Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 38Gale Research Company, 1998 |
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Page 69
... actions in saving the king and choosing Bertram lies in their paradoxical outcome . What she receives is the letter , not the spirit , of her desires . If her success confirms the " virtue " of her action in saving the king , the ...
... actions in saving the king and choosing Bertram lies in their paradoxical outcome . What she receives is the letter , not the spirit , of her desires . If her success confirms the " virtue " of her action in saving the king , the ...
Page 127
... action , such action may be terminated only by God , who alone can say when our efforts and our days are over : man proposeth , God disposeth . Helena reminds the king that it is not his prerogative but God's to declare that his life is ...
... action , such action may be terminated only by God , who alone can say when our efforts and our days are over : man proposeth , God disposeth . Helena reminds the king that it is not his prerogative but God's to declare that his life is ...
Page 166
... action presents the satire of the extreme Petrarchism of the lovers , particularly as it is expressed in their language . Thus the two parts of the action mock first the rejec- tion of love and then its opposite , the romantic ideali ...
... action presents the satire of the extreme Petrarchism of the lovers , particularly as it is expressed in their language . Thus the two parts of the action mock first the rejec- tion of love and then its opposite , the romantic ideali ...
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