Both Uses of
diminutive
in
Antony and Cleopatra
- a diminution in our captain's brain
Scene 3.13 *diminution = decrease in size or importance
- Let him take thee And hoist thee up to the shouting plebeians: Follow his chariot, like the greatest spot Of all thy sex; most monster-like, be shown For poor'st diminutives, for doits; and let Patient Octavia plough thy visage up With her prepared nails.†
Scene 4.12
Definition:
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(diminutive) very small