# Result number

Work The work is either a play, poem, or sonnet. The sonnets are treated as single work with 154 parts.

Character Indicates who said the line. If it's a play or sonnet, the character name is "Poet."

Line Shows where the line falls within the work.

The numbering is not keyed to any copyrighted numbering system found in a volume of collected works (Arden, Oxford, etc.) The numbering starts at the beginning of the work, and does not restart for each scene.

Text The line's full text, with keywords highlighted within it, unless highlighting has been disabled by the user.

1

Measure for Measure
[I, 2]

Lucio

104

Thou concludest like the sanctimonious pirate, that
went to sea with the Ten Commandments, but scraped
one out of the table.

2

Measure for Measure
[I, 2]

First Gentleman

124

Well, there went but a pair of shears between us.

3

Measure for Measure
[III, 1]

Isabella

1454

I have heard of the lady, and good words went with her name.

4

Measure for Measure
[V, 1]

Isabella

2488

I went
To this pernicious caitiff deputy,—