Word: plot
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...same with those of English verse as to appropriateness to subject, etc.; 4, Compare the "Birds" with some familiar modern burlesque; 5, The character of Teirisias in the "Oedipus" and in the "Bacchae;" 6, Connection between the choral odes of the "Bacchae" of Euripides and the development of the plot; 7, Compare the impiety and madness of Ajax and of Pentheus. The subjects, it will be seen, have a considerable range, and will be likely to largely increase the active interest of the members of the section in the work of the course...
...warning has been received at St. Petersburg of a plot to murder the Czar...
...reported that the Anarchist documents seized at Brussels show that a plot has been organized to murder the Czar of Russia on the occasion of his coronation...
...considerable assistance, in the way of suggestions, from the Rev. W. Scott, headmaster of the Westminster School in London, where the play was acted last Christmas. Librettos will be furnished in Latin and English, which will enable those not conversant with the Latin to follow the development of the plot and enjoy the humor. It is to be hoped that the attendance will be such as to make it a financial success." While we sincerely wish the University of Michigan the greatest possible success in their praiseworthy efforts, we are very skeptical as to whether they can hope for great...
...those whose business calls them into the city each day. The interest of the reader is kept up throughout the book, not in expectation of a climax and dramatic situations, but by the interest attaching to a story of real people acting in a natural manner and with sufficient plot to serve as a nucleus. The author has evidently studied his characters thoroughly, and spared no pains to make his book as complete as possible. "Forever and a Day" is far better than the average novel, which merely introduces the reader to a few characters, who serve to amuse...