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 120
... Cloten that she esteems him less than " the mean'st gar- ment ' of Posthumus [ II . iii . 133 ] , a remark that inspires Cloten to put on Posthumus ' clothes in an effort to add insult to the injuries he has planned for the woman who ...
... Cloten that she esteems him less than " the mean'st gar- ment ' of Posthumus [ II . iii . 133 ] , a remark that inspires Cloten to put on Posthumus ' clothes in an effort to add insult to the injuries he has planned for the woman who ...
Page 158
... Cloten too . In its particular details Posthumus's plan differs from Cloten's , although the degree of distinction one allows depends upon one's readiness to take as a phallic symbol the sword which is to be the instrument of ...
... Cloten too . In its particular details Posthumus's plan differs from Cloten's , although the degree of distinction one allows depends upon one's readiness to take as a phallic symbol the sword which is to be the instrument of ...
Page 171
... Cloten's sexual deficiency signals his general personality deficiency , as incapable of sexual performance as he is incapable of social intercourse . The first hint comes , I think , when Cloten boasts , " I must go up and down like a ...
... Cloten's sexual deficiency signals his general personality deficiency , as incapable of sexual performance as he is incapable of social intercourse . The first hint comes , I think , when Cloten boasts , " I must go up and down like a ...
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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