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 177
... opening scene Lear is surrounded by his court : a page holds the gold crown on a velvet cushion , the King of France ... opening scene and to the play as a whole . The symphonic pattern called for an overture of two parallel opening ...
... opening scene Lear is surrounded by his court : a page holds the gold crown on a velvet cushion , the King of France ... opening scene and to the play as a whole . The symphonic pattern called for an overture of two parallel opening ...
Page 234
... opening movement of abandonment , Lear is stripped of all that majesty and reverence clothing him in the opening scene , of kingdom , family , re- tainers , shelter , and finally reason and clothing themselves , until he comes , at the ...
... opening movement of abandonment , Lear is stripped of all that majesty and reverence clothing him in the opening scene , of kingdom , family , re- tainers , shelter , and finally reason and clothing themselves , until he comes , at the ...
Page 284
... opening of Day's The Isle of Gulls ( 1606 ) illustrates this concern . Duke Basilius takes his family to an island and issues a general challenge : whoever outwits him and succeeds in wooing his daughters may have them in marriage . Day ...
... opening of Day's The Isle of Gulls ( 1606 ) illustrates this concern . Duke Basilius takes his family to an island and issues a general challenge : whoever outwits him and succeeds in wooing his daughters may have them in marriage . Day ...
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