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 82
... present the historical personages as existing in a state of radical uncertainty . This process continues in the fifth act , where Cranmer's prophecy asserts continuity between the events of the play and the present age [ V. iv . 39-55 ] ...
... present the historical personages as existing in a state of radical uncertainty . This process continues in the fifth act , where Cranmer's prophecy asserts continuity between the events of the play and the present age [ V. iv . 39-55 ] ...
Page 91
... presents a pessimistic or an optimistic vision of human existence — has continued throughout the twentieth cen- tury to the present day , a number of critics have sought to synthesize the various approaches and discover a more unified ...
... presents a pessimistic or an optimistic vision of human existence — has continued throughout the twentieth cen- tury to the present day , a number of critics have sought to synthesize the various approaches and discover a more unified ...
Page 229
... present in all human actions and in the nature of the universe - but both are real ( good as well as evil ) , and they are distinguishable . Further , though the good cannot be said to triumph , neither can evil . A balance , however ...
... present in all human actions and in the nature of the universe - but both are real ( good as well as evil ) , and they are distinguishable . Further , though the good cannot be said to triumph , neither can evil . A balance , however ...
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