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 166
... tion of character . In the play before us , with the excep- tion of Berowne , the attitudes juxtaposed do not pro- duce the tension we find in such characters as Benedick and Beatrice , and the reason is that one attitude re- places the ...
... tion of character . In the play before us , with the excep- tion of Berowne , the attitudes juxtaposed do not pro- duce the tension we find in such characters as Benedick and Beatrice , and the reason is that one attitude re- places the ...
Page 309
... tion that women are objects to be ' sold ' while also agents to be blamed for ' offence ' : In love the heavens themselves do guide the state . Money buys lands , and wives are sold by fate . ( V. v . 224-5 , my italics ) Coming from ...
... tion that women are objects to be ' sold ' while also agents to be blamed for ' offence ' : In love the heavens themselves do guide the state . Money buys lands , and wives are sold by fate . ( V. v . 224-5 , my italics ) Coming from ...
Page 335
... tion to their properties both real and supposed . A sec- tion on birds , which may well have inspired Shake- speare when he came to the chorus of mourners in his own poem , leads into a dialogue between the Phoenix . and the Turtle as ...
... tion to their properties both real and supposed . A sec- tion on birds , which may well have inspired Shake- speare when he came to the chorus of mourners in his own poem , leads into a dialogue between the Phoenix . and the Turtle as ...
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