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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... beauty as a symbol of a greater spiritual beauty is found in his declaration : And she is faire , and fairer then that word , Of wondrous vertues ; [ I. i . 162-63 ] While Jessica , in an obscure passage that may be corrupt , seems to ...
... beauty as a symbol of a greater spiritual beauty is found in his declaration : And she is faire , and fairer then that word , Of wondrous vertues ; [ I. i . 162-63 ] While Jessica , in an obscure passage that may be corrupt , seems to ...
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... beauty of this vision of beauty distracts our attention from means to end . And the symbolic force of the end is compelling in a way that that of the means is not . More important ( because it is bruised emotions that trouble us at the ...
... beauty of this vision of beauty distracts our attention from means to end . And the symbolic force of the end is compelling in a way that that of the means is not . More important ( because it is bruised emotions that trouble us at the ...
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... beauty , do omit Their mortal natures , letting go safely by The divine Desdemona . Montano . What is she ? Cassio . She that I spake of , our great captain's captain .... [ II . i . 68-74 ] Desdemona is thus endued with a certain ...
... beauty , do omit Their mortal natures , letting go safely by The divine Desdemona . Montano . What is she ? Cassio . She that I spake of , our great captain's captain .... [ II . i . 68-74 ] Desdemona is thus endued with a certain ...
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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