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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... role as theater - goer , and notice the art of play making . ] I The problem of closure in All's Well is not a new ... role as involved " onlooker " in favor of reassuming the more disinvolved role of " theatergoer " in which status the ...
... role as theater - goer , and notice the art of play making . ] I The problem of closure in All's Well is not a new ... role as involved " onlooker " in favor of reassuming the more disinvolved role of " theatergoer " in which status the ...
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... role of women in the play . Several critics have emphasized Falstaff's disguise as Herne the Hunter in the final scene of the play . John M. Steadman ( 1963 ) has compared Falstaff to the Renaissance Actaeon myth and questions whether ...
... role of women in the play . Several critics have emphasized Falstaff's disguise as Herne the Hunter in the final scene of the play . John M. Steadman ( 1963 ) has compared Falstaff to the Renaissance Actaeon myth and questions whether ...
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... role in Henry IV , Parts 1 and 2. In Henry IV , Falstaff's role is closer to that of the eiron , the ironic figure who acts from superior knowledge to manipulate his world . While still essential to the comic action in Merry Wives ...
... role in Henry IV , Parts 1 and 2. In Henry IV , Falstaff's role is closer to that of the eiron , the ironic figure who acts from superior knowledge to manipulate his world . While still essential to the comic action in Merry Wives ...
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