dissembled+grief
1crocodile tears — Affected tears, hypocritical sorrow, dissembled grief …
2dissemble — v. 1 intr. conceal one s motives; talk or act hypocritically. 2 tr. a disguise or conceal (a feeling, intention, act, etc.). b simulate (dissembled grief in public). Derivatives: dissemblance n. dissembler n. dissemblingly adv. Etymology: ME, alt …
3Augustan drama — [ riot at Covent Garden s Royal Theatre in 1762 over a rumored increase in ticket prices. Although drama declined in the Augustan era, it was still popular entertainment.] Augustan drama can refer to the dramas of Ancient Rome during the reign of …
