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 41
... court , and logically springs from the latter , which has become intolerable as the abode of man ; in fact , the Poet has made it the direct product of the King's injustice . Many years before the time of the present action , Cymbeline ...
... court , and logically springs from the latter , which has become intolerable as the abode of man ; in fact , the Poet has made it the direct product of the King's injustice . Many years before the time of the present action , Cymbeline ...
Page 142
... court of an ancient British king . The concerns are public : a king's folly has bred a disorder which threatens to consume his heirs and the body politic . As the action progresses the impression that we are in the world of tragedy is ...
... court of an ancient British king . The concerns are public : a king's folly has bred a disorder which threatens to consume his heirs and the body politic . As the action progresses the impression that we are in the world of tragedy is ...
Page 149
... court life - even Imogen's high Renaissance chamber has an over- blown decorativeness that makes it seem an appropriate setting for lachimo's schemes . Little here is natural , save the punished love of Imogen and Posthumus : that is ...
... court life - even Imogen's high Renaissance chamber has an over- blown decorativeness that makes it seem an appropriate setting for lachimo's schemes . Little here is natural , save the punished love of Imogen and Posthumus : that is ...
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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