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 90
... fact , he wanted to retitle the play The Redemption of King Lear . For Bradley , Lear dies of joy , believing Cordelia lives . The reality of her death is essentially unimportant ; but what is significant , according to Bradley , is ...
... fact , he wanted to retitle the play The Redemption of King Lear . For Bradley , Lear dies of joy , believing Cordelia lives . The reality of her death is essentially unimportant ; but what is significant , according to Bradley , is ...
Page 260
... fact , because he no longer has any matter of fact to judge it by . Edgar acts from motives and for ends altogether opposite to Edmund's ; but for all that he does the same thing : he lies . Though the motives will direct our moral ...
... fact , because he no longer has any matter of fact to judge it by . Edgar acts from motives and for ends altogether opposite to Edmund's ; but for all that he does the same thing : he lies . Though the motives will direct our moral ...
Page 354
... fact of death . Even a few minutes earlier , this fact would have shattered the play ; now it can be borne . Heretofore death has been itself rhetorical , as in the very first lines : Let fame , that all hunt after in their lives , Live ...
... fact of death . Even a few minutes earlier , this fact would have shattered the play ; now it can be borne . Heretofore death has been itself rhetorical , as in the very first lines : Let fame , that all hunt after in their lives , Live ...
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