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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... bond ; and therefore speak no more I'll have no speaking ; I will have my bond .... [ III . iii . 11-13 , 17 ] Thus , " bond , " in Shylock's mouth , comes to mean the op- posite of speech and hearing ; and since the state must sustain ...
... bond ; and therefore speak no more I'll have no speaking ; I will have my bond .... [ III . iii . 11-13 , 17 ] Thus , " bond , " in Shylock's mouth , comes to mean the op- posite of speech and hearing ; and since the state must sustain ...
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... bond of love are linked . In fact , it is the fulfillment of the bond of love that would " de- face " the " paltry " monetary obligation . To Anne Barton this is evidence of Antonio's desire to manipulate Bassanio's feel- ings . She ...
... bond of love are linked . In fact , it is the fulfillment of the bond of love that would " de- face " the " paltry " monetary obligation . To Anne Barton this is evidence of Antonio's desire to manipulate Bassanio's feel- ings . She ...
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... bond , and she concludes " Then must the Jew be merciful " [ IV . i . 182 ] . Here as elsewhere , Shylock misconstrues and takes Portia's use of the word " must " to mean compulsion rather than , as she intends , a posing of ...
... bond , and she concludes " Then must the Jew be merciful " [ IV . i . 182 ] . Here as elsewhere , Shylock misconstrues and takes Portia's use of the word " must " to mean compulsion rather than , as she intends , a posing of ...
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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