Shakespearean CriticismWith chronologically arranged excerpts from nearly 400 years of commentary, this illustrated series provides useful support to students and teachers. It presents an extensive collection of critical excerpts dealing with all of Shakespeare's plays and non-dramatic poems. It also traces the history of Shakespeare's plays on the stage and in important films. Included are eyewitness reviews and retrospective evaluations of individual productions. |
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Page 150
... murder and she caught on ' . The lines ' I have given suck , and know / How tender ' tis to love ... ' [ I.vii.54-5 ] are marked : ' Only an exaggeration as she is in a fury ' , and she adds : ' She loved her babies and she could not ...
... murder and she caught on ' . The lines ' I have given suck , and know / How tender ' tis to love ... ' [ I.vii.54-5 ] are marked : ' Only an exaggeration as she is in a fury ' , and she adds : ' She loved her babies and she could not ...
Page 153
... murder with his wife , and the witches , who ' tend on mortal thoughts ' , are summoned by the con- templated evil . His conscience afflicts him with ' horrible imaginings ' which he mistranslates as fear of failure , and after the murder ...
... murder with his wife , and the witches , who ' tend on mortal thoughts ' , are summoned by the con- templated evil . His conscience afflicts him with ' horrible imaginings ' which he mistranslates as fear of failure , and after the murder ...
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... Murder and violence beget murder and violence . There is no end to the process in Polanski . It is not necessary to pinpoint the brutality that dots the rest of the film . Muti- lated bodies , hacked limbs , throats cut , heads lopped ...
... Murder and violence beget murder and violence . There is no end to the process in Polanski . It is not necessary to pinpoint the brutality that dots the rest of the film . Muti- lated bodies , hacked limbs , throats cut , heads lopped ...
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Timon of Athens | 425 |
Selected Studies of Shakespearean Productions | 501 |
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