways this play is impressive , in its portrait of a liberal , horrified by the violence and bloodshed of the French Revo- lution which ...
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