Could great men thunder
- DMI number:
- 30994
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- Could great men thunder
- Last Line:
- As makes the angels weep
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Drama and Extract / snippet from longer work
- Themes:
- Hopelessness / vanity of life
- Author:
- William Shakespeare
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from Measure for Measure Act 2 Scene 2.
- First Line:
- Could great men thunder
- Last Line:
- Would all themselves laugh mortal
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- A collection of poems for reading and repetition selected from the most celebrated British poets [ESTC T119516] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- p.148-149
- Poem Title:
- Greatness
- Attribution:
- Shakespeare
- Attributed To:
- William Shakespeare
Poem Aliases
Shakespeare. Measure for Measure.
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