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reign

Herrschaft

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age

Zeitalter

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prosperity

Wohlstand

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the arts

Geisteswissenschaft

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to flourish

florieren

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threat of sth

Bedrohung durch etw., Gefahr vom etw.

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outbreak (of disease)

Ausbruch (einer Krankheit)

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plague

Pest; Seuche

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courtier

Höfling

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to lead a life of luxury

ein Luxusleben führen

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poverty

Armut

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faith

Glaube

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plot

Verschwörung

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sea power

Seemacht

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navy

Marine

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to undertake

etw. unternehmen

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voyage of exploration

Entdeckungsreise

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trade route

Handelsroute

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well-educated

gebildet

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cultured

kultiviert

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scholar

Gelehrter/-r

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at court

bei Hofe

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public execution

öffentlich Hinrichtung

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bear-baiting

Bärenhetze (Schaukampf gegen Bären)

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popular entertainment

Massenunterhaltung

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macabre

makaber

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spectacular

atemberaubend

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to deal with a theme

ein Thema behandeln

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elevated

gehoben

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light-hearted

heiter, amüsant

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humorous

lustig, komisch

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farce

Schwank, farce

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bawdiness

Derbheit

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to baptise sb

jmdn. taufen

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grammar school

eine Schule, an der Latein unterrichtet wurde, in etwa Gymnasium

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pregnant

schwanger

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dramatist

Dramatiker/-in

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shareholder

Aktionär-in

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theatre company

Theatertruppe

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under the patrinage of sb

unter der Schirmherrschaft von jmdm.

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to rehearse sth

etw. proben

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script

Schauspieltext, Rollenheft

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part

Rolle

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in public

in der Öffentlichkeit

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to perform a role/part

eine Rolle spielen

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supporting role

Nebenrolle

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to retire

in den Ruhestand treten

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sonnet

Sonett

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to publish sth

etw. veröffentlichen

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line

(Vers-) Zeile

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apart from

außer

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no.

Nr.

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quatrain

Vierzeiler

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stanza

Strophe

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rhyming couplet

Reimpaar

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iambic pentameter

fünffüßiger Jambus

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rhyme scheme

Reimschema

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twist

Wendung

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iamb

Jambus

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metrical foot

Versfuß

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syllable

Silbe

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heartbeat

Herzschlag

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rythm

Rythmus

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to explore a theme

ein Thema behandeln

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infidelity

Untreue

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absence

Abwesenheit

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mortality

Sterblichkeit

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imagery

Bilder, Bildsprache

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passage of time

das Verstreichen der Zeit

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lyrical

lyrisch

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stylistic device

Stilmittel

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alliteration

Stabreim, Alliteration

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assonance

Assonanz, Gleichklang on Vokalen

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to adress sth to sb

etw. an jmdn. richten

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youth

Jüngling

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superior

höhergestellt

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to this day

bis heute

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narrative poem

Erzählgedicht

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allegorical

allegorisch

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to be widely regarded as

(gemeinhin) gelten als

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playwright

Dramatiker/-in

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storyteller

Geschichtenerzähler/-in

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universal

universell

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to relate to sb

sich mit jmdm. identifizieren

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comedy

Komödie

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tragedy

Tragödie

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history play

historisches Drama, Historienspiel

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to co-write sth (with sb)

etw. (mit jmdm.) gemeinsam schreiben

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act

Aufzug, Akt

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scene

Szene

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prose

Prosa

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blank verse

Blankvers

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verse form

Versform

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to incorporate sth

etw. einbinden, etw. enthalten

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figurative language

Bildsprache

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play on words

Wortspielerei

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pun

Wortspiel

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grave

ernst; Grab

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repition

Wiederholung

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dramatic effect

dramatische Wirkung