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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... speak rationally ; they address their words to their partner , and con- verse in a deliberate and conscious manner . They have a goal which they seek to attain and everything they have to say is bent upon this . Their language does not ...
... speak rationally ; they address their words to their partner , and con- verse in a deliberate and conscious manner . They have a goal which they seek to attain and everything they have to say is bent upon this . Their language does not ...
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... speak of the play as a whole , a simple and obvious illustration of the kind of thing I have in mind , by referring to Shakespeare's way of presenting Cordelia to us . In the first scene Cordelia is led away by the King of France to ...
... speak of the play as a whole , a simple and obvious illustration of the kind of thing I have in mind , by referring to Shakespeare's way of presenting Cordelia to us . In the first scene Cordelia is led away by the King of France to ...
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... speak what we feel , not what we ought to say ” [ V. iii . 325 ] . There can be honesty in speaking what we feel , but what we ought to say is the naked truth , and it cannot be said . Make " nothing " into a substance , and you get ...
... speak what we feel , not what we ought to say ” [ V. iii . 325 ] . There can be honesty in speaking what we feel , but what we ought to say is the naked truth , and it cannot be said . Make " nothing " into a substance , and you get ...
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