arras
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Staged moments — characters eavesdropping like Polonius behind his arras, lovers exchanging vows — baldly recall the genre’s cliches.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2015
But I don't like it when they jump up and down behind the arras like Polonius in Hamlet, trying to distract my attention from the poor old actors.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2012
So frequently does the play come up, indeed, that it has become a tradition at the annual Critics' Circle dinner to nail one Sambuca for every arras you've seen stabbed.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2010
It is only possible to do the job properly from behind the arras.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 9, 2010
I saw Claudius and Polonius steal like silent ghosts behind an arras.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vocabulary lists containing arras
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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Much Ado About Nothing
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The Taming of the Shrew
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