Illinois Studies in Language and Literature, Bände 38-39

according action expression actor actually adjective adverb ancient appears argument audience beginning brings brother called century characters chorus Christian Terence Cinthio classical clause close comedy comic construction contains coordinator daughter death día disguised drama duke element English example father final follows French function classes function word gives Guarini hand happy ending head honor husband introduced Italian Italy Joseph killed king lovers manner marry matter meaning Merope modifier moral named never noble noun object offers parallel pastoral phrase Plautus play plot poet position practice precedes present prince queen remarked romantic sacred satyric says scene sentence separated servant shepherds simple single soliloquy Spanish stage story style suffix theory tragedy tragic tragicomedy tries true turn usually verb wife young