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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... meaning of the play , let me stress that I am not saying it is the " only " meaning . The play will stand on the natural plane well enough ( if we allow impossibilities such as choice - by - caskets and young women disguised as lawyers ...
... meaning of the play , let me stress that I am not saying it is the " only " meaning . The play will stand on the natural plane well enough ( if we allow impossibilities such as choice - by - caskets and young women disguised as lawyers ...
Page 355
... meaning to account for the end of a play , the sense of unverbalizable coherence , lucidity , and unity that makes ... meaning , and have tried to show that such attempts are inadequate to the experience of the play . At the same time I ...
... meaning to account for the end of a play , the sense of unverbalizable coherence , lucidity , and unity that makes ... meaning , and have tried to show that such attempts are inadequate to the experience of the play . At the same time I ...
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... meaning of life . But to say that we cannot profitably talk about the meaning of life is not to say that life is meaningless . The Merchant of Venice is a model of our experience , showing us that we need to live as if life has meaning ...
... meaning of life . But to say that we cannot profitably talk about the meaning of life is not to say that life is meaningless . The Merchant of Venice is a model of our experience , showing us that we need to live as if life has meaning ...
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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