acb, aml, bou, cle, emp, llo, nds, rro, ssi, ymb
The above line lists 10 triplets, each a part of one of 10 words, belonging to a well defined set.
Name the words and comment on the set's origin.
(In reply to
re(4): Most of a solution ---- hint , .....partial. spoiler by Ady TZIDON)
Given Macbeth:
acb =[M]acb[eth]
aml = [H]aml[et]
emp =[T]emp[est]
ymb= [C]ymb[eline]
It seems the rule might be: crop the initial and take the next three letters of the title.
But then:
llo = [Oth][e]llo (last syllable)
ssi = [Troilus and Cre]ssi[da] (penultimate syllable)
cle = [Peri]cle[s, Prince of Tyre] (third syllable)
rro = [The Comedy of E]rro[rs] (first 3 letters of last syllable)
bou = either [Love's La]bou[rs Lost] (first 3 letters of penultimate syllable) or [Much Ado A]bou[t Nothing] (first 3 lower-case letters of penultimate word).
nds = [All's well that E]nds [Well] (first 3 lower-case letters of penultimate word), or [The Merry Wives of Wi]nds[or] (second three letters of penultimate syllable)
The last two examples in particular seem to contradict the claim of well definition, since the alternatives cannot be distinguished by rule.
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Posted by broll
on 2014-12-08 23:43:51 |
re(5): Most of a solution ---- hint , .....partial. spoiler
