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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... Goneril , Regan and Edmund the world is the world of Hobbes , a world where every man's hand is against every man's , and the only human ties are contracts which reason and self - interest prompt people to make as the only alternative ...
... Goneril , Regan and Edmund the world is the world of Hobbes , a world where every man's hand is against every man's , and the only human ties are contracts which reason and self - interest prompt people to make as the only alternative ...
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... Goneril and Regan " Machiavellian " if we remember that Machiavellianism is as old as politics itself and that the Realpolitik began with Satan's revolt in heaven . The order whch Goneril and Regan represent began with Cain . If it ...
... Goneril and Regan " Machiavellian " if we remember that Machiavellianism is as old as politics itself and that the Realpolitik began with Satan's revolt in heaven . The order whch Goneril and Regan represent began with Cain . If it ...
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... Goneril and Lear deserve but it is not the answer which the occasion demands . A less fine nature might have temporized , but Cordelia's revulsion is an almost physical nau- sea : she cannot heave her heart into her mouth . ( pp . 264 ...
... Goneril and Lear deserve but it is not the answer which the occasion demands . A less fine nature might have temporized , but Cordelia's revulsion is an almost physical nau- sea : she cannot heave her heart into her mouth . ( pp . 264 ...
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