The Captive (1798) Stearns, Charles Derived Text Format to access the structural information conversion Mathias Göbel TextGrid CC-BY-4.0 Lizenzvertrag Charles Stearns, 1753 – 1826 The Captive, a Dramatic Piece, in Five Acts [in, Dramatic Dialogues for the Use of Schools] Leominster John Prentiss, & Co. 540 p. unclear Philander Climene Tryphena Lemonê Melissa Philomede Lasyra Damartis Artamon Drama Prose data extraction from source 1798

This may justly be ranked amongst the brightest of human virtues. Nor is it any part of superstition to believe, that he who is kind to persons really in distress will be paid in the kindness of Heaven. "The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that "watereth shall be watered also himself." — And when our Savior describes the kindness of the good Samaritan, he says to each of his auditors — " go thou, and do likewise."

PERSONS. MEN. PHILANDER — son of Tryphena . ARTAMON — son of Damartis . WOMEN. DAMARTIS — the woman who buys the captive . TRYPHENA — the woman who fells the captive . MELISSA — the captive . CLIMENE — a neighbor of Damartis . PHILOMEDE — daughter of Tryphena . LEMONÊ — Niece of Damartis . LASYRA — the other captive living with Tryphena .
SCENE. — A citizen's house in Elis, a city of Peloponesus, subject to the Spartans .
ACT I.
SCENE I. — — Climene and Damartis. Clim.

Contains 12 words in 2 sentences using 76 chars .

Dam.

Contains 32 words in 2 sentences using 149 chars .

Clim.

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Dam.

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Clim.

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Dam.

Contains 51 words in 4 sentences using 268 chars .

Clim.

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Dam.

Contains 62 words in 3 sentences using 333 chars .

Clim.

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Dam.

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Clim.

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Dam.

Contains 32 words in 5 sentences using 168 chars .

Clim.

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Dam.

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Clim.

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Dam.

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Clim.

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Dam.

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Clim.

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Exit Climene. — — Lemone enters
SCENE II. — — Damartis and Lemons. Dam.

Contains 14 words in 2 sentences using 66 chars .

Lem.

Contains 14 words in 2 sentences using 80 chars .

Dam.

Contains 16 words in 3 sentences using 78 chars .

Lem.

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Dam.

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Lem.

Contains 8 words in 2 sentences using 37 chars .

Dam.

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Lem.

Contains 19 words in 3 sentences using 84 chars .

Dam.

Contains 16 words in 2 sentences using 75 chars .

Lem.

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Dam.

Contains 15 words in 2 sentences using 76 chars .

Lem.

Contains 17 words in 2 sentences using 93 chars .

Dam.

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(They both go out.)
ACT II.
SCENE I. — — Melissa and Philander. Mel.

Contains 9 words in 2 sentences using 42 chars .

Phil.

Contains 24 words in 3 sentences using 113 chars .

Mel.

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Phil.

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Mel.

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Phil.

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( Exit Philander .) Mel.

Contains 36 words in 3 sentences using 162 chars .

( Sits down and weeps .)
SCENE II — — Philomede and Melissa. Philo.

Contains 5 words in 2 sentences using 29 chars .

Mel.

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Philo.

Contains 7 words in 2 sentences using 37 chars .

Mel.

Contains 10 words in 2 sentences using 49 chars .

Philo.

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Mel.

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Philo.

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Mel.

Contains 68 words in 5 sentences using 330 chars .

Philo.

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Mel.

Contains 19 words in 2 sentences using 105 chars .

Philo.

Contains 10 words in 2 sentences using 49 chars .

Mel.

Contains 58 words in 4 sentences using 283 chars .

SCENE III. — — Damartis, Tryphena and Melissa. Try. ( entering )

Contains 34 words in 2 sentences using 161 chars .

Dam.

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Mel.

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Dam.

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Try.

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Dam.

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Try.

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Dam.

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Try.

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Dam.

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(Exit Damartis, and soon after all.)
ACT III.
SCENE I. (The scene changes to the house of Damartis, the captive enters in her working dress, and lays down a bundle of cloaths.) Mel. ( alone )

Contains 216 words in 10 sentences using 1161 chars .

( Lemone enters .)
SCENE II. — — Melissa and Lemone. Mel. ( courtsying )

Contains 9 words in 2 sentences using 46 chars .

Lem

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Mel.

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Lem.

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Mel.

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Lem.

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Mel.

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Lem.

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Mel.

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Lem.

Contains 32 words in 2 sentences using 159 chars .

( Exeunt omnes .)
ACT IV.
SCENE I. — — Artamon and Damartis. Art.

Contains 10 words in 2 sentences using 51 chars .

Dam.

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Art.

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Dam.

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Art.

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Dam.

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Art.

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Exit Artamon Philander enters
SCENE II. — — Philander and Damartis. Phil.

Contains 5 words in 2 sentences using 36 chars .

Dam.

Contains 15 words in 2 sentences using 80 chars .

(Coldly) Phil.

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Dam.

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Phil.

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Dam.

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Phil.

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Dam.

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Phil.

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(Bowing respectfully be withdraws.) Dam.

Contains 34 words in 3 sentences using 168 chars .

SCENE III. — — Climene and Damartis. Clim.

Contains 9 words in 2 sentences using 46 chars .

Dam.

Contains 14 words in 2 sentences using 67 chars .

Clim.

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Dam.

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Clim.

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Dam.

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Clim.

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Dam.

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Clim.

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Dam.

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SCENE IV. — — Tryphena, Climene, Damartis, and Melissa. Try.

Contains 14 words in 2 sentences using 73 chars .

Clim.

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Try.

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Dam.

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Mel. (From behind one edge of the curtain.)

Contains 12 words in 2 sentences using 58 chars .

ACT V.
SCENE I. — — Damartis and Lemone. Dam.

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Lem.

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Dam.

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Lem.

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Dam.

Contains 33 words in 3 sentences using 153 chars .

Mel.

Contains 20 words in 3 sentences using 93 chars .

( Some person knocks at the door. ) Dam. ( To the girls .)

Contains 10 words in 2 sentences using 50 chars .

Dam.

Contains 70 words in 5 sentences using 351 chars .

Lasyra enters
SCENE II. — — Lasyra, Damartis, Lemone and Melissa. Lasyra.

Contains 27 words in 2 sentences using 114 chars .

Lem.

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Lasyra.

Contains 26 words in 3 sentences using 124 chars .

(showing it to Damartis.) Dam.

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Lasyra.

Contains 22 words in 2 sentences using 110 chars .

Dam.

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Mel.

Contains 18 words in 2 sentences using 85 chars .

Dam.

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( Lasyra goes and brings the casket in .) Lasyra.

Contains 8 words in 2 sentences using 39 chars .

Dam.

Contains 36 words in 5 sentences using 169 chars .

( Here the curtains should close .) Dam. ( Clasping Melissa in her arms .)

Contains 22 words in 2 sentences using 105 chars .

All leave the stage