Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea to William Shakespeare

Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea to William Shakespeare

Summary

Geoffrey Chaucer Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea has 312 lines, and 1% of them have weak matches at magnitude 10 to 14 in William Shakespeare. 99% of the lines have no match. On average, each line has 0.02 weak matches.

10

Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 23

Thogh he be fals and hath the foul betrayed,
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Antony and Cleopatra 4.12: 10

This foul Egyptian hath betrayed me.
10

Antony and Cleopatra 4.12: 11

My fleet hath yielded to the foe, and yonder
12

Legend of Hypsipyle and Medea: 144

So that, within a day, or two, or three,
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Edward III 5.1: 240

A day or two within this haven town,
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Cymbeline 3.1: 68

His Majesty bids you welcome. Make pastime with us a day or two, or longer. If you seek us afterwards in other terms, you shall find us in our salt-water girdle. If you beat us out of it, it is yours; if you fall in the adventure, our crows shall fare the better for you; and there’s an end.
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Two Noble Kinsmen 3.3: 36

Or two, or three, or ten. The Marshal’s sister