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 227
... action have ramified beyond the question of his guilt , and that he is involved in consequences ( the plot of Goneril and Regan against him ) which stir in him very different feelings . Had the play been a Christian play , its rationale ...
... action have ramified beyond the question of his guilt , and that he is involved in consequences ( the plot of Goneril and Regan against him ) which stir in him very different feelings . Had the play been a Christian play , its rationale ...
Page 490
... action of their respective plays . But whereas Prospero takes us immediately into his confidence and explains his purpose as he goes along , Duke Vincentio never explicitly states his purpose in Measure for Measure and we are left to ...
... action of their respective plays . But whereas Prospero takes us immediately into his confidence and explains his purpose as he goes along , Duke Vincentio never explicitly states his purpose in Measure for Measure and we are left to ...
Page 508
... action . A man is given natural qualities which he must use and communicate in action , oth- erwise they hardly exist : he can only know himself in this process of communication . Men are stewards for Nature , re- sponsible to her for ...
... action . A man is given natural qualities which he must use and communicate in action , oth- erwise they hardly exist : he can only know himself in this process of communication . Men are stewards for Nature , re- sponsible to her for ...
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