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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... final scene is extraordi- narily deft . A shockingly ironic reenactment of Venus's relationship to Adonis is suggested but sufficiently distanced by being placed at the level of simile . Venus's final words reaffirm the attitude towards ...
... final scene is extraordi- narily deft . A shockingly ironic reenactment of Venus's relationship to Adonis is suggested but sufficiently distanced by being placed at the level of simile . Venus's final words reaffirm the attitude towards ...
Page 139
... final lines beginning from Helena's " No , my good lord , / ' Tis but the shadow of a wife you see , " to the end , and tries to imagine plausible stage action , there is no moment when Hel- ena and Bertram might reasonably embrace ...
... final lines beginning from Helena's " No , my good lord , / ' Tis but the shadow of a wife you see , " to the end , and tries to imagine plausible stage action , there is no moment when Hel- ena and Bertram might reasonably embrace ...
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... final stanza quickly follows the claim that " Truth and Beautie buried be " with a quiet reference to those who are true or fair . The qualities themselves did not die with the lovers , however fully the lovers appeared to embody them ...
... final stanza quickly follows the claim that " Truth and Beautie buried be " with a quiet reference to those who are true or fair . The qualities themselves did not die with the lovers , however fully the lovers appeared to embody them ...
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