Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 2Laurie Lanzen Harris Gale Research Company, 1984 - 591 pages This volume includes plot summaries, character profiles, criticism of the works and sources for further study. |
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Page 162
... Fool as a direct descendant of the " sage - fool , " or that disinter- ested truth - teller whose primary purpose is to question the au- dience on the nature of folly . She divides the other characters into fools , who are the good ...
... Fool as a direct descendant of the " sage - fool , " or that disinter- ested truth - teller whose primary purpose is to question the au- dience on the nature of folly . She divides the other characters into fools , who are the good ...
Page 194
... Fool himself , and the verbal pattern is what the Fool and other characters have to say about fools and folly . The different elements work together closely in contributing to the meaning of the play , so that within the madness pattern ...
... Fool himself , and the verbal pattern is what the Fool and other characters have to say about fools and folly . The different elements work together closely in contributing to the meaning of the play , so that within the madness pattern ...
Page 286
... Fool is only the medium through which these images are expressed . Personally ( if it is possible to speak of the Fool as a person ) , he neither enjoys nor is disgusted by these images ; he does not judge them ; he does not take a ...
... Fool is only the medium through which these images are expressed . Personally ( if it is possible to speak of the Fool as a person ) , he neither enjoys nor is disgusted by these images ; he does not judge them ; he does not take a ...
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