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 134
... action is , thus , a renunciation of the national hubris stimulated by his evil wife , a hubris which , in some respects , parallels the rebellion of the young , their declaration of independence from the " consent " and authority of ...
... action is , thus , a renunciation of the national hubris stimulated by his evil wife , a hubris which , in some respects , parallels the rebellion of the young , their declaration of independence from the " consent " and authority of ...
Page 311
... action , the audience may feel anger , contempt , hatred , loath- ing , disgust . Shylock is permitted to express strong passions , though never with tragic dignity or nobility . Not only is Shylock the protagonist in his own ironic action ...
... action , the audience may feel anger , contempt , hatred , loath- ing , disgust . Shylock is permitted to express strong passions , though never with tragic dignity or nobility . Not only is Shylock the protagonist in his own ironic action ...
Page 491
... action will move . It comprises no more than seven scenes . From this early hour we pass without interval - the clock no more than cus- tomarily speeded - to midday dinner time and past it . Then comes a break in the action ( an empty ...
... action will move . It comprises no more than seven scenes . From this early hour we pass without interval - the clock no more than cus- tomarily speeded - to midday dinner time and past it . Then comes a break in the action ( an empty ...
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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