Was this the face that launched a thousand ships,
And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?
Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss!

Christopher Marlowe

Doctor Faustus

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Topic

Trojan War Beautiful women

Speaker

Faustus

Author

Christopher Marlowe

Source

Doctor Faustus

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1593 1590s 16th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Marlowe, Christopher. The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus. Admiral's Men, 1594, The Rose Theater, London, England, UK, act 5, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Marlowe, Christopher. "Doctor Faustus (1604 Text)." Christopher Marlowe: The Complete Plays. Penguin Classics, 2004, act 5, sc. 1.

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Topic
Intersectionality Women's rights Racism
Speaker
Sojourner Truth
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
1851 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Truth, Sojourner. Speech in Ohio. Woman's convention. May 1851, Akron, Ohio, USA.

Current Citation

Truth, Sojourner. "Ain't I a Woman?" Great Speeches by African Americans, edited by James Daley. Dover Publications, 2006.