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 205
... Kent . Here , if you will , is the common stuff of human nature : a man loyal , generous , rash , loving . But why does not Kent , at the opening of the storm and before Lear's madness sets in , disclose himself to Lear ? Again , the ...
... Kent . Here , if you will , is the common stuff of human nature : a man loyal , generous , rash , loving . But why does not Kent , at the opening of the storm and before Lear's madness sets in , disclose himself to Lear ? Again , the ...
Page 209
... Kent who applies this epithet to the altered plan . Yet Bradley does not attempt the possible inference that , if Kent , within the play , was informed concerning the original plan " in all its particulars " and had not expressed any ...
... Kent who applies this epithet to the altered plan . Yet Bradley does not attempt the possible inference that , if Kent , within the play , was informed concerning the original plan " in all its particulars " and had not expressed any ...
Page 264
... Kent . By Kent , Lear in his folly is , we recall , addressed bluntly as " old man " [ I. i . 146 ] . The term of address is an accurate augury of the future . Lear is no longer " your majesty . " Just how deliberately meaningful Kent's ...
... Kent . By Kent , Lear in his folly is , we recall , addressed bluntly as " old man " [ I. i . 146 ] . The term of address is an accurate augury of the future . Lear is no longer " your majesty . " Just how deliberately meaningful Kent's ...
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