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Douglas is a blank verse tragedy by John Home. It was first performed in 1756 in Edinburgh. The play was a big success in both Scotland and England for decades, attracting many notable actors of the period, such as Edmund Kean, who made his debut in it. Peg Woffington played Lady Randolph, a part which found a later exponent in Sarah Siddons. The opening lines of the second act are probably the best known: My name is Norval; on the Grampian Hills My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, Whose constant cares were to increase his store.And keep his only son, myself, at home. — (Douglas, II, i)

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  • Douglas is a blank verse tragedy by John Home. It was first performed in 1756 in Edinburgh. The play was a big success in both Scotland and England for decades, attracting many notable actors of the period, such as Edmund Kean, who made his debut in it. Peg Woffington played Lady Randolph, a part which found a later exponent in Sarah Siddons. The opening lines of the second act are probably the best known: My name is Norval; on the Grampian Hills My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, Whose constant cares were to increase his store.And keep his only son, myself, at home. — (Douglas, II, i) (en)
  • 《더글라스》(Douglas)는 존 홈이 지은 비극으로 1756년에 에든버러에서 공연이 되었다. 이 연극은 스코틀랜드와 잉글랜드에서 수 십년 동안 흫행하였다. 이 연극의 배우로 출연한 에드먼드 케인은 그의 데뷰무대가 되었고, 페그 볼핑톤은 랜돌프 부인으로 활약하였다. (ko)
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  • Douglas is a blank verse tragedy by John Home. It was first performed in 1756 in Edinburgh. The play was a big success in both Scotland and England for decades, attracting many notable actors of the period, such as Edmund Kean, who made his debut in it. Peg Woffington played Lady Randolph, a part which found a later exponent in Sarah Siddons. The opening lines of the second act are probably the best known: My name is Norval; on the Grampian Hills My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, Whose constant cares were to increase his store.And keep his only son, myself, at home. — (Douglas, II, i) (en)
  • 《더글라스》(Douglas)는 존 홈이 지은 비극으로 1756년에 에든버러에서 공연이 되었다. 이 연극은 스코틀랜드와 잉글랜드에서 수 십년 동안 흫행하였다. 이 연극의 배우로 출연한 에드먼드 케인은 그의 데뷰무대가 되었고, 페그 볼핑톤은 랜돌프 부인으로 활약하였다. (ko)
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  • Douglas (play) (en)
  • 더글라스 (희곡) (ko)
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