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 114
... accept the foolish Cloten's body for that of Posthumus ( which she believes to be godlike ) . Less openly , but with equal persistence , the ideal of love's wealth informs the play . As Caroline Spurgeon noticed in her pioneering ...
... accept the foolish Cloten's body for that of Posthumus ( which she believes to be godlike ) . Less openly , but with equal persistence , the ideal of love's wealth informs the play . As Caroline Spurgeon noticed in her pioneering ...
Page 585
... accept it as a human possibility in the way we accept its opposite in Iago ? Only , I should say , by accepting it as a temporary possibility , an innocence that must perforce be soon destroyed by expe- rience , lago or no lago . But ...
... accept it as a human possibility in the way we accept its opposite in Iago ? Only , I should say , by accepting it as a temporary possibility , an innocence that must perforce be soon destroyed by expe- rience , lago or no lago . But ...
Page 611
... accept Titus as Shakespeare's work , and one of his first dra- matic endeavors . The concentration on the different facets of the play's construction has led to a reassessment of previous critical assumptions , as well as a ...
... accept Titus as Shakespeare's work , and one of his first dra- matic endeavors . The concentration on the different facets of the play's construction has led to a reassessment of previous critical assumptions , as well as 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