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 284
... force Shylock to turn Christian , surely we are meant to recall Portia's pronouncement that you cannot force mercy . Even so , the tough critics could argue that Portia's forcing refers to the giver not to the receiver of mercy and that ...
... force Shylock to turn Christian , surely we are meant to recall Portia's pronouncement that you cannot force mercy . Even so , the tough critics could argue that Portia's forcing refers to the giver not to the receiver of mercy and that ...
Page 321
... force behind it , it remains true that we know a good deal about Shylock , and that the emotional force which he dramatizes cannot be easily dismissed . Shakespeare's very suc- cess with Shylock causes untoward restrictions . We cannot ...
... force behind it , it remains true that we know a good deal about Shylock , and that the emotional force which he dramatizes cannot be easily dismissed . Shakespeare's very suc- cess with Shylock causes untoward restrictions . We cannot ...
Page 441
... forces and the triumph of the greater force , and its result in the human soul is to awake the feelings of pity and ... force and that which is defeated . It is awful when the Titans make head against the Gods , even though the ultimate ...
... forces and the triumph of the greater force , and its result in the human soul is to awake the feelings of pity and ... force and that which is defeated . It is awful when the Titans make head against the Gods , even though the ultimate ...
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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