Shakespearean CriticismPresents literary criticism on the plays and poetry of Shakespeare. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including journals, magazines, books, reviews, diaries, newspapers, pamphlets, and scholarly papers. Includes commentary by Shakespeare's contemporaries as well as a full range of views from later centuries, with an emphasis on contemporary analysis. Includes aesthetic criticism, textual criticism, and criticism of Shakespeare in performance. |
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... thou wilt , thou art my prisoner . [ Gazes on her . ] O fairest beauty , do not fear nor fly ! For I will touch thee but with reverent hands , And lay them gently on thy tender side . I kiss these fingers for eternal peace . ( V.iii.45 ...
... thou wilt , thou art my prisoner . [ Gazes on her . ] O fairest beauty , do not fear nor fly ! For I will touch thee but with reverent hands , And lay them gently on thy tender side . I kiss these fingers for eternal peace . ( V.iii.45 ...
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... thou hast caused printing to be used and , contrary to the King his crown and dignity thou hast built a papermill . It will be proved to thy face that thou hast men about thee that usually talk of a noun and a verb and such abominable ...
... thou hast caused printing to be used and , contrary to the King his crown and dignity thou hast built a papermill . It will be proved to thy face that thou hast men about thee that usually talk of a noun and a verb and such abominable ...
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... thou didst hate him worst , thou lov'dst him bet- ter Than ever thou lov'dst Cassius . ( IV.iii . 103-106 ) Although some critics see this gesture as Cassius's spontaneous reaction to Brutus's apparent withdrawal of friendship ...
... thou didst hate him worst , thou lov'dst him bet- ter Than ever thou lov'dst Cassius . ( IV.iii . 103-106 ) Although some critics see this gesture as Cassius's spontaneous reaction to Brutus's apparent withdrawal of friendship ...
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