Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 11Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 95
... Gloucester that he has only to jump up in the air to be sure of going over the edge to his death hundreds of feet below . Alan Webb as Gloucester played to perfection the role of the man convinced by what he heard , but unfortunately Mr ...
... Gloucester that he has only to jump up in the air to be sure of going over the edge to his death hundreds of feet below . Alan Webb as Gloucester played to perfection the role of the man convinced by what he heard , but unfortunately Mr ...
Page 144
... Gloucester , and Edgar be- lieve that all their misfortunes are brought about by the gods . Well , perhaps they are ... Gloucester's eyes is an artistic mistake on Shakespeare's part . I hold that it is a necessary incident in the play ...
... Gloucester , and Edgar be- lieve that all their misfortunes are brought about by the gods . Well , perhaps they are ... Gloucester's eyes is an artistic mistake on Shakespeare's part . I hold that it is a necessary incident in the play ...
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... Gloucester has already jumped over the precipice . Both actors are at the foot of a non - existent cliff . The same landscape is now above them . The mime continues . GLOUCESTER But have I fall'n , or no ? EDGAR From the dread summit of ...
... Gloucester has already jumped over the precipice . Both actors are at the foot of a non - existent cliff . The same landscape is now above them . The mime continues . GLOUCESTER But have I fall'n , or no ? EDGAR From the dread summit of ...
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