Shakespearean Criticism: Excerpts from the Criticism of William Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry, from the First Published Appraisals to Current Evaluations, Volume 4Laurie Lanzen Harris Gale Research Company, 1984 |
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Page 323
... Antonio participates only perfunctorily in the festivity of his fellows . Antonio is immediately disturbed by his sadness , but can offer no satisfactory explanation for it [ I. i . 1-7 ] . His friends ' suggestions that he worries ...
... Antonio participates only perfunctorily in the festivity of his fellows . Antonio is immediately disturbed by his sadness , but can offer no satisfactory explanation for it [ I. i . 1-7 ] . His friends ' suggestions that he worries ...
Page 330
... Antonio's conception of his role more extensively displayed . His use of the world , and all the things of the world , appears to be all unblameworthy ; everything he has or can get ( for he must borrow in order to meet Bassanio's needs ) ...
... Antonio's conception of his role more extensively displayed . His use of the world , and all the things of the world , appears to be all unblameworthy ; everything he has or can get ( for he must borrow in order to meet Bassanio's needs ) ...
Page 348
... Antonio is not a true friend . . . . But the judgment on Antonio may be different if the standards employed are Chris- tian rather than classical . Christians are constantly reminded that Christ died in order to atone for their sins ...
... Antonio is not a true friend . . . . But the judgment on Antonio may be different if the standards employed are Chris- tian rather than classical . Christians are constantly reminded that Christ died in order to atone for their sins ...
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action Additional Bibliography Anna Brownell Jameson Antonio appears argues Arviragus audience August Wilhelm Schlegel Bassanio beauty Belarius Belmont bond Britain casket character Christian Cloten comedy comic conflict contends contrast conventions court critics Cymbe Cymbeline Cymbeline's daughter death Desdemona disguise dramatic dream E. K. Chambers Elizabethan emotional essay date excerpt father feeling final give Granville-Barker Gratiano Guiderius Harley Granville-Barker harmony hath Hermann Ulrici human husband Iachimo ideal imagery Imogen irony Jessica Jupiter justice King Lorenzo lovers means Merchant of Venice mercy moral nature Nerissa Othello passion Pisanio play's plot poet Portia Posthumus Posthumus's pound of flesh Queen repentance revenge ring romance sadness seems sense sexual Shake Shakespeare Shylock significance soliloquy soul speare's speech spirit story suggests symbolic thee theme thing thou tragedy tragic trial scene true truth Venetian villain virtue vision wager wife William Hazlitt Winter's Tale words