history sb. (in Per. V. i. 119 almost=life-story)
1.
narrative, tale, story
Tw.N. II. iv. 111,
3H6 V. vi. 28
“that tragic ,”
R3 III. v. 27
“The of all her secret
thoughts,”
Ham. III. ii. 314,
Oth. I. iii. 139
“in my travel's
history,”
Cym. III. v. 99.
2.
story represented
dramatically, drama (fig.)
AYL. II. vii. 164
“Last scene of all, That
ends this strange eventful ”
; historical play or drama Shr. Ind. ii. 144,
H5 I. Chor. 32
“Chorus to this ,”
Ham. II. ii. 425 [416] “tragedy, comedy, history,”
Oth. II. i. 266.