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How do you use Egeus in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.

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Egeus in a sentence

Using Egeus

  • In the example corpus, egeus often appears in combinations such as: and egeus, egeus and.

Context around Egeus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

patriarch 1× enraged 1×

Often after:

invokes 1×

Sentence patterns with Egeus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

enraged egeus invokes an 1× the patriarch egeus and that 1× theseus and egeus and imelda 1× theseus and egeus but quickly 1× theseus or egeus 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to tennenhouse 1× enraged egeus invokes 1× in a midsummer 1× the cast includes 1× the play began 1×

Common sentence endings:

and green light 1× else face death 1× theseus or egeus 1× voices of authority 1× wife polly hippolyta 1×

Words around Egeus

Just before it in the word index:

egesa 2 egerton 104 egerman 4 egerius 2 egerer 3 eger 8

Just after it in the word index:

egf 7 egfr 17 egg 1.947 eggar 4 eggbeater 14 eggcellent 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Egeus

  • In this selection, "egeus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, patriarch, enraged and invokes stand out and add context to how "egeus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include enraged egeus invokes an and the patriarch egeus and that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "egeus" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with egeus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Enraged, Egeus invokes an ancient Athenian law before Duke Theseus, whereby a daughter must marry the suitor chosen by her father, or else face death. (25 words)

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lysander and Hermia escape into the woods for a night where they do not fall under the laws of Theseus or Egeus. (28 words)

The cast includes Johnny Vegas as Bottom, Dean Lennox Kelly as Puck, Bill Paterson as Theo (a conflation of Theseus and Egeus), and Imelda Staunton as his wife Polly (Hippolyta). (30 words)

Longer example sentences

The play began slowly with Hippolyta, Theseus and Egeus, but quickly transitioned to the next when the fairies poured out of a trap door in a mist of fog and green light. (32 words)

According to Tennenhouse, by forgiving the lovers, he has made a distinction between the law of the patriarch (Egeus) and that of the monarch (Theseus), creating two different voices of authority. (31 words)

The cast includes Johnny Vegas as Bottom, Dean Lennox Kelly as Puck, Bill Paterson as Theo (a conflation of Theseus and Egeus), and Imelda Staunton as his wife Polly (Hippolyta). (30 words)

Example sentences (5)

The play began slowly with Hippolyta, Theseus and Egeus, but quickly transitioned to the next when the fairies poured out of a trap door in a mist of fog and green light.

According to Tennenhouse, by forgiving the lovers, he has made a distinction between the law of the patriarch (Egeus) and that of the monarch (Theseus), creating two different voices of authority.

Enraged, Egeus invokes an ancient Athenian law before Duke Theseus, whereby a daughter must marry the suitor chosen by her father, or else face death.

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lysander and Hermia escape into the woods for a night where they do not fall under the laws of Theseus or Egeus.

The cast includes Johnny Vegas as Bottom, Dean Lennox Kelly as Puck, Bill Paterson as Theo (a conflation of Theseus and Egeus), and Imelda Staunton as his wife Polly (Hippolyta).

Common combinations with egeus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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