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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... theme and structure , and through these its contribution to the comic form which Shakespeare is developing for the ... theme and he invents a story for it which turns out to be rather thin . And of course it is for this reason that in ...
... theme and structure , and through these its contribution to the comic form which Shakespeare is developing for the ... theme and he invents a story for it which turns out to be rather thin . And of course it is for this reason that in ...
Page 165
... theme some aspect of the plot which in truth con- tributes to the theme rather than being the theme itself . For instance , it is said that " literary affectations . . . are the theme of the play " ; 42 that " the dominant theme of this ...
... theme some aspect of the plot which in truth con- tributes to the theme rather than being the theme itself . For instance , it is said that " literary affectations . . . are the theme of the play " ; 42 that " the dominant theme of this ...
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... theme and aim of the play : it is romantic love . Satire is a means to dramatizing that theme , as it is in all Shakespeare's romantic com- edies . Rather , the present study is aimed at eluci- dating and correcting what I find to be ...
... theme and aim of the play : it is romantic love . Satire is a means to dramatizing that theme , as it is in all Shakespeare's romantic com- edies . Rather , the present study is aimed at eluci- dating and correcting what I find to be ...
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