Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 8Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 74
... action depends upon the contrast between truth and all the mis - noting by these char- acters . It is particularly significant that Shakespeare emphasizes the point with Claudio , the least noticeable of all his heroes . Shakespeare ...
... action depends upon the contrast between truth and all the mis - noting by these char- acters . It is particularly significant that Shakespeare emphasizes the point with Claudio , the least noticeable of all his heroes . Shakespeare ...
Page 440
... action to be more symbolic than real . And that expectation is not disappointed . The play's action has the simplicity of emblematic narrative . It consists only of episodes that are absolutely essential to the concepts it is intended ...
... action to be more symbolic than real . And that expectation is not disappointed . The play's action has the simplicity of emblematic narrative . It consists only of episodes that are absolutely essential to the concepts it is intended ...
Page 446
... action his identity as exiled governor of Milan , brother to Antonio , and father to Miranda ; but the par- ticulars of which his identity within the fiction of the play is composed are subsumed by newly emerging ones which iden- tify ...
... action his identity as exiled governor of Milan , brother to Antonio , and father to Miranda ; but the par- ticulars of which his identity within the fiction of the play is composed are subsumed by newly emerging ones which iden- tify ...
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