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Use Lothario in a Sentence ... "lady-killer," 1756, from principal male character of Nicholas Rowe's "The Fair Penitent" (1703). The name is the It. form of O.H.G. Hlothari, Hludher (whence Ger. Luther), lit. "famous warrior," from O.H.G. lut (see loud) + heri "host, army.
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In allusion to Lothario (called in one place “the gay Lothario”), a character in Rowe's play, “The Fair Penitent.” The name Lothario is an Italianized form of Old High German Hlōdhari, Ludheri, German Luther (later Old French Ludhers), ... After Lothario, a character in The Fair Penitent, a play by Nicholas Rowe...
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Brief and Straightforward Guide: What is a Lothario? ... Rowe may have borrowed the character from Don Quixote (1605), where a remarkably similar situation also includes a character named Lothario.
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Additionally, there is a character named Lothario in the story "The Impertinent Curiosity," which the characters of Cervantes' Don Quixote [c. 1605] read aloud. In this story-within-a-story, Anselmo coerces his faithful friend Lothario to test his wife's virtue.
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The similarity between the characters of Lothario and Lovelace was first pointed out by Johnson in his life of Rowe3. The character of Lothario seems to ...
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"Lothario" is an "eponym," a word formed from the proper name of a famous real or fictional person. The original "Lothario" was a character in Nicholas Rowe's 1703 play "The Fair Penitent." Rowe (1674 - 1718) was famous for his "she-tragedies," the 18th century theatrical equivalent of today's "weepie" movies.
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Hamlet, with 1569 lines, is the most loquacious Shakespearean character. Richard III is second, with 1161 lines. Iago is next, with 1117 lines, and then Henry V, with his 1063 ... In which of Shakespeare's plays would we find the character Lothario? ... Actually, Lothario is a character in Nicholas Rowe's The Fair Penitent.
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Maya Gallo was a fictional character on the former NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me!, where she was played by Laura San Giacomo. Originally, Maya was intended to be the show's main character, but the series instead began to more prominently feature David Spade's character Dennis...
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