Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 14Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 131
... Falstaff , in class room or study , over a pe- riod of time , each Gospel seems valid as far as it goes , but no one of them seems complete . The Morgann and Brad- ley School sees , in Shakespeare's creations , the Shake- speare " of ...
... Falstaff , in class room or study , over a pe- riod of time , each Gospel seems valid as far as it goes , but no one of them seems complete . The Morgann and Brad- ley School sees , in Shakespeare's creations , the Shake- speare " of ...
Page 132
... Falstaff ? The essence of comedy is incongruity . The great comic ef- fectiveness of the Henry IV Falstaff plot is in the character of Falstaff , the incongruity between what he is and what he seems to be . This plot may be sheer farce ...
... Falstaff ? The essence of comedy is incongruity . The great comic ef- fectiveness of the Henry IV Falstaff plot is in the character of Falstaff , the incongruity between what he is and what he seems to be . This plot may be sheer farce ...
Page 162
... Falstaff is paganism , the natural force of unguided appetite . ' He ' embodies every aspect . . . of Vanity ' . If ... Falstaff's considerable seductive power may be turned against the Prince ; if he recognizes that he is fighting for ...
... Falstaff is paganism , the natural force of unguided appetite . ' He ' embodies every aspect . . . of Vanity ' . If ... Falstaff's considerable seductive power may be turned against the Prince ; if he recognizes that he is fighting for ...
Contents
Henry IV Part 1 and Henry IV Part 2 | 1 |
Henry V | 172 |
Richard III | 353 |
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