seems to be missing a great deal of the acerbic repartee of the play . 
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ seems) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBG missing) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ great) (NN deal)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ acerbic) (NN repartee)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN play))))))))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (VP (VBZ ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (VP (VBG ) (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NN ))))))))))) (. )))