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 105
... Posthumus's rage with critical detachment , even amusement . ( pp . 222-26 ) When we see Posthumus again in Act V , he is a changed man : Gods , if you Should have taken vengeance on my faults , I never Had liv'd to put on this : so you ...
... Posthumus's rage with critical detachment , even amusement . ( pp . 222-26 ) When we see Posthumus again in Act V , he is a changed man : Gods , if you Should have taken vengeance on my faults , I never Had liv'd to put on this : so you ...
Page 121
... Posthumus ' moral and spiritual condition . Posthumus is saying that it is wrong to kill your wife because she has slept with another man . Clearly - and Mr. Nosworthy seems to re- alize this the " moral code of the play " is not one ...
... Posthumus ' moral and spiritual condition . Posthumus is saying that it is wrong to kill your wife because she has slept with another man . Clearly - and Mr. Nosworthy seems to re- alize this the " moral code of the play " is not one ...
Page 155
... Posthumus's character presented by the First Gen- tleman in the opening scene of Cymbeline , Siemon argues that the hero must be evaluated in terms of his actions , his speeches , and the reactions to him of other credible figures in ...
... Posthumus's character presented by the First Gen- tleman in the opening scene of Cymbeline , Siemon argues that the hero must be evaluated in terms of his actions , his speeches , and the reactions to him of other credible figures in ...
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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