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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... heart is made of ' [ III . vi . 46-8 , 53-4 ] . He continues to dwell in imagination upon the crime of ingratitude , which appears so shocking that he exclaims , ' Let them anatomize Regan ; see what breeds about her heart . Is there ...
... heart is made of ' [ III . vi . 46-8 , 53-4 ] . He continues to dwell in imagination upon the crime of ingratitude , which appears so shocking that he exclaims , ' Let them anatomize Regan ; see what breeds about her heart . Is there ...
Page 132
... heart , the soul of Shakspere , at a moment when they attained their most powerful and intense vitality . “ He was here , " Hazlitt wrote , " fairly caught in the web of his own imagination " [ see excerpt above , 1817 ] . And being ...
... heart , the soul of Shakspere , at a moment when they attained their most powerful and intense vitality . “ He was here , " Hazlitt wrote , " fairly caught in the web of his own imagination " [ see excerpt above , 1817 ] . And being ...
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... heart of truth ; Poor Tom because he is most exposed must feel most and so know most , and so he becomes Lear's " philosopher " , of whom Lear asks , “ What is the cause of thunder ? " [ III . iv . 155 ] . Through the impact of the ...
... heart of truth ; Poor Tom because he is most exposed must feel most and so know most , and so he becomes Lear's " philosopher " , of whom Lear asks , “ What is the cause of thunder ? " [ III . iv . 155 ] . Through the impact of the ...
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