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He is too cowardly , so they slay him and offer his head as a sacrifice to their dead master . ... in what may be the greatest number of last - act deaths in theatrical history , and are buried with honors near their master's grave .
He is too cowardly , so they slay him and offer his head as a sacrifice to their dead master . ... in what may be the greatest number of last - act deaths in theatrical history , and are buried with honors near their master's grave .
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... has slipped slyly onto the stage and administered a resounding kick to the old man from behind , then immediately disappeared . A moment later he will reappear to demand , indignantly , who has dared to molest his master .
... has slipped slyly onto the stage and administered a resounding kick to the old man from behind , then immediately disappeared . A moment later he will reappear to demand , indignantly , who has dared to molest his master .
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MASTER SIMON Alas , young Honour ! ( He advances to the center , claps his hands for attention , and declaims . ) There is no elixir , balm , magisterium , opiate , unguent , ointment , local application , electuary , nor panacea that ...
MASTER SIMON Alas , young Honour ! ( He advances to the center , claps his hands for attention , and declaims . ) There is no elixir , balm , magisterium , opiate , unguent , ointment , local application , electuary , nor panacea that ...
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How Drama Was Born | 1 |
The Theatre of Greece | 6 |
Reconstruction of Theatre of Dionysus at Athens | 14 |
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