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 158
... character , basically admirable but with un- mistakable flaws . " With few exceptions , she notes , Cordelia was generally represented on stage as a " meek saint , " until Lena Ashwell and Barker , in the 1920s , insisted that her un ...
... character , basically admirable but with un- mistakable flaws . " With few exceptions , she notes , Cordelia was generally represented on stage as a " meek saint , " until Lena Ashwell and Barker , in the 1920s , insisted that her un ...
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... character of Othello , Garrick wears the crown of traditionary excellence . Of his appearance in the part , one can hardly think without smiling at Dr. Johnson's exclamation- " Pompey , why where's the teatray ? " when one recalls the ...
... character of Othello , Garrick wears the crown of traditionary excellence . Of his appearance in the part , one can hardly think without smiling at Dr. Johnson's exclamation- " Pompey , why where's the teatray ? " when one recalls the ...
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... character he was por- traying , brought into fresh light some feature of his author hitherto unrecognised or disregarded ; and when he was origi- nal only in the form he gave to his inability to cope with the matter in hand . Take the ...
... character he was por- traying , brought into fresh light some feature of his author hitherto unrecognised or disregarded ; and when he was origi- nal only in the form he gave to his inability to cope with the matter in hand . Take the ...
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